The New Rules Of Posture: How To Sit, Stand and Walk | Mary Bond | Talks at Google

Mary Bond is a former dancer, a Structural Integration practitioner and former Chair of the Rolf Movement® faculty of the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration. In addition to running movement workshops, she has authored many articles and two books: "The New Rules Of Posture" and "Your Body Mandala: Posture as a Path to Presence".
Drawing on current anatomy research and neuroscience, Mary discusses how her work empowers you to change the way you inhabit your body. She shares foundational sensory perceptions that, when practiced mindfully, change how you sit, stand and move.
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[@stillnesssolutions]

They should teach this in schools, save people from getting health issues later on

[@stephenkamenar]

big pharma

[@MindDrip]

100%

[@MemoTraining]

No it wouldn't prevent anything ,because it's all bullshit

[@brunolistopad1]

@@MindDrip ilk

[@Kobe29261]

Be an advocate - if I had kids I'd insist they be permitted to sit on the floor for their classes; we literally force children into chairs. Otherwise they'd just continue to squat or sit on the floor like all indigenous cultures do. It took me about 2 years to be able to comfortably sit on the floor for 30-45 minutes. The problem is when you don't sit on a chair you fidget more and perhaps this is not amenable to the classroom environment but maybe the Classroom arrangement is whats broken not mans natural inclination to micro-adjust.

[@jacquelynnjones1372]

rolfing is changing life! I am learning how to walk, rebuild by arches in my feet, how to stand and sleep! such an amazing relief and all the Glory goes to God. ❤️

[@LAKSHMIANGELES]

YES, BUT NO FOR EVERYONE. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME STUDIES ABOUT THAT. SOME BODIES CANNOT TOLERATE SO MUCH PAIN. ROLFING NEEDS TO B DONE SOFTER FOR THOSE PEOPLE.🌺✌🏾💚🌼

[@ummmary7630]

After listening to your wonderful talk ( My father was a revert to Islam ) I felt totally amazed that God definitely gave and ordained us to pray our ritual prayer five times a day as a Muslim, which entails standing the way you did and moving from each position to eventually sitting on the ground as a perfect form of exercise for our fascia . I mean who else would know but the creator who created us what kind of exercise is so important for our bodies. It reminds me of a verse in The Noble Quran which exp. how we will recognise the signs of our creator WITHIN ourselves and around us . As a Muslim I pray 5 times a day , so that’s like taking 5 ten minutes breaks beginning in the morning at dawn and ending with the 5th prayer (plus slow body movements) before retiring for a restful sleep at night I’ve also discovered this prayer is in total harmony with our circadian rhythm. Thank you sooo much Mary for such an insightful talk - bless you .

[@chocolatebunny5465]

Religion is not the answers to society's woes or health problems.

[@catriamou]

@@chocolatebunny5465 neither is such harshness as your words. Each to their own with respect.

[@Carola247]

@@chocolatebunny5465 If you have a religion allergy, you can do the same movements without the prayer. No need to pull other people's religion down.

[@awakenotwoke6930]

I learn more in this lecture than I have in most. Amazing information delivered in such a graceful manner! Thank you, Ms. Bond! This is a 💎p

[@samathaoffice29]

This talk gave lots of understanding and a different perception of what correct posture is and tensegrity...many of my doubts were clarifed ...And the lady is real angel...

[@christinamitchell8755]

Good talk and it's so important to sit correctly and walk correctly. thank you.

[@Carolevw]

This should be taught to the elderly in retirement homes, on a regular weekly basis. A movement, flowing type session. As I was watching I had my elderly cat with arthritis, sitting between my legs and she sat there for about 20mins whist I just moved her floppy skin, loving everything. (Just jumped up for more - she struggles to get up now but made it this time!)

[@connieroche6564]

Taught to children.

[@Medietos]

Why did she get arthritis? Was she an indoor-cat? Did she get it from humans? Get her healthy, poor thing.Let her out to move, so she detoxes and the arthritis can go away.

[@Carolevw]

@@Medietos Good grief Claudia. She has arthritis because she is OLD! About 80 in human years. She is indoor-outdoor as she pleases. Other than that, her bloods have been good. Please stop jumping to conclusions on something you know nothing about.

[@jamesbernards8409]

It is a bittersweet feeling to be one of the few to find precious truths like these. Sweet because of their utility and life changing potential, bitter because so many just aren't ready yet to learn of these things.

[@ace6285]

You get the award for the most condescending comment.

[@dorotheauschnig3174]

I. Agree!

[@belindacarter6872]

@@ace6285 no, you do

[@giovanna5643]

I absolutely agree with you, James 👍😀❤️

[@jaketan5172]

Better late than never. Amazing that my un-informed try-outs to improve postures have been validated by Mary Bond. One is about standing: I stand when reading emails and my colleagues were puzzled. I said I just felt more alert than sitting down reading emails. Now I am convinced of the benefits of standing when doing brain works. And adding on a footpad with little pebbles to stand on is great idea to try. Let's share with people around us by first showing the good posture reaped from practicing the generous sharing by Mary Bond.

[@patricialancaster4320]

The more I understand my need to keep moving the more motivated I am. Thank you. "We're not made for sitting."

[@CitizenTurtleIsland]

Wise woman! It was so informative, so thoughtfully communicated. Thank you. I loved the questions and answers also.

[@indijamahjoeddin5195]

Most comfortable seat I sat on was a hip height rail at a Singapore bus shelter. Minimal knee bend , brilliant. Great. This validated my practice and intuitive body coaching, giving me more ways to understand why it works. And reinspired my design projects addressing just these issues. I would love to find an engineer to put my ergonomic concepts into prototypes.

[@klarapetelei702]

Amazing shift of seeing us as a collection of parts joined together and more like a quantum field or a network.

[@kmlund42]

Mary Bond is elegant and moves with grace herself and I loved her presentation. I have fibromyalgia and it feels great to massage my body in the moving example where she pushed down with her palm and moved the fascia on her forearm. I have known this for awhile but did not know the reason that I felt better after this type of massage. Excellent presentation.

[@jhanab.goode.580]

try Bowen Technique (massage)

[@connieroche6564]

I felt the same. Gavecwords to what I feel.

[@maureendetroit]

Oh yes. I'm so excited to see this. I haven't studied Rolfing but learned much of this through awareness of interoception. You've solidified my experience in my head and opened my world to more possibilities and questions

[@simoneerceg7116]

the coccyx exercise allowed my breath to come deeper into my lungs and my shoulders relaxed down from hunched nearer my ears, thank you so much for this valuable knowledge

[@carmenchaux67]

Thank you this very helpful info. I was working at a school, so, used to gave these types of breakers to the students. Also, to take them to the track for resting from long periods of seating. That was because those students where special and had the right for doing different things. Besides that, the teachers allowed that. I would stand on a place to exercise and do possible yoga movements while waiting for some students To arrive. Some students that arrived very early at the school would come and exercise with me. Somethings are examples that the skillful and smart eye of students would take as a good practice.

[@dianacummins]

Thank you, Mary, Again Again Again!!!!

[@xrayeyes2023]

Sciatica relieved with proper standing and sitting position advised/ described. Thank you, Ms. Bond. However, sciatica initiated by lying down. Any video on this. Very much appreciated.

[@claudettedumont2678]

Easy to understand, well explained…thank you!

[@DinaAbdullahEnriquez]

I am so wowed by this! Our bodies are truly fascinating work, and this talk helps me understand to appreciate my life and my body.

[@terrytari1891]

Dina: shall we dance? Dina, let's move our facia like MC Hammer & Janet Jackson!

[@wellnessfirstphysiotherapy2866]

So it is ultimately a healthy nervous system with healthy fascia. Thanks for sharing your knowledge for this new concept.

[@cathy5119]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise. I thoroug enjoyed your lecture , clear explanations and entertaining stories. I appreciate how you invited everyone to directly experience the information you were presenting. Can you suggest helpful adaptations perhaps interesting information for people who want to integrate your valuable information and practices but cannot stand or walk and are permanently dependent on a wheelchair or have structural deformities, perhaps scoliosis?

[@christinelynch6540]

Thank you so much for sharing this information. As a 75-yr old, life-long fibromyalgia sufferer I've been researching methods of managing chronic pain long before there was an internet. I learned about rolfing from a book in a medical library in the 1970's, but had forgotten about it until your video. I currently receive trigger point injections for acutely-painful Myofascial Pain Syndrome, have a weekly massage and chiropractic adjustment. These treatments have reduced the frequency of MPS episodes significantly, but I have felt there was something more I could be doing for myself. I believe this may be it! To date I have been unable to locate a rolfer in the southern Los Angeles area. If you could guide me in any way, I would be greatful. Thank you again.

[@cabaret25]

Were you able to find a practitioner?

[@junl9480]

Excellent Talk. Practical advises to befriend our bodies.

[@suzettegibson350]

Excellent! Simple and effective advice that is easy to implement. Thank You!

[@ewaszaniawska8406]

Love the explanations and logic! Awareness and application of knowledge can make a difference!

[@davidaaronharbin5500]

Very informative and makesense along with common sense. Thanks much! I am a fitness coach for seniors. I am 71.

[@lorenarengifo7571]

This is so beautiful!! Thank you so much.

[@1zipperheaded1]

I love your description of walking barefoot! Yes! This is how I walk; it's not just a shoe-foot, unarmored, plopping evenly down on whatever the ground is in that spot, but a very dynamic interaction of foot and whatever texture or geometry it finds. It's nearly instantaneous interaction, it changes how weight is distributed across my foot, and the micromovements chain all the way up the body. Injuries are extremely rare, because of these reactions. I've had a sensory "thing" with anything strapped to my feet my whole life, infancy to the big 5-oh. I've never heard anyone describe my experience of walking before. I know this is not the point of your lecture, at all, but I've never felt seen in this way. Thank you.

[@gaylemcdonald7032]

Thank you Mary. So glad to see you here and hear a greater description of fascia and new research. I look forward to your new book! Gayle

[@onlineyogawithheidi124]

FASCINATING! So good, so reassuring to listen to this. It helps me make sense of yoga & Shiatsu

[@drkatrinapt]

One of my favorite talks!

[@simplylifeau]

Have always wondered about how unnatural working at a desk for long hours is, thanks, I’m keen to explore more about structural integration. Wonder how Google have taken this concept further in the last six years?

[@parisbreakfast]

At 1:52 a Great exercise!!! Thanks so much

[@MinutesofMuscle]

Thank you so much for the upload. This was so awesome. All the listeners, and Mary. Thank you!

[@sirfrancisarthur]

Wish you'd write down that word somewhere in the the description or title. Glad I'm seeing it now in the 'key moments' Fascia or something

[@MAMZ10]

A wonderful presentation I learnt so much thank you

[@georgebovell8046]

this is the best., i felt different afer the first demo. menny thanks.

[@carmenchaux67]

Thank you this is a great speech. These are good explanations for facts that we are not so conscious about.

[@gloriamclean5754]

Wonderful lecture. Great to have this approach and body information circulating more and more widely. So useful and needed.

[@lindegold7481]

Thank you for your seating suggestion, totally agree, however, I see never any appropriate REASON, there are many SHORT PEOPLE, never have I seen adjustment for shorter HEIGHT. Short people always HAVE TO stretch more. All Furniture should be also designed for short people to be comfortable, it includes me

[@dianaorlando3964]

I have scoliosis & osteoporosis. The idea of using a cushion on the chair sounds effective & beneficial. I can’t afford buying a different chair right now. I’ve heard that the Gokhale chair is efficient for stack sitting and better alignment. What are your thoughts on the Gokhale chair? Your thoughts are appreciated! Thank you, Diana

[@ramose83]

I had Rolfing here in Munich, but found out that it depends fundamentally on the therapist and most of them are simply incapable ... So to find a good Therapist who realy understands Rolfing is like in many other things quite a challange and costly ...

[@livkamal980]

Thank you Mary! This is an awesome tool for bodywork xoxo

[@tresawill6247]

Thank you so much GOD bless you

[@aimster2084]

Unintentional ASMR, also I FREAKING KNEW IT! I knew it. I knew it. I had chronic pain for EVER (desk job, anyone?) and I only got relief when I started to focus on my connective tissue. I am to the point where I can absolutely feel my fascia, everywhere in my body. Well, there are areas where I still struggle- but still. I get it, and I feel vindicated.

[@chocolatebunny5465]

Yeah this is literally a presentation aimed at people with desk jobs. Some of us "use our bodies" at work all the time and are exhausted in different and arguably worse ways. In a nutshell we need to find different sources of energy and much more efficient transportation and machinery (the less the better) and an overall economic system and society that doesn't reward psychopath behavior. People can work less or more efficiently then or whatever and still maintain their health and home and have hobbies maybe?? Maybe a pipe dream.

[@chocolatebunny5465]

@I’m just a woman… preschool teacher. Well I could probably try to stretch more at least. Idk got a ton of problems lately. Actually I think part of my problem lately is back pain from scoliosis, not totally sure, and just too much stress in general. I just stumbled upon this video idk. Nvm I guess. Thx for asking

[@annealexisdeabate1516]

Wonderful and happy informative lecture, thank you so very, very much!!!

[@lidiaesquibel7184]

Hello I learned o lot from your presentation . Thank you mam !

[@Lateshaflorent]

great information, thank you!

[@carmenacevedo7573]

min 14:27, 15:09... You won't think the same way about a pinch again ever again! awesome...

[@ewaszaniawska8406]

Bravo graceful lady!

[@effiefrench38]

Great and very informative and life-changing!!!

[@komosumi]

People should try to understand the gift of the Alexander technique. It has been around for 150 years and goes well with rolfing without doing..rather un doing...and working with consciousness.

[@cjennings6179]

What is the REASON for lack of posture training?

[@florencefallon5990]

As the above responder stated: Big Pharma

[@gigabuyceps]

Squats, Deadlifts, chin up, overhead press, dips, rows, RDL, hyperextensions, Weighted planks 💸

[@Mike-hw5jp]

@@gigabuyceps You need some rotation in there, some traverse plane movements

[@gigabuyceps]

@@Mike-hw5jp playing tennis and basketball, wrestling, kickboxing, digging earth ☝️💪🏼

[@aimster2084]

I would love to hear your take on Yin Yoga and how it relates to fascia.

[@indijamahjoeddin5195]

Stack of Blocks vs tensegrity : Id think the tesegrity neutral position would be a plumb stack of floating elements dynamically tied by the tensegrity elastics. Plumb but without compression.

[@chrishafner-eaton1765]

Why not swap exercise balls in for chairs.? I sat on a bright pink ball while working at the NIH. So I developed core muscles just by taking advantage of my fidgety nature, need to move but also succeed in my profession. Sure I was the ONLY person on our large floor who had one but over the years PREVIOUS BACK DAMAGE seemingly reversed.

[@mamunurrashid5652]

Thank you...

[@mjrotondi5086]

All the techniques we learned in the 60’s/70’s were somehow silenced. Had we continued listening, practicing and learning, our lives would be so different today.

[@garnerjazz58]

Amen, on so many levels.

[@just1certifiable]

I'm wondering if this fascia has always been a part of our body or if this might be the resulting growth of some gm... like the spider silk producing yeast protein that's been put in wheat or ? The picture at 10:21 showing the fascia in a sticky matrix is identical looking to what is felt growing internally and which becomes the 'unknown fibers' externally in those with Morgellons. Does the fascia produce the sticky matrix as it grows or vice versa with the sticky stuff starting as tiny or small specks which as it grows produces the fascia? Perhaps the answer can only be another version of the chicken or egg hypothesis, but maybe tensegrity is a solution to work with instead of fight with biology whether original or a modification.

[@iamenough6958]

Great information

[@PhilipOnyadi-sl6bp]

Gud work I would like to reach to America

[@sandhyabagur5892]

Just do yogasanas. They take care of each and every cell of your body, improve the posture and keep your mind at peace.

[@kimbercole2438]

I'm 62, female, I hit menopause at 45 (chemo) been bed-bound for the last 3 years, after my 2nd cancer (lung this time), I just went to bed and didn't get up. I have chronic migraines - every day for 30yrs following my 3rd son's birth. I'm 6'1" tall, 124 pounds (lost 10 pounds last week bc chronic migraines were so bad I either couldn't eat or could, but couldn't keep it, and the COPD makes it hard. I have PT 1x a week, my balance is very poor and pt comes to me. She says I'm actually too weak to use those bands. Everything she wants me to do is reps. of leg lifts, holds etc. No weights of course! Lol, l'm lucky I can handle my own body. She says she wants me walking more but with the walker bc I've had some very bad falls. what do I do? Repetitive movement to try and rebuild muscle or swallow my pride and use the walker. I cannot stand without support for more than 1.30 min. I have copd, so losing my breathing is terrifying. I have to find a way to heal and rebuild but my breathing and over-all weakness and other serious obstacles have me contused oh! Lol I meant confused but I'm also contused! Lol, falling hurts! it would be easier to walk rather than do the excercises from PT~ do you think it's possible to walk and bend and stand and stretch and reach my way back to Healthy muscles? I'm not gonna See my 70's at this rate! I'm not asking you to 'treat' me, but Ins. won't pay for more that 3 more days of pt and there's a good chance I'll go back to bed, I'm in so much pain! How do I help myself? I was never into excerse, I'm very, very flexible - hyper flexible I think pt said. I'm sorry for taking all this room here to whine! If you are still answering questions- that was mine. Thank you. I really enjoyed your presentation.

[@thankyou4416]

There is more than that, start imagining yourself doing it for. Then move as you breathe whatever part of your body you can, as you breathe, you relax and you will be giving energy to your body. Inside and within. You will advance and progress as you repeat it. Smile while doing it. Stay positive.✨👼✨🙏Your mind is a powerful world. GOD bless you. Don’t give up!!

[@ParasTube]

Would cupping help stretch the fascia

[@cjennings6179]

No quick fixes for our bodies, daily. Habits.

[@Gieszkanne]

"My name is Bond, Mary Bond"

[@peacerus]

So good!

[@ralphjuniorlester2445]

Love to try her out

[@amaliacabrera4650]

Thank you for thé video !

[@bernadettedivilly6051]

gratitude

[@lamedvav]

Excellent! I would like to for you to incorporate the idea of water as a gel. Research Dr. Tom Cowan, Dr. Andrew Kaufman, etc. about water as a gel.

[@LenkaSaratoga]

22:52 “The place where you feel the sensation is the same place where you are imagining the sensation”

[@jamesm6576]

So that's why! in 'Die Hard,' the trick taught, of curling one's toes on carpet results in a grounded feeling.

[@santi7616]

Thank you!!

[@chocolatebunny5465]

This seems like a presentation more for people with desk jobs. Some of us "use our bodies" at work all the time. And that can be worse than simply sitting for prolonged periods. Would be nice if people could do different jobs or if jobs were more accommodating (rn I work a physical job and also barely get breaks for eating a snack) and I've tried looking for different work but never got hired. Or maybe the work week should be 4 days. Well 1st of all we need different transportation. Idk why it's standard to have such inefficient transportation and job market and etc etc. Either improve public transport or make standard cars half the size they are or both. Then we can look for better energy sources. Then work 4 days a week.. And the whole economy is a big mess but yeah there should be more opportunity for people to try different work well I'm not sure a college degree is as necessary as some make it out to be.. and this whole system needs to STOP REWARDING PSYCHOTIC BEHAVIOR and "punishing" creative and manual labor. Etc etc etc

[@maryfrancestheresetan5618]

Great

[@lucym5490]

Can you please put a link to the seat cushion that I could buy from Amazon. Thank you.

[@yvonned144]

Disk o sit

[@anne-liseheggeolsen6457]

Det ville være fint og se øvelsene utført . Takk

[@catherineiliff1985]

Brilliant!

[@lauralong6695]

Wow. That felt so wonderful

[@850081236]

People always assume that everyone works sitting at a desk in an office. What advise for people working in the service industry, on our feet up to 12 hours a day holding heavy loads

[@FashionAlchemyEcademy]

Amazing insight thank you

[@SherrisPlace]

Where may I write to you? Thank you 🙏

[@nz7921]

Bond, Mary Bond!

[@bernardofitzpatrick5403]

Brilliant 🤙🏽✌🏽

[@L0ND0NMAN]

Thank you! Though, why does the speaker looks like she barely can move?😢

[@ivillavig]

Very informative, thanks a lot! 26:24 It's just like Boston Dynamics Atlas evolution.

[@cjennings6179]

Cats & dogs do it: STRETCHING!!!😕😃😄👍

[@jeanwilliams6623]

Pandiculation? Wow and learning about body posture!

[@Mzakhieh]

What is talks at google mean

[@sanhuan34]

....a context for fascae. Then it's like a tease for clients. I scrolled to the end and 2 min later i got a rational explanation from a practicioner.

[@monikapastor1958]

To start moving more, instead of emailing somebody, go to their desk to tell them what you wanted to say in the email.

[@Carola247]

The interruption may not be well received by the colleague who is focusing on something else and now loses their train of thought. Rather just stand up, stretch, massage, shake it out etc.

[@tomaana7367]

Yes, I felt!!!!

[@Brancaalice]

Interesting, in the invisible world of body energy, we have the etheric body that is close to physical body. It said ether is the more flexible and strong substance that can hold anything. I guess this fascia would be the physical substance of ether. The ether can hold the most heavy physical matter, and it the most soft substance in energy world.

[@Mike-hw5jp]

Pandiculate? More like Lat stretch. Look at the size of this muscle. It begs to be worked and stretched both in active and inactive people. It's a huge relief and you get a lot of blood flow. I wouldn't call it some magical energy. You are just moving and extending a large portion of the body that needs to do so - yes it feels good

[@TheDarZone]

amazing, helpful, enlightening. However, dare I say it, Mary's shoulders look just a bit slumped.

[@catherinemartina6469]

it's like the sinue of an animal. when you skin an animal, there is facia, muscle, organs, bone.

[@artwoodson5451]

it sound like yoga exercise and meditation treatment

[@LenkaSaratoga]

48:55 “To become less self conscious about our need to move”

[@arlenicecarbajal]

The man making the introduction did poorly by reading the introduction when he should have memorized it or he should have read it and put it in his own words. That took away from the presentation... Sorry, it's my observation

[@kelguy2002]

Arlenice Carbajal - I Agree - It Was A Dis-service 😤To this Great Speaker / To Mumble Through That Introduction

[@valeriemaha]

I don't think it took away from Mary Bond's presentation, but his intro WAS weak.

[@maliwhi6868]

I didn't notice anything except that he had a big smile when he turned to her...