Theme Commentary
Posture is how you present yourself anatomically and emotionally. Your external posture both reflects and shapes your inner state. Expansion expresses confidence. Contraction accesses empathy and inward awareness. When we adjust the body, the mind responds; when we shift the mind, the body reorganizes. Posture is the meeting point between the two. Even smiling or frowning, which are physical displays of posture, can affect emotion.
Mantras
Posture is the bridge between my inner world and outer expression.
Strengthening my posture is a daily act of self-respect.
Quotes
[The] philosophy, known as embodied cognition, is the idea that the relationship between our mind and body runs both ways, meaning our mind influences the way our body reacts, but the form of our body also triggers our mind.”—Vivian Giang, in Fast Company magazine
“Your body language shapes who you are.”— Amy Cuddy
“The body says what words cannot.”— Martha Graham, dancer
“The posture that we assume, whether we are aware of it or not, communicates to the brain.” — Moshe Feldenkrais, Ukranian-Israeli physicist who created the Feldenkrais Method
“Emotion always has its roots in the unconscious and manifests itself in the body.”— Irene Claremont de Castillejo, psychologist
“Our bodies communicate to us clearly and specifically, if we are willing to listen.”— Shakti Gawain, teacher of personal growth
“Change the body, and the mind will follow.”— Alexander Lowen, physician and psychotherapist
Savasana
“Better Posture = Better Life” guided meditation from Therapy Meditations YouTube Channel
Handout
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