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 ‘Somatic Exercises’
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 »
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 [...]
Move Without Pain available now!
Posted in Back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Somatic Exercises, tagged back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, hip pain, knee pain, Somatic Exercises on December 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Martha’s book now in! Just in time for holiday gift giving. Give the gift of pain relief to those you love! Purchase a signed, single copy for $24.95 or as part of a package with my DVD for $47.95. Free shipping included. A limited number of copies of Move Without Pain, by Martha Peterson, are now [...]
Long Lasting Pain Relief for Knee Pain
Posted in Knee pain, Somatic Exercises, walking, tagged Hanna Somatic Education, knee pain, Somatic Exercises, walking on November 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I used to have “bad knees.” I’d been a dancer for 15 years, had several knee surgeries, and found myself, at age 40 unable to kneel for long periods of time and challenged if I had to sit cross-legged on the floor. Those days are gone. My knees are no longer “bad.” In fact, they’re [...]
3 Common Mistakes When Doing Somatic Exercises
Posted in Back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Somatic Exercises, tagged back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Somatic Exercises on November 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I want to share a short video I made that gives you helpful tips about 3 exercises in which people might need more guidance. I sent this video link out to everyone who purchased my “Pain Relief Through Movement” DVD. I’m making it available to everyone who’s learned Somatic Exerices – even if you haven’t [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Piriformis Syndrome Part 2 – Releasing The Iliopsoas Muscle Video
Posted in Hanna Somatic Education, Movement, Muscle pain conditions, Piriformis syndrome, walking, tagged altered gait, Somatic Exercises on June 8, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about piriformis syndrome: Piriformis syndrome is a neuromuscular disorder that occurs when the sciatic nerve is compressed or otherwise irritated by the piriformis muscle causing pain, tingling and numbness in the buttocks and along the path of the sciatic nerve descending down the lower thigh and into the leg. [...]
