Most of us are painfully unaware of our bodies…unless there’s something wrong with them. We don’t realize that our body holds a tremendous amount of power. The way you use it sends out subtle cues to all those around you. If you are walking around, slumped shoulders, head down, eyes cast to the ground, you may not be sending the most positive messages to the world.

This is a real “outside in” approach. It has nothing to do with The Secret or New Age philosophies. Changing your physicality is a simple, practical method that can make some very direct changes to your life.

First, take a good, hard look in front of the mirror. Don’t impose any adjustments. Look at yourself “as is.” What impressions does your physicality send? Closed off? Sad? Receptive?

Then make some minor adjustments; nothing too much. Just some subtle changes. Pull your shoulder back a little more. Open up your chest. Open your throat area (an area we can often close off without noticing.) Take a deep breath. Center and ground yourself.

These steps may seem minor but they’re not at all. Your body is intricately tied to your psyche. This has been known for century upon century. But all this time in front of a computer takes you away from yourself, on a very core level.

Luckily simple changes can make a big difference.

Today, hold you head up. Open your chest and your throat area. Feel the vulnerability and conversely, the strength.

Today, be in your body.