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Posture ~ Is Yours Affecting Your Well-Being?

5/4/2021

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Spinal Touch for poor posture with Teresa Graham, RMT Calgary, AB
"Stand up straight and tall!" Who didn't hear this as a child? What was never explained was why. 

Posture, next to stress, is one of the main reasons clients come in to see me. Though I'm not sure they realize that. Posture while standing, Posture while walking, Posture while sitting at a desk and computer, Posture during screen time... Good posture, or lack thereof, makes a difference to more than your muscles.

During May and June I'm placing a focus on Spinal Touch Therapy as it is probably the most effective tool in my skill set for good posture and encouraging your body to return to that, and hold it. Spinal Touch looks at where your posture is distorted, which muscles are pulling it into that position, and applies a gentle technique that encourages better alignment and posture. 
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I will be honest here though, while the technique is gentle, you often feel as though you've been hit by a truck afterwards. Here's why...

When we are stooped over with shoulders rounded and chin drawn down or forward our muscles will begin to hold us in that distorted shape. That posture pulls on the muscles through the spine from lower back to skull. The muscles in the front of the chest and neck begin to shorten (because the body, in it's wisdom, views that we're not using or needing them to move better so sends the energy elsewhere to the cells that are using it). In that hunched over shape our digestive organs and circulation are compressed and we tend not to breath as deeply.

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A Spinal Touch session encourages a posture where, from a side view, a straight line could run from your ankle, through your mid knee, mid hip, mid shoulder and mid ear. Looking from the back both ears, shoulders and hips are in line.( That's the optimum)
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Imagine for a moment how your muscles would feel as they are pulled back into a more open and balanced position, as you stand straighter, how your organs when they are no longer compressed. It's not a comfortable feeling at first. The muscle hurt as they fight to go back to the old posture they've been holding and the organs often release and cleanse as they're meant to. The hit by a truck feeling doesn't last long though (24 to 48 hours) and the results are worth it.!

​Spinal Touch is safe and gentle and has helped clients that were experiencing:
  • Back, Hip and Knee Pain
  • Neck Pain and Whiplash, Jaw Pain
  • Frozen Shoulder
  • Repetitive Strain Injuries
  • Fatigue and Low Energy
  • Headaches
  • Arthritis and Joint Pain
  • Tension, Anxiety and Stress
  • Sciatica, Pinched Nerve
  • Scoliosis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Kyphosis, Lordosis
  • Respiratory problems and Asthma
  • Digestive problems
  • Balance problems
I encourage you to take some time to check in on your posture each day and where you might stretch or move to improve it. If you would like to experience Spinal Touch Therapy you can book here.
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      • Holistic Journey Sessions
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