We have been programmed to believe that we must push and pull our bodies to make them strong and flexible. We have all heard “no pain, no gain”.

But is it true?

I have been working with my own body and have also had the privilege of working with many other bodies over many decades and I find our bodies respond better when we stop pushing and pulling them all together.

I often relate the way our body reacts to pushing and pulling as being similar to interacting with a teenager. If you create tension by demanding something from them, what you meet with is resistance. Whereas if you can create a connection to them, often there is room to move in the direction you desire.

You can test this out in your own body. As a matter of a fact it is only when you feel it for yourself that it will become relevant.

Start to pay attention to what you feel when you push into your feet. You can do this standing, sitting, or laying down. You will notice when you push down, there will be a...