How to Change your Posture

The best definition for posture is that it is an ATTITUDE. It is not just some position our physical body assumes. It is a position that our mind and emotions put us in. It is not a coincidence then that study after study shows how optimum digestion and other internal functions are directly related to good posture.

A postural breakthrough requires constant efforts in the direction of positive reinforcement of a specific position, attitude or movement that improves the way the body lives by placing it in its most efficient position for functioning. This can be learned by (1) recognizing the maladaptive patterns, (2) practicing new and improved patterns, and (3) constantly being aware of the attitudes and habits that bring the body back to the maladaptive patterns.

These inefficient patterns are a result of our lifestyle and cannot be changed without altering some thoughts and habits of our everyday routines. This means that we must be dissatisfied with our current state and direction of health and commit to a change for the better; otherwise our old habits will eventually take over and bring the body back to its “comfort zone.”

Posture is an attitude, and therefore cannot be changed without a new thought process. It is well known that people with multiple personalities have different postures and even medical conditions that go with each personality. This shows that we become what we think and believe.

You can shape yourself, or you can be shaped by bad habits.