I have been attending Pilates classes for 8 years. To borrow one key concept from that is the Neutral Spine position. In a nut shell, it is a position that provides the best support and posture of one’s body. Essentially, it is a safe position in layman’s term.
The Neutral Spine concept is also critical in Wearing-Different-Hats process. In other words, it is a hat/role which is your natural and default self that you are most comfortable with. To wear other hats, no matter how skilful you are, requires some efforts since it is not your “natural” self. Therefore, it is important that you are aware of what your Neutral Spine hat is and put it on to anchor yourself mentally and emotionally if needed.
For example, during the conference more than one week ago that I was presenting my book, organizing the Ice Bucket Challenge, filming and taking photos as well as participating at workshops. There were many different hats that I was wearing and switching. At some point, I needed to have a few minutes on my own to restore the “Neutral Spine” hat and find my “emotional” bearings in the process.