Rethink Your Position

Bestselling author, speaker, and a leader of the Movement movement, biomechanist Katy Bowman, M.S. is changing the way we move and think about our need for movement. Her eleven books, including the groundbreaking Move Your DNA, have sold more than 300,000 copies in English and been translated into 17 languages worldwide.Bowman teaches movement globally and speaks about sedentarism and movement ecology to academic and scientific audiences such as the Ancestral Health Summit and the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Her work has been featured in media as diverse as the Today Show, CBC Radio One, the Seattle Times, NPR, the Joe Rogan Experience, and Good Housekeeping.One of Maria Shriver’s “Architects of Change” and an America Walks “Woman of the Walking Movement,” Bowman consults on educational and living space design to encourage movement-rich habitats. She has worked with Patagonia, Nike, and Google as well as a wide range of non-profits and other communities to create greater access to her “move more, move more body parts, move more for what you need” message.Her movement education company, Nutritious Movement, is based in Washington State, where she lives with her family.

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR RETHINK YOUR POSITION“When it comes to your body, Katy Bowman is the nerdy best friend you’ve been looking for your whole life. Having Katy in your life is like having a superpower.” —Kelly Starrett, DPT, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming a Supple Leopard, Deskbound, and Built to Move“This book contains all the ingredients we need to improve our alignment and make our daily movement more nutritive.” —Mark Hyman, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Young Forever and The Blood Sugar Solution“Let this book be your field guide to greater physical and psychological flexibility, and enjoy the peace of mind, physical health, creativity and connection that moving more has to offer you.” —Diana Hill, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist and author of ACT Daily Journal“Rethink Your Position is a stellar guide to moving and living well today. It altered how I live my life and I’m better for it.” —Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis“Katy’s whole body of work is pointing toward an updated physical education for the coming challenges.…The self-care contained in this book is not designed to make you more comfortable where you are, like a sauna. This self-care can literally change your ‘position’ in life to a deeper, more realistic feeling of comfort in the world.” —Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains“In this important book, Katy Bowman helps us to reshape our everyday movement and find comfort and ease in our bodies. I consider it essential reading for all humans!” —Chris Kresser, M.S., L.Ac, New York Times bestselling author of Paleo Cure“This book contains the foundational principles to transform your daily life activities into opportunities to move and feel better.” —Aaron Alexander, CR, LMT, author of The Align Method“A must read no matter what your age or stage of health or fitness.” —Jill Miller, author of Body by Breath and The Roll Model“A sea change is occurring in exercise and rehabilitation. There is a movement to microdose your movement, with the understanding that each moment of the day provides an opportunity to make your health a little better. In this work, Katy provides a comprehensive map of how to use those moments—exactly how to do it. This is such an easy recommendation for everyone seeking health.” —Dr. Eric Goodman, Chief at Foundation Training“Rethink Your Position shows how to add healthy movement into even the busiest, most deskbound life, using nothing more complicated than your body, the floor, and the nearest wall or chair. With an infectious enthusiasm…Bowman shows how easy it can be to access a healthier body, brain and life.” —Caroline Williams, author of Move: How the New Science of Body Movement Can Set Your Mind Free“If you’ve ever wondered why your back, knee, shoulder, neck—you name it—hurts, or wished you had more time to exercise, or wanted to feel more at home in your body, your search is over. Katy Bowman helps you take better care of yourself by helping you understand how your body works and the simple adjustments it needs to be its best.” —Kate Hanley, author of How to Be a Better Person and host of the How to Be a Better Person podcast“Bowman is peerless at both understanding and interpreting human habits as well as finding new ways for us all to mindfully move. Told with typical humor, intelligence and brio, its practical, no-nonsense approach to innovative movement will have you head-ramping in no time. I loved it.” —Professor Vybarr Cregan-Reid, author of Primate Change: How the World We Made is Remaking Us“It’s a simple, yet transformative prescription for living longer, better.” —Maddy Dychtwald, Author and Co-founder of Age Wave

• TABLE OF CONTENTSPrefaceIntroductionChapter One: Your Head and NeckChapter Two: Your RibcageChapter Three: Your Shoulders, Arms, and HandsChapter Four: Your SpineChapter Five: Your Pelvis (and Pelvic Floor) Chapter Six: Your Hips, Legs, and KneesChapter Seven: Your Ankles and FeetChapter Eight: Align Your Mind (and Brain)Read OnIndexReferencesImage CreditsAbout the Author