Power poses

[BoN-bOn]

Yoga has yielded similar results for me. Just being mindful of my posture & learning to stretch out & “take up space” in the world. Like you, I have spent my whole life trying to go unnoticed & take up as little space as possible. I tend to sit Indian style/legs crossed or under me with my arms crossed everywhere I sit. I’m only 5 foot tall so it isn’t like I take up a lot of room anyway! Haha! Yoga has helped a ton with helping me not to feel so “small” & it’s amazing how even though I am technically still “small,” I don’t feel quite as small as I have for most of my life. :)

 

[Missycat]

Yea i think your t is right in suggesting you change your body position and ‘open up’ more . I know that when ive been discussing difficult things in session i would naturally look down and almost curl up. T would ask me to look up and sit up and deep breathe and actually i felt better and stronger - it took a few times and a lot of hard work on both our sides but it did work. I like Friday’s suggestion about thinking about when / how you prepare to run.
Give it go ... its worth a try

 

[SinkorSwim]

So little update on me! I've been a bit adventurous in my power poses when talking with coworkers and I feel the difference. Today I felt a huge difference. I was at the psychiatrist and I was sitting in the waiting room and I could feel myself getting anxious. I noticed I was curled up so I uncrossed my legs and arms and sat back firmly in the chair with my head raised. I stopped feeling the anxiousness! Like I stopped it! It was amazing! I also like @Friday suggestion about pretending I'm about to do a long run. I'm in a totally different mind set and super confident then. It's just trying to find this confidence when im not running that I struggle with. I know it's there I just need to figure out how to make it show more often. So im happy to say with my few days of attempting power poses, I do feel a bit different a bit more positive and a little more confident!

 

[Bibine]

So my therapist wants me to start doing power poses for a minute a day to help boost my confidence lik...

Yes, it's good. I thought it to my coaching groups years ago after having seen the TED video. It's very nice.