Posts Tagged ‘myofascial release’
24 gifts – day 16: How to improve neck mobility
How to improve neck & head mobility What to do when your head just feels stuck on top of your neck? Do you also sometimes find that your head feels as if there is no movement at all between the occiput, C1 and C2? Just watch today’s video and you will see how stuck my… Fortsæt med at læse 24 gifts – day 16: How to improve neck mobility
Read More24 gifts – day 13: Have you ever experienced the effects of lung sponging?
Have you ever experienced the effects of lung sponging? My guess is, probably not, unless you have attended a Franklin Method breathing workshop. Let me explain. Sponging In the Franklin Method, we use the metaphor of a sponge when we massage our myofascia. We use dynamic imagery when we imagining that we squeeze the water/fluid… Fortsæt med at læse 24 gifts – day 13: Have you ever experienced the effects of lung sponging?
Read More24 gifts – day 11: Release tension around the scapula
Release tension around your scapula – 1 arm at a time Free movement of the scapula is crucial for good shoulder and arm movement. However, if we could ask the scapula how it was moving today, it might say: “Stiffly” or “Movement? What is that?”. Also if you ask clients what they would like to… Fortsæt med at læse 24 gifts – day 11: Release tension around the scapula
Read More24 gifts – day 9: Twist and stretch
Hamstring stretch and twist Bring out your foam roller: We will need it for another one of those “double duty exercises” or get 2 for 1, maybe even get 3 for 1 ;o). The exercise can do “double duty” in at least 2 ways: Tempo Focus area Tempo Perform the exercise slowly and with control… Fortsæt med at læse 24 gifts – day 9: Twist and stretch
Read More24 gifts – day 7: How an exercise about releasing the upper thorax can become an abdominal exercise also
How an exercise about releasing the upper thorax can become an abdominal exercise also Do you have exercises which on the surface look straightforward, and then when you do the exercise you discover a wonderful side effect? For me, today’s exercise is such an exercise. Secretly, I call it “the sneaky curl-up”. It starts out… Fortsæt med at læse 24 gifts – day 7: How an exercise about releasing the upper thorax can become an abdominal exercise also
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