Body Language

To better understand how your body can shape your mindset, take stock of your body language in this simple ten-minute exercise.

Step 1: Check-in with your body:

Without shifting or adjusting your posture, take note of how you are sitting. In the space below, describe the physical position of your body from head to toe. What are your head, neck, and shoulders doing? How is your torso positioned? Where are your legs, knees, ankles, and feet?

Next, check-in with how you feel in this posture. What thoughts pop up when you hold your body this way? How would you describe your presence within the class at this moment?

• What observations did you make about your body language during the audit? Were you expanding or contracting in space?
• How did your body language impact your physical presence within the class?
• What connection did you find between your body language and how you felt?
• Were you posed in the way you typically hold yourself? If not, what was different and why?
• What did you learn about your own body language that may come in handy in the future?