postural habits

[Guest guest]

Monkeymind,<br><br>I too have poor posture. I

became aware of it around ten years ago, and it seems

that nothing has helped. If I'm not directly focused

on pulling my hips in, head up and shoulders back, I

slouch terribly. The wrong muscles are overdeveloped and

the right ones underdeveloped (for proper posture).

I've been secretly hoping that yoga would help with

this, along with the head work in addressing the

reasons I began slouching in the first place. It's great

to hear there's hope. I've noticed a slight change,

but with my inconsistent practice, nothing major.

<br><br>Anyone else out there have improved general posture from

the practice?

[Guest guest]

Yoga does help with this. It corrects the

structural misalignments caused by poor postural and

movement habits and makes you aware of how it feels to be

more properly aligned (and it will delve into the

reasons you began slouching in the first place). And

being mindful of these principles off the matt will

help retrain the habits that cause the

problems.<br><br>You might benefit from taking a few lessons in the

Alexander Technique. It helped me to become more conscious

of my everyday postural and movement habits and to

improve them. Just a handful of lessons can do an amazing

amount of good. Check out the Society of Teachers of the

Alexander Technique website for more info about the

technique and to find a

teacher:<br><br><a href=http://www.stat.org.uk/

target=new>http://www.stat.org.uk/</a>