BETTER POSTURE | A WARM-HEARTED APPROACH | Feldenkrais with Alfons

The forward head posture is where your skull is protruded forward more than an inch over the atlas, which is the vertebra in your neck that your head rests on. According to Dr. Adalbert I. Kapandji, author of "The Physiology of the Joints," for every inch that your head protrudes from its normal position, you add 10 additional pounds of force upon your neck. This not only causes neck and shoulder pain, but also migraine, jaw pain and arthritis in the cervical spine.

Treatment involves correcting the muscle imbalance. Classical treatment in in a Gym or Physical Therapy setting might involve stretching muscles in the front of the torso such as the pectoralis major, pectoralis minor while also strength training muscles in the back of the torso such as the rhomboids. Stretching muscles that cause neck protrusion, and strengthening muscles that cause neck retraction.

This somatic approach takes a different approach. While there are components of releasing tension and strengthening weak muscles, it functions mainly through neuromuscular reconditioning and retraining.

If you've already seen doctors, specialists, and traditional therapists but the pain still persists with unknown cause, try this method as a complementary approach.

Somatic education is a field within bodywork and movement studies which emphasises internal physical perception and experience. The term is used in movement therapy to signify approaches based on the soma, or "the body as perceived from within," including Alexander technique, the Feldenkrais Method, and Rolfing. In dance, the term refers to techniques based on the dancer's internal sensation, in contrast with "performative techniques".

This is my series of videos with beginner lessons of the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education. This will give everyone with an internet connection the chance to get to know the Feldenkrais Method, to learn more about awareness, mindfulness, how to take care of one's own health, and to become better day by day.

I recommend to work through the videos one by one, in the correct order, starting here:    • GETTING BETTER DAY BY DAY: INTRODUCTI...  

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See my book "My Feldenkrais Book" on how to do Feldenkrais lessons http://www.myfeldenkraisbook.com

Please use the comment section to share your experiences, questions, and insights. You're welcome to read and discuss everyone's comments.

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