POSTURAL RESTORATION (PRI) IN VIENNA
PRI-informed work for posture, breathing and movement patterns
What is PRI ?
Postural Restoration (PRI) is an approach that looks at how your nervous system shapes the way you breathe, stand, stabilize, and move. Instead of viewing posture as something you should “correct,” PRI understands posture as a neurological strategy — the way your brain organizes your body to feel safe, supported, and able to breathe efficiently. Because humans are naturally asymmetrical in structure and in how our sensory systems process information, the brain often relies on predictable patterns of stability. Over time, these patterns can become dominant, protective, or limiting.
PRI explores how sensory systems — vision, hearing, balance, breathing, and proprioception — influence the positions your body chooses. Your ribcage, diaphragm, and pelvis all work together to help you create a sense of security and balance in space. When one pattern becomes overused, the brain may hold you in a position that feels “safe,” even if it creates tightness, restriction, or imbalance.
Through awareness, gentle positioning, sensory cues, and guided movement, PRI helps your nervous system access more options. Instead of forcing posture or stretching isolated muscles, you learn how to shift, breathe, and coordinate your body in ways that reduce unnecessary tension and improve overall stability.
PRI gives your brain a new map of how to organize your body — so movement becomes smoother, breathing easier, and your body feels more balanced and adaptable.
How I use PRI in my work?
PRI is most effective when the nervous system has time to learn, adapt and explore new movement options. I work with people over a longer timeframe, because lasting change doesn’t come from a single session — it comes from giving your brain and body the chance to practice new patterns with guidance and repetition.
In our sessions, we explore:
how you breathe and how your ribcage, pelvis, neck work together
how your sensory system influences balance, orientation and stability
the patterns your body returns to when it feels safest
gentle positions or movements that create new options for ease and coordination
strategies you can integrate between sessions to deepen the change
Think of it as a process of teaching your brain new ways to stabilize, sense and move — step by step. Over time, this builds more balanced movement, more efficient breathing, and a body that feels supported rather than tense or compressed.
Who is this for ?
PRI-informed work may be a good fit if you:
feel “stuck” on one side of your body
experience recurring tension or tightness that always comes back
feel that you have “tried everything” without lasting change
have seen many practitioners but feel no one looked at the bigger picture
sense that something in your body is “off,” even if imaging shows nothing
feel disconnected from one side of your body or unable to access it during movement
notice asymmetries in your sport, training, or daily movements
sit long hours and feel compressed or tight through the ribcage, spine, or hips
feel that your breathing is shallow, restricted, or that you can’t get a satisfying full breath
have symptoms that began or worsened after orthodontic treatment (braces, Invisalign, etc.)
have worked with airway specialists but never had your head and neck positioning assessed in relation to airway function
want long-term, nervous-system-driven change rather than quick fixes
are curious about how your brain, breath, and body organize stability and movement
If you’re ready to explore your patterns, understand your body on a deeper level, and build more ease, balance and stability, I’d be happy to guide you.