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The Ergonomics of Working From Home

The Ergonomics of Working From Home

If you began working from home (WFH) during the COVID-19 pandemic and are interested in knowing what your ergonomic risk is, you can start by checking in with your body.  If your body is fatigued, strained, hurting or even frozen in areas that felt fine when you...
Stop Thinking about your Posture. Feel it.

Stop Thinking about your Posture. Feel it.

Is it Possible to Improve Poor Posture? Recently a friend surprised me by saying to my kids, “Your mother has been observing and criticizing my posture for over 30 years”. I hadn’t realized that my interest in posture and its effects on our interaction with the world...
More Yoga in Real Life.  The Beauty of Triangle Pose

More Yoga in Real Life. The Beauty of Triangle Pose

photo Ellen Buckstein Trikonasana (Triangle Pose) In rapelling,  it’s easy to understand the importance of finding that place where safety, balance, stability and ease combine to keep you performing at your peak without injury. You also need to preserve your...
Yoga in Real Life

Yoga in Real Life

Photo used with Permission Viparita Karani (Legs-up-the-Wall pose) On my street next to Jerusalem’s beautiful Haas Promenade it is not uncommon to see bus drivers taking a break in their bus’s shaded storage area.  But this morning I saw something that...
12 Questions to Increase Your Ergonomic Risk Awareness

12 Questions to Increase Your Ergonomic Risk Awareness

If you are uncomfortable at work, you might be risking your ability to ensure a secure livelihood for yourself and your family.  Have you identified the source of your discomfort? The questions below are designed to help you prevent loss of work time and income from...