Royal posture

If a person has not received the necessary education since childhood, few people monitor their posture. Look at how people walk: the stomach falls forward, the butt is pulled back, the legs are hesitantly stepping back and forth and from foot to foot, never finding support. In the feet, the emphasis is rather on the heels, the head is pressed into the shoulders, and the shoulders are helplessly lowered … To look better, develop a royal posture in yourself. Royal posture is where royalty begins — with a straight back. Straighten up! Go to the wall, lean back, repeat its plane with your back, and then, keeping your back, move away. When you manage to breathe in this state and not even be tense, this is what you need. So, the back is straight, the shoulders are straightened: deployed and relaxed.

At work, when you feel that you are sitting too long, do a simple exercise: bring your shoulders forward, lift them up, take them back as far as possible and then relax … In two weeks, it will become a habit to sit straight without sliding off the chair, and the back will feel comfortable without any additional exercise.

Fine! In the meantime, fine-tune the details. Royal posture is held by three force vectors. The first vector gives solidity, the second — lightness, the third — energy.

The vector of solidity goes down from your waist: imagine that your feet are firmly on the ground, which both attracts and holds you. You and the earth are one, the vector pulls you to the earth and creates a foundation for you. You stand firmly on the ground, your stance and gait have become solid.

That, however, should not interfere with the general feeling of cheerfulness and energy. Imagine that you have springs in your legs, and you really want to jump! Actually, boxers in the ring move around like that: they jump themselves, but you can’t knock them down.

When working on posture, pay attention to the shoulders — they should not be raised. Take them back and «throw» — let them freely fall down as far as they can. Sometimes this metaphor helps: imagine that there is a hanger behind you, and you hang your shoulders on it in a back-up-down motion.

From the report of the distance student: “For a year now I have been struggling with my posture, and I could not achieve a straight back from myself, despite massages and regular physical exercises to strengthen my muscles. After being advised to drop my shoulders, I can finally walk with a straight posture all day — it’s become a breeze. The most interesting and important thing is that at the same time anxiety went away, it became much easier for me to communicate with colleagues and subordinates.”

The second vector of force goes straight up from the crown: as soon as you feel it (and it is easy), lightness is added to your gait. Walk with a high neck, as if your gaze is coming from the second floor level. Nod a few times as if condescending to the highest approval. Notice that with this nod, the chin goes towards you, and not away from you. The chicken head twitch from bottom to front has now been replaced with a soft royal nod from top to bottom. So, your entire upper body, and specifically your head, is held by a force vector directed upwards. Higher, higher!

Finally, release from the solar plexus (touch it) the third vector, the vector of energy directed forward and upward. Forward and upward! As you do it, the emphasis in the legs will move to the toes, inside there will be a feeling of readiness to jump, and people nearby will start saying about you: “Energetic person!”.

It is very pleasant that with such simple things you can achieve serious changes in your impression of yourself.

Any new skill needs to be practiced, and once you have established your posture as a king, you need to practice it, accustom yourself to it. If you ask someone from your relatives or friends to follow you, your posture, it will be useful for you and your friends: pay attention, their posture will soon recover as well. It’s very good to go to a children’s goods store and buy yourself a crown there, and preferably a heavier one. Putting it on your head, you will feel a sharp and unexpected effect: your back will immediately straighten, your neck will acquire a core, and your movements will become smooth. At least to keep the crown from slipping over your ears.

Pharmacies sell a posture corrector: something between a bra and a collar, put on the shoulders, can be worn under clothes.

Another good recipe: put a medium-heavy book on your head, put cups of water in your palms (you can hold them with your fingers) and spread your arms a little to the sides. You will be very reminiscent of an exquisite floor lamp, but not for long, because the load is serious. What, in fact, attracts many: not for long, but the result is felt immediately. Try it — you will feel how exactly those muscles that are needed are turned on.

Good luck to you, Your Majesty!

From the feedback of distant participants: “As for the exercise with posture — how nice it is to feel like a Queen! I put reminders on my phone, so every half an hour now the inscription “I am the Queen!” appears on my phone! to a very pleasant tune. Which of course reminds you that you need to pull yourself up, pull yourself together, smile. I am the Queen!

In the morning, leaving the house, I usually walk to the marshutka. My path leads through an alley (it’s about 100 meters), and while walking, my head is usually occupied with plans for the day and other random thoughts. The mood is normal. When I took the royal posture exercise to work, the situation changed: I noticed that my mood was different, it became great! A smile appeared on his face, and joy rose in his soul! I began to check how stable it is — yes, stable. Once I get into a fixed-route taxi and understand that the mood is so-so, well, normal. Aha! That’s right, I forgot about the royal posture. Mistake! In total — I recommend: keep your back straight, shoulders back and let go down (as if you are dropping a heavy sheepskin coat from your shoulders), your neck is high, your chin is slightly up — and soon your mood will be great!