Power Poses

[Bandista 7,466]

Stand like a Superhero and rewire your brain:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-superheroes/201107/superhero-stance

[HealthyJudy 53]

I love power poses and have taught them to many people. The research behind them is fascinating and they really work.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

I read about that research. Fascinating!

[SkinnyDown 409]

Thanks for sharing this!

[B-52 7,113]

I frequently (or used to) have to give presentations to my peers within our profession, and took a few courses on public speaking and presentation....body image and how one presents themselves in front of an audience was a very large segment.

People do judge books by their cover, just as products you buy off the shelf, packaging is very important.

I did not know it actually effected us by raising testosterone levels, etc.

I will say, it has become very easy, almost pleasurable to stand in front of people now being a normal weight, wearing normal size clothing, and proud of your body....Power Poses come naturally....

Reading the article, I actually thought of times (yesterday actually) where I purposely had to assume low-power postures, sort of out of respect.....not to be too overwhelming.....but once me and this community got to know (and trust) each other, things loosened up.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

This is interesting. For me it brings up lots of questions, especially related to gender and culture.

Another thing that is interesting is that it talks about how a power position is meant to take up more space, but as an obese woman, taking up more space is what seems to have diminished my power.

[Bandista 7,466]

@@Inner Surfer Girlf, I know, much to think about -- standing out because of overweight issues was so painful....the power pose that has worked for me came from watching a Ted Talk a while back. The crossing the finish line arms up in the air - yippee, I made it, I'm a success -- has changed the way I approach certain things (I use it when I get on the treadmill, for example). And Wonder Woman above is actually not in a power pose because that supposedly-sexy stance is one of weakness, the one leg down does something to the pancreas. And probably projects a message of "take me." Let's go back to school and become cultural anthropologists!

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Bandista, our power poses don't match at all.

That open-legged pose by WW says: Get ready -- I'm about to devour YOU!

(BTW, the "pancreas" comment I don't get at all. Where is the damned pancreas? LOL!)