Recently I got rather carried away with my hiking. Enjoying the culture and countryside of Rhodes, I walked over 5 miles per day for 7 days in a row. I'd been pain-free for so many years, I'd almost forgotten that I used to have problems with my feet. Once back in Devon I organised a walk on Dartmoor for friends and family. The walk was lovely, but everyone seemed to have issues that day - they were either tired, grumpy or distracted. It felt strained and I was struggling a b

Swimming with the Alexander technique is a wonderful thing! I'm thinking of font crawl in particular, as it lends itself so well to keeping the neck free, head forwards and away, and back lengthening and widening. When you let the water support your body, and let your head rest forwards, it's so clear - a lovely opportunity to direct, inhibit, breathe rhythmically as you glide along. It takes practice of course - proper swimming lessons at some point will mean you have the st

The first thing people notice about us is our posture and our body language. It's immediately clear whether a person is confident or not from how they are using their muscles. Confident people will seem upright, open and energetic - unconfident people will seem withdrawn and closed down. I taught a 12 year old girl who had a mysterious and debilitating pain in her back. Doctors and physiotherapists had not been able to identify or treat the problem, so she began having lesson

Dowager's hump or hyperkyphosis is an excessive curvature of the spine. Usually, this occurs in the thoracic or chest curve of the spinal column. Often it is also simply called kyphosis, which is a forward curvature of the spine. There are various devices on the market which claim to eliminate this problem. You lie down, resting your head and neck on the device and it provides a bit of a stretch to your spine. It may well feel comfortable and nice - but you could achieve this