Why Posture Matters More Than You Think

Everyday I see how we live in a world that's slowly pulling us away from the natural intelligence of our bodies. We sit too much. We collapse into office chairs, cars, couches and soft beds, and we get lost in the world of screens.

We have learned to function under pressure but at the same time have forgotten how to thrive.

Many of us feel disconnected from ourselves, and don’t know exactly why, or how to return.

This disconnection shows up in the way you carry yourself through the world. It shows up in the physical, mental and emotional (over)reactions you bring to everything. I believe that a large part of that disconnection is due to the loss of connection to the inherited uprightness of your body.

It’s the loss of wholeness really. Living in your natural verticality means that your primary movement mechanism is intact and your senses wide awake.

Your body has evolved into upright balance so you can freely use your arms and legs not only to survive but to follow your dreams... and strive along the way.

Your head has evolved to balance freely on a upward-lengthening spine so that your vision can radiate out into the world and make you see new horizons. But because you now live in a digital age, your natural upright balance suffers chronic disturbances as you try to adapt to the stress and physical collapse of staring at small displays for day, weeks, months and years at a time without knowing how to reset yourself.

It shows up in the way you grip where you could be releasing. You brace your body where you could soften and allow. You rush through life without noticing how much it costs you to hold yourself together.

But verticality is vitality.

When your body is in balance, your life force activates and you can move with in flow. You will breathe more freely, feel more depth and sense yourself more deeply.

Your emotional weight can transform and exit the body. But when it is out of balance, energy gets trapped and compensates through muscular effort as your nervous system is trying to protect you from collapse. Over time, this leads to chronic pain, fatigue, tension, and a deep sense of unease in your own skin.

What I teach is not a quick fix. It is not about standing up straight or doing posture exercises. It is about unlearning the habits that keep you small and disconnected from your own physical intelligence. It's about regaining access to the uprightness you were born with. This is the posture work we all need more of.
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