Learn the best alternative to stretching. Stretching doesn't work because the stretch reflex automatically contracts our muscles when we stretch them too...| Somatic Movement Center
Shallow breathing is caused by stress, posture, and muscle tension. Learn exercises to release tension and relieve shallow breathing.| Somatic Movement Center
The history of Somatics: Learn how somatic education was developed by educators including F.M. Alexander, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Thomas Hanna.| Somatic Movement Center
A deep dive into how we live and work, and how simple movements throughout the day can improve your physical and mental health.| thefeelgoodlife.substack.com
The Action Response causes us to automatically contract our back muscles and arch our back. Over time this leads to chronic muscle contraction and pain...| Somatic Movement Center
The stretch reflex is a function of the gamma loop, which regulates muscle tension. The stretch reflex prevents us from tearing our muscles, and makes...| Somatic Movement Center
New research shows the efficacy of retraining the nervous system with pandiculation for the relief of chronic back and neck pain.| Somatic Movement Center
Learn why pandiculation is the most effective way to release your tight psoas muscle - and why stretching doesn't work to release a tight psoas muscle.| Somatic Movement Center
Learn how tight muscles cause rotated pelvis, or lateral pelvic rotation, and the most effective Clinical Somatics exercises to fix it.| Somatic Movement Center
How to Even out the Imbalances in Your Body Scroll down to watch this video on Youtube We all have imbalances in the patterns of muscle| Somatic Movement Center
The gamma loop regulates the level of tension in our muscles. When gamma motor neurons become overactive or imbalanced in their firing, we experience...| Somatic Movement Center
How to Fix Pelvic Torsion (Twisted Pelvis) With Clinical Somatics Exercises In this article I explain what pelvic torsion is and the muscular patterns involved. At the end of the article, I list which Clinical Somatics exercises are most effective at fixing the misalignment.| Somatic Movement Center
Start today! In the Level 1 online course, learn Somatics exercises and Thomas Hanna's technique of pandiculation to relieve chronic muscle and joint pain.| Somatic Movement Center
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