The Power of Posture

by Renu Mahtani

Forewords by Hema Malini & Dr. K.H. SanchetiMindful Alignment for a PainFree LifeDo you suffer from back, neck and shoulder pains?Are you unable to lose weight?Do you have a weak core and flabby muscles?Chances are you’ve been seeking expert advice, getting countless xrays done, downing protein shakes and raising a mountain in medical and fitness bills.But the solution to your woes may lie in something as simple as your posture. Unbelievable? It is true! Posture is not just about sitting straight – it is intelligent awareness of your body’s framework and balance, and it can be used to banish the aches and pains associated with age and modern lifestyles.The Power of Posture is your onestop guide to successfully resolving your body’s issues and replenish your health and vitality. Here you will ? answers to weight loss issues? ways to boost flexibility and metabolism? corrections for muscle imbalance from overexercising? solutions to aching neck, shoulders and back? the key to painfree legs and knee joints …and much more. With Yoga and Pilates therapies and more than 100 images to show postures and techniques, you will only wish you had known the Power of Posture earlier.Dr. Renu Mahtani, MD, is a practicing physician who runs the Param Yoga centre (www.paramyoga.in ) in Pune. Her holistic approach towards health and lifestyle incorporates customised breath therapy, yoga and pilate techniques, not just for aches and pains but also for chronic diseases, low immune conditions, anxiety and depression.

Genres: Health

299 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 31, 2014

Reviews

[emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pls make my neck pain go away, I’m begging. 🤞

[Omkar Inamdar · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice guide for having good posture. Author has explained the anatomy of human body muscles, joints and how bad posture affects them, causes pain and disability in long run. It also talks about importance of proper breathing and how poor posture affects the effectiveness of breathing and have cascading effects on the bodily functions. The book also includes simple exercises with pictorial description to strengthen the muscles succoring different joints of the body. This exercises will eventually help to have good posture. Overall good read to practically follow the guide in our daily routine, so that we can live pain free and healthy.

[Punit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would have rated it 2.5 if possible.

First up, a couple of positives about the book:

- The book does a good job in providing a holistic view of postures (eg: how breathing is associated with back posture, how some leg muscles are associated with the way we stand).
- It enlists some very helpful asanas for variety of posture related problems.

Now, here are some issues with the book:

- The book is badly edited - not only are some contents repeated but so are some of the images (pointing to same problems repeatedly). Wrong sitting posture causes pain - we get that! Repeating it does not help!
- The book is very badly organized - Dr Mahtani talks about a problem and then mentions that the solution is provided later (in some other chapter or some other section!) This happens repeatedly and is annoying. This is especially annoying when reading this as ebook (as I was).

Disclaimer: Tired of the way this book is edited and organized, I gave it up once I had read 2/3rd of the book. I decided to note down names of some of the asanas helpful for my posture problems and lookup youtube videos for the same instead. So if there was content in the last 1/3rd of the book that changes thing dramatically, I wouldn't know.

[Priyanka Vishwakarma · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very good book explaining how we do not take care of our body muscles, joints, posture. How it gets underused for many years and weakens.. all these lifestyle habit can be very effectively changed by just correcting various body posture. She gives simple correction ways in the form of simple stretching.

[Htb2050 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Concise and easy to follow advice. The advice is repeated a lot so in the end you will remember the main points even if you just read the book once.

[Claire Ohlsson Geheb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although the book could have been shorter it gives valuable and practical information about posture. I would like a chart of the stretches to remind me to do them so I will probably make one.

[sk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice read

The way author has started is just amazing to connect with the topic. The importance of posture and then lastly the yoga for specific benefits is just great.

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading a few books about posture, this is one of my favorites. It does talk repetitively sometimes, but overall, it's a good read.

[Prakash Raut · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book

It's written in a simple language. Very nice book to read. The implementation of this book will really gives the good health.

[Akhil Jain · Rating 3 out of 5]

My fav quotes (not a review):
"Tuck your tummy in slightly, hold it there and look in the mirror; you cannot help gush over this metamorphosis! If this short-lived change can be such a rewarding experience, imagine what it would be like if you could make this 'wow look' a lifetime possession?"
"A hundred steps of backward walking are equivalent to a thousand steps of conventional walking."
"While standing, we tend to put maximum weight on our heels. This pushes the knees back into an overarch and locks the knee joints. This is extremely harmful for the health of the knees."
"When you are ready to get up, move forward to the front of the chair. Place your palms gently on your knees. If it is not already done, tuck your belly in by half an inch. Get up with as straight a back as possible, that is, minimize the forward-lean on your back when you get up."
"Sneezing or Coughing: The spine gets subjected to a high level of pressure torque when we cough or sneeze. It is advisable to lean back slightly or stay erect during bouts of sneezing and coughing. Bending forward during these bouts can trigger or worsen an injury."

[Mehul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book start with a very good concept of how Postures affects our body and health but later it is like Ok kinda stuff. No doubt the material in the book is beneficial for us but writing can be brief and more interesting facts should have added to make it complete. Overall a decent read.

[Keith Brennan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book on the importance of posture and awareness of our bodies. Must read.

[yamiyoghurt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read and a practical guide to good posture. I like how it succinctly covered the theory of good posture and included simple yoga stretches in the relevant sections.