People all over the world have accepted and implemented her scientific findings, which are often described as a ‘life hack for success’, into their own lives. Power posing is the idea that standing in a posture of confidence for as little as two minutes, can have a sufficient affect on the testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain for you to feel, and therefore become, powerful.
"We might be able to change our minds, through what I call power dynamics"
Our posture and body language says a lot about who we are. There’s a big difference between standing tall and a hunched back. Some may even go as far as saying that our posture is a physical manifestation of our inner state of beings, maybe even without us knowing it. Fortunately, if we do notice and work on our posture, there is not only a major health benefit, but — if we were to believe Amy Cuddy — we might also be able to change our minds, through what she calls power dynamics.
We’ve seen it in the animal kingdom — verbal and non-verbal expression of power dominance. Where the animals are without words, they open up and make themselves big to show power. And if they feel powerless and scared, they close up and make themselves smaller. It’s the same with humans.