Do you spend hours at a desk or on a computer? Are you reading this hunched over your phone (like me in the picture above)?😬😆 Do your neck, shoulders, or back ache by the end of the day? Have you started to notice your posture changing with age (ie. hunched shoulders or osteoporosis)?
Posture is about so much more than standing up straight. It affects your mood; blood pressure; energy level; spine, jaw + headache pain; lung capacity; hormone production; nervous system function; even your digestive system.
Try out these 6 easy steps–in your yoga practice or any time–and notice the positive effects on your posture.
1) Align feet more or less parallel, knees tracking in the same direction as the toes
2) Tone legs and gently lift knee caps
3) Lengthen tailbone down
4) Side ribs long, abs toned and lifted/zipped
5) Lift heart while keeping abs toned, pull shoulder blades gently toward one another (not ‘military’ style)
6) Head floats up from back of ears, throat soft
For more helpful posture tips, enroll in my next ‘Dump the Slump: 8 Week Posture Reset’ online yoga course where you’ll be guided through simple, effective yoga practices to release tight muscles, strengthen the ones that support healthy alignment, and build lasting habits for better posture. Week by week, you’ll stand taller, move more comfortably, and feel more at home in your body. Subscribe to my newsletter to get the details!
If you liked this blog post, you might also like my blog posts, Yoga for Osteoporosis Prevention and Do You Have Text Neck?
