I'm Posture Ellie, a UK based Posture Coach certified by The Egoscue Institute. I help people all across the world to move better, reduce pain and lead an all round healthier and happier life.
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I've watched you for the last 2- 3 years. I appreciate you trying to help us. I myself took the class at Egoscue. We all are important and have something to add to help one another.
It really depends on the body. Every body is different (regardless of being post-partum or not) and I wouldn't like to suggest anything without knowing more about your body first. Generally speaking, if it feels good, do it more! If your body grumbles (even a little bit), back off the exercise xxx
I have so many issues with my posture, first, I had an anterior pelvic tilt, and then I started being really inactive, because I was doing a lot of crochet orders and sitting in terrible posture. So then I started to notice that my chest wall was really compressed, and my shoulder started to round forward, as well as my pelvis, kind of being stuck in a posterior position as if it was tucked under. Then I started to force an upright posture, so that I wouldn’t look hunched over while I was walking and that started to give me a lot of issues such as vertigo and more back pain. Overtime I started to notice that I have developed a really extreme sway back posture. So I started to walk in a way that wouldn’t let my knees lock or push my hips foward. And I kept doing random exercises as well as PRI stuff for ribcage expansion. Now walking I have noticed that my upper body kind of wants to lean forward, which I thought was vertigo because it felt like I was swaying back-and-forth again. But I recorded myself and relaxed my body (made sure my knees don’t lock but don’t fully bend my knees) and when I do that I lean forward. But when I let my knees lock , I go back into a sway back pasture.
And to avoid the swayback I started to kinda of walk with my toes lifted so that I wouldn’t go into swayback, so now it’s like I’m stuck in a slight hinge. Everything is a mess
@@Rokia2003 I am sorry to hear about your struggles. These are exactly the type of things I could help you with during my 4 month deep-dive course, The Posture Revolution. We start at the beginning of August if you wanted to check it out (on my website). The course itself begins in September but I have created a brand-new 1 month mindset/breathwork course to get everyone started (before our live sessions begin) which I will be sending out in early August! xxx
Thank you so much for this. I feel like when I turn my toes inward and reduce the wide foot splay (align the foot) my inward rotation of femur/knees gets more extreme. What am I doing wrong?
You're not doing anything wrong, you're just exposing how your hips are currently stuck in internal rotation. It would be a case of focusing on posture exercises that don't ask you to load through your leg (like standing) whilst trying to straighten out the hip/knee. You most likely need more supine positions. I can help with this type of thing during my 4 month deep dive course, The Posture Revolution. Check it out on my website! We start very soon at the beginning of August with the launch of my brand new 1 month mindset/breathwork course which will get you prepared before our live sessions begin in September! xxx
Thank you so much Ellie. Could you let us know the supine groin stretch dimensions of that cube pouf ottoman? I’m trying to find something similar. Right now I’m using a storage container and I don’t love it. thanks again
I actually don't use this anymore (it was too low/too floppy) and I can't really offer dimensions as it's dependant on your leg length. You are looking for something supportive (like a coffee table/bed) and you can use cushions underneath your calf to prop the lower leg up sufficiently so it doesn't flop to the side/or being held with some tension to prevent it flopping to side. Storage container + cushions should be fine I think! xxx
I am quite dysfunctional on the undersides of my feet. Because I lack strength underneath, the toes curl up a bit (though this has actually changed quite a lot since I filmed this in 2021) xxx
Hey there! You get 2 posture assessments as part of my 12 week intro to posture course called Foundations ( posture-ellie.com/foundations/ ) and you get 4 posture assessments (and a 1-2-1 appointment with me) as part of my 4 month deep dive course, The Posture Revolution ( posture-ellie.com/posture-coaching-programme-posture-revolution/ ) .... I'd love to help you! xxx
On these pull overs, one question I have is do we want to push our shoulder blade down as we’re going back? Essentially your scapula would move down and back while you’re doing it or do we want that just to remain relaxed?
These are the types of questions I can help with if you became a member of The Posture Squad - would love to help you further! posture-ellie.com/the-posture-squad/ xxx
One thing I love about your videos is how detailed you are. It’s all the little things that are so critical. I’ve found so many positions I was doing slightly wrong.
Hey Brandon - this is so great to hear and this is what lots of my clients say too! Lots of people find all my details and commentary annoying but the people who resonate with me tend to think it's my USP - so thanks! This video is old now and I have come on a long way since. I run a monthly membership platform called The Posture Squad. Everyone get their first Posture Squad class for free so let me know if you'd like to join in (on Mondays at 6pm -6.30pm BST) by email (on ellie@posture-ellie.com) and I can either send you Zoom details or the recording. This week's class on Monday is based on pelvic balance to reduce back pain. xxx
I am pleased it helped you. I pride myself on my detailed cueing! This video is super old and I've come a long way in the last 3 years .. if you'd like more up-to-date stuff please do have a look at my website www.posture-ellie.com xxx
How can you trust your intuition when the body is scrambled enough to be in so much pain? IMO your intuition is scrambled too. My #1 reco is to, as Ernest Hemingway wrote, "Write about what hurts." Then study John E Sarno, MD and his theory on TMS... NY Times best selling author. Then, get some magnesium oil and rub it in... it calms the nervous system and aids in detox. Then do buteyko breathing like crazy. Your pain level is an indication of problems in your body and subconscious. Positive thinking is rainbows and unicorns. You need to work hard to get pain free.
I totally agree with you - it’s hard work! And my entire job is based around guiding people through making sense of where their pain is coming from and helping them understand what they need to do. Some good tips there I like them - I’m doing my butekyo qualification later this year and think it’s a wonderful tool in the arsenal xxx
Thanks Shannon! I’m not sure you’ll ‘need’ it in the same way others will do (as I think you’re very good at stopping things that hurt you) but I am sure it’ll benefit you!! Xxx
Excellent! I was already doing the wall drop exercise; wasn't familiar with using the strap. Using the strap made a huge difference.This was so helpful! Thank you!!!
I do this in bed when I'm having a pain flare and can't get down on the floor. it's amazing how pointing and flexing the feet can cause activations all the way up the body.
If there’s zero effect for you then it’s simply not the routine for you. Very important to be detailed with the cueing as it’ll make all the difference on the outcome. Good luck with your neck pain xxx
Thank you for this video! If my body created the scoliosis to create balance from having a wonky pelvis (which i do have), would it be a bad idea to address the scoliosis before the wonky pelvis? I do have back pain where the scoliosis is, so a relief from that would of course be nice..! Thanks again.
It really depends on the body and how it responds. Some people will be best off tackling the scoliosis first and some people may be best going straight after the pelvis. In my opinion, normally it's best to approach scoliosis from the breathing, shoulders, and thoracic area first, before tackling the pelvis. But everyone is different! xxx
So glad I found you Posture Ellie! Great instruction. I've been doing the routine for condition 2 and it has been so helpful to have you demonstrate them. Just want to let you know, there seems to be a guy lurking outside the window there. Hope it's someone you know!
Haha the lurker is my husband! He was taking another video in the background to use clips for social media lol. I am so pleased it helped you and you are enjoying my videos. Please do have a look at joining The Posture Squad for more classes like this and a really fun, like-minded community of posture nerds who love learning all things posture! www.posture-ellie.com/the-posture-squad/ xxx
Join us at the posture squad. Ellie's instructions on how to do the exercises are the best I have encountered. You will learn how to do the exercises the correct way and how to listen to your body. It will change your life (or at least your posture and your ability to move)!
I am so pleased it helped you! If you'd like MUCH more of where that came from, do have a look at joining The Posture Squad. There's some more recent classes you can try for free over at www.posture-ellie.com/the-posture-squad/ xxx
Hey Enrico - it's ok to do anything you like, as long as it feels good for you. What I would say is that, if you're crossing your feet, you'll likely also be taking your knees a bit wider and putting your hips into rotation. The neutral position of the hip (knees together) will help you connect better with the feet in this exercise. So I personally wouldn't do it that way but it doesn't mean you shouldn't if it feels good! xxx
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Thank you so much Ellie I will have a look at your website. I am very grateful for your encouragement, I continued the e-cise all day and evening amid bouts of excruciating pain, and this morning I am about 80% better. I will continue to do this set 4 or so times a day for a few weeks! Would NEVER want that back again! 😊
Pleased it's helped and yes, at some point soon you'll need something new to continue to challenge you and build strength so it keeps away! Good luck xx
I have extreme sciatica ATM, which stays in the hip area, nothing down the legs. I've been doing egoscue on and off for many years. This sequence has helped so much in the past too, however I've done it about 6 times today, getting loads of relief until I have to get up from sitting on the loo! It reverts back to agonising spasm pain, I can hardly walk. Can you please suggest anything else I can do.
Hey Helen. Sorry to hear about your sciatica and I'm pleased the routine gives relief whilst you do it. It definitely sounds like you should keep doing the routine as, at some point, the changes you're creating will 'stick' for longer and longer periods of time. I am unable to offer advice without knowing anything about your body I'm afraid. I would also have a look at my free 45 mins 'Intro to Posture' webinar (you can find on the homepage of my website) which will run you through some function tests and may help you to determine which area of your body you need to work on most to help relieve pain more quickly. If you were looking for my input/involvement in helping you, the service I offer for people in pain is The Posture Revolution and you can have a look at that on my website too. Good luck! Ellie xxxx www.posture-ellie.com
I tried with a foam roller, i really really need it. OOF! It feels really good though, after you get through the initial feeling. I have a friend who has also tried with a foam roller and it was SO much more intense for her, I tried to recommend the foot thing but it was way too intense still, even on a softer foam roller. It sounds like she does need release, but is there maybe an even more gentle way to approach it?
Yes I have many more hip releases and things that might help her (sounds like she's very overworked along the outside of her legs) if she were to sign up to something like my 12 week 'Intro to Posture' course Foundations or my 4 month deep dive course, The Posture Revolution. Would love to help her! xxx
I have had neck pain on my left side for the past two years. When I do exercise of any kind it usually goes away or subsides a bit but only for a few hours. Trying to improve my posture too but no solutions found yet, but have to try keep going and not get too down about the pain
That's great you've found exercises that bring you relief for a few hours! Fantastic work - you have found exercises that suit you and deliver the desired effect that your body is after. The work now would be to keep doing these exercises more frequently and probably add a few more into the mix to build strength so your body can hold itself pain free for longer and longer periods of time. The process takes time but you're describing what everyone goes through at the beginning! If you'd like to properly work on your posture and figure out how to reduce pain then please do look at my 4 month deep dive course, The Posture Revolution, which starts again in Sept 2024. xxx
Will invest when I have a bit more spare cash. I got a Rode one for my Xmas present in 2022 which only lasted about 6 weeks before it broke and spent 3 months trying to send it back to the Netherlands (also cost a fortune to post it) .. only for it to be returned by customs. So am I a bit haunted by expensive microphones that break and you can't get repaired! But will do when I have the money to do so. xxx
Oh hey Mary!!! So pleased you're here! I hope you enjoying exploring my RU-vid Channel. If you'd like loadssssss more up-to-date posture classes and much more, please do check out my monthly membership community The Posture Squad. www.posture-ellie.com/the-posture-squad/ ... would be great to have you there. Have a wonderful day xxx
I am so pleased to hear this! If you enjoyed, please do check out the full 3 month course over at www.posture-ellie.com/foundations/ ... if you felt that good after one run through, imagine how good you'll feel in 3 months! xxxx
I think I am learning that this is because very few people have much self-compassion (myself included - until lately). We are so cruel to ourselves (in a way we would never be to anyone else) that we think we somehow 'deserve' it or that being kind to yourself is taking 'the easy route out' or something. And actually, it's this lack of self-compassion that is holding us back in so many ways. I have recently realised that actually, my work solely boils down to teaching people self-compassion. That's all my job is! xxx
@@postureellie yes that's so true and why do you think it took you so long to become more self compassionate despite working in the health industry for a little while now? (no need to answer but maybe it could be a good topic for a post/video). I also think that feeling safe within and trusting oneself are key ingredients to healing. I am still figuring out how to feel safe and how to trust myself on this healing journey... i guess that being more present/mindful of how i feel, what i want etc will help and meditation will help with those things as well but i tend to go on autopilot to try to numb the pain (both mental and physical).
@@eleonoreconstant I think because I am human like everyone else and have a lot of unresolved issues stemming from my childhood. Only recently have I started therapy and this has been life changing for me (and breathwork last year too). I didn't even realise how cruel I was being to myself, it was totally subconscious. Now I have more self-compassion and boundaries with people, I have more space to be compassionate and kind to them as well and just feel so much better. I have also realised how I have literally numbed my pain my entire life and I now feel like I am feeling life again - it's great but been a journey! I am creating a Mindset/Breathwork course to accompany The Posture Revolution this time around to cover what I have learnt xxx
@@postureellie thanks so much for taking the time to write this. It got me all emotional as i can relate a 100% and feel sad that we're sabotaging ourselves thinking we're being productive, trying to be our "best selves" etc... so yeah totally subconsciously we're being super cruel and on the surface it "feels right/good". I think our society, education, and sometimes childhood trauma etc... are big culprits so thanks for helping us become more aware of it and helping us change!! Have a great weekend Ellie ! :)
@@eleonoreconstant And you re the good weekend! You should have a look at 'The Mountain is You' by Brianna West and "Reclaiming You' by Abby Rawlinson. Both books that have helped me enormously recently (on learning to love yourself basically) and helped alongside the therapy xxx
Do yourselves two favours: 1. Listen to Ellie (and to your body) 2. Come join the posture squad to learn more, to find amazing exercises and a wonderful teacher (Ellie!!). You can cancel again each month so the financial investment/risk is tiny and i, an average desk-working slouchy person have made amazing progress!
