406: How to fix your posture & ease your anxiety | Manual therapist Aaron Alexander

Published: May 30, 2022, 9 a.m.

b"Aaron Alexander: \\u201cIf you're in a position all the time, it becomes your personality.\\u201d\\nAlexander, a manual therapist and movement coach, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how your posture can impact your mood, plus:\\n- How to fix your alignment (~17:53)\\n- The best way to walk for longevity & a calmer mind (~28:57)\\n- Why you should listen to crackling fire when you're stressed (~47:12)\\n- Nonnegotiable habits for spinal health (~50:06)\\n- Why you should regularly sit on the floor (~51:33)\\n\\nReferenced in the episode:\\n- Alexander's book, The Align Method.\\n- Alexander's podcast, Align Podcast.\\n- Join the Align Community.\\n- A study showing 86% of students had an easier time accessing uplifting memories in an upright position\\n- Read more about Albert Mehrabian's 7-38-55% rule.\\n- mbg Podcast episode #245, with James Nestor.\\n- mbg Podcast episode #238, with Brian Mackenzie.\\n- A study on access to greenery & recovering from gallbladder surgery.\\n- Man's Search For Meaning, by Viktor Frankl.\\n- Learn more about Joan Vernikos' research.\\n- A study showing 2 minutes of walking associated with reduced mortality by 33%.\\n\\nEnjoy this episode! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at:\\xa0podcast@mindbodygreen.com.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"