Recent study shows posture affect Cortisol and Testosterone levels

From the Journal Psychological Science:

People were placed into High Power or Low Power postures for 1 minute and then had their saliva tested for testosterone (the male/agression hormone) and cortisol (the stress hormone). They found SIGNIFICANT hormonal changes with posture changes. In fact, a reporter for a Time magazine article was tested in the Hawk and feet-on-the-desk "Power poses", and reported his " testosterone levels doubled in the short amount of time I spent in the power positions."

More on emotional-physical embodiment later.. there is a lot going on in this niche.

OBSERVATION: Posture affects emotions as much as emotions affect posture.

CONJECTURE: Training StrongPosture strengthens emotional as well as physical health.

Strike a Pose, Time Magazine 11/29/2010

Power Posing: Brief Nonverbal Displays Affect Neuroendocrine Levels and Risk Tolerance Psychol Sci. 2010 Oct 1;21(10):1363-8. Epub 2010 Sep 20.e