We likely can agree that subconsciously, we form opinions on others within seconds of meeting them. How does that happen? I’ll tell you, body language guides our feelings about others and more importantly ourselves. Studies show our communication is about 55% body language, 38% tonality and a mere 7% remaining for spoken words; this is huge! If you are a business lady, family man, educator or generally like feeling good; you absolutely need to pay attention to this.
“Hunching over” has been biologically integrated into our systems as a defensive or already defeated position.
The stress hormone cortisol has been shown to increase and testosterone decrease just by standing like this for a short period of time. Imagine that, the opposite happens when we stand upright in a “victory” position. Look at any person after they win a race; its the same every time. Even a blind person that has never seen this gesture, will do the exact same thing. Their chin is up, chest open, shoulders back, they tend to find a stack from head to toe. Hmmmm, kind of exactly what we are shooting for when integrating our structures; what an incredible coincidence (sarcasm).
I would like us to play with this and notice the mental/emotional shift that takes place when we change our structure, even if you are only acting. This is a technique used by actors to embody their character. You need to embody the movement of the emotion to completely feel it. If you’re curious why your low on energy or haven’t been able to create all the things you’ve envisioned, it’s time to take a look a bit deeper. You can’t just read yourself into gaining confidence. It’s time to make tangible structural changes in your body which fit your the way you want to feel.
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