3 Somatic Movement Flows to relieve neck & shoulder pain and also to improve posture
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
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In this video James Knight, Founder of Gentle Somatic Yoga®, offers 3 simple and effective Somatic Movement Flows® to help you dissolve tension and stress in your neck, shoulders, and upper back.
James also shares with the viewer why this method of movement education works and what makes this so unique compared to other styles of popular Yoga.
Here are some of the topics that James explains in detail:
• Why GSY doesn't focus on stretching.... instead you'll learn to pandiculate (repattern your muscles!)
• Sensory Motor Amnesia vs. Sensory Motor Awakening
• Brain-to-muscle reeducation. Strengthen neuropathways and/or build new ones.
• Interoception: internal felt sensation
• Learning to make nourishing decisions with your body (soma) that leads to optimal states of health
• Intuitive movement: move in a way that feels good to your unique Soma
• The brain learns through contrast
• Soma Scans: Witness consciousness
• Tips and guidelines for a successful practice and for long-term results
• The healing power of meditation and visualization • For a FREE 30-minute Gentle Somatic Yoga® daily self-care home practice video: 30-minute-home...
• For a current schedule of upcoming in-person and livestream Gentle Somatic Yoga® events: www.gentlesoma...
• Learn more about Gentle Somatic Yoga®, Somatic Wellness™, and James Knight: www.gentlesoma...
Wow this was fantastic and easy to follow thank you so much!❤
You're so welcome! We are happy to hear your enthusiasm for this Somatic Movement Flow. Have you been practicing more since you first discovered this video? We would love to hear more from you about your experience and insight with continued practice as the benefits are cumulative!
In Service, The GSY Team
Hi James. I am a qigong teacher and because I am quite old, I am teaching more seniors with issues. When this happens I try to search through somatic exercises and I find so much correlation with the approach of Chinese exercise. Particularly the exercises designed for older people ("longevity and immortality" exercises). I find that I have to find a somatic approach to even begin with many people because they are so out of touch with their bodies and I often adapt them slightly because I'm seeing them through the frame of my own experience. I really like your approach and hope one day to be able to return to the US and take some of your classes. I know that Feldenkrais was a martial artist and his writings seem to parallel much of what I've learned from my teachers and have experienced myself.
This is wonderful!
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I'm glad this is helping you!
OMG! This is the first time in MONTHS that I am pain-free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK U, THANK U, THANK U!!!!
Hello Colette. I'm so happy to hear this! You are most welcome.. and be sure to keep practicing so that you can strengthen the neuropathways. :) James
@@gentlesomaticyoga 'Yes! I will and am! xoxo
@@gentlesomaticyoga Yes, I've been finding others of your posts and enjoying those sessions as well. This is wonderful stuff. xoxo
I'm SO VERY GRATEFUL to have found this! xoxo
I have done this flow twice and both times I’ve cried throughout. In the final Savasana my shoulder has started to shake uncontrollably and I’ve had more tears which dissipate after about five minutes. I’m feeling like this is really getting where it needs to! Thank you so much James.
Hi there. I'm so sorry, but I'm just now seeing your comment above. Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm happy to hear that you've allowed your body to discharge energy through witnessing it and not changing it. As long as you feel grounded and safe, I feel therapeutic tremmoring is very effective (healing) for Whole-Self integreation. :) James
These movements are game changers in dealing with chronic pain! Thank you! Please keep posting
James… you’ve always been close to my heart. Bonnie (I had KC dog.)
Thank you for the continued support of James and Gentle Somatic Yoga. Being part of his team and having the honor of reading many all of these comments, testimonials, and long-standing connections alongside James is heart warming. He just led a training in Tucson, Arizona and is getting ready to jump into this weekend's Deep Dive before hosting another retreat next weekend -- so I will pass this love blast forward to him until he has time to connect with you directly.
If you want to join our Livestream community, we will be online tomorrow, from all over the world with a Deep Dive on Somatic Harmony. Learn more here:
deep-dive.securechkout.com/landing-page-year-at-advance
In Service,
The GSY Team
I will be tryouts these movements because somatic flow yoga is something that been working for me for my tension headaches, also Accupunture.
Hi Maddie, yes please try these out for your headaches and let us know how the various flows help you. There are many different Somatic Movement Flows that will provide different benefits based on the root cause of the tension you are experience. It could be inspirational for others to hear more from you about which videos you get the most out of and what you learn about your body in the process. Thanks for being here and letting us know that GSY is working for you so far.
~in Service, the GSY Team
Your videos are great. I appreciate that you actually explain the theory behind these movements. I am a somatic bodyworker and I've been looking for videos to recommend to my clients. I will definitely share your content with them!
I also have a lot of chronic pain myself. So excited to find someone who doesn't just show some exercises, but breaks down how/why these exercises work. I'm looking forward to feeling better!
Great to hear that you've found benefit exploring the Somatic Movement Flows, and also recommending them to your clients. Thank you! Reach out if you ever have any questions or want further support! James Knight customercare@gentlesomaticyoga.com
Gratitude Galore for this beautiful gift, James! I moved from Sayulita to San Miguel de Allende. Hope to see you here someday.
Hi Carmela, it is so nice to hear from you. I've never been to San Miguel de Allende but have heard wonderful things. Would love to visit someday. Thanks for staying in touch. Love and blessings, James
This is wonderful. My neck and shoulders feel amazing.
You save my Life !!!
Pauly, I'm happy you are finding Gentle Somatic Yoga helpful. :) James
I really liked the moves that started at 17:00 - they felt good on my shoulder, which is feeling a bit wonky today.
Thanks for your feedback. I'm happy to hear they helped you. James
Thank you James
aw... you're welcome Maria! :)
My neck and shoulders feel so good now. This was relaxing. Thank you
I'm glad this is helping you!
Much enjoyed. Your instruction is perfect and it goes along with a beautifully produced video, great light. Thanks
Thank you for your kind feedback! :) James
Thank you so much 🙏🧡 I love these exercises ! I work at a restaurant so I tend to accumulate a bit of tension there... I was already doing somatic work, bit didn't have specific exercises for the neck and shoulders and yours are very effective 😊 new sub !
Wonderful! We are so happy you found this practice. Have you watched the other videos on this part of the body as well? We have several and hope you will check them out. If you tun out of videos here on UA-cam for your neck and shoulders, we have our livestream workshops (1.5 hour workshops with 1/2 hour Q & A sessions) archived on Somatic Wellness TV over here: www.gentlesomaticyoga.com/somatic-wellness-tv/
~In Service, the GSY Team
So helpful. Had cervical spine fusion surgery 2 months ago after years of spinal cord compression and other issues. These movements seem to be helpful to release my ongoing muscle tightness and pain.
Hi Colleen. Pardon the delay in getting back to you. I just saw your message today. I'm delighted to hear that these Somatic Movement Flows helped you release some of the pain and tension. The effects are cumulative so I hope you keep practicing. :)
Gonna try for sure! I often wake up with excruciating headaches that happen from a tightening In my neck while asleep. I’ve been in three car accidents where I was hit from the back. Hot showers help and yoga helps when I do it! Thank u!
I'm glad this is helping you!
I really enjoyed this, I'm definitely coming back...❤
Hi Eva, thank you for your comment! Welcome to our somatic family! James
Thank you 🙌
You're welcome 😊
Namaste 🙏 James! You're saving my life with each video.
Thank you so much for your feedback. I am so happy that this is helping you so much.
Thank you James for thus lovely practice 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is incredible! Feel so good, grounded and calm. Thank you SO much for your knowledge and expertise x
You're so welcome! :) James
Thank you for this!
Thank you for letting us know that it resonated with you. Have you continued to explore the different playlists and areas of the body for even more positive benefits? We are here to support your journey and add new content both here and on our subscription channel which houses our livestream workshops from over the years. Your first week is free and there are various options for your subscription thereafter. Check it out here: www.gentlesomaticyoga.com/somatic-wellness-tv/
Very nice, thank you 😊
Thank you for your feedback and glad you are enjoying them. James
So good! Thanks so much
You're so welcome! I'm happy to hear it is helping. :) James Knight
Really good video thankyou. I've suffered with a very tight Sternomastoid muscle for the past 10 years.. The pressure it puts on my ear is painful and I feel it going into my shoulder. I've been practicing Somatics for 6 weeks and it has helped a lot but it won't release completely. I'll keep at it, thanks again.
Much appreciated 🙏
It's great to hear you are making progress. It sounds like you are having a great attitude of discovery and exploration? I'm happy to hear you are finding some relief. The benefits can be cummulative... so keep practicing. :) James
Hi.i would like to ask what is your recommendation if my whole body needs this practices.I mean which video should i start and continue with?I have just found you today and already done with one of the video,but its so amazingly helps (after a huge trauma)that i dont even know how might i go forward? Greetings from the Netherlands 😊
Hi Christian! Thanks for watching this video and for commenting so we have the opportunity to help you on your journey to wellness. Many of our Somatic Movement Flows will benefit you -- but if you would like to start with our "Entire Body tune-up" playlist, you can then hone in on the areas you want to go deeper into from there. I hope this helps and look forward to hearing your feedback. We have a GSY community FB Page also if you are looking to connect directly. You can join here: facebook.com/GentleSomaticYoga
my body feels lighter than before, not as tight . thank you
I'm happy to hear you found benefit! James
O wow!!!! Thank you sir so very much 😂😂 this really helps 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
We are so happy that you found this and found the help you were looking for. Have you continued to work with this video or others? We hope that you continue to discover more benefits as your journey with GSY unfold over time. All the best for your health and wellness.
~In Service, the GSY Team
Brilliant
I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it. James
beautiful
Thank you, Claire!
Thank you for this treasure video. I always wandered about that tension in shoulder and hoped to know how to heal it. I found the remarkable practical answer here. But is not it from how we sleep to the sides rather than chronic stress?
You are so welcome! I'm glad it was helpful. :)
Most likely it is not from sleeping. The tension/tightness probably comes from a pattern of holding stress from daily habits, past injuries, surgeries?, sports - where you use the same muscle groups over and over again. In this method, and in Hanna Somatic Education, we call this Sensory Motor Amnesia.
@@gentlesomaticyoga thank you Mr James. I am thankful. I read about Hanna somatics and Hellerwork structural integration in Dr Don St John book. I hope I study Hellerwork it is magical.
@@ayaelzarka4426 You are so welcome! It's wonderful to hear that you are studying somatic movement from multiple disciplines. :)
Is there an alternative way to do the second flow (neck release) that does not require lying on your front?
Hello Tania, pardon my delay in getting back to you. I just now saw your question. The particular Flow you are referring to is difficult to duplicate in another body shape. However, have you tried the Somatic Movement Flow called Foot Sliders? ua-cam.com/video/xgUvbEz0IZ8/v-deo.html
Hi! Could you help me? My left shoulder is lower than my right. Suspected nTOS, severe jaw tension- cracked one tooth, 2 more on the way, cracked my night guard in half and am wearing down the part that covers my teeth. I’m so lost.
Hi there! Yes, Gentle Somatic Yoga can help to inspire balance in your body again. Although it cannot "fix" or "heal" everything completely (like cracked teeth), you would be surprised how much it can help with concerns like the ones you are describing. Because you have such a unique situation, I would invite you to book a virtual session with James directly so that he can customize the Somatic Movement Flows for all your needs. You can learn more here:
session-with-james.securechkout.com/
Most importantly, GSY can create more balance in your body and awaken the possibilities that your body can continue to heal over time with continued practice. Reach out to us if you have any additional questions. customercare@gentlesomaticyoga.com
~In Service, The GSY Team
Sadly, I haven’t worked in 10 months due to symptoms. I can’t afford it:( does he ever do probono? I know some do. 💗
With fibromyalgia this is too hurtful.
Hi Elaine, thank you for the feedback. We are sorry to hear that these particular SMFs do not resonate with you in your current state. Fibromyalgia can be very tricky and we deeply empathize with your journey. The best way to incorporate Gentle Somatic Yoga into your routine will be to get a customized practice with James directly. These videos are not a one-size-fits-all, rather an invitation to consider movements like these. Of course, it is imperative to do as you have done and listen to your intuition and your soma's response. If you would like to set up a session with James, you can learn more about that here:
session-with-james.securechkout.com/
If you would rather align with a GSY certified practitioner in your area, we have a Teacher Directory for your convenience below. Working one on one with a certified teacher can help tremendously as these movements can be adapted to fir your unique needs.
www.gentlesomaticyoga.com/teacher-directory/
For future questions, reach out to us at customercare@gentlesomaticyoga.com and we will be happy to support you further.
~In Service, the GSY Team