Join Ellie for an episode where she talks you through how extremely 'normal' baby/infant technology can disrupt the all-important early years development of children's muscles and posture. Whilst the list of infant technology is long, she digs into the impact of chair devices (car seats, highchairs, baby bouncers, baby walkers, push-chairs), bottle feeding, shoes and nappies. Whilst some things might seem unavoidable nowadays, we can understand the harm that these products cause to posture and therefore mitigate how long we put our children in contact with these things.References -BOOK - Wisdom of the Body Moving by Linda HartleyDOCUMENTARY - Attention, Please with Bob AllenSTUDY ON NAPPIES - Linked via this Katy Bowman article BAREFOOT SOCK SHOES - Something like this (but lots of cheap options!)Sign up for free Posture Webinar - https://postureellie.myflodesk.com/freeposturewebinar/Other Info- Pre-order my book ‘Posture Power’ - https://watkinspublishinglinks.com/posture-power- Start your one month free trial of The Posture Squad - https://posture-ellie.com/the-posture-squadWebsite - posture-ellie.comYouTube & Socials - @postureellieCredits for Intro theme: Life is Good 2 by Beat Mekanik
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Posture & Hypermobility
In this episode, Posture Ellie defines how a posture practice can help with both 'types' of hypermobility. There's the more common type, where someone has one (or a few) hypermobile/hyperextensive joints, typically the knees and elbows. This type of hypermobility is a straight forward movement and posture issue, caused by the joints on either side not performing functionally (causing the hypermobile joint to compensate and overload). The other type of hypermobility is that caused by a hypermobility syndrome (Ehlers Danlos (EDS), Marfan, Stickler to name a few). The causes are both genetic and unknown. Posture Ellie hypothesises that, much like the work of Dr Gabor Mate, that there could be an element of nervous system overload at play. However, regardless of syndrome and regardless of cause, hypermobility conditions really benefit from the balance and strength focus of posture exercises. She finishes by giving tips on how she'd approach posture when working with someone with EDS, based off her experience with previous EDS clients.Suggested Reading - Dr Gabor Mate 'When the Body Says No'Sign up for free Posture Webinar - https://postureellie.myflodesk.com/freeposturewebinar/Other Info- Pre-order my book ‘Posture Power’ - https://watkinspublishinglinks.com/posture-power- Start your one month free trial of The Posture Squad - https://posture-ellie.com/the-posture-squadWebsite - posture-ellie.comYouTube & Socials - @postureellieCredits for Intro theme: Life is Good 2 by Beat Mekanik
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Why I've come off Instagram
In this more chatty personal episode, Posture Ellie talks through her reasoning as to why she's decided to take a 3 month break from her 'social media drug of choice', Instagram. As a small business owner, it's scary to come off Instagram as there's a rhetoric that social media is compulsory. And, even though Ellie can totally see the benefits of a well executed social media strategy (and how nice it is to have more small talk chat with clients), there's a lot of wasted time, distraction and a lack of creativity lost to an addiction to social media. Sign up for free Posture Webinar - https://postureellie.myflodesk.com/freeposturewebinar/Other Info- Pre-order my book ‘Posture Power’ - https://watkinspublishinglinks.com/posture-power- Start your one month free trial of The Posture Squad - https://posture-ellie.com/the-posture-squadWebsite - posture-ellie.comYouTube & Socials - @postureellieCredits for Intro theme: Life is Good 2 by Beat Mekanik
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Psoas: Trauma, Tension & Trouble
In this episode, Posture Ellie talks us through the physical role of the Psoas (the deepest core muscle, responsible for lumbar stabilisation and keeping us upright) and also the emotional role of the Psoas (in terms of it's connection to stress and how it stores trauma and stress in the body). Tension in the Psoas muscle is a) very common due to the amount of time we keep it in contraction whilst sat down b) a large contributor to most people's pain, no matter where it presents in the body. Tension in the Psoas drags the knees and legs out of alignment, the lumbar spine and ribcage out of alignment and means the head and shoulders can't sit comfortably. It's a really big deal and is why it's the muscle most tackled through our corrective posture exercises.Sign up for free Posture Webinar - https://postureellie.myflodesk.com/freeposturewebinar/Recommended Reading - The Psoas Release Party by Jonathan FitzgordonPhoto of Psoas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoas_major_muscleOther Info- Pre-order my book ‘Posture Power’ - https://watkinspublishinglinks.com/posture-power- Start your one month free trial of The Posture Squad - https://posture-ellie.com/the-posture-squadWebsite - posture-ellie.comYouTube & Socials - @postureellieCredits for Intro theme: Life is Good 2 by Beat Mekanik
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Posture & Sinusitis
In this episode, Posture Ellie delves into 3 postural reasons as to why you might get Sinusitis (inflammation of the Sinuses) - a general lack of movement, a forward head position and, crucially, poor breathing mechanics. If we are habitually mouth breathing, we expose ourselves to be more susceptible to all manner of different ailments and conditions, one of these being Sinusitis. A key reason for this is that the Sinuses produce Nitric Oxide, a crucial gas for the human body to stay immune to different pathogens, viruses and bacteria, to keep inflammation at bay and to keep our airways clear. The 'Use it or Lose It' principle is very important when it comes to nasal breathing BUT the good news is that, with the right breathing exercises and perseverance, you can restore the ability of nasal breathing back to your body and your entire health will thank you for it.Sources - The Breathing Cure by Patrick Mckeown.Buy Myotape - Apply POSTUREELLIE for 5% off at - https://myotape.com/?ref=50mga&utm_campaign=affiliate+promotions&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=affiliateOther Info- Pre-order my book ‘Posture Power’ - https://watkinspublishinglinks.com/posture-power- Start your one month free trial of The Posture Squad - https://posture-ellie.com/the-posture-squadWebsite - posture-ellie.comYouTube & Socials - @postureellieCredits for Intro theme: Life is Good 2 by Beat Mekanik
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