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...
