by Aruna Padmanabhan | Mar 4, 2026 | Aruna, Back Pain, Better Sitting, Posture
The Ultimate Chair? Which is the best chair? I’m often asked which chair I recommend for sitting, which one is best for maintaining good posture. The honest answer is that no chair is designed to truly support the human body. As Galen Cranz said during a presentation...
by Aruna Padmanabhan | Feb 19, 2026 | Aruna, Back Pain, Better Sitting
How To Sit Without Strain In my last blog post, I wrote about the toll prolonged sitting takes on the spine. I suggested one simple change: every now and then, move toward the front of your chair instead of leaning back, similar to what you see in the photo above....
by Aruna Padmanabhan | Feb 15, 2026 | Aruna, Back Pain, Better Sitting
What Prolonged Sitting Does To Your Spine The Spine in Motion Think of a dancer’s spine in motion. It bends, twists, lengthens, and shortens as it responds fluidly to each moment of the dance. Dancers’ bodies move in incredible ways but even in everyday life your...
by Aruna Padmanabhan | Feb 14, 2026 | Aruna, Back Pain, Better Sitting, Posture
Sitting Too Long? “Getting Ready for the Meals” – Mukul Chandra Dey Close to the floor Growing up in India, the scene in the painting above was a familiar one. My mother would sit on the floor in a deep squat, using a long-curved blade fixed to a...
by Aruna Padmanabhan | Jul 25, 2025 | Aruna, Feldenkrais Method
Is Your Route Still The Best Route? Every once in a while, it’s worth pausing and asking yourself: Why do I do things the way I do? A while back, I was sharing a story with my daughter about my university days in Delhi, and it reminded me how easy it is to fall into...
by Aruna Padmanabhan | Jul 24, 2025 | Aruna, Feldenkrais Method
Hidden by Habit Years ago, when I started paying attention to how I carry myself , I was surprised to discover how tense my left hand was—all the time. But that wasn’t the whole story. I soon realized that the tension extended to my left shoulder and the left side of...
