S stands for survey the situation. If you wake up in the middle of the night worrying about all the things you have to do, you can stop going down a path of negative thoughts by doing something simple like writing the things you have to do down. With movement, it’s about focusing on how you move or stand so that you notice when you’re putting your body under any strain.
T stands for tune into the feelings. The more we tune in, the more we’re going to be present in that moment-to-moment awareness. For example, how does it feel to hold your head up when it’s not in proper alignment?
O stands for objectively respond. That means responding without personalizing it or without vilifying yourself. Instead of looking at yourself and saying, I slouch or, look at my poor posture, think, my head needs to be put back in this position. And then I’m going to hold it there.
P stands for plan another route. So instead of going down the path with the snowball, work out what you can do when you start to feel overwhelmed or notice your posture or movement patterns are suboptimal. For example, when you wake up worried in the middle of the night, plan to have a drink of water, take 10 breaths then go back to sleep.
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