Thank you Eric, I've been enjoying (practicing) many of your videos with much joy and relief. I'm trying to get a bit of an overview of the somatics teacher scene. May I ask you, which other somatics teachers you find interesting and having a worthwile approach? Thank you!
I am glad you are enjoying the new directions. I have 20+ videos recorded that will help you better see my current focus and understanding. In answer to your question: I do not watch any other people teaching movement. No one. The ways we get stuck are different than the simplifications of the Traditional Somatics approach. What happens is not just simple surfaces of tension, but it more as situation a co-ordinated consipiracy of tensions that are in relation to each other across breathing space. This overtakes us. It is outside the awareness. The stuck places seem like impossible places to breathe with. The tensions ring, like an oscillation, through the body. I do have other interests. Lately, scuba diving. I watch a lot of videos on how to make videos using Davinci Resolve. To be fair, I do watch some dance videos. This person is one of my favorites: An exploration of non-suppleness: ua-cam.com/users/shortsZM7rrXHNNPI?si=LBlkVLA-qendKJ2f and this person is also one of my favorites: ua-cam.com/users/shortsO4UJ0xOJUvc?si=vzTEDQL7c3CDn1LS
@@ericcoopersomatics Thank you, Eric. I've seen these types of dancers before, never thought of it as non-suppleness, but you're 100% right. Wondering if they actually need to be supple to put on this show of non-suppleness. To be honest I've never really gotten deeper into your explanations of breathing spaces, hidden stuck places impossible to breath with, etc. All I've ever done is practice your lessons (movements) in a conscious, slow manner, paying attentions to sensations. Maybe I should put some more effort into understanding/sensing what you mean with the breathing spaces. I sense that this concept is at the heart of your method and at the same time I can imagine many people will have difficulties grasping this concept. If you find an elegant, simple way for people to find (first) access to the breathing concept, it will likely open up your whole method/leverage its potential to many people. Or maybe I personally just haven't done my part yet to understand better...but at least the breathing part is not as intuitive to me as doing the movements/feeling contractions/feeling release, etc. Just writing out my thoughts... I've come across Lawrence Gold and Edward Barrera as other Somatics teachers. Not the cheapest. Have you heard of them? Thanks again! And by the way: I like the often beautiful/nice sounding names that you choose for your movements.
I often explain it for beginners. Here, I got to indulge in a more advanced way to see it. You can learn from lots of different people. My system works, in part because I have managed to set aside the rigidity of traditional Somatics.
hello Eric thank you for the content you provide on youtube, really appreciate your kindness, I want to ask Eric, my situation in everyday life often feels stuck in a freeze response, my chest often hurts, feels full of tightness, I am often stuck in a state of depression, sadness, feeling stuck and sad so that the sensation in this chest feels full of pain, I am also easy to feel overwhelmed even with trivial things, often also trapped in a state of anxiety and had a panic attack that was so severe 6 years ago. whether diligently practicing somatic will help release the traumas I have Eric?
I don't know your exact situation, so this is a general answer. Yes! This is how to get out from under the crushing tensions that are running at a high idle in your system. You mention you have chest pain. Make sure you have seen a doctor to rule out other things. Then, devote yourself to coming out of the tensions that are making your situation. If the discomfort is Symmetrical, then you should consider how it relates to stress tensions which mostly take over front and back. If the discomfort pattern is significantly asymmetrical, then you must teach the asymmetrical tensions to de-esclate. The discomfort is an un-clear hint at what to focus on with Somatics. My version of Somatics uses the Gentle Breathing Assessment to find the hidden torso constrictions that are the root holdings.is This video starts with some of the directions with the Gentle Breathing Assessment: *Can Gentle TWISTING Free Your BREATHING? Gentle Slow, Simplest Twisting Washrag Full Version* 17m:12s ua-cam.com/video/lfbeq1is-ns/v-deo.html Then, learn Elbows to the Sky (all the versions): *Elbows to the Sky themed Somatic Movement Playlist:* ua-cam.com/play/PLFLw4vgr7ayjyrFrEtvtlY6myn-4ZbEtS.html For more specialized lessons, you may want to explore: *The Two Axis Rocking Chair -Focus the lesson for scoliosis and everyone* *Relax the front where the stuckness is hidden* . Address your asymmetrical hunch. 12m:44s ua-cam.com/video/jsIRiFbc5sU/v-deo.html And these are also related: *The Bow* , Teach your brain to let you out of hunched posture 7m:55s On UA-cam : ua-cam.com/video/VmmiGfcr0G8/v-deo.html *The Dowager Hump Destroyer* . Teach the determined tension to relax.7m:33ss Focus on the tensions that drive an upper-hyper-kyphotic posture _Note for clarity:_ As body lowers out of the bridge, freeze the distance of chin-to-chest. Perhaps keep chin pinned to chest as hips lower. ua-cam.com/video/3GgXrfwTnEo/v-deo.html Consider relaxing your back as a type of movement that may quickly bring you our of anxiety: Start at the top of this list: *Relax your BACK Playlist*, in order from Gentle to Most Powerful Pandiculaitons ua-cam.com/play/PLFLw4vgr7ayg05XG5CH42QxHkgLtp8t8c.html&si=u8c4UGZqG0U3Qeah This one is for Panic Attacks: *Calm the Storm, What to do for: Panic Attack, Anxiety Attack* 8m:09s The one thing to do to come back to calm breathing. ua-cam.com/video/TAcq8eVpypI/v-deo.html *Practice often.* Practice many times a day, with the movements that help you feel calm. Please let me know if you need more specific guidance. There are many patterns that we are good at getting trapped in. This is the path to free yourself.
@@ericcoopersomatics Thank you so much for your pure help Eric! I truly appreciate your guidance and support, and I feel incredibly grateful for your generosity in sharing your knowledge!! i will try to follow the guidance!
Thank you Eric, I've been enjoying (practicing) many of your videos with much joy and relief.
I'm trying to get a bit of an overview of the somatics teacher scene. May I ask you, which other somatics teachers you find interesting and having a worthwile approach? Thank you!
I am glad you are enjoying the new directions. I have 20+ videos recorded that will help you better see my current focus and understanding.
In answer to your question: I do not watch any other people teaching movement. No one. The ways we get stuck are different than the simplifications of the Traditional Somatics approach. What happens is not just simple surfaces of tension, but it more as situation a co-ordinated consipiracy of tensions that are in relation to each other across breathing space. This overtakes us. It is outside the awareness. The stuck places seem like impossible places to breathe with. The tensions ring, like an oscillation, through the body.
I do have other interests. Lately, scuba diving. I watch a lot of videos on how to make videos using Davinci Resolve. To be fair, I do watch some dance videos. This person is one of my favorites: An exploration of non-suppleness: ua-cam.com/users/shortsZM7rrXHNNPI?si=LBlkVLA-qendKJ2f and this person is also one of my favorites: ua-cam.com/users/shortsO4UJ0xOJUvc?si=vzTEDQL7c3CDn1LS
@@ericcoopersomatics Thank you, Eric.
I've seen these types of dancers before, never thought of it as non-suppleness, but you're 100% right. Wondering if they actually need to be supple to put on this show of non-suppleness.
To be honest I've never really gotten deeper into your explanations of breathing spaces, hidden stuck places impossible to breath with, etc. All I've ever done is practice your lessons (movements) in a conscious, slow manner, paying attentions to sensations. Maybe I should put some more effort into understanding/sensing what you mean with the breathing spaces.
I sense that this concept is at the heart of your method and at the same time I can imagine many people will have difficulties grasping this concept. If you find an elegant, simple way for people to find (first) access to the breathing concept, it will likely open up your whole method/leverage its potential to many people.
Or maybe I personally just haven't done my part yet to understand better...but at least the breathing part is not as intuitive to me as doing the movements/feeling contractions/feeling release, etc. Just writing out my thoughts...
I've come across Lawrence Gold and Edward Barrera as other Somatics teachers. Not the cheapest. Have you heard of them?
Thanks again! And by the way: I like the often beautiful/nice sounding names that you choose for your movements.
I often explain it for beginners. Here, I got to indulge in a more advanced way to see it.
You can learn from lots of different people. My system works, in part because I have managed to set aside the rigidity of traditional Somatics.
hello Eric thank you for the content you provide on youtube, really appreciate your kindness,
I want to ask Eric, my situation in everyday life often feels stuck in a freeze response, my chest often hurts, feels full of tightness, I am often stuck in a state of depression, sadness, feeling stuck and sad so that the sensation in this chest feels full of pain, I am also easy to feel overwhelmed even with trivial things, often also trapped in a state of anxiety and had a panic attack that was so severe 6 years ago. whether diligently practicing somatic will help release the traumas I have Eric?
I don't know your exact situation, so this is a general answer.
Yes! This is how to get out from under the crushing tensions that are running at a high idle in your system.
You mention you have chest pain. Make sure you have seen a doctor to rule out other things. Then, devote yourself to coming out of the tensions that are making your situation.
If the discomfort is Symmetrical, then you should consider how it relates to stress tensions which mostly take over front and back.
If the discomfort pattern is significantly asymmetrical, then you must teach the asymmetrical tensions to de-esclate.
The discomfort is an un-clear hint at what to focus on with Somatics. My version of Somatics uses the Gentle Breathing Assessment to find the hidden torso constrictions that are the root holdings.is
This video starts with some of the directions with the Gentle Breathing Assessment:
*Can Gentle TWISTING Free Your BREATHING? Gentle Slow, Simplest Twisting Washrag Full Version* 17m:12s ua-cam.com/video/lfbeq1is-ns/v-deo.html
Then, learn Elbows to the Sky (all the versions):
*Elbows to the Sky themed Somatic Movement Playlist:* ua-cam.com/play/PLFLw4vgr7ayjyrFrEtvtlY6myn-4ZbEtS.html
For more specialized lessons, you may want to explore:
*The Two Axis Rocking Chair -Focus the lesson for scoliosis and everyone*
*Relax the front where the stuckness is hidden* . Address your asymmetrical hunch. 12m:44s
ua-cam.com/video/jsIRiFbc5sU/v-deo.html
And these are also related:
*The Bow* , Teach your brain to let you out of hunched posture 7m:55s
On UA-cam : ua-cam.com/video/VmmiGfcr0G8/v-deo.html
*The Dowager Hump Destroyer* . Teach the determined tension to relax.7m:33ss
Focus on the tensions that drive an upper-hyper-kyphotic posture
_Note for clarity:_ As body lowers out of the bridge, freeze the distance of chin-to-chest. Perhaps keep chin pinned to chest as hips lower. ua-cam.com/video/3GgXrfwTnEo/v-deo.html
Consider relaxing your back as a type of movement that may quickly bring you our of anxiety:
Start at the top of this list:
*Relax your BACK Playlist*, in order from Gentle to Most Powerful Pandiculaitons ua-cam.com/play/PLFLw4vgr7ayg05XG5CH42QxHkgLtp8t8c.html&si=u8c4UGZqG0U3Qeah
This one is for Panic Attacks:
*Calm the Storm, What to do for: Panic Attack, Anxiety Attack* 8m:09s
The one thing to do to come back to calm breathing. ua-cam.com/video/TAcq8eVpypI/v-deo.html
*Practice often.* Practice many times a day, with the movements that help you feel calm.
Please let me know if you need more specific guidance.
There are many patterns that we are good at getting trapped in.
This is the path to free yourself.
@@ericcoopersomatics Thank you so much for your pure help Eric! I truly appreciate your guidance and support, and I feel incredibly grateful for your generosity in sharing your knowledge!! i will try to follow the guidance!