What do you mean? While I totally agree with your comment, I don’t see any relevance either to my article or to my comment.

The only place I use the word “natural” is in my reply to Constance where I say: “A lot of people find my descriptions of the Tube Principle confusing and that’s very natural because what we find when we use it is usually very counter-intuitive.”

It really hasn’t got much to do with sleeping positions. Sleep in a comfortable position. Don’t try to use your sleeping position to straighten you out. It won’t work.

http://blog.goethe.de/tanz-de-ca/index.php?/archives/44-Dr.-Josef-Ilmberger.-Dance-is-conducive-to-the-postural-sway.html

If you know of anyone who might be willing and able to help out, please ask them to contact me.

My reply to Bill in comment nr 2 applies to anyone who is willing to put in the work to correct a hunchback:

“I don’t know whether you have any experience of the Alexander Technique so I’m going to assume you haven’t. The next step for you is to learn how to move your head correctly. This is important because the habit of moving your head by bending your neck is where the problem usually starts. So read this now: To unstiffen your neck, first learn what a neck is.”

Sleeping position is not a very important factor in helping straighten out a hunch back. In fact, if you think of the position you sleep in as a way to straighten yourself out, your efforts will probably make the hunchback worse. I would encourage you to let yourself sleep in any position your body wants to, without bothering about whether it’s good or not. Like a baby in fact.

Did you read the article I suggested to you about your head and neck? What happened when you tried doing what it said?

Philip

since we sleep for several hours, i’m guessing a suitable position in which we’re unmoving would help to counter a hunchback.

thanks.

There’s no ideal frequency. Just take advantage of every time it you remember. With practice, you should be able to think first head then chest/back almost instantaneously. With practice, you won’t need to stop what you’re doing for more than a couple of seconds.

but still.…how often or at what frequency (hourly, every half hour etc) should i do the back widening thing?

As I also replied to Jasmine, what I suggested here is only a start to getting rid of your hunch-back. It is a good start, but if you only do this, you won’t be changing the other important parts of your movement habits. Those would hold you back.

I don’t know whether you have any experience of the Alexander Technique so I’m going to assume you haven’t. The next step for you is to learn how to move your head correctly. This is important because the habit of moving your head by bending your neck is where the problem usually starts. So read this now: To unstiffen your neck, first learn what a neck is.

this thing about ‘widening the back, narrowing the chest’ seems to be an eyeopener.

i have a slight hunch in my back, and have tried to get rid of it by sleeping on a the floor; as someone once told me “it really helps!”; well, sadly not so.

can you pls provide some more info on the technique u’ve mentioned here; i.e. how frequently to widen the back etc.: every hour or so? or whenever i recall fo doing so?

thanks for the help. and continue the great work.

cheers.

Of course what I suggested here is only a start to getting rid of your hunch-back. It is a good start, though. What happened when you did what I asked you to do in this post? Once I know that, I’ll help you take the next step.

One thing, though, I’m assuming the bones in your spine are the right shape. Have you had a scan to check that out?