About Us
The Postural Restoration Institute® (PRI) was established in 2000 to explore and explain the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polyarticular chains of muscles.
The Postural Restoration Institute® (PRI) is a continuing education institute that was established in 2000 to explore and explain the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polyarticular chains of muscles. We offer 12 post-graduate level courses, in addition to an annual PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit, and we welcome any licensed healthcare or certified fitness professional to attend our courses. Professional credentialing opportunities (PRC, PRT and PRP Japan) are available to qualified professionals.
The human body is not symmetrical. The neurological, respiratory, circulatory, muscular and vision systems are not the same on the left side of the body as they are on the right, and vice versa. They have different responsibilities, function, position and demands on them. This system asymmetry is a good thing and an amazing design. The human body is balanced through the integration of system imbalances.
The Postural Restoration Institute® was established in 2000 to explore and explain the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polyarticular chains of muscles.
Are you a healthcare or fitness professional who continues to see the same dysfunctional patterns of movement, pain presentations, or habitual patterns of postural behavior associated with a dominant side of the body?
Are you interested in learning how different systems, including the visual and stomatognathic systems can influence asymmetrical tendencies and patterns?
If so, we invite you to consider beginning your PRI educational journey and learn how to recognize and manage these asymmetrical imbalances and typical patterns associated with system disuse or weakness that develops because of dominant overuse.
The Postural Restoration Institute® offers 12 post-graduate level courses, in addition to an annual PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit, and we welcome any licensed healthcare or certified fitness professional to complete our courses. Professional credentialing opportunities (PRC, PRT and PRP Japan) are also available to qualified professionals.
PRI offers 3 primary courses (Myokinematic Restoration, Postural Respiration and Pelvis Restoration), which are introductory to the science and do not require pre-requisites. The three primary courses can be taken in any order; however, we generally recommend beginning with either the Postural Respiration or Myokinematic Restoration course. Primary courses are available as an online home study, live stream or live in-person.
The secondary and tertiary level courses each have pre-requisite coursework that must be successfully completed prior to attending these courses, which is defined on each course page. Secondary and tertiary level courses are available for live stream or live in-person attendance.
Learn more about the many courses that PRI offers for licensed healthcare and certified fitness professionals, in addition to the two professional credentialing opportunities, PRC and PRT.
Expand your knowledge of PRI through this video subscription platform where we discuss topics related to PRI course material, techniques, case studies, interdisciplinary management and more.
Explore our growing collection of free webinars discussing integrative application of the science of Postural Restoration®, and learn more about upcoming webinars with Ron Hruska.
Listen to PRI faculty members, credentialed providers and integrative specialists tell their story, and learn how they apply the science of Postural Restoration® in their healthcare or fitness setting.
Check out the products available for purchase to compliment your application of PRI course material, including non-manual and manual technique programs, patient guides, illustrations, and more.
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Our Community
Coherence* requires Co-Sense of the Left Periphery, Left Heel, Right Glute Max, or Right Arm.
Ron’s definition,
*Coherence: “The quality of forming a unified whole via brain and body lateralization”
Feb 10
Coherence* requires Co-Sense of the Left Periphery, Left Heel, Right Glute Max, or Right Arm.
Ron’s definition,
*Coherence: “The quality of forming a unified whole via brain and body lateralization”
“I think of neutrality now a little differently since diving into this Polyvagal theory a lot, as availability and choice and helping them choose what they want to do with their body once they are regulated”
Julie Blandin, PT, ATC, CSCS, PRC will be presenting “The Neuroenergetic Interplay of Mind and Body:
Rewiring Breathing Patterns, Belief Systems, and
Postural Mechanics” on Friday April 24th!
Join us for this year`s Interdisciplinary Studies Summit in person or online!
Feb 6
“I think of neutrality now a little differently since diving into this Polyvagal theory a lot, as availability and choice and helping them choose what they want to do with their body once they are regulated”
Julie Blandin, PT, ATC, CSCS, PRC will be presenting “The Neuroenergetic Interplay of Mind and Body:
Rewiring Breathing Patterns, Belief Systems, and
Postural Mechanics” on Friday April 24th!
Join us for this year`s Interdisciplinary Studies Summit in person or online!
AI Vs. Reality
AI: “I increased her sensory awareness on the left by literally removing her right”
Ron: “everything on the Left is going down on a surface that’s coming up….what is allowing her to sense that? A concentric towel under her Left elbow and an eccentric band in her right hand”
Feb 5
AI Vs. Reality
AI: “I increased her sensory awareness on the left by literally removing her right”
Ron: “everything on the Left is going down on a surface that’s coming up….what is allowing her to sense that? A concentric towel under her Left elbow and an eccentric band in her right hand”
Frigid temps and a warm reception greeted this instructor for the latest Cervical Revolution, hosted at the PRI headquarters in Lincoln, NE. Attendees from around the world (Poland, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, and, of course, the US) tuned in to learn how the right temporal-mandibular-cervical chain (the TMCC), a neuromuscular chain encompassing our cranium, mandible, and neck, conspires with the chains below (left AIC, right BC) and the visual, vestibular, and occlusal systems above to orient us to our right and create adaptations that hold us there. These adaptations to the tissues of our neck and cranium and to our sensory systems provide the ingredients for our habitual forward locomotion and respiratory function and, over time, produce the symptoms for which our patients seek care.
The most critical adaptation involves the occipital-atlantal (OA) articulation, our neurobiological foundation responsible for foramen magnum position, brain stem centric freedom, cranial nerve performance, physiologic homeostasis, and the signaling to the brain that we’ve shifted to one side. Overactivity of our right TMCC interrupts this articulation’s ability to slide, glide, and roll on each side. We lose the instantaneous alternating left-to-right contact, and our brain becomes over-reliant on the right OA contact sense for upright function.
When trauma – concussion, whiplash, Lasik surgery – is layered on, the brain is placed further into threat mode and resorts to extension to reorient itself in space. These individuals may require additional exteroception in the form of orthotics – for their feet, teeth, and eyes – as they manage gravity and the demands of daily life.
- Louise Kelley
Feb 4
Frigid temps and a warm reception greeted this instructor for the latest Cervical Revolution, hosted at the PRI headquarters in Lincoln, NE. Attendees from around the world (Poland, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, and, of course, the US) tuned in to learn how the right temporal-mandibular-cervical chain (the TMCC), a neuromuscular chain encompassing our cranium, mandible, and neck, conspires with the chains below (left AIC, right BC) and the visual, vestibular, and occlusal systems above to orient us to our right and create adaptations that hold us there. These adaptations to the tissues of our neck and cranium and to our sensory systems provide the ingredients for our habitual forward locomotion and respiratory function and, over time, produce the symptoms for which our patients seek care.
The most critical adaptation involves the occipital-atlantal (OA) articulation, our neurobiological foundation responsible for foramen magnum position, brain stem centric freedom, cranial nerve performance, physiologic homeostasis, and the signaling to the brain that we’ve shifted to one side. Overactivity of our right TMCC interrupts this articulation’s ability to slide, glide, and roll on each side. We lose the instantaneous alternating left-to-right contact, and our brain becomes over-reliant on the right OA contact sense for upright function.
When trauma – concussion, whiplash, Lasik surgery – is layered on, the brain is placed further into threat mode and resorts to extension to reorient itself in space. These individuals may require additional exteroception in the form of orthotics – for their feet, teeth, and eyes – as they manage gravity and the demands of daily life.
- Louise Kelley
It was great to be in Columbia, Missouri for the first Pelvis Restoration course of 2026!
Some concepts we explored included,
🚶♀️➡️🚶There’s a left and right side of the pelvis and these sides need to move differently from each other with forward movement.
↔️🔄Pelvis alternation occurs with frontal/transverse plane regulation.
🌬️🎈This regulation with respiratory and pelvic diaphragm synchronization allows the system to resonate.
💎💥The pelvis has a lot of detail with big impact.
Thank you to Teresa and Mizzou Therapy Services for hosting me this weekend!
- Lori
Feb 3
It was great to be in Columbia, Missouri for the first Pelvis Restoration course of 2026!
Some concepts we explored included,
🚶♀️➡️🚶There’s a left and right side of the pelvis and these sides need to move differently from each other with forward movement.
↔️🔄Pelvis alternation occurs with frontal/transverse plane regulation.
🌬️🎈This regulation with respiratory and pelvic diaphragm synchronization allows the system to resonate.
💎💥The pelvis has a lot of detail with big impact.
Thank you to Teresa and Mizzou Therapy Services for hosting me this weekend!
- Lori
Three unconnected symptoms, one common denominator!
Deanna Elliott, PT, DPT, PRC will be presenting “The Ripple Effects of Alignment: Postural Restoration® to Support Bowel Health, Anxiety and Pregnancy Outcomes” on Thursday April 23rd!
Join us for this year’s Interdisciplinary Studies Summit in person or online!
Feb 2
Three unconnected symptoms, one common denominator!
Deanna Elliott, PT, DPT, PRC will be presenting “The Ripple Effects of Alignment: Postural Restoration® to Support Bowel Health, Anxiety and Pregnancy Outcomes” on Thursday April 23rd!
Join us for this year’s Interdisciplinary Studies Summit in person or online!
Our Annual Interdisciplinary Studies Summit is now available online!
You quite frankly can’t replace what occurs LIVE here in Lincoln and it’s worth the effort to experience someday.
But,
These presentations should have the chance to be heard around the world for those who can’t get here physically!
They are too powerful to miss!
Stay tuned for previews of these presentations and more information regarding the 2026 Summit!
Jan 30
Our Annual Interdisciplinary Studies Summit is now available online!
You quite frankly can’t replace what occurs LIVE here in Lincoln and it’s worth the effort to experience someday.
But,
These presentations should have the chance to be heard around the world for those who can’t get here physically!
They are too powerful to miss!
Stay tuned for previews of these presentations and more information regarding the 2026 Summit!
Cranial Right Torsion
“This is the physiologic position of the cranium that is most often seen in the patient with a B AIC, B BC, R TMCC pattern. Often this pattern reflects and represents history that include whiplash, visual instability, significant malocclusions, chronic anteriorly
repositioned TMJ discs, head trauma and dysautonomia.
The occiput and sphenoid rotate around an anteroposterior (sagittal) axis in the opposite
direction.
When the above occurs, torsion is named after the side of the superior sphenoid wing. If the greater wing is high on the right side, it is called a right torsion pattern. If it is high on the left, it is called a left torsion pattern.”
Cervical Revolution - An Integrated Approach to Treatmet of Patterned Cervical Pathomechanics
Copyright©️ 2015-2026 Postural Restoration Institute©️
🎥 Louise Kelley
Jan 28
Cranial Right Torsion
“This is the physiologic position of the cranium that is most often seen in the patient with a B AIC, B BC, R TMCC pattern. Often this pattern reflects and represents history that include whiplash, visual instability, significant malocclusions, chronic anteriorly
repositioned TMJ discs, head trauma and dysautonomia.
The occiput and sphenoid rotate around an anteroposterior (sagittal) axis in the opposite
direction.
When the above occurs, torsion is named after the side of the superior sphenoid wing. If the greater wing is high on the right side, it is called a right torsion pattern. If it is high on the left, it is called a left torsion pattern.”
Cervical Revolution - An Integrated Approach to Treatmet of Patterned Cervical Pathomechanics
Copyright©️ 2015-2026 Postural Restoration Institute©️
🎥 Louise Kelley
Impingement and Instability has had the pleasure to kick-off the new PRI educational calendar for the last several years. It’s a great course to establish a solid neurobiological foundation for the PRI Secondary and Tertiary courses. It was my distinct pleasure to help PRI practitioners on that journey, and this most recent course was no exception.
This course has four unique PRI Non-manual techniques that capitalize on the conversations around pressure, neurobiology, and human asymmetrical sense of self that can only be found in the I&I course. These four unique PRI Non-manual techniques are a bridge to the rest of the PRI Secondary and Tertiary courses. It is a far more valuable experience for the live stream course attendees if there are in-person attendees available to perform these, as well as other, non-manual techniques because our discussions of reference centers and sense of pressure are better sensed than explained. My thanks to Ben Mix, Morgan McBee, Will Baum, and Eric Menchi for their attendance in-person, and their willingness to allow us to learn from them. We had a wonderfully diverse group of movement professionals attending via live stream as well. We had individuals in attendance from six countries outside of the United States, as well as seven individuals who have earned the distinction of Certification from the Postural Restoration Institute.
- Dan Houglum
Jan 21
Impingement and Instability has had the pleasure to kick-off the new PRI educational calendar for the last several years. It’s a great course to establish a solid neurobiological foundation for the PRI Secondary and Tertiary courses. It was my distinct pleasure to help PRI practitioners on that journey, and this most recent course was no exception.
This course has four unique PRI Non-manual techniques that capitalize on the conversations around pressure, neurobiology, and human asymmetrical sense of self that can only be found in the I&I course. These four unique PRI Non-manual techniques are a bridge to the rest of the PRI Secondary and Tertiary courses. It is a far more valuable experience for the live stream course attendees if there are in-person attendees available to perform these, as well as other, non-manual techniques because our discussions of reference centers and sense of pressure are better sensed than explained. My thanks to Ben Mix, Morgan McBee, Will Baum, and Eric Menchi for their attendance in-person, and their willingness to allow us to learn from them. We had a wonderfully diverse group of movement professionals attending via live stream as well. We had individuals in attendance from six countries outside of the United States, as well as seven individuals who have earned the distinction of Certification from the Postural Restoration Institute.
- Dan Houglum
2016 in Review,
- A new home for the Postural Restoration Institute
- First Interdisciplinary Integration Symposium in new building
- International courses in the UK, Australia, Canada and Japan
- Release of our theme song by Tim McGraw 😂
………..Still trying to stay “Humble & Kind” 10 years later!
#prination
Jan 16
2016 in Review,
- A new home for the Postural Restoration Institute
- First Interdisciplinary Integration Symposium in new building
- International courses in the UK, Australia, Canada and Japan
- Release of our theme song by Tim McGraw 😂
………..Still trying to stay “Humble & Kind” 10 years later!
#prination
So when you’re talking about “GROUNDING”…from a neuro-biological sense…that is almost exclusively a scapular conversation as far as the brain is concerned.
- Dan Houglum
Jan 15
So when you’re talking about “GROUNDING”…from a neuro-biological sense…that is almost exclusively a scapular conversation as far as the brain is concerned.
- Dan Houglum
Congratulations to the PRT class of 2026!
Back Row: Dan Houglum, Daniel Loub, Ron Hruska, Peter Jang, Liz Cash
Front Row: Holly Middleton, Tatham Johnson, Madison Melton, Ashley Plowman, Jennifer Platt
Jan 12
Congratulations to the PRT class of 2026!
Back Row: Dan Houglum, Daniel Loub, Ron Hruska, Peter Jang, Liz Cash
Front Row: Holly Middleton, Tatham Johnson, Madison Melton, Ashley Plowman, Jennifer Platt
2026, The Year of the Horse!
Original post by: Ann Montgomery-The Mindful Rider
March 5, 2022
@annmontgomery_themindfulrider
“A number of years ago I had an interesting lesson with a student. The rider was struggling with getting a constant contact with her horse. After watch both of them move around the arena for a while and seeing the mare, chomp, and fiddle with her tongue and bit I asked the rider “where is your tongue sitting in your mouth? To this the rider stopped the horse and said ” how the hell did you know that” so it turns out that this rider has a gap in-between one of her upper molars and she has a habit of twisting her tongue to place the tongue in the gap.
When I asked her to place her tongue softly onto the top of her mouth the horse became quite in its contact and as the lesson went on the horse began to move freer in the shoulders, the rider’s tonal quality of her arms into her hand and fingers became a soft tone.
So why is this so, I asked myself, and did some research.
Why would the riders tongue affect the horses tongue so much?
Well from what I have researched the hyoid bone is part of the tongue movement apparatuses as the omohyoid muscle origin site at the superior border of the scapula and can vary in location and in size, and at times the muscle also originates from the superior transverse scapular ligament. The attachment of the central tendon can be only to the clavicle or to the clavicle and the first rib.
Wow I thought so when her tongue curls up a whole tension goes from her tongue down to her shoulder which must create a tension down her whole arm to her hand. This in turn puts a tension onto the rein and bit which travels onto the horse’s tongue, so guess what this also affects the horses hyoid bone and his omohyoid muscle into the shoulder causing the tight steps and fussy mouth. It’s a circle of tension.”
Continued in comments…….
Jan 2
2026, The Year of the Horse!
Original post by: Ann Montgomery-The Mindful Rider
March 5, 2022
@annmontgomery_themindfulrider
“A number of years ago I had an interesting lesson with a student. The rider was struggling with getting a constant contact with her horse. After watch both of them move around the arena for a while and seeing the mare, chomp, and fiddle with her tongue and bit I asked the rider “where is your tongue sitting in your mouth? To this the rider stopped the horse and said ” how the hell did you know that” so it turns out that this rider has a gap in-between one of her upper molars and she has a habit of twisting her tongue to place the tongue in the gap.
When I asked her to place her tongue softly onto the top of her mouth the horse became quite in its contact and as the lesson went on the horse began to move freer in the shoulders, the rider’s tonal quality of her arms into her hand and fingers became a soft tone.
So why is this so, I asked myself, and did some research.
Why would the riders tongue affect the horses tongue so much?
Well from what I have researched the hyoid bone is part of the tongue movement apparatuses as the omohyoid muscle origin site at the superior border of the scapula and can vary in location and in size, and at times the muscle also originates from the superior transverse scapular ligament. The attachment of the central tendon can be only to the clavicle or to the clavicle and the first rib.
Wow I thought so when her tongue curls up a whole tension goes from her tongue down to her shoulder which must create a tension down her whole arm to her hand. This in turn puts a tension onto the rein and bit which travels onto the horse’s tongue, so guess what this also affects the horses hyoid bone and his omohyoid muscle into the shoulder causing the tight steps and fussy mouth. It’s a circle of tension.”
Continued in comments…….
“But if I take them, as a therapist and bring them over there, I’ve reduced a lot of their pain because they are no longer obligated to one position.”
- Jean Massé
Advanced Integration Day 4
Dec 23
“But if I take them, as a therapist and bring them over there, I’ve reduced a lot of their pain because they are no longer obligated to one position.”
- Jean Massé
Advanced Integration Day 4
“This single leg stance activity is very helpful in assessing sensory and motor integration between the left and right hemispheres of the cerebrum and the cerebellum, as well as between the upper and lower hemispheres of the diaphragm or mid thorax.
If functional disconnection occurs when standing on the left leg, as above, disconnection of the right brain, or right brain deficiencies for the left lower extremity is probably a greater issue than left brain deficiency.
If functional disconnection occurs only when standing on the right leg, disconnection of the right brain, again, or right brain deficiencies for the left upper extremity is more than likely a greater issue than left brain deficiency.
Right brain deficiencies are the most common type of deficiency seen in children with `brain imbalance.` Melillo R. Disconnected Kids. 2015”
Upright Left Single Leg Stance
Ron Hruska
Sep. 29th 2002
Advanced Integration Day 4
Dec 22
“This single leg stance activity is very helpful in assessing sensory and motor integration between the left and right hemispheres of the cerebrum and the cerebellum, as well as between the upper and lower hemispheres of the diaphragm or mid thorax.
If functional disconnection occurs when standing on the left leg, as above, disconnection of the right brain, or right brain deficiencies for the left lower extremity is probably a greater issue than left brain deficiency.
If functional disconnection occurs only when standing on the right leg, disconnection of the right brain, again, or right brain deficiencies for the left upper extremity is more than likely a greater issue than left brain deficiency.
Right brain deficiencies are the most common type of deficiency seen in children with `brain imbalance.` Melillo R. Disconnected Kids. 2015”
Upright Left Single Leg Stance
Ron Hruska
Sep. 29th 2002
Advanced Integration Day 4
If your back is flat, where are you flexing from?
“Remember if you don’t Retract T8, you don’t rotate”
- @robertskipgeorge
Advanced Integration Day 3
Dec 17
If your back is flat, where are you flexing from?
“Remember if you don’t Retract T8, you don’t rotate”
- @robertskipgeorge
Advanced Integration Day 3
Whether you’re looking for a Certified PRI Provider or your next Course in 2026, we’ve got you covered……….
around the world! 🌎
With the addition of PRC providers in Finland 🇫🇮 and Australia 🇦🇺 PRI Certified Providers are reaching further than ever!
Courses are scheduled throughout the United States 🇺🇸 , as well as a return to Canada 🇨🇦 and a visit to our friends in Duetschland 🇩🇪 for dual Secondary Courses!
And you can find @postrestinstjp all over Japan 🇯🇵, as well as select opportunities to learn PRI in Poland 🇵🇱!
We are so excited for the year ahead!
#prination
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Course map: right
Dec 11
Whether you’re looking for a Certified PRI Provider or your next Course in 2026, we’ve got you covered……….
around the world! 🌎
With the addition of PRC providers in Finland 🇫🇮 and Australia 🇦🇺 PRI Certified Providers are reaching further than ever!
Courses are scheduled throughout the United States 🇺🇸 , as well as a return to Canada 🇨🇦 and a visit to our friends in Duetschland 🇩🇪 for dual Secondary Courses!
And you can find @postrestinstjp all over Japan 🇯🇵, as well as select opportunities to learn PRI in Poland 🇵🇱!
We are so excited for the year ahead!
#prination
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Course map: right
Early Registration Ends Friday! Start your New Year with #prination
“This course has really helped me bring my work with PRI to the next level. Integrating the primary coursework and helping me understand how they relate to each other.”
“Dan knocked it out of the park. Funny. Emphasized key points with repetition, slower speech and volume. So clear and natural. It was easy for me to know what was really important and to take in. I was completely engaged the whole class even though I was streaming from Alaska which meant I was getting up at 4am to attend.”
“I have more validation that many orthopedic conditions have a neurologic underpinning, and that my role would be to foster a new sensory experience that is salient to the patient and reproducible under their own volition”
“This course helped me understand that the L calcaneus ‘impingement’ or sense is largely neurological, and the PRI non-manual techniques need to be taught with a minor on the muscles engaged and a major on the ‘sense’ of the body in a new position. I plan to use this course to emphasize my ability to teach and perform PRI-non manual techniques utilizing Pilates equipment.”
“The Impingement and Instability course is THE intersection between neurology and biomechanics. Dan is an incredibly adept in tying together the concepts from the Postural Restoration Institute’s primary courses and elevating the student to a greater understanding of the principles underpinning the integration between body position and body sense. I will absolutely be seeking out additional opportunities to hear Dan speak about applying PRI to my daily clinical practice.”
“Fantastic course. My favorite so far.”
Dec 10
Early Registration Ends Friday! Start your New Year with #prination
“This course has really helped me bring my work with PRI to the next level. Integrating the primary coursework and helping me understand how they relate to each other.”
“Dan knocked it out of the park. Funny. Emphasized key points with repetition, slower speech and volume. So clear and natural. It was easy for me to know what was really important and to take in. I was completely engaged the whole class even though I was streaming from Alaska which meant I was getting up at 4am to attend.”
“I have more validation that many orthopedic conditions have a neurologic underpinning, and that my role would be to foster a new sensory experience that is salient to the patient and reproducible under their own volition”
“This course helped me understand that the L calcaneus ‘impingement’ or sense is largely neurological, and the PRI non-manual techniques need to be taught with a minor on the muscles engaged and a major on the ‘sense’ of the body in a new position. I plan to use this course to emphasize my ability to teach and perform PRI-non manual techniques utilizing Pilates equipment.”
“The Impingement and Instability course is THE intersection between neurology and biomechanics. Dan is an incredibly adept in tying together the concepts from the Postural Restoration Institute’s primary courses and elevating the student to a greater understanding of the principles underpinning the integration between body position and body sense. I will absolutely be seeking out additional opportunities to hear Dan speak about applying PRI to my daily clinical practice.”
“Fantastic course. My favorite so far.”
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