Rediscover your body’s design

According to Pete Egoscue, “Just as a person with a fever may have a flushed complexion, the body openly displays symptoms of ill health and disfunction. Once we see the problem on display, we may then correct it ourselves.” What kind of message does your body transmit? This week let’s take a look at your body’s structural integrity.

HOW TO: Have somebody take three full-height pictures of you from the front, side and back. Then print those pictures and mark the location of the eight main load-bearing joints in your body. Draw the dotted line through the middle of the body and connect the joints with dotted lines vertically and horizontally. Trace the curve of you spine and the position of your head. What do you see? Do you see any asymmetries or broken lines? How do your joints stack up on top of each other? You can use a sample below to guide your observations. Can you gain any insights from your alignment?