So why is posture important? If you look around, more and more people have developed unhealthy postural habits due to living sedentary lifestyles, getting too much throughout the day, slouching over while looking at their phone for hours on end, and wearing unhealthy footwear. It may seem harmless, but if you were to actually calculate the total amount of time per day the average person spends engaged in poor posture, and then spread that out over the years. It really adds up leading to chronic poor posture and wreaking havoc on the body. Some of the symptoms and chronic illnesses that can develop from chronic poor posture are breathing problems, GERD or acid reflux, strain on the spine, joints and ligaments. poor circulation, vision problems, impaired sexual function, increased stress, constipation, incontinence and more.

Some of the benefits of proper postural habits are working more efficiently with less fatigue and strain on your body's ligaments and muscles. Enjoying more of life's activities, maximizing your potential as a human being, maximizing your health potential, improving your relationship with your body, looking taller, more confident and attractive and improve respiration and digestion. The goals of this three course series are to become more aware and accountable to learn how to build a healthy and balanced relationship with your body by developing healthy communication with your body Which is talking in listening to it. Daily corrective routines, strengthening and stretching. integrating these changes into your everyday life and movement and developing the understanding, skillset and confidence to become your own practitioner and make informed decisions. The structure of this class healing through postural alignment one on one consists of an initial self assessment, developing healthy communication with your body, an introduction to proper postural alignment, learning about the causes and negative health effects of poor posture.

Taking a holistic approach and understanding how all parts of the body are connected, and how any slight imbalance affects the entire organism. An Introduction to daily corrective routines for the five major muscle groups responsible for proper postural alignment. Tips for maintaining proper posture throughout the day. homework, one to two weeks minimum of daily application before beginning class 102 and a follow up self assessment. In order to succeed in this class, you have to be 100% committed, you must want it. You have to be patient and enjoy the journey and the results will be amazing.

Be persistent and work at it daily. collect feedback through journaling, observing yourself in mirrors, photo and video. maintain a positive attitude to the ups and downs. And be kind to yourself. We are all a work in progress. Some days are easier than others and that's okay.

So, where do we begin? It's important to build a healthy relationship with your body as that is where you are living for the duration of this lifetime. It is a tool for you to manifest your desires and also experience yourself as a part of the world. knowing and understanding yourself is the most valuable skill and relationship you can develop during this lifetime. Two key pieces to building a healthy relationship with yourself are awareness or seeing yourself clearly and communication, listening and talking to your body. We are going to develop some self awareness before diving into any of the course materials.

Please pause the video and click on the link below labeled initial self assessment. This assessment may take a day for you to complete. It is an extremely important part of this course. So please take the time to complete it thoroughly. This course is our journey and we are in no rush. I will be here when you are ready to move forward.