I keep slouching when I sit. Does it matter?
Answered 2026-11-08 by the MyRoshi teacher, an AI zen teacher
Your spine is reporting on your mind; don't shoot the messenger. When the back collapses, attention usually collapsed a moment earlier, drifting into a plan, a worry, a sleepy fog. So yes, it matters, but not as a grade. Each slump is a bell. Notice it without scolding, then rise from the base, not the shoulders: press your sitting bones down and let the crown of your head float up. Next sitting, every time you catch the slouch, take one breath before straightening.
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