The Power of Posture

07/03/19 • 50 min

When I say the word “posture,” do you immediately feel your body tense and gravitate to an unnatural, uncomfortable position? We often hear this advice about maintaining a rigid posture with certain key elements, but Sukie Baxter joins us to discuss why those misconceptions of posture are harmful and how she defines it instead. Sukie tells us that the way we move our bodies is the way we move through life and that finding a healthy posture is often the key to pain relief and healthy aging.

On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

The benefits of addressing movement dysfunction before we’re in pain and some key warning signs
How to use your body to talk to your mind
Why we should pay attention to the cues we get from our body, both good and bad, and ways to respond to those cues
The relationship between posture and breath as well as keys to using breath as an assessment tool for the body
Sukie’s practices for resilient posture and some of the common advice she gives to her clients

Sukie Baxter is a Posture and Movement Specialist, the author of Perfect Posture for Life and the mastermind behind Whole Body Revolution, an informational resource for posture, pain relief and healthy aging. Sukie helps people change their lives by changing the way they move.

Links:

Perfect Posture For Life by Sukie Baxter

Whole Body Revolution

Sukie’s free guide, No More Tight Muscles

Sukie’s Posture Rehab course

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Rising from the Ashes of Burnout

Being successful does not necessarily bring happiness. For my guest Dr. Andrea Pennington, it did the exact opposite: it burned her out, and stifled her spark to the point of deep depression, and cut her off from herself in profound ways. Thankfully, she found her way back.

When I stumbled across this fellow Chinese Medicine and qi gong practitioner's work, and learned we shared a passion for blending paradigms, biohacking and evangelizing self-love, I immediately reached out to get this multi-passionate powerhouse on the show. We talk about:

falling into the "success trap:" how getting everything she wanted made her miserable
how a profound spiritual experience rescued her from a deep depression
why self-awareness is a pre-requisite for self-love
the connection between happiness and authentic self-expression
how qi gong helped her connect to self-love
how identifying as consciousness itself fosters self-compassion

Dr. Andrea Pennington is an integrative physician, acupuncturist, meditation teacher and #1 international bestselling author of several books on resilience, mindfulness and self-love. Dr. Andrea’s extensive study of medical nutrition, positive psychology and longevity biohacking led her to create a holistic media platform, In8Vitality, blending ancient wisdom and modern science for enhanced vitality and life mastery. As Co-founder of the #RealSelfLove Movement Andrea speaks globally to reduce the stigma of mental illness and to support people on their journey to authentic living Andrea is also a highly acclaimed TEDx speaker. Dr. Andrea has shared her candid insights on resilience on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Dr. Oz Show, CNN, the Today Show, LUXE-TV, Thrive Global and HuffingtonPost and as a news anchor for Discovery Health Channel.

Get Dr. Andrea Pennington's new book, "I Love You, Me."

Connect with Dr. Andrea Pennington: http://www.andreapennington.com/

Learn more about Qi Gong: https://brodiewelch.com/meet-qi-gong-yogas-less-popular-cousin/

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Overcoming Limiting Beliefs

As humans, we’ve evolved to have strong, often unconscious reactions to thoughts and situations that might cause us to be in danger. Sometimes we end up internalizing those thoughts and they become limiting beliefs that impact us far beyond what we might initially realize. Lael Petersen shared some great insights in our conversation about these beliefs as well as why they’re so common and nothing to feel shame around.

On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

How to identify limiting beliefs
Techniques to help make the unconscious conscious and start changing beliefs
Why this is a process that takes practice and can be slow
The value of immersing yourself in ideas and visualizing the things that help you become the person you want to be.

Lael Petersen is a therapist turned life coach with over 18 years of experience helping women and their families thrive. Her years in private practice combined with her own personal healing journey give her a unique perspective on what it takes to "live our best lives." She currently leads an on-line community of women dedicated to prioritizing their health and mental health and sees clients privately as well.

Links:

Lael’s Website