Many teachers teach us to tuck the chin in without clear explanation about the pelvic, back, sternum like Taro does. Taro teaches us to exercise with intelligence. He is the best teacher. Thank you Taro.
Agreed. TBF one other video called it having a ‘proud’ chest or posture and that helps. For me Taro’s videos on whole have more info but easy to follow. I like to see it as cooperation by diff sources vs competition.
Your channel helps me notably. When young I was strong and worked hard daily on the farm. My body did whatever I told it to do. Now, in my 60s, very painful knees have reduced mobility for months - I didn't realize HOW much until starting to do your exercises. I modify them as necessary for the current limits in range of motion. As time goes by, I notice improvements. You are completely responsible and I am grateful, very grateful to you.
I've been doing chin tucks as well as stretching my head side to side and doing the armpit smelling stretch, and I just feel more and more tension like a band at the base of my neck extending into my shoulders, which I have learned is my upper trapezius. Now I know an alternative to the chin tuck. I also watched your 30 second release for tension. I will keep looking at more of your videos.
Who would have thought such a minor shift can make our bodies align correctly? Such a simple move. Thank you, Taro. I’m excited to retrain and really be mindful of my positioning.
I agree that pushing your head/neck back isn’t a good way to correct forward head. Personally, , this just causes more irritation and does nothing. Your exercises aren’t bad, but I don’t believe it will correct forward head posture without doing some sort of strengthening with your deep cervical flexors AND your serratus anterior, mid and lower traps. Even strengthening the levator which is most probably over stretched. I have been dealing with this on and off for years, for me, something is inhibiting me from strengthening those muscles I mentioned. I keep trying anything and everything b/c it’s putting alot of stress on my cervical spine. . It can be a vicious cycle. Thank you though for your input!
Thanks much for this. My sternum and pelvis are positioned poorly even in my sleep. When I wake up in the night, I try to reposition. Going to take lots of retraining. Also, a while back I gently tried old school chin tucks and my neck locked for a few days!
I've been to chiro and massage for years with chronic neck pain and forward head and never has a therapist told me to correct the pelvis and sternum, always the chin tuck. thank you so much!
People are often citing computer work as a culprit for neck and shoulder tension, but I am ashamed to say that I have developed mine during summer break. I am a teacher. The only bad posture I can think of is a) sitting on a sofa tilted back with my head up straight to watch TV (plus I have cushions in lumbar area so I am even further tilted back) (ok, I know, I have to stop that right now) and b) my car's headrest is slightly tilted forward at its most upright position, also forcing my head forward and not allowing me to straighten my spine. This must be affecting loads of people because a) Netflix and chill and b) most headrests now are made with this tilt forward for safety.
I'm already feeling less pain - thank you! Love your channel and your style. Your approach of working the right muscles to help them naturally tense and relax works SO much better for me than other stretching I've tried in the past.
Love all of your videos, and this one is no exception! Showing how different parts of the body work, move & impact one another, as opposed to isolating just one area and hammering away at it, is SO VERY HELPFUL! Thank you so much for what you are doing :)
your work is so important Taro. movement is the remedy for pain. IF only we could understand that the body is NOT a machine but an ever changing WHOLE.
I would really like to see a video about specifically getting the sternocleidomastoid to reset! The stuff I have seen so far of yours has been really immediately helpful, but if you have a video about the SCM specifically I have failed to find it, and mine is causing enough difficulty & pain that it makes it hard to work through other exercises. Thank you so much for what you do!
Nice work, as always!!! Anyone who hasn't yet obtained the free movement guide booklet mentioned at 3.41, don't hesitate - it is an absolute revelation, these secret principles that really work!
Hi Taro understand the position when sitting but how does this translate to being upright and walking. I find I can hold the position when sitting but as soon as I am standing or add movement my head falls forward. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks
Thank you for posting this. I'm a server, so we are always on our feet and constantly bend forward because of the nature of the work! Do you have any thoughts about correcting "Server Hunch" while standing?
Hello Taro. Thank you for taking the time to make and share your videos. I’m wondering if there’s a specific video you would be able to link me re neck, specially goiter issues. In 2005, I had been in a MVA and over the years my spine has changed. I have followed up with specialists to confirm it’s not a thyroid issue, but that my muscles are so tight from my head/neck position that it’s spanning/putting pressure on my goiter. Best Regards, Skeye
Okay but what exercises do I need to do to fix this bad pelvis and sternum posture then? Because when I force myself to be in this correct posture my muscles get very stiff and sore.
Taro, do you have a protocol for someone who lost cervical curve due to a 20 yr old whiplash and has some minor degeneration in the c5/c6 vertebrae? Thank you
"Shoulders back chest out" was what people always said when I was a kid. People now have dreadful posture and girls plod along instead of walking in a feminine way.
Girls plod along? You mean women? Or better yet, people? I don't think women owe it to anyone to walk in a "feminine way." Women are not objects for your viewing pleasure. Is it important to walk with good posture, absolutely. But not just for women and not so they can walk in a feminine way. JFC.
@@MrLadyGenevieve I definitely meant girls/females/women. I definitely did not mean "people" because I was referring to the female gender. Now for you to get all butt hurt by that I am guessing you are overweight, have died hair and plod along like a prime bull. Triggered?
I myself am guilty as I used to teach this exercise to many people for years until I learned a better way to retrain my body and movement patterns, that feel "right" for my oen body rather than trying to conform my bodies to external ideas that had nothing to do with my body experience
Many teachers teach us to tuck the chin in without clear explanation about the pelvic, back, sternum like Taro does. Taro teaches us to exercise with intelligence. He is the best teacher. Thank you Taro.
Agreed. TBF one other video called it having a ‘proud’ chest or posture and that helps. For me Taro’s videos on whole have more info but easy to follow. I like to see it as cooperation by diff sources vs competition.
Your channel helps me notably. When young I was strong and worked hard daily on the farm. My body did whatever I told it to do. Now, in my 60s, very painful knees have reduced mobility for months - I didn't realize HOW much until starting to do your exercises. I modify them as necessary for the current limits in range of motion. As time goes by, I notice improvements. You are completely responsible and I am grateful, very grateful to you.
I've been doing chin tucks as well as stretching my head side to side and doing the armpit smelling stretch, and I just feel more and more tension like a band at the base of my neck extending into my shoulders, which I have learned is my upper trapezius. Now I know an alternative to the chin tuck. I also watched your 30 second release for tension. I will keep looking at more of your videos.
This is a much more integrated and natural way of dealing with forward head posture. Love it 👍🏻
Who would have thought such a minor shift can make our bodies align correctly? Such a simple move. Thank you, Taro. I’m excited to retrain and really be mindful of my positioning.
Top! Never thinking about sternum!
Mindful body positioning practices, in all daily environments & activities, help create new body habits! THANKYOU. 🧘♀️
Wow...I felt the natural reposition of my chin taking these steps!!
Thank you so much. It's like magic 🙏🕊
You are my favorite master movement teacher. Very sound, practical and balanced info, thank you!!
I agree that pushing your head/neck back isn’t a good way to correct forward head. Personally, , this just causes more irritation and does nothing. Your exercises aren’t bad, but I don’t believe it will correct forward head posture without doing some sort of strengthening with your deep cervical flexors AND your serratus anterior, mid and lower traps. Even strengthening the levator which is most probably over stretched. I have been dealing with this on and off for years, for me, something is inhibiting me from strengthening those muscles I mentioned. I keep trying anything and everything b/c it’s putting alot of stress on my cervical spine. . It can be a vicious cycle. Thank you though for your input!
Thank you!!!
I liked this vid - seems to make more sense to do it like that.
Thanks, Taro for this video to correct the way our head should be due to high tech nowadays with cellphone, computer, etc...
Thanks much for this. My sternum and pelvis are positioned poorly even in my sleep. When I wake up in the night, I try to reposition. Going to take lots of retraining. Also, a while back I gently tried old school chin tucks and my neck locked for a few days!
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 You are amazing. Love from Australia. ❤️🇦🇺
I've been to chiro and massage for years with chronic neck pain and forward head and never has a therapist told me to correct the pelvis and sternum, always the chin tuck. thank you so much!
This really helps .Especially when tension and stress increases.And helps improve breathing and correct eye focus .Thank you.
great suggestions, which build on the natural intentions of the body
Thanks for the great presentation...!:)
This is wonderful... It reinforces something I was already doing, intuitively. Thanks to your articulation, I'm sure I'll do it more often, now.
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People are often citing computer work as a culprit for neck and shoulder tension, but I am ashamed to say that I have developed mine during summer break. I am a teacher. The only bad posture I can think of is a) sitting on a sofa tilted back with my head up straight to watch TV (plus I have cushions in lumbar area so I am even further tilted back) (ok, I know, I have to stop that right now) and b) my car's headrest is slightly tilted forward at its most upright position, also forcing my head forward and not allowing me to straighten my spine. This must be affecting loads of people because a) Netflix and chill and b) most headrests now are made with this tilt forward for safety.
I'm already feeling less pain - thank you! Love your channel and your style. Your approach of working the right muscles to help them naturally tense and relax works SO much better for me than other stretching I've tried in the past.
Love all of your videos, and this one is no exception! Showing how different parts of the body work, move & impact one another, as opposed to isolating just one area and hammering away at it, is SO VERY HELPFUL! Thank you so much for what you are doing :)
Oh My God. I just did what you said and I can’t believe how wrong I was before. So thankful to God for introducing you to me. And thank you so much.
Excellent teaching!!! Thank you!!!
Excellent, thank you!
your work is so important Taro. movement is the remedy for pain.
IF only we could understand that the body is NOT a machine but an ever changing WHOLE.
Great advice like always
Thank you so much!
FANTASTIC! Thank you.
I would really like to see a video about specifically getting the sternocleidomastoid to reset! The stuff I have seen so far of yours has been really immediately helpful, but if you have a video about the SCM specifically I have failed to find it, and mine is causing enough difficulty & pain that it makes it hard to work through other exercises. Thank you so much for what you do!
Vielen Dank 🙏 wie immer sehr gut erklärt 😊🍀🍀🍀🍀
Thank you so much and you make so much sense and the movements are simple. Lynn
Amazing. As always incredible advice. Thanks for all you do.
Excellent.
Brilliant! Thank you as always!
This works. Than k u
Love your helpful videos. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you so much! I have done accordingly to this but I wasn’t hundred percent sure if it was right so thank you so much! Your videos are great!
Very good 👍, a bit difficult for me, because my pelvic is not even.....but I pay very much attention to this!....🙏
Thank you! Needed this!!
thank you for your support!
ありがとうございます！
ありがとうございます!
Superb! Thanks
This works. Starting from how you sit was a relevation
Good stuff ! Thank you 🙏
Nice work, as always!!! Anyone who hasn't yet obtained the free movement guide booklet mentioned at 3.41, don't hesitate - it is an absolute revelation, these secret principles that really work!
Thanks!
Thank you for your support!
Hi Taro understand the position when sitting but how does this translate to being upright and walking. I find I can hold the position when sitting but as soon as I am standing or add movement my head falls forward. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks
Thank you for posting this. I'm a server, so we are always on our feet and constantly bend forward because of the nature of the work! Do you have any thoughts about correcting "Server Hunch" while standing?
a key is to learn how to bend, unbend hips, and differentiate hip flexion from spinal flexion
I realize this, but when I forgot about it my body slowly bent again T.T
Wow, so simple yet revolutionary! 🙌🙏👊👍🙂
Great video, thank you!
Thank you..do you have video for thoracic back pain ?
Brilliant!
like psoas stretches
Hello Taro. Thank you for taking the time to make and share your videos. I’m wondering if there’s a specific video you would be able to link me re neck, specially goiter issues. In 2005, I had been in a MVA and over the years my spine has changed. I have followed up with specialists to confirm it’s not a thyroid issue, but that my muscles are so tight from my head/neck position that it’s spanning/putting pressure on my goiter. Best Regards, Skeye
Received a heart thanks, but wondering if my question can be answered / or better a link provided. Regards
Hey Taro, do you have something about elbow pain?
Nice, when you are sitting, but what about foreward head posture while standing?
Okay but what exercises do I need to do to fix this bad pelvis and sternum posture then? Because when I force myself to be in this correct posture my muscles get very stiff and sore.
But this hurts my lower back. Any video for that? :)
Taro, do you have a protocol for someone who lost cervical curve due to a 20 yr old whiplash and has some minor degeneration in the c5/c6 vertebrae? Thank you
"Shoulders back chest out" was what people always said when I was a kid.
People now have dreadful posture and girls plod along instead of walking in a feminine way.
Girls plod along? You mean women? Or better yet, people? I don't think women owe it to anyone to walk in a "feminine way." Women are not objects for your viewing pleasure. Is it important to walk with good posture, absolutely. But not just for women and not so they can walk in a feminine way. JFC.
@@MrLadyGenevieve I definitely meant girls/females/women.
I definitely did not mean "people" because I was referring to the female gender.
Now for you to get all butt hurt by that I am guessing you are overweight, have died hair and plod along like a prime bull.
Triggered?
The most important thing is to stop
sitting often how bout that
that would be helpful
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Ahh! Yet another one “they” have had me doing religiously for years and of course it has not helped at all lol
I myself am guilty as I used to teach this exercise to many people for years until I learned a better way to retrain my body and movement patterns, that feel "right" for my oen body rather than trying to conform my bodies to external ideas that had nothing to do with my body experience
Very logical explanation, thank you 🙏🏻 I learn alot from you 🪷. Helps me and my students 😃
thak you for this! So simple.
Excellent. Thank you.
Thanks!
Thank you for your support!
ありがとうございます！