22/01/2026
When the body adapts… and then forgets how to change
There is an Indian man named Amar Bharati.
Over 40 years ago, he raised one arm above his head as an act of devotion.
He never lowered it again.
With time, his arm became rigid.
The joints stiffened, the muscles adapted, circulation changed.
Eventually, the body accepted this position as normal.
Not because it was healthy —
but because the body is incredibly good at adapting to what we repeatedly ask of it.
And this doesn’t only happen in extreme stories.
It happens quietly, every day.
Long hours of sitting can lock the hip flexors into shortening.
A constantly shifted posture can overload the QL muscle, pulling the pelvis out of balance.
One-sided habits, phones, desks, stress — all gently teach the body to hold… and hold… and hold.
Until tension feels “normal.”
Until restriction feels like who you are.
The body doesn’t complain at first.
It adapts.
Then one day, movement feels limited. Pain appears. Or stiffness that won’t let go.
This is why movement matters.
Changing positions.
Standing up. Walking. Rotating. Stretching. Breathing.
And why bodywork isn’t about “fixing” —
it’s about reminding the body that it has more options.
Your body wants to move.
It just needs permission.
Alignment Bodywork.
