Posture Practice

Posturing Rough Draft from Whitney Warne on Vimeo.

This piece is a very rough draft of ideas I'm beginning to work on. I'm interested in ideas of posture and it's relationship to feminine definitions of beauty. In the past, women stood for lengths of time with a book on their head practicing the "art" of standing up straight. Presumable for the lofty goal of getting a husband... and emphasizing boobage. Modern society considers these tactics outdated, perhaps even barbaric. Although the methods may have moved on, the desires and implications have not.

For further exploration of this idea I'll be looking into the trendy practice of yoga. What started out as an underground hippie counter-culture past time (and before that, an ancient asian art practiced by tiny little religious men) has now become a status symbols for fit soccer moms and career women everywhere.

"Where did you get those rockin' biceps? Your ass is so tight, for your age...."
"Well I do yoga 5 times a week. It's better then sleeping, better then eating. I feel whole and centered. I feel like I can conquer the world."

The benefits of yoga are nothing to wiggle your jelly roll at. I've seen the fruitful miracles of many dedicated middle age women and their daughters... but how are those "miracles" the same or different then then patience and tranquility instilled in young girls when they were training to be house wives?

Do a head stand to have excellent posture. Lift your leg over your head for flexibility... and better sex. Hold that strength pose longer, for powerful (slimmer) thighs and weight control. Go out in the world and hold you head high. You do yoga and you'll "turn out well."