18 key facts

  1. most people abuse their body and ignore the signs

    they expect someone else or something else to fix them

  2. our body has a natural rhythm and is always in a dynamic state of re‑balancing

  3. the majority of people have a daily pattern of peak, trough, rebound

  4. a minority of people have a daily pattern of recovery, trough, peak

  5. when one thing is out of alignment it affects our entire body

  6. our brain is constantly trying to keep our body balanced

  7. sensory neurons constantly scan our body and send messages to our brain

  8. it’s estimated that our brain receives 11 million bits of information every second from our body

  9. the brain responds and motor neurons carry messages from our brains to our organs, muscles and glands

  10. in today’s busy world, people are more aware of their mind than their body

  11. it’s easy to miss the subtle signals our body is giving us, they get crowded out by the distractions and pressing demands of everyday life

  12. all too often we are not present in the moment, we are wrapped up replaying the past or projecting to the future

  13. for many people living with stress this has become the accepted norm

  14. emotional stress leads to physical problems and physical problems lead to emotional issues; it’s a vicious circle

  15. we feel three types of sensations; pleasant, unpleasant and neutral

  16. our posture impacts on both our mood and our brain function

  17. good posture regulates levels of cortisol and testosterone in both men and women

  18. people with poor posture cause themselves stress both mentally and physically