Michelle Owen - Postural Specialist

04/09/2026

Using the wall gives you a reference point.

It helps develop proprioception — your awareness of where your body actually is in space — and helps you recognise where you may be compensating.

Sometimes we’re over-standing and extending through the spine and rib cage. Other bodies will compensate in completely different ways.

And although the Gravity Line looks simple, there’s actually a lot of muscular work going on — developing control and postural strength while becoming more aware of your positioning.

It’s not about holding yourself in a “perfect posture.” We want the body to bend, extend, side-bend, rotate, translate and move in all the ways it’s designed to move.

The Gravity Line is a reference point — not a position to live in.

Have a go and see what you notice.

PostureFit

04/09/2026

Using the wall gives you a reference point.

It helps develop proprioception — your awareness of where your body actually is in space — and helps you recognise where you may be compensating.

Sometimes we’re over-standing and extending through the spine and rib cage. Other bodies will compensate in completely different ways.

And although the Gravity Line looks simple, there’s actually a lot of muscular work going on — developing control and postural strength while becoming more aware of your positioning.

It’s not about holding yourself in a “perfect posture.” We want the body to bend, extend, side-bend, rotate, translate and move in all the ways it’s designed to move.

The Gravity Line is a reference point — not a position to live in.

Have a go and see what you notice.

31/07/2026

A great morning supporting a great cause.

Thank you to everyone who came along to Stacey’s charity postural class. It was wonderful to see so many people experience a Posturefit class while coming together for such a worthwhile cause.

We had an amazing turnout, followed by coffee and a chance to catch up afterwards. It was a great morning, and we’re proud to have been able to play a small part in Stacey’s fundraising.

Wishing Stacey all the very best as she takes on her 500 km charity ride in Thailand. We’re all behind you!

30/07/2026

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29/05/2026

29/05/2026

Snippets from our Postural Strength Group Class.

This class brings together postural strength, skilled movement, joint control, creating space through the body, and improving range through the joints and spine.

We move through osteo-articular warm-ups, CARS, lift-offs, postural strengthening, global postural stretching, and ELDOA — layering different pieces of the work together to build strength, control, awareness, and better support through the body.

These are doing classes, so we keep moving and work through the patterns together. Best suited to current or past clients, or those already familiar with the work, rather than complete beginners learning the patterns for the first time.

Classes run in 10-week blocks from Posturefit Studio.

If you’d like to know more or you’re unsure if it’s the right fit, feel free to email me or head to the Group Classes page on my website.

15/12/2025

ELDOA L5/S1 – spinal decompression

This position is about precision.
ELDOA L5/S1 is designed to decompress and create space at the lumbosacral junction through precise positioning and global fascial tension.

When done well, ELDOA L5/S1 helps lengthen the posterior chain, improve neural signalling and circulation, and normalise and organise myofascial tension for better postural organisation and load transfer between the spine, pelvis and lower limbs.

This is skilled postural work.
It only works when the details are right.

Something for you to try

09/12/2025

ELDOA — Space, Postural Strength & Global Fascial Tension

ELDOA is precise postural work designed to create space in the spine and build real postural strength.

It also works with global fascial tension, helping organise the body as one connected system rather than isolated parts.

The focus is on how the spine moves, how you breathe, and how posture holds over time.

This work supports recovery, performance and long-term resilience.

Perfect to practise over the holidays.

You can learn this inside my online membership

https://membership.michelleowen.co.nz/joinus

01/12/2025

A lovely evening at Casita Miro on Waiheke.
We wandered through the gardens and vineyard, had a tour with Marcos who grows the vegetables, then sat down to dinner prepared with vegetables straight from the garden.
He showed us how he manages compost temperature and airflow to create rich food for the soil.
Good company, good food, and a beautiful place