Optimal Posture LLC

06/02/2026

THE SYMPTOM IS IN THE FOOT. THE CAUSE IS OFTEN SOMEWHERE ELSE.

A horse becomes footsore.

The natural assumption is that the problem must be in the foot.

Sometimes that's exactly what's happened.

An abscess is in the foot.

A puncture wound is in the foot.

A crack is in the foot.

The problem and the symptom occupy the same place.

But not always.

A horse lands toe-first.

What you see is in the foot.

The cause may be hock arthritis.

A horse starts wearing one foot faster than the others.

The symptom is in the foot.

The cause may be a change in how the horse is loading its limbs.

A horse repeatedly loses a shoe from the same foot.

The symptom is in the foot.

The cause may be a movement pattern that has changed because the horse is uncomfortable elsewhere.

A horse develops bruising in the same area over and over again.

The symptom is in the foot.

The cause may be altered movement from joint disease higher up.

A horse develops contracted heels.

The symptom is in the foot.

The cause may be persistent avoidance of loading part of the limb because something else hurts.

A horse grows noticeably uneven feet.

The symptom is in the feet.

The cause may be asymmetry elsewhere in the body changing how those feet are loaded.

A horse struggles on hard ground.

The pain shows in the feet.

The cause may be endocrine disease affecting the lamellae.

A horse develops laminitis.

The pain is in the feet.

The damage is in the feet.

Yet the process often begins with insulin dysregulation or other hormonal disturbance long before the foot shows it.

A horse develops recurrent abscesses.

The symptom is in the foot.

The cause may be chronic lamellar damage that has been present for months or years.

A horse struggles to turn.

The symptom may look like foot pain.

The cause may be the hocks.

Or the stifles.

Or somewhere else entirely.

A horse doesn't want to go forward.

The feet may be blamed.

The cause could be orthopaedic pain.

It could be gastric disease.

It could be respiratory disease.

It could be something else altogether.

The point is not that the feet are unimportant.

Quite the opposite.

The feet are often the first place the horse reveals that something is wrong.

But they are not always telling us where the problem started.

One of the most valuable habits in equine healthcare is learning not to stop at the first thing you can see.

The foot matters.

But it is attached to a whole horse.

And sometimes the foot is not the problem.

It's the messenger.

06/01/2026

Yes! Bend at your hip joint

05/24/2026

So grateful for my 3 year training with the best teachers

What is AmSAT?
The American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT) is the largest professional association of certified Alexander Technique teachers in the United States.

AmSAT’s mission is to establish the Alexander Technique as a basic and recognized resource for health, productivity, and well-being.

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05/23/2026

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05/19/2026

Good information about connections

The body has three major diaphragms stacked vertically: the jaw, the respiratory diaphragm, and the pelvic floor.

These areas are not separate. They are connected through fascia, the nervous system, breathing mechanics, and posture.

Think of it like a loop.

Your feet send information to the brain about pressure, balance, and where your body is in space. Your eyes tell the brain where the horizon is. Your jaw and tongue give feedback about head position, tension, and stability.

The brain takes all of that information and decides how to hold your posture against gravity.

When one part of the loop is off, the whole system compensates.

A clenched masseter can lock the jaw. A locked jaw can create neck tension. Neck tension can change breathing. Poor breathing can limit diaphragm movement. When the diaphragm cannot move well, the pelvic floor and pelvis often compensate.

This is why jaw tension can show up as shallow breathing, tight hips, pelvic floor tension, poor posture, or chronic body tightness.

And this is also why exercises alone are not always enough.

You can release the masseter. You can stretch the hips. You can train the diaphragm. But if the brain is still receiving poor sensory input from the feet, eyes, or jaw, the old posture pattern often comes right back.

The body does not hold posture because of muscle strength alone. It holds posture based on sensory information.

This is where therapeutic insoles become so important.

The feet are the foundation of your posture. They influence the pelvis, center of mass, fascia, and the entire kinetic chain. By changing the sensory input coming from the feet, therapeutic insoles help the brain organize the body differently against gravity.

Over time, this can change tension patterns in the fascia, improve alignment, and help the body hold the change longer.

Your jaw, diaphragm, pelvis, feet, and brain are not separate systems.

They are one posture loop.

Comment BREATHE if you want to learn how to reset the loop.

05/18/2026

Your daily reminder that “doing less” might be exactly what your body needs. In a world that tells you to always try harder, the Alexander Technique teaches you how to unlearn the habits that are tightening your muscles and clouding your mind.

Check out our website to learn how to ease up!