More About Somatics
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Is working from home giving you pain?
If you are working at home either through this pandemic, or maybe into the longer term future, you may be finding that your body is feeling less comfortable than it used to be. Maybe your shoulders or your back has started to ache or your hips feel...
Tight Calf Muscles
Do you suffer from tight calves that do not respond to traditional stretches. If so you may find this video a useful alternative. It uses Somatics Education and Pandiculation to gently and slowly restore the muscle length to tight...
Why is Somatics different?
Hanna Somatics goes to the root of most chronic muscular pain: the brain. Just as the brain can learn positive things like riding a bike it can also learn negative things, like holding oneself stiff and out of balance. Because the brain controls...
Less is More
One vital thing to remember when doing somatic exercises or movements is not to work too hard. I know that is really difficult for many of us who have been brought up to think that there is "no gain without pain", or that extra stretch will...
Practice makes Perfect
When you learn a new movement the first attempts are usually an approximation of the complete movement. As you practice it more you will gradually hone this until you can do it easily and without forcing movements. Remember also that to...