Low Back Release with Somatic Yoga
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Somatic yoga is a gentle, accessible way to begin to bring movement into a tight low back. Often times with a back injury, even after the tissues have healed, we are left with tight muscles and muscular imbalance that continue to cause discomfort. Additionally, we may be afraid of certain movements when we have bouts of back pain for no know reason. If you have persistent back pain and refer to your back as a "bad back" and it keeps you from doing the things you love, this can make the problem worse. The more we worry about the pain itself and protect it, the more hyper vigilant our nervous system becomes. Pain can be biological, emotional, social and spiritual. Simple supported somatic movements can change how we live and how we believe our minds and bodies interrelate. f you are in severe pain and the cause is unknown, please contact a medical professional and consider working one on one with a Yoga Therapist.
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Thank you for another magical class. Learned so much about my hips & leg muscles from the introspective part of class. Awesome stuff!
Love knowing that you are learning and exploring…a bit of intellect and a batch of play!
So much needed this today. My whole body feels more grounded and relaxed. Thank you. 🙏
Thanks! And you get some extra time with Mr. Bones 😉
Thank you, Megan! I find your practices medicinal. Lots of good feeling. 💙
Thanks Cristi 🙏 movement is medicine when it’s done in just the right dose. Peace, Megan
You are a wonderful teacher, thank you!
🙏😊 thanks! Blessed to share it.
Beautiful session. My back feels warm spacious and loved. Your expansive energy shines through your practise. Very healing. Thank you so much Megan
You are very kind Stephanie.
Another wonderful session which could benefit anyone! Loved the beginning explanation with Mr. Bones.
MARIAN Mr Bones is my company at the studio these days 😟
Megan oh my THANK YOU and Sat Nam my dear friend. How can I thank you?I had weird low back pain which I never have and pain in the lower legs and hips more than usual. With a hip replacement , I daily stretch and do yoga however, lately I think it has all been too much. And my meditation practice, in half lotus, has really irritated my hips. Starting this practice with you has reconnected my lower body more and helped there be much more space. I am going to find ALL you videos especially for posts. THANK YOU THANK YOU
Hi Alison, thank you for your kind introduction and glad you found success with this video. I hope you continue to heal and enjoy the reconnection to your body as you explore my videos! Continued acknowledgment in the form of comments are appreciated and you can also show support on Patreon or with a one time donation. Peace ☮️ Megan
That was fantastic. thank you
Thank your Robert.
Thank you for a lovely practice Megan. I did about 3/4 of your practice , & then brought in a few of my own somatic movements that i felt was right for me at that point. ( im presently training in living somatic movement education.) The psoas is so deep, it can easily be ignored. I feel great release now. You breath with movements in the opposite way to me. There seems to be so much said about that in somatic and yoga discussions? What is your view on that, please? Also, do you offer a somatic practice for women who have had a hysterectomy? Warm Regards.
Hi Christina, I am glad you enjoyed it and have a lovely relationship where you can listen to your body’s requests. I am a yoga therapist so it is difficult for me not to cue breath with somatics though generally, somatics does not teach a breath centered practice. That’s ehy I refer to my teaching as somatic yoga. As far as your breathing being the opposite, I mainly follow the movement to breath as we would do in yoga. I know this is typically opposite of Pilates and some other modalities. But specifically with front core and pelvic floor function, contraction needs to be done on the exhalation as that is our bodies natural rhythm of the 4 deep core muscles. In the end, I do not correct and always encourage exploration over instruction. Enjoy yourself training! Peace, Megan
PS regarding a class for hysterectomy, I don’t have anything specific. You may want to check out my 3 part series on pelvic floor health though as pelvic floor function is important in the “absence” of any space left from the removal of organs and the trauma to the tissues. It was really important to me after 2 C-sections. Additionally, the subtle body, where I like to teach to in somatics, we recognize that when an organ or body part is no longer present physically, it is still there energetically.
@@MeganMacCarthy thank you for coming back. That all makes a lot of sense. I will check out your 3 part series on pelvic floor work. Warm Regards.
I am ready
Can you make any suggestions for arthritic back/spinal pain? I'm concerned for my father's mobility.
Hi Robin, This is a good one, though a bit more advanced. It depends on his current mobility level and if he is best lying down, seated, standing and where. Here is my full list of Yoga for Back Care: ruclips.net/p/PLOmVAMK7Vs-X_EeFtwbN0lpWPD5ThyXY0 Best to you both
@@MeganMacCarthy thank you! He's able to walk, but he refuses to go to physio because the vertebrae are rubbing. I have tried to get him to build the muscles in different ways, to no avail. I was hoping as it's gentle that he'd give it a try. (Unlikely, but I'm hoping he hasn't given up) I'll go over and see if I can help him. He has 20 years approx of his life, so ideally this will build strength from too much sitting! 🥰 thank you for your reply. It's helping me too!
@@robyn1509 best to you and I hope he is willing to try some easeful movements. My dad has been in a wheelchair for several years and as much as I believe I could help him to keep his strength, working with family can be difficult. 🙏
Yes due to not , means we don't know what's to blame.
How much somatic and body posture techniques do you know very well.
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How well do you know them, sorry I ask , but, I do not want to do anything to cause more pain, thanks.
Hi Cindy, I recommend you work in person with someone that is trained in somatics or a IAYT certified yoga therapist. You might be more comfortable if you are able to get feedback and they will be able to co-create a program specifically for you. Peace, Megan
Beautiful