Reconnecting with Our Bodies

In today’s fast-paced work environments, many individuals have become disconnected from their bodies. Prolonged sitting, repetitive tasks, and constant digital engagement have led to a rise in musculoskeletal disorders and related discomfort, as well as a decline in physical wellness and decreased overall well-being.
Traditional ergonomic solutions often focus solely on equipment adjustments, neglecting how we use our body in daily activities.


The ErgOHListic Method addresses this disconnect through action-oriented solutions such as workplace posture assessments, employee training, and the integration of body-use principles into daily work routines. It bridges this gap by fostering a deeper connection between individuals and their physical selves, promoting sustainable health and productivity.

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Mensendieck exercise therapy

The ErgOHListic Method can be compared to “Mensendieck 3.0”


Mensendieck 1.0:
The historical posture and exercise therapy developed by Bess Mensendieck was centred on the idea that only the patient can reprogram the functioning of his body.


Mensendieck 2.0:
After the 2nd World War, Ans Samama, mentor of Olivier Girard, finetuned Mensendieck therapy by observing that the neck can be more relaxed if the upper body is held slightly forward, and that the arms need to be free at all times.


Mensendieck 3.0:
Olivier Girard integrated the latest developments of Mensendieck therapy with an advanced engineering practice of ergonomics, combined with an expertise in occupational health strategies. Hence, he brought Mensendieck from a clinical practice to an occupational environment, making it universally accessible and radically effective—ideal for the modern workplace and organizational health programs.

 

A Precise Framework for Sustainable Change

The ErgOHListic Method, developed by Olivier Girard, offers a structured approach to empower us in restoring a healthy connection between our body, our job and our health.
To achieve this goal, it is structured around four universal pillars that apply to everyone and to each activity.
Once you master them, you will be able to protect your musculoskeletal health.

The Cumulative Model.

The 3+1 Rules of Posture

The Plan of Action:

  • Strategic
  • Technical
  • Organizational
  • Behavioral

3-Box System: A self-regulation tool comprising:

  • Daily Habits
  • Weekly Habits
  • Escalation means

A Precise Framework for Sustainable Change

The ErgOHListic Method, developed by Olivier Girard, offers a structured approach to empower us in restoring a healthy connection between our body, our job and our health.
To achieve this goal, it is structured around four universal pillars that apply to everyone and to each activity.
Once you master them, you will be able to protect your musculoskeletal health.

The Cumulative Model.

The 3+1 Rules of Posture

The Plan of Action:

  • Strategic
  • Technical
  • Organizational
  • Behavioral

3-Box System: A self-regulation tool comprising:

  • Daily Habits
  • Weekly Habits
  • Escalation means

Long-Term Benefits for Organizations

Implementing the ErgOHListic Method leads to, among many other benefits:

  • Durable health outcomes
  • People’s self-empowerment
  • Avoiding bad purchases, i.e. being trapped by marketing tricks

Empowering Sustainable Health

We help your people move better, feel better, and work better—day after day. Book a session to assess your team’s ergonomic health today and begin building a healthy & sustainable culture in your organization. work better—day after day.


“It is possible to live better with less pain, provided we observe our body closely and respect its natural functioning.”

An innovative combination

Olivier and his team do not manipulate or touch their clients. Thus, they can work remotely, with patients based abroad. 
 
To bring even more lasting results, Olivier has reinforced the synergies between ergonomics and the Mensendieck method:
 
  • Ergonomics improves hardware and work organization
  • Mensendieck therapy helps fix your posture and the exercises you do daily.
Hence, the combined method invented by Olivier is uniquely effective in its ability to reduce the total biomechanical load on the tissues.
 
Feedback from clients is unanimous: the approach is so logical and structured that you gain lasting clarity of mind, comfort and quality of life.
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The Mensendieck story

After spending her childhood in New York, Bess Mensendieck (1866-1959) studied medicine in Zurich. She pioneered the observation that body awareness (proprioception) can be improved by better use of the body, and that this increases muscle control and coordination as well as overall balance.
 
In the last decades, Bess Mensendieck’s clinical findings have been complemented or confirmed by research on the brain and nervous system, their plasticity and their consequences on movement learning.

Olivier and Ans Samama

Starting in 2006, Ans Samama-Polak (1924-2023), the most famous Mensendieck therapist in the Netherlands, trained Olivier as her successor. Throughout her carreer, she treated the greatest musicians of the 20th century, as well as hundreds of other patients with MSD and other neuromuscular diseases. 
 
By agreeing to work remotely as of 2015, Olivier has opened up a new and successful therapeutic avenue. His clients particularly appreciate the logic, clarity and comprehensiveness of his approach.
 
Since 2020, the Posture Academy allows all budgets to benefit from a state-of-the-art postural treatment, simply from a cell phone.

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The Online Posture Programs

Olivier has developed a semi-automated treatment method. One day at a time, you will learn everythging that everyone should know about posture and ergonomics.

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The Posture Manual by Olivier Girard

The Posture Manual

The Posture Manual offers a didactic, logical and efficient approach that teaches you how to deal with the causes of your pain, in order to regain your health for good!

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