Promoting Proper Posture

I would like to appologise for my lapse of posting, I am going to attempt to make it up today. How was your weekend?

When you were younger did you mum or dad ever tell you to stand up straight or youd have bad posture when you got old? My mum did all the time. Unfortunatly it never stopped me from comfortable slouching in my seat. Now as Im older I recently realized that I have horrible posture and I have decided that Im going to try improve it a little bit. Do you stand up straight and have good posture?

Here are some reasons why good posture is benefitial

1. Good posture will make you stand up taller, giving you a confident and empowering aura when you walk into a room.
2. Having good posture will help to allow you to take deeper and fuller breath
3. Over time bad posture can cause muscle weakness and or tightness.
4. Good posture can lead to more energy and fewer aches and pains.
5. Gravity exerts alot of force on our bodies at all times. If you have proper posture the force from gravity will be evenly distributed so as not to stress any of your muscles, ligaments or bones.
6. Your posture affects may facets of your daily body movement, from the opening and closing of your jaw to keeping your inner organs in their correct positions!

If your a little skeptical, try this exercise once with bad posture and then again with good posture:

1. Take 3 deep breaths. 2. Move your head side to side.3. Raise your arms over your head. 4. Tap your teeth together.

Can you feel the difference?

Aside from standing straight with your shoulders back and your head up, you can also improve your posture with some yoga exercises. This video will show you the mountain pose that you can use to start developing good posture.

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For more yoga poses to improve posture, you can try the poses below:

Table balancing Pose:

Boat Pose:

May posture bring you confidence!

Thanks,

Eliza

Focus on Breathing Away Stress

Thank goodness its Friday, its time to get excited for the weekend!

How many of you are into yoga, or meditation? Ive tried it a few times, ok, so maybe only when it was required in phys ed classes, but Ive heard from many people that it really helps to reduce stress. Unfortunatly if I get too stressed out I get tension headaches, which, if youve had them, you know they arent pleasent. Today when I got home, I took at 1o minute break from my day to do a meditation of sorts. A while back my doctor recommended that I take 10 minutes out of each day to be still and focus on my breathing. She said that sometimes with hectic scheduals and lots of stress our breathing gets unnoticably out of wack, however with this daily 'meditation' its easily reset.

If youre going through a lot of stress lately, take 1o mintues to be still, free your mind, and focus on your breathing. Even if you cant do it every day as was recommended, just doing it once helps to calm and relax you. Hopefully if you have been stressed, this meditation will relax you a little, and help to start your weekend off on the right note.

If youd like more information, feel free to check out: http://anxietytherapyonline.com/anxiety-support-book/anxiety-treatments/deep-breathing-exercises/

Or take a look at this youtube video