Stack Your Bones: 100 Simple Lessons for Realigning Your Body and Moving With Ease

In a standing position, feel the weight of your body. Does the weight of your body feel good anywhere? Does it feel grounded or solid? Does it feel uncomfortable anywhere? Heavy or compressed?

And it knows how to move, too. Your body is designed for comfortable movement. It’s equipped and wired for natural, easeful alignment and coordination. However, as you move through life, your body’s posture and movement functionality will sometimes veer off course.

Stand with your legs and feet under you for support. Feel your shoulder area. Shrug your shoulders up toward your ears. Then press your shoulders down. Now bring your shoulders forward. Then bring your shoulders back behind you. Repeat. Notice the different muscles responsible for each of these actions. Balanced muscle tone around joints creates eq

For a few moments, practice what you’ve learned about posture. Maybe you learned to lift your chest or pull in your belly. Maybe you learned to press your shoulders down or tuck your pelvis. Now undo all of this, and try something else. Gently organize your bones. Relax. Get grounded. Soften the muscles around your pelvis and shoulders. Energetical

Feel the distance between your pelvis and your rib cage. Is there enough space there? Feel the distance between your pubic bones and your sternum. Is there enough length there? Is there too much? Contemplate the spatial relationships in your body by scanning distances.

Your body’s shape and movement patterns continually change in response to the content of your life.