About 90% of my Somatics clients sit all day long at their work. Many who don’t have desk jobs sit more than they need to merely out of habit. Long term sitting is a fact of life for a majority of the population and it has become a public health hazard. Nowadays many people are [...]
Posts Tagged ‘sitting’
Seated Somatic Exercises for the Office Worker
Posted in Hanna Somatic Education, Sitting, Somatic Exercises, tagged Hanna Somatic Education, sitting, Somatic Exercises on March 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Sitting – Movement = Bad Health
Posted in Back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Health, Hip pain, Movement, Shoulder pain, Sitting, Uncategorized, tagged back pain, movement, neck pain, sitting on April 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m leaving to the airport – on my way to Sri Lanka and India – and this morning two people sent me the same New York Time article about sitting called, Is Sitting A Lethal Activity? Considering the fact that I’m looking forward to sitting in a cramped coach seat for 19 hours….I didn’t want [...]
5 Steps to a Painfree Workspace
Posted in Back pain, Health, Movement, Muscle pain conditions, tagged back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, posture, sitting on January 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In my last post I wrote about painful necks and shoulders that result from habituating to long hours at a computer. Here are is an awareness exercise that, in 5 steps, can change how you sit: Step 1. Sit in your chair and, if you have a mirror, take a look at how you’re sitting. [...]
