A while back I got very involved with the public life and work of Marlon Brando, (by the way, I wound’t believe everything that is printed on wiki). As a result I learnt much about what acting means to actors, and especially the myths that have … Read More
What do you think?
And in the beginning??? An initial argument from the evolutionary psychology view might relate the development of non-specific lower back pain to what the shape of the human spine is. Since it is not in the evolutionary interest of humans to develop the symptoms associated with this … Read More
The subjective habit of mind
The nature of a situation Most musicians admit to a common problem: that they feel pain after playing their instrument for more than an hour at a time. This comes as no surprise since playing a musical instrument/vocal production is both a mentally and physically … Read More
How to get paid to practice music
Steve Faloon was a research subject in a longterm study relating to the limits (or lack of limits) of memorising chains of digits. The story of his weekly practice sessions and what the researchers learned from working with him are set down in detail here. … Read More
Why bad posture is never a cause of pain
There is a world of pain that relies on being fixed by various tools. The popularity of these tools which range from the fitness/wellbeing stream (think yoga, pilates or weight training), to manual/hands-on modalities that range from massage, physiotherapy to chiropractic can be accounted for by … Read More
3 ways to a healthier nervous system
We humans are not immune to the forces of habit, just as we are not immune to the forces of gravity. If your posture is something that you want to change, then you might want to start moving. There are so many simple ways to … Read More