Rowing was one of the oldest Olympic sports. It is still popular today in high school and collegiate sports (more commonly known as crew). Rowing is also a popular workout routine at the gym. There are two different kinds of rowing: sweep rowing, in which the rower has one oar, held with both hands, and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pain relief’
How Somatics Can Help Rowers Relieve Muscle Pain
Posted in Back pain, Hip pain, Knee pain, Somatic Exercises, sports/fitness training, tagged back pain, knee pain, pain relief, sports training on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Football, Somatics and “Post Concussion Syndrome”
Posted in Pandiculation, Sensory Motor Amnesia, sports/fitness training, tagged neck pain, pain relief, Sensory Motor Amnesia, Somatic Exercises on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Superbowl 2012 was a nail-biter… …and I loved every minute of it. I love movement, and football players really know how to move. I have profound respect for the training that goes into being able to run, leap, dodge, fly, fall and manage to stand back up and do it all over again. Football season [...]
New Pain-Free DVD Series Available Jan. 13!
Posted in Hanna Somatic Education, Muscle pain conditions, sports/fitness training, tagged Hanna Somatic Education, pain relief, Somatic Exercises on January 12, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Pain Relief DVDs available now! My new “Pain-Free” DVD series is available. For those of you who have pre-paid for the 3 DVD set, I will be shipping those sets out on Friday, January 13. Thanks to all of you for your patience. My website has been updated to reflect the new DVDs as part [...]
Compression Fractures, Back Pain and How to Get Pain Relief
Posted in Back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Muscle pain conditions, tagged back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, pain relief on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I just received this testimonial from a client who came to see me from upstate New York. He learned how compensation to a severe injury had caused muscular pain, and how to begin to reverse it. He is now doing a daily routine of Somatic Exercises to keep the muscles of his back, waist and [...]
3 Myths About Perfect Posture
Posted in Back pain, Movement, Posture, tagged Hanna Somatic Education, pain relief, posture on November 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There are varying opinions about what “perfect” posture is, and many people who come to me explain their muscle pain, saying, “oh, I’ve just always had terrible posture!” Posture isn’t something you’re born with – it’s something that develops in response to your movement habits and responses to stress. Here are a few myths about [...]
How To Relieve That Pain In The….Glutes
Posted in Hip pain, Muscle pain conditions, Somatic Exercises, walking, tagged altered gait, hip pain, pain relief, Somatic Exercises on October 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday I got an email from an attorney who’d bought my DVD several months ago: Your first DVD was great. For months, I had a recurring pain at the top of my right glute, which radiated down my leg. After figuring out which Somatic exercises worked best to relieve the tightness and regain the ability [...]
Arm, Hand and Wrist Video Tutorial
Posted in Hanna Somatic Education, Muscle pain conditions, Pandiculation, Somatic Exercises, tagged arm pain, pain relief, pandiculation, Somatic Exercises on September 19, 2011 | 15 Comments »
In my last post I shared an email from a client who had severe arm, hand and wrist pain. Here’s a video with the techniques I taught her. Rather than stretching those muscles or digging in to attempt to relax them with trigger point therapy or passive release, try this method and see how it [...]
Pain Relief For Carpal Tunnel, and Painful Arms and Hands
Posted in Hanna Somatic Education, Somatic Exercises, tagged arm pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, Hanna Somatic Education, pain relief on September 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This post is an email sent to me from a client about how Somatic Exercises can help relieve arm, wrist, carpal tunnel, and other office-work-related pain. Lately I’ve been having hand, wrist, and forearm pain. It had been getting worse for about 2-3 months. In the last 2 weeks it’s been so painful that it [...]
October Pain Relief Workshops in Bucks County, PA!
Posted in Back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Health, Hip pain, Muscle pain conditions, Posture, Somatic Exercises, Uncategorized, tagged back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, hip pain, neck pain, pain relief on September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
ESSENTIAL SOMATICS COMES TO BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA! For those of you in Southern New Jersey and the Philadelphia area who have said to me, “if you ever conduct workshops around here, let me know!” – here you go: I’m please to announce that I will be teaching a series of weekend workshops and conducting one-on-one [...]
Tips For Getting The Most Out of Your Somatic Exercise Routine
Posted in Back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Muscle pain conditions, Posture, Sitting, Somatic Exercises, tagged back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, movement, pain relief, sitting, Somatic Exercises on August 29, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Somatic Exercises, when done between 10 – 15 minutes daily, are profoundly effective at keeping you pain-free no matter what your stress. However, the single biggest benefit of Somatic Exercises is one of IMPROVED SENSORY MOTOR AWARENESS. This means that the exercises help remind your brain to FEEL (sensory) and MOVE (motor) your muscles so [...]
