Why Posture Isn’t About Sitting Up Straight – Patrick Johnson on Alexander Technique and Mindfulness

Podcast: Movement Is My Constant: Real conversations on movement, mindfulness, and making meaningful change - for creatives, caregivers, and mission-driven humans · Ana Maia Marques

Opublikowano: 2025-09-25

Episode Summary Many of us try to “fix” our posture by pulling our shoulders back or holding ourselves upright. Patrick Johnson suggests this approach is doomed to fail. Posture, he argues, isn’t a position to hold but a state of being shaped by attention, environment, and emotion. In this episode, Patrick—Alexander Technique teacher, scientist, and co-founder of Smartbody Studio in Amsterdam—explains why posture is less about correction and more about awareness. Drawing on years of teaching, research, and practice, he shows how habits of focus and tension pull us forward at the computer...