Posture and Alignment Salon

Of course, the focus is to create a beautiful and elegant alignment that is easy to maintain and even easy to learn. 

    Take your first step forward because postural transformation is only moments away!  Yes, change is a process, and what’s also true is that once you understand your body's patterns and what they represent, what they carry, and how to create new patterns, then then reinforcing new optimized patterns will transform your posture for good!

     The process begins with awareness of your patterns, willingness to change and shift, and a knowledge of how to shift, and this is where we come in!

How does this differ from other approaches to posture?

     The Salon is designed to assist you in developing the most beautiful and functionally elegant posture that keeps your body fluid, flexible, and strong- and uses little energy to maintain, allowing more energy to be used for the rest of life’s demands.

      If you think of the body as a structure, the more aligned and fluid it stands and moves on the ground or sits in its chair, the more likely it is to have balance, symmetry, and stability.  These postural qualities carry over into a person’s overall behavior and life.

     On the contrary, if a person is imbalanced, slumping forward with their head and shoulders, feet not planted firmly on the ground, their work and life will likely reflect this feeling of instability and imbalance. And the look is very unattractive!

     The Salon is designed to address an individual’s body posture and retrain them into the best possible alignment with gravity.  An amazing confidence emerges when the body image and body movements work together.  Imagine yourself having this kind of ‘edge.’

     The sessions are done in a room large enough to allow movement, walking, and aligning movements by the participants.  Our focus begins with the development of interoception, which is about tuning inside to feel what is present, and this awareness is the key to making the shift! We will emphasize how awareness and breath allow a person to relax their muscle tension and return to suppleness.  By noticing and then shifting your subconscious holding patterns, you can immediately begin to change negative habits that no longer serve and shift into productive successful patterns.

     During the sessions, participants will be introduced to new lifelong habits that improve their energy levels and prevent undue stress and holding in the body.  They will immediately feel the difference and begin to use these newly acquired patterns with rewarding results.  By giving yourself this incredible gift, you are making a long-term investment in yourself that will bring benefits to every aspect of your life.

What is the purpose of this unique Salon?  What are the Benefits?

To teach you to improve your relationship with your body and align with gravity!  It’s that simple! You will relieve stress and begin functioning optimally and elegantly by re-educating your body to stand, sit, and move in an aligned and upright posture conducive to working well in the gravity field.

Participants gain a feeling of increased energy, reduced tension and pain, and a greater sense of ease in their lives. 

Benefits of the Posture and Alignment Salon include:

• Look more vibrant and attractive, even younger
• Learn to elongate and look slimmer
• Activate your Fascia to create better circulation and flow
• A greater sense of ease in everyday movement
• Reduced pain and tension that comes with poor alignment.
• Reduced stress and increased motivation on a personal level
• Greater productivity, energy, and confidence
• Heightened body image and awareness
• improved health and wellness on a body-wide level. 

 These benefits are achieved by learning simple tools to feel balanced and comfortable in your body.

How does it work- and what to expect?

     Each individual participates in a movement and posture education demonstration during the training session.  A sense of knowledge and awareness of how the body responds to outside stimuli is the focus, teaching you how to best utilize your body in a variety of situations and positions. You will learn exactly how to recognize your inefficient movement patterns and how to correct them on the spot easily.

Why was ‘Align for Life Posture and Alignment Salon’ Created?

     Throughout a person’s life, subconscious patterns become ingrained in their body, such as slumping over the desk for hours upon end or tensing the shoulders in reaction to an uncomfortable situation.  Their body soon learns to adjust to this pattern, thinking this is “normal.” Gravity, the most powerful force in the universe, is constantly influencing us, but as fish in water don’t notice the water, we don’t usually give gravity a thought.  However, our bodies are continually working to keep us upright and balanced within this field of gravity.  When we take on a pattern that is out of alignment- slumping, for example, opposing muscles must respond to keep our bodies from falling over.  These muscles soon become tired of overcompensating and are the site of muscle tension.  Unfortunately, these patterns become habits that drain our energy and cause pain.

“Let us redefine posture: rather than defining posture as a stiff standing up straight or a statuesque carriage of our bodies through space, let’s describe the ideal as a fluid alignment with Gravity, one which cultivates grace, ease, and even effortlessness.”

     “Our posture both reflects and informs the content and context of our lives.  The content of our lives shapes and forms the organ of form, our Fascia, which responds to all our lives influences.  As we encounter all of life, including challenges, traumas, Joys, and heartbreaks, our human clay is sculpted to perfection into the shape we identify with as our body shape.  Once we and our Fascia are ‘set’ and hardened into these shapes and habits of who we are, we are then bound to act, feel, and behave as that shape dictates.  Our potential for living in constant flux and spontaneity is then reduced to a fraction of what it could be if we were to live in a Fascial matrix that is supple and adaptable- and capable of living in the ‘here and now’ or even better, living in the becoming state.  The becoming state is the truth of now- since now keeps becoming the past, and the now we live in is always moving toward a new possibility.  This is true unless we are committed to staying the same, to being as we were before. It is true as long as we are not committed to becoming a greater version of expression, truth, and full potentiality.”

   - Daniel Bienenfeld- your guide to perfect and gorgeous Posture.

About Dan Bienenfeld, your guide and founder of the Salon

Dan Bienenfeld, a Certified Hellerwork practitioner, has been consulting in the ergonomics, stress management, and injury reduction arena since 1980.  He has been a corporate consultant to Johnson and Johnson and many other companies.  Dan is the author of Align for Life, Journey to Structural Integration, along with 10 E-Books called the Body Mastery Series. 

More details about how the Salon works-

How long does it take?

     The salon is conducted in a 3-hour session, with at least one 3-hour follow-up session about two weeks later (and quarterly follow-ups for ongoing deepening, if desired). 

Pricing for the Seminars-

     Pricing may vary according to the size of the group and the number of participants involved. The standard fee for 180-minute programs is $1,500 per session for the group (not per person)– Again, prices may vary, and travel expenses are considered. 

     Dan Bienenfeld can provide ample support materials for seminar participants- eBooks that have been developed specifically for this purpose!

I look forward to seeing you there! 

Dan Bienenfeld