The first photo I took THE DAY BEFORE leaving for Death Valley! See dyed bush? TIMESTAMP. PROOF. This was my posture standing as straight as I could. I even felt pretty good about this one at the time! Lol you floppy silly GOOSE. My spine isn’t stacked but bending into its own flexibility. It folds back the other way as you move up or down my body. THIS zigzag is what made it so difficult to catch and why it was so bad for so long! But, at least to me, this is really obvious when I look at it now.
The second pic I took JUST NOW for you to see. See how straight my spine is? So much work! But I am SO much more comfortable when moving around and am already succumbing to injuries less often (things I historically would power through because who the fuck gets inured so much?)
What the heck is this third pic, then?! The third pic is how I stand NOW if I STOP THINKING ABOUT IT for a while. This photo shows how much work I still am putting in every day. My aim is to be able to maintain that SECOND PIC like second-nature, muscle-memory, playdough-baby-becometh-Goddess-of-Alignment.
Do you see the difference?? I’m dying to know! My voice might seem strong but the reality is it hasnt been a strong journey. I’ve done almost this entire journey wondering if it’s all in my head, all while being gaslit (and billed) by the American healthcare system. Let a baby cat know!!!! ❤️ to this day I haven’t had a single doctor or specialist validate my posture journey. Isn’t that nuts? I think that’s NUTS.
Thanks for reading :) xx Prana
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