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Power Posing could change how you are perceived






“Our bodies change our minds, and our minds can change our behaviour, and our behaviour can change our outcomes.” Amy Cuddy Harvard Business School




Have you thought about your ‘body language’ / posture and how it can affect how powerful or powerless you can feel about yourself?

At BODYFIRM Studios as you know we are big into posture.  We advocate good and balanced posture to reduce stress on the body’s structures, to create open and fluid movement that assists us when coping with the adl’s [activities of daily living]

We work with you to develop strategies, endurance, flexibility and strength to maintain this open and fluid posture. You learn to move better, breathe better, live better.

But imagine if by adopting a ‘powerful pose/posture’ for as little as 2 minutes per day offered positive effects on how you feel about yourself, how others perceive your and lowered your cortisol levels [stress hormone]

Well that is exactly what Amy Cuddy’s [Social Psychologist / Professor at Harvard Business School] research revealed.
According to Ms Cuddy “tiny tweaks – can lead to BIG changes”

And they do, since seeing this Ted talk I practice myself daily and have introduced its principles to my clients to good effect.


Check out this very interesting TED talk by Ms Cuddy and try it for yourself - full talk click here 

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You might also be interested in how this Ted talk helped Actor Manish Dayal for his part in the movie
The Hundred Foot Journey - click here    by   Kate Torgovnick May

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Tel: 0035318684600 - Email:training@bodyfirmpilates.com

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