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HOW TO SIT ON A SOFA WITH GOOD POSTURE

Written by: Esther Gokhale

One regular challenge you are likely to face in your posture journey is the battle against the oversized sofa. Here are some tips to help you maintain good form and stay pain-free when relaxing on a sofa.

Placing pillows behind your back will allow you to maintain a healthy spine shape and give a firm enough surface to stretchsit against.

Your first line of defense against a deep, soft couch should be stretchsitting. This will make your seated time therapeutic as well as relaxing. If you’re lucky, you can simply hook yourself up against the back of the sofa. However, many couches are too deep to allow you to get your bottom up against the backrest while keeping your legs bent and feet on the ground. In this case, you will need to fill in the space behind your back with one or more pillows or cushions.

You don’t need to get a strong stretch while lounging on the sofa, the way you might want to while working at a desk. Even a subtle lengthening that prevents you from sinking into the couch and “melting,” as many of us tend to do, will be beneficial.

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CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP, M.D. & ESTHER GOKHALE

Christiane Northrup, M.D. (ob/gyn physician and a leading authority in the field of women’s health and wellness) visited Palo Alto last week, and she and Esther hosted a Fireside Chat: Empowerment through Posture, as well as a Facebook Live session.

What a dynamic duo! Watch Esther lead a short stretchsitting tuturial, and hear Christiane talk about her experience with the Foundations Course. We agree with Christiane when she says, "Start the new year with a great foundation!"

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