Jun 19, 2018
The Forward Balance of the Skull
The skull’s tendency to roll forward means not only that muscles must act on it to keep it balanced, but that the skull itself acts back on
Jun 17, 2018
Where Exactly is the Center of Gravity of a Skull?
We can determine the location of the center of gravity accurately using a simple experimental method: we suspend it from a point on its surf
Jun 10, 2018
The Zentralapparat Project 1. The Central Role of Head Balance in Upright Posture.
In this, our first study, we will examine head balance and its relationship to the spine, and the central role this relationship plays in up
May 30, 2018
Welcome to the Zentralapparat Project!
Eighty-six years ago, F. Matthias Alexander observed that the “relativity in the use of the head, neck, and other parts” constituted “primar
May 24, 2018
The Dev-Mo Project. Semi-Supine Position. Part 1
Developmentally speaking, the semi-supine position is fundamental because it is from this position that we learn all our other movements. It
May 19, 2018
The Developmental Movement Project: Directing, Not Feeling
When we direct, we must not worry about muscle tension and think instead about the relations of body parts. Muscles -- even when we are over
May 14, 2018
The Developmental Movement Project: The Principle of Non-Doing
For many of us, this is a difficult step to take because we want to change things, to work at things, to do something to make things better,
May 8, 2018
Developmental Movement Project: The Organization of Awareness
Muscles are meant to work elastically and we tend to shorten them, we have to think in such a way that the muscles let go and the parts go a
May 3, 2018
Goals and Purposes in the Study of Developmental Movement.
The upright support system, as we've seen, is highly unstable; once it begins to work inefficiently, muscles begin to compensate and it
Apr 27, 2018
Welcome to the Developmental Movement Project
But our upright design did not come out of nowhere. It evolved sequentially from earlier and more primitive forms of posture and movement—a
