# posture (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover posture. Page: Feed: --- ## [Your ergonomic chair reduced your pain. That's it.](https://fixyourposture.substack.com/p/your-ergonomic-chair-reduced-your) _2026-08-17 · Fix Your Posture · Fix Your Posture_ The ergonomic chair worked. ## [Your lower back isn't the problem. Your ankle is.](https://fixyourposture.substack.com/p/your-lower-back-isnt-the-problem) _2026-08-15 · Fix Your Posture · Fix Your Posture_ Lower back pain is one of the most common reasons people stop exercising, avoid lifting, or struggle with daily tasks. ## [TV didn't cause your neck pain. This did](https://fixyourposture.substack.com/p/tv-didnt-cause-your-neck-pain-this) _2026-08-12 · Fix Your Posture · Fix Your Posture_ Watching TV for hours doesn’t significantly raise your neck pain risk. ## [Healthy desk workers develop back pain in 6 months](https://fixyourposture.substack.com/p/healthy-desk-workers-develop-back) _2026-08-08 · Fix Your Posture · Fix Your Posture_ You don’t have back pain yet. ## [Your jaw clench isn't a teeth problem](https://fixyourposture.substack.com/p/your-jaw-clench-isnt-a-teeth-problem) _2026-08-03 · Fix Your Posture · Fix Your Posture_ You clamp your jaw during a difficult call. ## [The exact sitting reduction that fixes your back](https://fixyourposture.substack.com/p/the-exact-sitting-reduction-that) _2026-07-31 · Fix Your Posture · Fix Your Posture_ 153 desk workers. ## [More exercise made your back pain worse](https://fixyourposture.substack.com/p/more-exercise-made-your-back-pain) _2026-07-27 · Fix Your Posture · Fix Your Posture_ You added morning gym sessions to fix your back. ## [Ankle stiff squat depth suffers](https://fixyourposture.substack.com/p/ankle-stiff-squat-depth-suffers) _2026-07-25 · Fix Your Posture · Fix Your Posture_ Your heel rises. ## [Side sleeping isn't fixing your back at night](https://fixyourposture.substack.com/p/side-sleeping-isnt-fixing-your-back) _2026-07-22 · Fix Your Posture · Fix Your Posture_ Your physio told you to sleep on your side. ## [Your neck keeps needing to be cracked](https://fixyourposture.substack.com/p/your-neck-keeps-needing-to-be-cracked) _2026-07-17 · Fix Your Posture · Fix Your Posture_ Your neck gets cracked. ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sqqPKFG7Tvwc) _2026-07-17 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [Why Your Jaw Clenching Won’t Stop (Even With a Mouthguard)](https://posturepro.substack.com/p/jaw-clenching-airway) _2026-06-12 · Posturepro · Posturepro_ If you wake up with jaw pain, headaches, or worn teeth, the problem may not start in your jaw at all. ## [Jaw Click and Tight Hip: The Jaw–Pelvis Connection Explained](https://posturepro.substack.com/p/jaw-click-tight-hip-jaw-pelvis-connection) _2026-06-09 · Posturepro · Posturepro_ If your jaw clicks on one side and your opposite hip keeps tightening, you’re not imagining it. The jaw and pelvis are connected through fascia, the dural tube, and shared nerve pathways. Learn the 5-step Jaw–Pelvis Reset Protocol. ## [Adventures in AI: how I turned Gemini into a posture guru in one conversation](https://balancecenter.com/adventures-in-ai-how-i-turned-gemini-into-a-posture-guru-in-one-conversation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adventures-in-ai-how-i-turned-gemini-into-a-posture-guru-in-one-conversation) _2026-06-07 · Jean Couch · The Balance Center_ In last week’s newsletter, this photo was featured – a stunning example of squatting in Balance. The image stayed with me so vividly that I bought the right to use it. I’m glad I did because it shows more of the woman’s body. Last week I thought she was seated in a low chair but \[ \] \The post Adventures in AI: how I turned Gemini into a posture guru in one conversation first appeared on The… ## [Perfect Your Breathing With This Simple Tongue Technique!](https://posturepro.substack.com/p/perfect-your-breathing-with-this) _2026-05-31 · Posturepro · Posturepro_ Most people focus on neck and back posture… but completely ignore one of the most powerful muscles in the body: your tongue. ## [The Hidden Posture Pattern Your Body Learned Early](https://posturepro.substack.com/p/hidden-posture-pattern-body-learned-early) _2026-05-17 · Posturepro · Posturepro_ The Hidden Posture Pattern That May Be Keeping You Stuck explains why posture problems can return after stretching, massage, and posture correctors, and how the nervous system, balance, feet, eyes, an ## [Nike Just Spent Eight Years Building the Wrong Intervention](https://posturepro.substack.com/p/nikes-new-shoe-killing-your-posture) _2026-05-07 · Posturepro · Posturepro_ The science Nike is naming has been the foundation of Posturepro since 2006. The intervention they engineered will not deliver it. ## [Hand Therapy While Sitting and Driving](https://balancecenter.com/hand-therapy-while-sitting-and-driving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hand-therapy-while-sitting-and-driving) _2026-04-15 · Jean Couch · The Balance Center_ In the beginning we all had hands shaped like this. In the past, a relaxed curved hand continued into adulthood as in this American image from 1867, painted by Charles Nahl. Or, like John L. Sullivan (1858 1918), the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing. . His hand shape illustrates the natural alignment of \[ \] \The post Hand Therapy While Sitting and Driving first appeared on The Balance… ## [A Stretch for the Ages](https://balancecenter.com/a-stretch-for-the-ages/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-stretch-for-the-ages) _2026-03-05 · Jean Couch · The Balance Center_ You ve seen this snapshot of me before but here the photo is cropped to magnify my torso. The big wrinkles in my sweater reflect the tightness in my hip, lower back, SI joint, and waist. This constant tightness was not only annoying, but it also made my pelvis crooked. My right hip was always higher \[ \] \The post A Stretch for the Ages first appeared on The Balance Center .\ ## [The Hidden Reason Your Hip Pain Won’t Go Away: It Starts in Your Jaw](https://posturepro.substack.com/p/your-jaw-is-connected-to-your-hip) _2026-02-25 · Posturepro · Posturepro_ The fascial chain your physical therapist never tested. ## [Stretching Doesn't Fix Posture (Your Nervous System Does)](https://posturepro.substack.com/p/the-reason-stretching-never-fixed) _2026-02-12 · Posturepro · Posturepro_ Stretching doesn't fix posture. This 10-second self-test reveals the real reason your body stays tight — and it has nothing to do with your muscles. ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5FG3awxo6AYM) _2026-02-12 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [Why Your Posture Collapsed After Your Wisdom Teeth Were Removed](https://posturepro.substack.com/p/wisdom-teeth-and-posture-connection) _2026-02-01 · Posturepro · Posturepro_ The jaw-to-foot connection dentists never mentioned, and what it means for your entire body ## [Why Mewing Fails At Night (And How To Fix)](https://posturepro.substack.com/p/why-mewing-fails-at-night) _2026-01-18 · Posturepro · Posturepro_ Most mouth breathing solutions treat symptoms, not the cause. Here's why tape, strips, and mewing fail at night—and the one solution that retrains the reflexes controlling your tongue position while you sleep. ## [Why Your Fascia Won't Change Until You Fix Your Tongue, Toes, and Eyes](https://posturepro.substack.com/p/tongue-toe-connection) _2026-01-06 · Posturepro · Posturepro_ Why your fascia stays dense and stuck despite stretching. Learn how sensory input from your feet creates compensation patterns fascia adapts to permanently. ## [Eternal Alex Coefficient](https://me.costaskou.com/articles/eternal-alex-coefficient/) _2025-12-21 · Unknown · costaskou_ Have you ever sat in a meeting when someone asks, “Didn’t Alex fix this back in 2015?”, and the room falls silent as people do the mental math on how long it’s been since Alex left the company? Alex left the company years ago, yet his name still guides technical decisions. The Eternal Alex Coefficient (EAC) offers a straightforward coefficient that measures how often an absent employee’s solutions… ## [Why We Need Sunglasses](https://balancecenter.com/why-we-need-sunglasses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-we-need-sunglasses) _2025-11-05 · Jean Couch · The Balance Center_ This photo was taken in 1945 when a US naval airplane crashed in the middle of Papua New Guinea. The area was inhabited by natives who had never had contact with other populations due to the isolating nature of the island. Lost in Shangri-La by Mitch Zuckoff is a riveting account of how three \[ \] \The post Why We Need Sunglasses first appeared on The Balance Center .\ ## [Where You Carry Weight Matters](https://balancecenter.com/where-you-carry-weight-matters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-you-carry-weight-matters) _2025-10-21 · Jean Couch · The Balance Center_ A Walk in the Park, published in 2024 by Kevin Fedarko , recounts the two years he and a friend spent walking the length of the Grand Canyon. As you might imagine a lot of the book is about the importance of getting his gear right so he can survive the hardships of his journey. At \[ \] \The post Where You Carry Weight Matters first appeared on The Balance Center .\ ## [How common is security.txt in financial services](https://me.costaskou.com/articles/securitytxt/) _2025-10-16 · Unknown · costaskou_ I very matter of factly told a colleague that security.txt is a well-known standard but it's not widely used in "major corporations". In the context of our conversation I took "major corporations" to mean financial services. I didn't have the data on hand to back up the claim. I compiled a list of 207 financial services domains 1 . Banks, insurers, pension providers, etc., a bit more… ## [Who’s the Better Athlete?](https://balancecenter.com/whos-the-better-athlete/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whos-the-better-athlete) _2025-09-30 · Jean Couch · The Balance Center_ The athlete on the right is Brock Purdy, the star quarterback on the San Francisco 49ers (currently injured). I don’t know the other player, but I assume he is the backup quarterback. Both are incredible athletes, or they would never have gotten to pro status. But to my eye, Brock Purdy stands out in this \[ \] \The post Who s the Better Athlete? first appeared on The Balance Center .\ ## [Using AWS Certificate Manager as a covert exfiltration mechanism](https://me.costaskou.com/articles/acmfs/) _2025-08-13 · Unknown · costaskou_ One of my hobbies is researching covert exfiltration mechanisms that use public cloud services 1 . Public cloud at its core has most service endpoints on the internet. If all you need is a bit of compute talking to some storage, you’d rather not involve the internet at all. Enter private endpoints VPC-only access to managed services. On AWS, you can attach policies to some of them, so only your… ## [The Yoke Experience](https://balancecenter.com/the-yoke-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-yoke-experience) _2025-06-10 · Jean Couch · The Balance Center_ The Yoke Experience Kay Hackney photo Above is Noelle Perez, 2008, explaining how Balanced people in our recent past carried heavy loads with a yoke. Demonstrating next to her is her husband, Miguel. His spine lengthens upward to carry weights efficiently, safely. An archival photo of a woman using a yoke. Her spine stretches up \[ \] \The post The Yoke Experience first appeared on The Balance… ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JxVxoha6tGA2) _2025-06-10 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Ginette Guedu Aplomb Teacher Extrodinaire 12/2/1920 – 5/18/2025](https://balancecenter.com/ginette-guedu-aplomb-teacher-extrodinaire-12-2-1920-5-18-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ginette-guedu-aplomb-teacher-extrodinaire-12-2-1920-5-18-2025) _2025-06-10 · Jean Couch · The Balance Center_ Ginette Guedu Aplomb Teacher Extrodinaire 12/2/1920 5/18/2025 Photo by K Hackney It is with a full heart that I announce the passing of Ginette Guedu, Sunday, May 18th in France. She is pictured here on the right. Ginette was one of the senior teachers very close to Noelle. I first met her in 2008 \[ \] \The post Ginette Guedu Aplomb Teacher Extrodinaire 12/2/1920 5/18/2025 first appeared on The… ## [Perceiving the Difference Between Tension and Relaxation](https://balancecenter.com/perceiving-the-difference-between-tension-and-relaxation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=perceiving-the-difference-between-tension-and-relaxation) _2025-06-10 · Jean Couch · The Balance Center_ Perceiving the Difference Between Tension and Relaxation Tom Sawyer photo Bath tub stretch Here Thea Sawyer and her/our esteemed teacher Ginette Guedu, practice the bathtub stretch . It looks like they are sitting in the air. In fact, a thoracic vertebra is pressed against the edge of a bathtub, or here, a wooden railing. (Don’t \[ \] \The post Perceiving the Difference Between Tension and… ## [Painful Walking](https://balancecenter.com/painful-walking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=painful-walking) _2025-06-10 · Jean Couch · The Balance Center_ Painful Walking Bush Street Walker (click on link first) It s hard being me. Once my family gave me a tee shirt that said: We know you are secretly judging our posture. Pretty funny, right? But once you know what healthy alignment looks like, it s hard not to see how people are unconsciously injuring themselves. I \[ \] \The post Painful Walking first appeared on The Balance Center .\ [Listen](https://balancecenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Bush-Street-Walker.mov) ## [Why are you expiring my password?](https://me.costaskou.com/articles/why-password-rotate/) _2025-05-14 · Unknown · costaskou_ It seems like you're asking me to change my password every x days. I don't think this is a good idea. You're signalling that your authentication and IAM maturity isn't where it should be 1 You don't have to take my word for it. Source Quote NIST 800-63B rev.3 Verifiers SHOULD NOT require memorized secrets to be changed arbitrarily (e.g., periodically). However, verifiers 2… ## [Using OpenStreetMap to plot Thing A and Thing B on a map](https://me.costaskou.com/articles/youngs-pubs-burgers/) _2025-05-06 · Unknown · costaskou_ It all started down at the pub, during a casual, work-adjacent gathering. Someone asked, "Wouldn't it be great if we could easily find all the burger places near here?" A classic question. The kind Google Maps can answer. However, "here" is relative. For the purposes of this, "here" means a Young's pub. The question then becomes, "What if we wanted to find all burger places near… ## [Redox keyboard after 6 years](https://me.costaskou.com/articles/my-redox-mechanical-keyboard-after-6-years/) _2025-01-19 · Unknown · costaskou_ 2025 started with me ripping off the USB port of the left hand side of my redox keyboard. The micro USB cable that connected to my keyboard, had two tiny "hooks". These latch into the arduino USB receiver port. It is apparently a common feature of micro USB cables. After 6 years these hooks decided to detach with the USB port, leaving the arduino USB-less. I built my keyboard a redox in 2018 It… ## [Yet Another AWS IAM primer](https://me.costaskou.com/articles/yet-another-aws-primer/) _2025-01-14 · Unknown · costaskou_ How many IAM layers exist when accessing an S3 object from within an AWS VPC using an AWS principal? In AWS, even if an identity has the required permissions to access a resource, that does not guarantee the resource will be accessible. There are generally three IAM layers: identity, network (VPC), and resource. The rule of thumb of AWS IAM evaluation logic is that as long as there isn't an… ## [A practical mnemonic for cybersecurity maturity](https://me.costaskou.com/articles/a-practical-mnemonic-for-cybersecurity-maturity/) _2024-09-19 · Unknown · costaskou_ Sometimes I use a simple mnemonic to evaluate an organisation's cybersecurity maturity. It's not perfect. It’s a useful tool to spark meaningful discussions about their security posture. 1 It boils down to asking one question. How does an organisation decide what technical controls to implement? In other words, what drives the decision to enable a mitigation? There are roughly three…