{"id":793,"date":"2018-08-17T08:42:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T08:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/?p=793"},"modified":"2020-03-20T12:30:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T12:30:01","slug":"posing-for-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/2018\/08\/17\/posing-for-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Posing for Power!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Power-posing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-794 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Power-posing-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Power-posing-771x1024.jpg 771w, http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Power-posing-226x300.jpg 226w, http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Power-posing-768x1020.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Power-posing-1200x1594.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still celebrating <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/2018\/08\/08\/health-tips-for-women\/\">Women\u2019s month<\/a> this week and today we\u2019re talking about posing for power, or maybe that should be power posing.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that the way you sit or stand, even for a short a period like two minutes, raises testosterone levels and lowers the stress hormone cortisol?<\/p>\n<p>Long words\u2026 what do they mean\u2026 basically it boils down to the fact that research has shown it makes you feel different and therefore you\u2019ll do your job better or interact with somebody in a more confident way\u2014and better still, be <strong><em>perceived<\/em><\/strong> in a different way.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Like\u2026 as not such a pushover!\u00a0 If that sounds good to you \u2013 read on!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Often when we are not sure of ourselves we tend to cringe into as small a space as possible\u2026 wrapping our arms around our bodies, curling into a little ball, trying to be invisible. Right?<\/p>\n<p>Well, power posing is all about stretching and expanding your body to take up as much space as humanly possible.<\/p>\n<p>It really has been proven that the way you stand can make you feel more confident.<\/p>\n<p>Testosterone is your \u201cdominance\u201d hormone. Often one associates this with men, but women have those hormones too and it\u2019s time we started using them more!\u00a0 The amazing fact is that after just two minutes of standing in a power pose, those hormones can rise by as much as twenty per cent!<\/p>\n<p>Even better, not only do your good hormones rise, but the meanie old cortisol (stress) hormones take a dive. It\u2019s common knowledge that when a person is less stressed, they can think and act a whole lot clearer.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to stand like that in public either, you can do it in private, before you have to go and talk to your boss, the head master or a parental agent \u2013 anybody who makes you feel anxious or nervous without good reason.<\/p>\n<p>This works if you are being bullied too &#8211; own your space!<\/p>\n<p>What exactly is a power stance? It\u2019s not hard and there are different poses\u2014but this is the most common:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stand tall with your legs apart, shoulders down and back, head up.<\/li>\n<li>Puff your chest out<\/li>\n<li>Put your hands on your hips (yes \u2013 just like superwoman!)<\/li>\n<li>Breathe deeply (in through your nose, out through your mouth\u2014quality breaths people).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Researchers also say that power stances actually start with sleeping. No more curling up in foetal positions! You might wake up wondering why you feel out of sorts. Rather lie in an open position with your arms and legs outstretched!<\/p>\n<p>Go for it ladies \u2013 own your power!<\/p>\n<p>Sibo<br \/>\nxxxx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Still celebrating Women\u2019s month this week and today we\u2019re talking about posing for power, or maybe that should be power posing. Did you know that the way you sit or stand, even for a short a period like two minutes, raises testosterone levels and lowers the stress hormone cortisol? Long words\u2026 what do they mean\u2026 &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/2018\/08\/17\/posing-for-power\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Posing for Power!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,68,31,80,183],"tags":[184,186,185],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":795,"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793\/revisions\/795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}