11/09/2023
This is why we work on core strength - the builder of good posture, in our primitive reflex programs. A strong core = a strong brain!
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Body language is such a huge part of being human: both displaying it and reading it. I recently read a webage on posture (link below) and reflected on how our natural posture sets the canvass for more subtle body language, and yet this canvas itself also says so much about us.
The picture below is from the article and shows a range of postures.
What do each of these postures indicate to you? Do you predict an attitude associated with each? Do they indicate where each person might be on a confidence scale (from overly confident to really lacking in confidence)? Do you even associate some of them with neurological conditions (Autism? Parkinson's Disease?) Do they say anything about how naturally physically adept and co-ordinated each person might be? Perhaps you even recognise yourself or a friend?
Your answer to many of these questions may well be "yes".
A better question to ask might be what causes these postures? In most cases the answer is the brain, because this is where the automatic and subconsious signalling for posture comes from. Another good question is whether we can change the signalling in the brain? And, for most people, the answer is usually yes!
Immature or damaged parts of the brain can often leave the brain in a type of survival mode. When this happens, the brain signals to muscles to engage (or relax) to create a survival posture: the diagram below shows the uniqueness of just some of the types of posture which can result from this brain mode. The postures do vary, but what they have in common is that being in a survival mode will interfere with normal posture (the first dagram), so that it deviates as per some of the other postures seen here.
Neuroplasticity therapies enable assessment of which parts (or associated parts) of the brain are immature or damaged and thus in survival mode. These therapies also provide the tools and interventions necessary for each individual to help their brains to rehabilitate, taking them out of survival mode and towards networks related to confidence, safety, and organisation.
And, what is extraordinary is that normalisation of posture (via targetted working with the brain), very often results in nomalisation of other aspects, including:
* Confidence
* Recalibration of physical abilities (e.g. co-ordination, balance)
* Focus and learning
* Emotional stability
* Organisation
* Behaviours
It really is fascinating to appreciate the interaction between brain and body, and all of the beautiful ripple effects which can emerge when the two are aided and enhanced.
Find out more about neuroplasticity therapies at www.neurofrontiers.org
(Picture is from this article: https://www.pectusclinic.com/conditions/pectus-posture/)