A sure-fire way to keep yourself stuck is to keep comparing yourself to your former self, a future version of your self or other people. In this episode, Ellie aims to give listeners a 'firm talking to' about how futile comparison is. If you want to progress with your posture, you can only meet your body where it's at right now. If you're treating your body how it was 30 years ago, treating it how you want it to be in the future or treating it like someone else's body, this is yet another form of disrespect and a lack of self-compassion. Give your body what it needs NOW and you'll progress quickly. Give your body what you've decided you think it needs, and you'll stay stuck. Which do you choose?

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Intro theme: Life is Good 2 by Beat Mekanik

When it comes to our posture exercises, many people stumble because they keep pushing for more and won't stop. More exercises, more intensity, more effort ... there's a belief that change will only occur if you're pushing really hard and trying ALL the things. This is totally misguided. As per Posture Commandment No.4 'Don't force anything', you can only move at the pace your body is ready for. Give your body what it wants and accept where you're at, but keep chipping away everyday. This is where you'll make progress. In this episode, Posture Ellie talks listeners through the mental patterns that drive this incessant desire to 'do' and invites you to ask yourself 'why' you need to be busy all the time? Why can't you sit quietly with yourself and enjoy the more relaxing posture exercises? What are you hiding from?

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Intro theme: Life is Good 2 by Beat Mekanik

In this episode, Posture Ellie seeks to manage expectations about how quickly you'll make longer-term changes that truly stick. As covered in last week's episode, when an exercise/routine suits your posture, you will know about it right away, as your body will start feeling less tense immediately. However, these changes don't stick for very well because, as soon as you get up, you go back to your old movement patterns and normal habits, and so the tension will wind back up again. It is through repetition, consistency and patience that you will start to notice longer and longer periods of pain-free (or reduced pain) time, but don't expect miracles. This isn't a quick fix, this is true healing. It's also super important to STOP avoidable activities that aggravate your pain ... posture doesn't happen in a vacuum and if you're expecting to carry on running/gymming/whatever-ing whilst your body is screaming at you not to, even if you're doing 30 mins of posture a day, you won't make progress. You've got to take a step back sometimes in order to move forwards.

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Website - posture-ellie.com

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Intro theme: Life is Good 2 by Beat Mekanik