Mindful Body Podcast

Misperceptions about "good" posture in our culture are the cause of much of the chronic stiffness and pain experienced by millions of people. Join Kathleen Porter as she guides listeners through exploratory exercises and a discussion about what natural posture is, and what it is not. If you’re looking to rid yourself of stiffness and pain, or to move through the world with greater ease, or address concerns about your upright posture as you age, this podcast is for you.

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Mindfulness and Natural Alignment: A Perfect Partnership

Natural Alignment and Mindfulness serve to build upon and. . enhance each other. Putting them together at the same time is one of the best thing you can ever do for yourself, and you will never regret it.

Jun 22, 2023•18 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast

Meet Your Feet

The foot is a masterpiece of engineering, designed to support an aligned body through the decades of a lifetime. Sadly, few people enjoy the benefits of having naturally aligned feet, which contributes to a long list of problems throughout the entire body. Kathleen Porter guides the listener of this episode through a series of exercises for how to begin strengthening and rebuilding feet, along with a comprehensive visual summary as a study guide. You can download the visual summary handout at ww...

Feb 05, 2020•38 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast

Relief & Success — Patra Conley's Story

I’ve never interviewed anyone before. This was fun and easy to do, because Patra Conley is someone I already know, and she loves to talk and share her thoughts and ideas, and she has a great sense of humor. Best of all, she is as big a fan of natural alignment as I am, having reaped many benefits from learning how to apply this to her own life. Patra was living and working on the Big Island of Hawai'i when she had to stop working due to the pain she was experiencing in her neck and shoulders. Sh...

Dec 10, 2019•36 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast

Nature's Rules—As Old as the Hills

Our human connection with Nature and Science can be directly experienced through our own individual body—a body that we don't just have as a possession, but a body that we are— as a way of being in the world. Modern day posture and innate posture are very different. One is an adaptation, something contrived, while the other is as old as the hills. This episode focuses on the relationship between old-as-the-hills Nature and its relationship with Science , which, it can be argued, always existed e...

Nov 24, 2019•28 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast

How to Sit LIke a Happy Dog

Sad dogs tuck their tails between their legs, causing their spines to collapse and their backs to round. Happy dogs, on the other hand, wag their tails behind them, from a position that supports a naturally elongated and supple spine. Dogs and people have very different anatomical designs, but Kathleen found this one analogy came in very handy when working with children, who could readily understand this concept and apply it easily to themselves. Episode 2 of AlignNOW breaks down some basic deta...

Oct 17, 2019•28 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast

AlignNOW Episode 1: What the Heck is Good Posture, Anyway?

"Good" posture is not what we have all been taught. It requires much less struggle and effort, and it's a lot more comfortable and relaxed. Truly good posture relies on the support of aligned bones that allow us to be more authentically strong, and to move with flexible, fluid ease in the world. This being the first episode of AlignNOW , provides an overview of basic natural alignment concepts and leads the listener through a guided exploration of what it feels like to come to rest at that quiet...

Sep 20, 2019•36 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast