When I looked more closely at my surroundings I noticed that my the placement of the computer may have something to do with the way I round my posture. Then I began to look more closely to the way people carry their frame when in motion. Gravity does take a toll on the skeletal system, but remember, your muscles hold up your skeleton and the muscles are contracted by thought impulses created by a neural network that connects to the CNS, central nervous system. These pathways are created by years of conditioning and bad postural habits. Most chronic aches and pains happen over time, a build up of added pressures and the heavy burden of grasping for more material happiness may cause a stress related injury such as neck and back pain. Movement is medicine, learn to use the wall in your house to support a posture that extends the spine. Use the floor and do bow pose or cobra. These movements help stretch the body in the opposite direction of the cause of dis-ease. The more you move your body, the better it oxygenates the blood circulation. Circulation heals aches and pains simply by the logic of if your toilet is clog, its gonna stink up your bathroom and the same goes for the human body.
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As intelligent beings it is easy to blame our environment for our posture and bad habits. The food we eat, the traffic on the freeway, our noisy neighbors, the state of the economy and a million more reasons to complain about something. Our brain has an incredible capacity to change, to learn new skills and the ability to heal itself. The bad habits we developed can be corrected and unlearned by incrementally reinforcing positive habits during our lifetime. Humans are highly self intelligent but our brains are easily tricked and numbed by a barrage of stimuli. Our failure or ignorance to accurately perceive the misuse of our physical body leads to dis-ease and sometimes painful consequences. It is not normal to live with stress, migraines or back pain. Don’t just put up with it and expect to relieve the pain with a daily dose of medication. The fact that we make mistakes is inevitable, but we have to use our body awareness to self correct and must have a deep inner desire to heal.
By cultivating a daily attitude of healing the mind and body, the brain will soon start to auto-correct itself. Try to develop a daily relationship with your senses, take time to do yoga, walk in nature, swim, meditate, not because its relaxing, see these daily activities as an exercise in learning about how your body works. Cultivate what feels natural and what intuitively feels good to you, there is no one system. Keep a diary or post-it notes of the things that made you feel energized and the things that bring you down, date it and review weekly. Your intuitive intelligence with the proper motivation to heal is your best guide. And of course get advice from your doctor, dietitian, physical therapist or Google a credible site with healthy advice.