{"id":1404,"date":"2025-11-28T10:03:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T10:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/five-myths-about-posture-part-1\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T12:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:17:58","slug":"five-myths-about-posture-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/en\/five-myths-about-posture-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Five myths about posture \u2013 part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1404\" class=\"elementor elementor-1404 elementor-548\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d1d45b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d1d45b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-619e2e45\" data-id=\"619e2e45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d406efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d406efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Five myths about posture \u2013 part 1<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff2d17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eff2d17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Why being upright can be lighter than you think<\/strong><\/p><p>Many people see posture as something that requires effort: tightening muscles, straight back, shoulders back, paying attention. But a natural posture doesn\u2019t arise from hard work. It\u2019s a way of being upright that is stored within us, shaped by thousands of generations of evolution and by the way we learned to sit, stand, and walk as babies. Our body actually knows exactly how to do this.   <\/p><p>Still, many people develop complaints when they stay in the same posture for a long time. Back pain, fatigue, stiff shoulders \u2014 these are often signals of what we call static complaints. We simply sit much more than is good for us, and we use our thinking to \u201chelp\u201d ourselves sit or stand upright. But it\u2019s precisely that thinking that can disrupt our natural way of moving.   <\/p><p>We try to control our motor system as if it were a simple mechanism. But movement isn\u2019t a calculation; i<a href=\"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/de-feldenkrais-methode-onder-de-loep-hoe-bewegen-voelen-en-denken-samen-veranderen\/\">t\u2019s a complex interplay of muscles, bones, balance, and sensation.<\/a> When we try to manage this from ideas \u2014 how we think we shouldsit or stand \u2014 we often lose contact with our natural organization.  <\/p><p>That\u2019s why there are quite a few myths about posture. Myths that make us work harder than necessary and feel less support than our body actually provides. <\/p><p>In this blog, I\u2019ll discuss the first one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a481dd elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a481dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4d8c2f\" data-id=\"b4d8c2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e0b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6e0b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Myth 1: \u201cI have to hold myself upright against gravity.\u201d<\/h2><p>Many people believe that being upright is a struggle against gravity \u2014 that you have to lift yourself, tense yourself, carry yourself. And if you believe that, you\u2019ll indeed use far more muscles than necessary. But the beautiful thing is: it really doesn\u2019t have to be that way.   <\/p><p>Gravity is actually there for us, not against us. It works in two ways at the same time.<br>One force pulls you downward, toward the earth. The other force \u2014 the reaction of the ground \u2014 pushes you upward. The surface beneath your feet supports you and returns the force needed to bring you upright. Our skeleton is designed to guide these forces effortlessly. Your muscles don\u2019t have to take over that job.     <\/p><p>When muscles allow the skeleton to do its work, a very different experience of being upright emerges: less effort, more support. As if you\u2019re resting within yourself, while your muscles are free for the movements you want to make. <\/p><p>We once learned this perfectly. Just look at a baby who wants to roll over: the whole body participates. Weight subtly shifts in the direction of the movement, an arm or leg gives a small impulse, and the rest follows naturally. At first it\u2019s a bit jerky; later it becomes smooth and flowing. Muscles and gravity begin to cooperate instead of working against each other.    <\/p><p>You can see this beautifully in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D9Ko7U1pLlg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this video of baby Liv<\/a>. The descriptions almost read like a Feldenkrais lesson: attention, experimentation, gentleness, and wonder. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/en\/five-myths-about-our-posture-part-2\/\">In my next blog, I\u2019ll explore the other four myths.<\/a><br>Do you recognize the idea that you have to \u201chold yourself upright\u201d? Or do you have another image of posture that has ever limited you? Let me know \u2014 I\u2019d love to hear.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ee6114\" data-id=\"0ee6114\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae9685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ae9685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D9Ko7U1pLlg\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Liv-in-vijf-fabels-over-onze-houding-deel1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1403\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Liv-in-vijf-fabels-over-onze-houding-deel1.png 426w, https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Liv-in-vijf-fabels-over-onze-houding-deel1-300x245.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aecc1f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aecc1f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e802e97\" data-id=\"e802e97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why being upright can be lighter than you think Many people see posture as something that requires effort: tightening muscles, straight back, shoulders back, paying attention. But a natural posture doesn\u2019t arise from hard work. 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