8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back: Natural Posture Solutions for Pain in the Back, Neck, Shoulder, Hip, Knee, and Foot (Remember When It Didn't Hurt)

This book transformed my approach to posture and pain management. You'll find clear, actionable strategies for identifying and correcting the poor postural habits that many of us have developed from years of desk work. The techniques actually work. I experienced noticeable pain relief within weeks of implementing the exercises and awareness practices outlined in the book. The explanations are easy to follow. No quick fixes, but it will teach you to understand the root causes of postural dysfunction and give you the tools to create lasting change. It is a practical path to genuine relief and better overall well-being.

I am very impressed by the book. The discoveries made by the author about the correct posture are fascinating and they are all nicely illustrated by the lovely pictures of tribes men and little children who reminds us of an inherent beauty and wisdom contained in our bodies. The book is beautifully laid out and a pleasure to work with. Each lesson gives some theoretical background as well as clear, step by step instructions to the exercises. You will learn how to sit, lie, stand, walk, bend in a way that ensures optimum health to your spine. What is best, the presented techniques don't require extra time or effort, they are simply meant to be integrated with one's everyday routine. Correct posture should feel natural and comfortable and the tools given in the book will allow you to achieve that. I am so happy with this book and can highly recommend it to anyone. Thank you Esther :-)

I think my back is sorted, I had terrible problem last year in September, I was doing my last day at work and had to cancel it because something happened to my back, I never experienced such a pain of the lower back and thought I just have to manage to get to my car and drive home, when I got into the car the pain was excruciating (and I thought I was quite good managing pain without the pain killers, haha),I had to wait for quite a while till the pain eased of a little and managed to get home. Back at home it started aching so badly I could only stand holding a chair and crying while my partner got me some painkillers. the pain lasted few days, I went to cranio-sacral therapist and relaxed a lot during her sessions. And while the pain was still somewhere in the background I found Esther book on amazon. I really loved the photographs on every page and started applying Esther's suggestions immediately, it is now nearly 6 months after the my back problem and no more pain so far! I improved so much that can not even slouch in the car any more,(I spend about 10 hours in the car a week) My back will straighten up itself. Walking took me longer to master and probably it is not perfect yet, but I feel my pelvic and buttock muscles are much stronger and more bulky which I am really happy about :) to summarise I love the book and I am really grateful that Esther shared her knowledge so generously.

Hmmmm - there are really only a couple of ideas in the book ,the rest is "filler", and if you've done any Alexander technique or watched pretty well any you-tube videos on exercises for back pain, you might not find much that's new. But then again, the fact that there's nothing new probably means that the exercises and ideas here are the ones that work. The book is nicely written and has some good reminders, so is still worth buying.

I highly recommend this book. The importance of good posture and how it can be improved is well described and beautifully illustrated. The practice sessions are enjoyable and encourage a can-do approach. It takes a bit of effort to learn and remember in everyday life and needs to be taken slowly, but the benefit makes you feel better and more confident generally. Another good point is that it doesn't start off with pages and pages of lengthy details about the author's history which can be irritating, and the book is quite big so that text, illustrations and diagrams can all be on one page, making it easy to follow and holds your interest. I wish the DVD was available in the UK.

I bought this book for my daughter who has had chronic lower back pain for over seven years due to a fall from a trampoline - she was 13 years old at the time. Before we even read and digested this book we were converts after just looking at the pictures, as it makes so much sense. When we read the book and followed the advice the differences in her back were amazing. She still had a few spasms, catches and pain but she felt that she slept and sat so much better. We felt that the book was a bit hard to follow for a few of the steps but the results were so good with just our interpretation we felt that a more hands on approach would take it to the next level. My daughter took lessons with one of Esther's teachers and the results have been more that we could have hoped for. I recommend this book and new way of life posture for everyone, no matter whether they have back pain or not.

The book is an outstanding work in terms of research related to the role of posture causing back pain and the solution in terms of simple steps.

The book contains short explanations and lots of pictures, therefore it is very informative. It describes many situations like standing, sleeping, sitting at the office etc. so you learn how to have a correct posture all day long. I started reading the book after my back problems had started, but it still helped me to get over it as fast as possible and more importantly it tells you how to avoid such situations in future by just paying little attention to your posture in your daily life. Fully recommended.

very easy and simply adjustments that changed my back and neck to being pain free. No necessary equipment or gismos needed and you can do yourself without a teacher or having to do tiresome daily exercises, gym and weight training. I can practice the adjustments whilst cooking, cleaning etc.

It is a beautiful book full of pictures and very easy to follow! I am sure it is very effective for back pain!

Tengo una cervicalgia cronica desde 2 años, tengo 34 años. Medicos no entienden bien lo que tengo et no me han ayudado mucho. Este metodo, y especialmente el cojin que se pone sobre la cabeza, me han ayudado un monton, y recomiendo mucho a cualquier persona con problemas de cervicales. I have a chronic cervicalgia for 2 years now, at 34 only. I have consulted a ton of doctors, all specialties, did all the exams. MRI showed 3 herniated discs but as the symptoms don't match it does not explain anything. I let some doctors give me some medications, which I regret a lot (benzo/alprazolam/xanax/diazepam/valium) and also amiltryptiline/tryptizol. I'm eventually no longer taking any meds. The Gokhale has helped me much more than any doctor did. If you buy one thing, buy the head cushion. You keep it on your head, and it forces you to have good cervical posture, this was the fix for me!