Posture Changes How You Breathe, Move, and Feel (Movement Longevity Series) | Ep. 57

Posture Changes How You Breathe, Move, and Feel Posture is the pillar most people skip. It's also the one affecting your breathing, your balance, and how much effort it takes to get through an ordinary day. This is the fourth episode in a five-part series going behind the scenes of the five pillars of movement longevity. Today Mikah makes her case for posture, and then gives you the three jobs behind every posture practice she teaches. If you've been told to stand up straight your whole life and it has never changed anything, this episode is for you. In this episode, you'll learn: What your posture is doing to your breathing, and how to feel it for yourself in ten seconds Why pulling your shoulders back never holds, and what actually changes the pattern The invisible box your shoulders have been living in for decades Which postural muscles switch off from sitting, and how to wake them back up The three jobs behind every posture practice, and how to use them at home Links: Follow Mikah on Instagram Join the priority interest list for Lifelong Yoga Foundations Previous in this series: Episode 054, Motion Is Lotion (Pillar 1), Episode 055, Strength from a Yoga Lens (Pillar 2), and Episode 056, Balance Is a Brain Skill You Can Improve (Pillar 3).