body posture
How you stand
Body posture is the position and alignment of the body, especially while sitting or standing.
Good posture means holding the spine straight and shoulders back; poor posture involves slouching or hunching.
Beyond physical health, posture communicates attitude—an open body posture signals receptiveness, while crossed arms suggest defensiveness.
Her body posture told me she wasn't interested in talking.
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- power poseAssertive body positioning
- slouchDrooping, lazy posture
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- spineColumn of vertebrae
alignment · straighten · hunched · rigid · relaxed · stiff · slumped · shoulders · balance · lean · crouch · erect · stooped · tense · poised · seated · standing · sway
- animal signalsbird songs, tail wagging, mating calls, whale song, wolf howl
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, nodding, pointing
- pet behaviortail wagging, purring, kneading, growling, hissing
- primate signalsvocalizations, gestures, calls, facial expressions, hoots
- Orgone TheoryWilhelm Reich, Reich, life energy, character analysis, cloudbusting
- sign languageAmerican Sign Language, British Sign Language, fingerspelling, ASL, handshape
body posturefacial expression
Emotive muscle positioning
eye contact · gaze · microexpressions · hand gestures · eye movement
body postureverbal communication
Exchange through spoken language
speech · spoken language · tone of voice · vocal inflection · written language
body posturespoken words
verbal communication · speech · language · written communication · verbal expression
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