Not sure if I’m asking in the right community but I’m wondering if there is a point on the human body that if you relax it causes the entire rest of the body to relax?

  • iguessimlemming@lemmy.ml
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    22 days ago

    The diaphragm, something I learned from tai chi. If you manage to find the top middle section which lets air through, and focus on de-tensing it, the rest follows. It’s tricky though, especially under stress.

    • MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip
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      19 days ago

      I am sitting down and tried to feel out what control I could exert over this. I think I might have found it pretty quickly, because as I tried relaxing it it seemed like my posture was trying to change into “crumple via gravity”.