THE POSTURE CLINIC

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THE POSTURE CLINIC

• Yoga 11

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Affirmation

• I stand tall with confidence and self
  assurance.

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Posture Perfect!

• Good posture is important for your body.
  Understanding and practicing correct posture is
  extremely important in preventing musculoskeletal
  injuries. It also has a tremendous influence on
  how others perceive us.

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Look at the following picture

• Slouched v. Poised v. Forced sitting

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• Your goal is to keep the three natural curves of
  your spine in their natural balanced alignment.
• Neutral spine is the position of greatest
  segmental balance and least amount of stress and
  pain to the joints, ligaments, and muscles.
• The alignment is ear, shoulder, hip, and ankle
  bone. This is often referred to as the plum line.

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• Standing or sitting in balance means you are
  working with gravity instead of against it. The
  muscles do not have to work hard to maintain
  balance therefore the body feels less fatigued
  and can work more efficiently.
• When you slouch, you cause unnecessary strain,
  which can lead to backache, stiffness, and muscle
  fatigue.

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Will Power

• Knowing the proper techniques is one thing.
  Harder is the practice of good posture. Here are
  some techniques!
• Tell your friends and family to remind you
• Leave yourself post it notes
• Stand tall when you see a person wearing a hat
• Sit tall when you stop at a red light
• Practice tadasana

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Activities

• Demo messages that different postures give
• Demo standing height slouched posture
• Demo mountain pose perfect
• Demo standing height perfect posture
• Tadasana
• http//www.yogajournal.com/poses/492

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Affirmation

• I stand tall with confidence and self
  assurance.