You're very welcome! That's a pretty powerful sequence, isn't it? When the lats are in a state of Sensory Motor Amnesia this movement can make a huge difference. Given how broad that muscle is, it's not surprising that it would make a positive difference in your shoulder, neck, and head.
You're so welcome, Naveen! I hope you're well and that your practice is evolving. Come to our online classes! I'd love to see you! essentialsomatics.com/essential-somatics-online-classes
Bonjour, merci pour vos merveilleuses vidéos et vos enseignements clairs, lents et tellement bénéfiques. J'ai longtemps souffert du dos et, pour cette raison, j'ai suivi une formation en méthode Feldenkrais et une formation complète en Technique Alexander. J'adore ces 2 méthodes qui m'ont littéralement sauvé la vie ! J'ai découvert par hasard vos vidéos il y a 2 semaines et j'ai pratiqué avec vous les mouvements que vous proposez. Et j'ai découvert que la Pandiculation approfondit encore ma connaissance du corps, la relation au système nerveux, ma pratique quotidienne de détente et ma pratique professionnelle. C'est comme si tout mon corps, partie par partie, apprenait à "bailler" comme le font tous les animaux ! C'est tout simplement délicieux et efficace !
Hi Martha. Thank you for all you do and for sharing your wonderful videos to help so many people get out of pain. Wondering if you have a “daily routine” of diff movements that you would suggest we do every day ?? TY ❤️
Thank you so much! I do have a daily routine that I think people should do. There are so many wonderful movements to choose from and yet it's understanding the relationship between the front and back, the sides, the head and the pelvis that will help you fully and clearly understand the "why" of each movement and how you build a routine. In our Introduction to Somatic Movement Series we teaching these concepts. We also pepper our classes with them so that all students understand not just "how" to do the movement but "why" it can help you move freely for as long as you live.
This released the death grip my neck and shoulder muscles seem to have all around my C7 vertebrae and created space behind the heart. My neck muscles feel a little "unmoored" from the opening...head is a bit wobbly. I'm going to keep exploring it.
This is an amazing and very helpful movement; I'm happy that it helped you. Continue to explore - come to our online classes (essentialsomatics.com/essential-somatics-online-classes) or work with a practitioner in person and I'm sure you'll get better and better so you can continue to do this for yourself.
I would find someone to work with who can help you slowly release the tension that is preventing you from being able to comfortably sit, roll over, and move. You need to start small. Arch and Flatten (on this channel) is the best and most basic movement to start with!
Thank you so much. Although I " m not quite sure how exactly I should do this blade movement...(I' m not a native english speaker... )...it just isn' t clear to me Thank you 💛
Play with what it feels like to slide your shoulder up and down along your back. That is a great way to sense how the movement of your shoulder blade and back muscles are connected. I hope that helps!
My steeple twist had more range of motion after this movement, and my side bend was more comfortable and easier to do too, thank you Martha, my lats have been very tight.
So with a scoliatic pattern that curves in the lumbar to the right so drastically that there is a limp in walking, would you concentrate more on lying on the right side and curling toward the left since the left side is the short side and we want to retrain the left muscles to release and unwind from the habitual twist toward the curve to the right?
I think it's important to work with someone in person when you're dealing with a scoliosis. I can give you tips, yet if you're a yoga therapist trying to apply pandiculation and Somatic Movement with your clients without proper training you don't know what to look for. Come experience this work in person (essentialsomatics.com/essential-somatics-fundamentals-course/) or better yet, consider becoming a trained ESMT (essentialsomatics.com/essential-somatics-movement-teacher-training/) so you can really help your clients. We train a lot of yoga therapists so they can use the techniques of Clinical Somatics and Essential Somatics Movement to complement what they already know.
You start with learning the basic movements, beginning with Arch and Flatten, and then moving up to the Boomerang and Side Bend. When you address tension in the front and back of your body first, and THEN move on to the sides of your body (as in the Side Bend) your brain will integrate more balance and accurate coordination for long term improvement. At the end of February 2024 we are inroducing a new digital course which you'll be able to purchase on the Essential Somatics website. I highly recommend that if you can't find your way to a skilled practitioner or to one of our in-person weekend courses, you purchase the digital course in order to learn more and learn from the very beginning. Happy pandiculating!
Thanks for the suggestion. I have one about gardening that I made many years ago. It's time for a re-do! Just to start, remember to round your spine when you bend (despite what most experts advise) AND bend your knees. Hip-hinging (as babies do) is also good.
Genius move. I am having a pain in my shoulder, base of neck and head that this really opened up. Thanks!!!
You're very welcome! That's a pretty powerful sequence, isn't it? When the lats are in a state of Sensory Motor Amnesia this movement can make a huge difference. Given how broad that muscle is, it's not surprising that it would make a positive difference in your shoulder, neck, and head.
Exactly what I needed...thank you for sharing!!!👌🙏
You're very welcome!
Hi Martha , this move is too good ! I followed with the side bend and the combination is awesome ! Thank you so much !
You're so welcome, Naveen! I hope you're well and that your practice is evolving. Come to our online classes! I'd love to see you!
essentialsomatics.com/essential-somatics-online-classes
@@EssentialSomatics doing good and regular somatic movements ! Will soon look into the online classes , best regards
@@naveenahmad1331 Wonderful! It will be great to see you again!
@@EssentialSomatics just enrolled in an online class for 30th Sep !!
Bonjour, merci pour vos merveilleuses vidéos et vos enseignements clairs, lents et tellement bénéfiques. J'ai longtemps souffert du dos et, pour cette raison, j'ai suivi une formation en méthode Feldenkrais et une formation complète en Technique Alexander. J'adore ces 2 méthodes qui m'ont littéralement sauvé la vie ! J'ai découvert par hasard vos vidéos il y a 2 semaines et j'ai pratiqué avec vous les mouvements que vous proposez. Et j'ai découvert que la Pandiculation approfondit encore ma connaissance du corps, la relation au système nerveux, ma pratique quotidienne de détente et ma pratique professionnelle. C'est comme si tout mon corps, partie par partie, apprenait à "bailler" comme le font tous les animaux !
C'est tout simplement délicieux et efficace !
Merci beaucoup pour vos commentaires :) On est content que cette méthode vous aide beaucoup. Bonne continuation!
Hi Martha. Thank you for all you do and for sharing your wonderful videos to help so many people get out of pain. Wondering if you have a “daily routine” of diff movements that you would suggest we do every day ?? TY ❤️
Thank you so much! I do have a daily routine that I think people should do. There are so many wonderful movements to choose from and yet it's understanding the relationship between the front and back, the sides, the head and the pelvis that will help you fully and clearly understand the "why" of each movement and how you build a routine.
In our Introduction to Somatic Movement Series we teaching these concepts. We also pepper our classes with them so that all students understand not just "how" to do the movement but "why" it can help you move freely for as long as you live.
Matha Hi is your daily routine different from Colm's?
This released the death grip my neck and shoulder muscles seem to have all around my C7 vertebrae and created space behind the heart. My neck muscles feel a little "unmoored" from the opening...head is a bit wobbly. I'm going to keep exploring it.
This is an amazing and very helpful movement; I'm happy that it helped you. Continue to explore - come to our online classes (essentialsomatics.com/essential-somatics-online-classes) or work with a practitioner in person and I'm sure you'll get better and better so you can continue to do this for yourself.
Martha if am veryi sore i can't roll over to easy, even sitting this hurts is there a hepfuuy ordeor movement,
I would find someone to work with who can help you slowly release the tension that is preventing you from being able to comfortably sit, roll over, and move. You need to start small. Arch and Flatten (on this channel) is the best and most basic movement to start with!
@@EssentialSomatics i do thank you even that hurts, right now
I so what i can slowly , i don’t like pain soreness….
Thank you so much. Although I " m not quite sure how exactly I should do this blade movement...(I' m not a native english speaker... )...it just isn' t clear to me
Thank you 💛
Play with what it feels like to slide your shoulder up and down along your back. That is a great way to sense how the movement of your shoulder blade and back muscles are connected.
I hope that helps!
@@EssentialSomatics Thank you!
My steeple twist had more range of motion after this movement, and my side bend was more comfortable and easier to do too, thank you Martha, my lats have been very tight.
Brilliant! Enjoy your practice, Dane.
So with a scoliatic pattern that curves in the lumbar to the right so drastically that there is a limp in walking, would you concentrate more on lying on the right side and curling toward the left since the left side is the short side and we want to retrain the left muscles to release and unwind from the habitual twist toward the curve to the right?
I think it's important to work with someone in person when you're dealing with a scoliosis. I can give you tips, yet if you're a yoga therapist trying to apply pandiculation and Somatic Movement with your clients without proper training you don't know what to look for. Come experience this work in person (essentialsomatics.com/essential-somatics-fundamentals-course/) or better yet, consider becoming a trained ESMT (essentialsomatics.com/essential-somatics-movement-teacher-training/) so you can really help your clients. We train a lot of yoga therapists so they can use the techniques of Clinical Somatics and Essential Somatics Movement to complement what they already know.
Thanks Martha after doing the Boomerang and the Side Bend my right hip feels more relaxed and I’m walking taller, how do I maintain that?!
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You start with learning the basic movements, beginning with Arch and Flatten, and then moving up to the Boomerang and Side Bend. When you address tension in the front and back of your body first, and THEN move on to the sides of your body (as in the Side Bend) your brain will integrate more balance and accurate coordination for long term improvement.
At the end of February 2024 we are inroducing a new digital course which you'll be able to purchase on the Essential Somatics website. I highly recommend that if you can't find your way to a skilled practitioner or to one of our in-person weekend courses, you purchase the digital course in order to learn more and learn from the very beginning. Happy pandiculating!
I welcome a video on a good way to bend for gardening and picking up items from the floor.
Thanks for the suggestion. I have one about gardening that I made many years ago. It's time for a re-do! Just to start, remember to round your spine when you bend (despite what most experts advise) AND bend your knees. Hip-hinging (as babies do) is also good.
I find if I start with this movement first, then my side bend becomes more enjoyable and comfortable.
Oh yes! It's a great idea to do the Boomerang first, followed by the Side Bend. It helps to create more stability and balance in the center.