Introduction: Have You Ever Tried to Tie Your Shoes Slowly — and Found It Harder? Most people have had this experience at some point. The deliberate attempt to slow down a motion that normally runs automatically — and suddenly the…
Introduction: Why Does the Body Feel Different After a Stretch? After hours at a desk, or in the first moments of waking — the body asks for a stretch. And after the stretch, something has changed. The shoulders have dropped…
Introduction: Why Is Doing Nothing So Hard? Sit down. Don’t check the phone. Don’t organize your thoughts. Don’t try to relax. Don’t try to do this practice correctly. Just sit. This turns out to be surprisingly difficult. Within seconds, something…
Introduction: Are You Actually Sitting Right Now? You’ve been in this chair for hours, probably. The pressure of the seat against the body, the stack of the spine, the weight of the feet on the floor — when did you…