Take the correct posture: how facial expressions and posture affect the mood Bashny.Net

The position of the body affects emotional state. Psychologists have discovered, what poses will improve your mood and cause positive emotions.

Body posture changes the hormonal composition of blood and it affects the mood. A psychologist from Harvard's Amy Cuddy has found that we can change the level of cortisol and testosterone, changing posture.

Cortisol — the stress hormone. The more blood, the harder we feel. Testosterone is the hormone of trust. Its level in the blood affects our confidence.

Amy Cuddy has determined the correct (strong) posture: open, direct, relaxed, occupying more space. Taking such poses, we reduce stress and increase confidence.

The opposite effect have a bad posture: closed, curved, strained and occupies little space in space. The research Amy Cuddy has shown that two minutes of "correct" posture can raise self-esteem.

People who take the right posture, it is easier to think about positive things. Bad postures stimulate negative thoughts and memories. And confident posture facilitates the arrival of inspirational thoughts and memories.





Hugs and touch

Oxytocin or "love hormone," is another hormone that affects the emotional state. When the level of oxytocin increases, we feel confident and relaxed. It creates a calming sensation and reduces the response to the threats.

Psychologist Alex Korb argues that touch is one of the most powerful ways to increase oxytocin in the body. Hugs, handshakes, pats on the shoulder and other touch raises oxytocin in the body. Contact with a warm and soft objects also has a calming and relaxing effect:

"A feeling of warmth or imitation effect may increase the level of oxytocin. So if you don't get hugs, try to wrap yourself in a blanket and hold a Cup of hot tea. Efficient and acceptance of a warm shower".

 





Smile

The muscles of the face affect the mood as well as hormones. Reduction of facial muscles alters the emotional state.

If you insert a pencil between the teeth, aktiviziruyutsya the muscles used when you smile. Placing the pencil between the lips, aktiviziruyutsya muscles employ when we frown.

As shown in the experiment, a group of people that watched cartoons while holding a pencil between the teeth, described the films more positively than those who held the pencil lips.

The reporter, the air force wanted to test the effect of smiles on emotions. He went through Edinburgh on a cloudy day and asked people to hold a pencil between the teeth to activate muscles used for smiling. This simple exercise in 1 minute improved the mood of passers-by.

 



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The body changes the thinking

A smile can change the perception of the situation, straight posture is to raise the confidence in moments of anxiety, and a hug to give a sense of tranquility, when we feel stress. In the words of Amy Cuddy, "Our bodies change our thinking."

When our brain wanders to negative thoughts, it makes sense not to sink into them, and focus on the body and using it to improve mood.published

 

Author: Maria Zagvozdina

 

 



Source: www.epochtimes.ru/kak-mimika-i-poza-vliyayut-na-nastroenie-prinimajte-pravilnye-pozy-99030262/