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Every notice the woman who plays Ziva David on NCIS. I always thought her stance was different. Is this the whole woman stance, and walk she does? It seems like it would be. I am waiting on the Whole Woman DVD to arrive the Whole Woman book is on back order. I am working on this posture it is hard and very tiring but I am moving forward. I am hoping it will also help my neck pain. Thanks again Whole Woman and forum ladies for helping me move forward. Don't know where I will end up but I am going there.

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I haven't seen this, but I was watching "Dancing with the Stars" and thought these ladies seem to have more of a curvature to their backs, although they wear high heels! Lol! But I have to wonder if dancers, especially ballet, hold themselves differently.
I have been doing a lot of self reflection since starting on this journey, wondering where I went wrong. Now that I think of it, I used to hold myself like this as a teenager; but, I started developing, and then started getting teased. So, rolling the shoulders over and tucking in my butt must have been my way of hiding my natural curvature. The problem is that it stuck!!
I agree, the posture is something that is going to take us some time to get used to, but I am conscious of it all the time, because I just want to get better. I have noticed though that the muscles don't ache as much in my back. I have all this popping that normally my chiropractor gets along my spine, and my hip and upper back doesn't hurt as much! Now if only I could keep my head up there! Lol! I am a perpetual sloucher, but on accasion, I get it just right, and wow! Does that feel good!
We are here with you!!
Graceful

Even after doing this for awhile, there is still improvement happening. When I recently upped my walking from 1 mile to 2 miles at a time, I actually felt some soreness at first. It's gone now, but I'm so glad I felt this, because it helped me realize that things in the spine and hip area can just keep getting better and better with correct posture!! - Surviving

... all of a sudden we become watchers of women and how they stand and move. :-)

Welcome to this site! You are off to such a good start! Your tiredness from posture work will ease up at some point. For me, it took about two weeks to begin to feel stronger in the posture and then after 6 weeks, it started to feel "right". I have a feeling your neck pain will diminish in time, the stories here on this site are so hopeful and optimistic regarding hips, back, necks,etc with the benefits of this posture. Be patient with yourself, but uncompromising in the posture. Best wishes to you!

Louiseds yes I have always noticed how people stand. Right now I really do. I think the NCIS lady uses the natural stance of WW. What I did not know that WW is a natural stance.

MsNightingale Thanks I hope you are right. Keeping my fingers crossed.