Barbara Horsley, Author at Alignment Monkey

Walking Like a Duck- Foot Alignment

by Barbara Horsley | Aug 1, 2015 | Alignment | 9 comments

Foot turnout is not the position our feet are designed to bear our weight. If we walk with our feet turned out it creates unnecessary stress on the joints. Below I outline the smart way to correct your walking like-a-duck habit.

Menstrual Pain Survey

by Barbara Horsley | Jul 18, 2015 | Happy Uterus | 2 comments

I’d like to hear from you and your uterus. Please take this quick 10 question survey to help me understand how I can better serve you and your womb. 🙂 It shouldn’t take longer than five minutes to complete.

My Uterus Hates Tight Jeans

by Barbara Horsley | Jun 24, 2015 | Alignment, Happy Belly, Happy Uterus | 2 comments

I used to have an anteflexed uterus that pushed on my bladder. I’d have to get up a couple of times a night to pee, but not a lot of pee would come out compared to the urgency I experienced.
I corrected the position of my tipped uterus using the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy®, but I would find that after riding my bike the uterus would flex forward onto my bladder again.

Visceral Manipulation™ The Thorax

by Barbara Horsley | Jun 20, 2015 | Alignment, Happy Belly | 2 comments

As of June 2015 I’ve completed the fourth level of Visceral Manipulation™ (VM4) training through the Barral Institute. In VM 4 we learned techniques for releasing restrictions in the thoracic cavity (lungs, heart, pleura, diaphragm) as well as the cervical fascia, ribs, clavicles, esophagus, trachea and bronchus. Visceral Manipulation™ was developed by world-renowned French Osteopath Jean-Pierre Barral.

3 Quick Tips For Womb Health (video)

by Barbara Horsley | May 15, 2015 | Happy Uterus

Three quick tips in under three minutes for uterine health. So, simple everyone can do these. Make sure you transition wisely to totally flat shoes to give your tissues time to adapt. Check out the book, Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear by... READ MORE

Anteflexed Tipped Uterus

by Barbara Horsley | Apr 3, 2015 | Bladder, Happy Uterus, uterine position

The following video is a demonstration of anteflexed, tipped uterus, and how a tipped uterus can affect the bladder. “The bladder, uterus, and rectum are physically and functionally related. Incontinence, cystitis, or cystalgia are often due to uterine malpositioning of three types: uterine anteversion and anteflextion: the body and to a lesser extent the cervix press hard against the bladder, increasing bladder pressure at

Where Organs Go When You Suck In

by Barbara Horsley | Mar 29, 2015 | Alignment, Happy Belly, Happy Uterus | 2 comments

Chronically sucking in the belly collapses the internal organ fascial support from the abdominal wall and increases the intraabdominal pressure toward the pelvic outlet and diaphragm, leading to constipation, hernias, prolapse, and incontinence. Learn alignment... READ MORE

Sacral Pain

by Barbara Horsley | Mar 24, 2015 | back pain, Menopause | 4 comments

Below you will find a video explanation of a possible cause of sacral pain. Severe Falls on your sacrum before age 25 can cause a shift in the growth plates and may haunt you later.

My Favorite Minimal Shoes-Video

by Barbara Horsley | Mar 15, 2015 | Alignment | 4 comments

This is a 1-minute video breakdown of why these are my favorite minimal shoes. What to look for in a minimal shoe. Hoe Correct Toes™ toe speaders work in these minimal shoes.