Five landmarks

Standing up straight is not as… straightforward… as just throwing back our shoulders and sucking in our bellies.  We need to line up our body landmarks.  Imagine looking at yourself from the side.  We want these body parts to line up:

 

•      Ear

•      Shoulder

•      Hip

•      Knee

•      Ankle

 

For most of us, our ear tends to be a little too forward, as are the hips.  When we bring our heads back over our shoulders, it gets easier to bring our hips to the right tilt to lengthen the lower back a bit.  Beware the tendency to stick out the chest—it is not any better than caving it in; we want the happy medium.