Reprogram Your Brain for Perfect Posture for YOUR BODY

[@TaroIwamoto]

Check out my💪 [FREE MASTERCLASS] to Discover YOUR “Path to Comfort, Confidence, Authenticity in YOUR BODY” taro-iwamoto.thinkific.com/courses/masterclass This masterclass is for people who have been stuck in pain, and want to go from suffering from chronic pain to being active and healthy again. In this masterclass I share my insights and perspective on why people get stuck in pain, and how they can move past their pain and move with confidence, comfort, and authenticity.

[@TaroIwamoto]

Posture is movement. Posture is NOT a snapshot of your body. Posture is YOU. YOU are living and moving even when you're sleeping. Posture is your life that is contantly moving. Improving posture isn't about "fixing" your body. Improving your posture is really about changing your movement patterns, improving movement quality, expanding movement availability and options/possibilities. Improving posture means improving movement and it also means improving quality of your life! Let's get to the root of posture and improve posture in a meaningful way!

[@Noonoo3336]

Thank you Taroo.

[@TaroIwamoto]

@@Noonoo3336 you are welcome:)

[@BhuripanyoBhikkhu-n3q]

Wow. The kneeling cat pose at the end is something totally new to me. It's incredible how locked up I am on one side. Thanks Taro. Can't like these videos enough.

[@sandraschroeder5765]

Really appreciate these gems of body awareness. So much more of this body awareness approach needs to be taught to the general public vs tge typical North American hyper workout approach with all other quick fix fads. Taro's laid back tone and body awareness focus is and will continue to be an essential piece of my well being program as I ease into my 60s and beyond. If only I'd been exposed to this approach back in my 20s and 30s!

[@TaroIwamoto]

Thank you! better now than later :)

[@gailp9587]

I’m so glad to have found your videos. The knowledge you share makes so much “sense”. I happened upon the first one searching for relief from neck pain. After so many videos of “stretch your neck into positions that really didn’t feel so great”, it was a relief and delight to find yours that were gentle, and aimed at the root cause. You are an inspired practitioner and teacher. Thank you!!

[@TaroIwamoto]

Thank you for your support and kind words! I believe we all have intelligence and internal resources within us to improve our functions, so we just have to turn our attention inward and "listen" to our body and learn about our body from the inside. A magic will start to happen from the inside:)

[@alisonburgess345]

Great Taro. I was a tall teenager which I hated - so I slouched trying to appear less tall. I've been like this for years and now I'm very keen to fix it. Your advice is excellent 🎉 Thanks

[@TaroIwamoto]

My pleasure!

[@gabrielapoehlmann2374]

Absolutely great 🎉🙏🐛🦋🌟

[@TaroIwamoto]

thank you!

[@librenonlibre]

Fantastic as usual. I always feel more hopeful of improvement in my overall quality of life when I watch your videos, knowing that improving the way I move through a day (all 24 hours) can be changed from the inside out and it doesn't have to be through drastic, high intensity work-outs (which I can't do anyway these days)--though I know those have their place in the world. Thank you so, so much for making your help available here. It's making a difference in my life, and I thank you again for that.

[@TaroIwamoto]

Thank you for sharing your comment here with me and others! Glad to hear you're getting benefits from my videos!

[@patriciataylor4954]

Thanks. Going to try the cat cow. Really appreciate these videos ❤

[@MrZoopin]

Hi Taro, I've just read your subscriber email Friday 14th July about 'Everthing Connected' it makes a lot of sence in terms of health and health issues people have. It's a great way to look at our own health issues from a different perspective and to work on them from a different point of view I would like to see more of this type of information in your videos if possible. Thanks for all the great advice and help, your a star!

[@TaroIwamoto]

Thank you! I approach movement practice from a functional perspective, and look for relationships between how we move (movement patterns) and our daily activities, life (all aspects), and look for ways we can change and improve those relationships by changing how we move. The process of improving movement patterns and movement quality reveals many things we weren't aware of before, and as awareness of own body grows, we can start to create new choices/options/possibilities that we didn't even know existed before. The bottom line is mindful movement practice is a wonderful means to improve our health and well-being! Whether we like it or not, everything we do has to do with MOVEMENT, so it's up to us whether we improve quality of movement = life or not. It's our choice to make:)

[@marilynyeo9767]

This is very helpful. For people who also have kyphosis in addition to scoliosis may need further instruction on doing lying down flat or straight back positions such as using a rolled towel or something under their neck.

[@TaroIwamoto]

As you develop more awareness of your body, how you move and use your body in daily activities, you will know your body more deeply and will know when you need to make adjustments to your activities, what adjustments you need to make, how to change your movement patterns in accordance with what you do. These are exact skills that many people need, but have not learned, thus they keep hurting their body without knowing how, and don't know what's good and what's not so ideal for your body in the moment and where you can improve, etc. These skills are essential because we all have unique body and move differently, meaning you need to learn your body well and your optimal movement. That's what I help people learn. I don't teach a number of exercises people use as mechanical fixing of their body. I help people connect with their body, learn about their body and movement patterns, and how to retrain their movement patterns and nervous system:)

[@anne-no2ic]

At 87 I need this. Go to YMCA snf use hot gor msssage and cold water gor my fibromyalgia As I use a walker now I am looking to improve balance.. From brain to. my body makes sense. Plus emotions ... I like these simple adjustments to help myself.

[@anne-no2ic]

I just told a friend in a wheel chair to check these exercises out.. We both try not to deteriorate even though we sit a lot and have major health issues. As long as you have your wits you can help yourself. The best aspects of you tube.

[@frenykhory5158]

Lovely. Watching variations of cow and cat posture. Since the time I have been watching your videos have realised that when I sit on the chair I do not sit with the rounded back as I sit at the tip of the chair in front, but, on bed the old pattern comes back😔 Thank you for your guidance through videos.

[@TaroIwamoto]

you mean when you sit on your bed? by the way, I'm running my "14 Day Posture Transformation Challenge" on Leapmonth app again in December, the same one I ran earlier this month. This 14 premium challenge helps people focus on one movement lesson (7~10 minutes) daily and helps them re-conceptualize understanding of posture, and transform their posture from the inside out. You might want to join this challenge. I highly recommend you sign up for my newsletter from my website if you have not yet, so you can be informed about my upcoming events including this 14 Day Posture Transformation Challenge.

[@frenykhory5158]

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[@heatherrose2656]

Thank you for sharing your important work with us.

[@cathygauronski5354]

TY Taro. This is very helpful because we can do this in almost any situation and for me it helps to relax those tight muscles from excessive sitting or standing

[@TaroIwamoto]

you're welcome:) Glad you find this helpful!

[@edmyrgutberlet47]

Gracias.

[@charleenhaynes3057]

Always a interesting video which promotes awareness for how l conduct my daily activities. Thank you

[@TaroIwamoto]

you're welcome:) My channel is all about helping people become more aware of their body and how they move and create more efficient movement patterns that will serve them well:)

[@navabenyamini]

I really love your teachings, thank you 🙏

[@TaroIwamoto]

thank you!

[@phil2bfree]

Taro: In the beginning of this lesson, you suggested we watch the video called Brain Retraining for Posture. I looked all over youtube for this video but could not find it. Probably you altered the title. Pls provide the updated title or link to that specific video. My issues include fairly minor kyphosis as well as herniated discs (L4--L5). Thanks for your help.

[@TaroIwamoto]

Here's the link to the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d37EoqBvpZ6CkLM

[@kimberlymiller333]

DO YOU HAVE suggestions for TBI.....balance and eye brain reprogramming??? You are amazing!!!!

[@TaroIwamoto]

Hi! I'm not an expert and don't have much experience in working with people who has had TBI, but I would think calming the brain/nervous system, reducing "noise" with mindful movement practice, breath awareness would be beneficial. Connecting with your body in now by bringing your attention to your body and sensing your body (getting out of your head, letting go of thoughts) through movement practice can bring your brain/nervous system into a quiet state from which it can take in and process more information. Eye movements are connected to whole body movements. We organize eye movements to move us towards or away from something, so eye movements and the whole body movements are developed together. The brain/nervous system of course organizes all movements. I suggest you try my breath awareness lesson, and balance series.

[@RuthSchechter]

You are terrific and you have a lot of wonderful information--but the written transcriptions need to be checked: there are errors!

[@animallivesmatter7483]

Pretty sure we still know what he means. Does every word need to be correct to understand? No. Are you being picky?

[@poczytamci3389]

very interesting!

[@survivor48]

Great video! I unfortunately have the first posture and unable to do cat cow because the area below my belly button to groin is so tight 😢

[@TaroIwamoto]

retraining the nervous system and movement patterns is not all or none, so whether you can do movements well or not, how far you can move is not that important. Moving towards your intention even if it's 1 mm and sensing your body and movement will inform your brain/nervous system, so you're doing just fine:)

[@survivor48]

@@TaroIwamoto great insight! Thank you!

[@nadineconstant9212]

My daughter is hyper flexible and already had a bad posture as a baby/toddler 😞 She is 25 now. Would you recommend the above for her too and would you recommend other videos as well ? I guess, she would need to see a professional on an on-going basis but had not much money..

[@TaroIwamoto]

all my videos focus on helping people develop better body (sensory motor) awareness. Having good body awareness and movement control skills is important for everyone including people with hypermobility as a lack of good awareness and movment control skills can lead to inefficient movement patterns, overstressing particular body parts. That being said, many of us are not so used to paying attention to own body and don't know how to sense their body and movement from the inside out, but are more used to stretching, strengthening muscles. If your daughter focuses on developing better body awareness through my videos, and doesn't view them as stretching exercises, she would get a lot more benefits from my videos.

[@nadineconstant9212]

@@TaroIwamoto thank you for answering :-)

[@paolanottoli4162]

Mi manca la tradizione in italiano

[@700kida5]

@3:45

[@walterryan4383]

Promo'SM 😜