bulk of instruction is spent working on everyday activities such as standing and sitting. Ostrow adjusts my body so that I feel as if I'm going to fall on my face. "But you're not," he says. "You're used to leaning backward. Look at your profile in the mirror," he says. I do look straight; I just feel off balance. "Picture your spine as a hose, starting at your tailbone and running all the way up to your skull, where it shoots out water. When you do that, everything falls into correct alignment." I turn on the imagery a few days later, when I take a walk on a sunny morning and catch sight of my shadow in profile. My chin is ahead of the rest of me. I picture the hose running up my back. My neck feels long; my front relaxes. I size up my shadow. Straighter. Taller. I swear I feel the flow. Over the next few sessions (I go for five), Ostrow gives me more good takeaways, like the "monkey"?knees bent in a pli position?to keep my spine aligned when I lean forward. He teaches me to reach using muscles by the shoulder blades to prevent rounding. The next time I take milk out of the refrigerator, I initiate the grab from my back. It feels more right than wrong. Eight weeks into my makeover, after seven lessons and what feels like 300 hours of brain work, it's time to try something truly physical. Rolfing?the name sounds