Gravity will not allow you to stay the same

The more you use your body as it is designed to be used, the better your posture will become and the better it will feel. Conversely, poor use invites deterioration. You can get better or you can get worse, but gravity will not allow you to stay the same.

Mary Bond "The New Rules of Posture" page 12

Children of Gravity

We are children of gravity. As we age, we reach a point where we begin to yield to it. Sagging skin and organs, varicose veins, arthritis, failing hearts, these all come from the lost battle against gravity.

Ralph Pelligra

Relaxation

Relaxation is a function of the body's ability to surrender its weight to the pull of gravity. If we are constantly bracing ourselves against the force of gravity, we cannot truly relax.

Will Johnson in "The Posture of Meditation" page39

Gravity

I look at nature and reflect on the existence in it of a force so silent and invisible that human beings were not aware of it till lately; and yet so mighty that the world is moved by it: the force of gravity.
Because of it the bird flies in the sky, mountains are held in place, leaves flutter to the ground,planets are kept in orbit.
There is no better symbol of God's power and presence.

Anthony de Mello in "Wellsprings" page 58

Gravity

I look at nature and reflect on the existence in it of a force so silent and invisible that human beings were not aware of it till lately; and yet so mighty that the world is moved by it: the force of gravity.

Because of it the bird flies in the sky,
mountains are held in place, 
leaves flutter to the ground,
planets are kept in orbit.

There is no better symbol of God's power and presence.

Anthony de Mello in "Wellsprings" page 58

 

Posture

Posture is the position assumed by the body either by means of the integrated action of muscles working to counteract the force of gravity, or when supported during muscular inactivity. Many postures are assumed by an individual during the course of 24 hour, and at any given moment posture comprises the positions of all the joints of the body.
Dynamically and statically, an efficient posture:

1. is stable
2. minimises stress and strain on the tissues
3. minimises energy cost

Subtle departure from an optimal posture is common and subjects the body to routine, eccentric and increased mechanical stress.

Alison Middleditch & Jean Oliver "Functional Anatomy of the Spine" page 327