Power Up To Power Through!

1. Watch the video above to learn about how we can utilize power poses to help us tap into our self-confidence and powerful nature. Practice along with Jean Marie as she guides you through some of her favorite power poses.

2. Listen to The MOJO Show and check out The MOJO Blog below to learn more about how changing our bodies can change our minds.

3. Practice your own power pose today whenever you find yourself slouching or feeling small.

4. Share with us on Instagram or Facebook your best power pose today!

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From The MOJO Blog:

Be A Poser

(For all this post's accompanying media - The MOJO Show, Amy Cuddy's TED Talk, and photos of the power poses mentioned - visit the full post at mymojoyoga.com/be-a-poser)

Yoga asana practice, doing the physical poses, makes you feel pretty good afterward, doesn’t it? Now, there are all sorts of factors at play in this phenomenon, but I want to present to you here one of the simplest, yet most powerful aspects, as explained by Amy Cuddy in her TED Talk on how your body language shapes who you are. This is one of my all-time favorites, because it offers up a giant nugget of gold that we all have just sitting in our laps.

The premise is so simple as to often be overlooked, yet it is absolutely fundamental to the physical practice of yoga. It’s this: we know that our minds can change our bodies, but more interestingly, we can actually utilize our bodies to change our minds. And I can tell you that I’ve put what she suggests into practice in my own exploits as a boss-lady entrepreneur when I feel like I don’t belong. Guess what? It really, really works. Amy says it in a way I love, “Tiny tweaks lead to BIG CHANGES.”

So, while you check out Amy's talk, take a gander below at the yoga poses I’d like to add to her repertoire of high-power poses to help us all feel more powerful and confident when we need it in our lives. All these tools are here for you to help you find the confidence, energy, and guts to keep charging at your goals and building the lifestyle of your dreams every day. Go get 'em, MOJO Mob!

2 Minutes To Change Your Mind

Next time you need a quick dose of super hero confidence, choose at least one of these poses and take one minute on each side. My faves are:
1. Tree Pose (Vrksasana),
2. Warrior One (Virabhadrasana A),
3. Warrior 2 (Virabhadrasana B),
4. Warrior 3 (Virabhadrasana C), and
5. Handstand (Adho Mukha Vrksasana - with or without the splits!).

One or two minutes in a pose translates to just a few breaths to change your mind and your outcomes. So, be a poser today and let us know what changes for you!