Q&A Video #5: Should I keep breaking down movements once I've learned them? Transcript of video: Hi guys! Today I'm answering a question that I get frequently, which is: should I keep breaking down the movements once I've learned them? If you're doing my online program, you know that this question refers to exercises that [...]
The Benefits of Clinical Somatics Before, During, and After Pregnancy Pregnancy is a time of big changes. Your growing belly puts physical strain on your body, and hormones and upcoming life changes can be emotionally stressful. There is no better time to start taking care of your body and releasing the tension in your [...]
Sensations You May Notice When Beginning Your Clinical Somatics Practice The main effect of Clinical Somatics exercises is the release of chronic muscle tension. But along with the retraining of the nervous system can come a variety of sensations—some of which may be surprising and even unpleasant. Please read this article if [...]
The Pace of the Learning Process If the course moves too slowly or quickly for you: Some students feel frustrated that their course is moving too slowly, while others feel overwhelmed because it's moving too quickly! The pace of the courses is designed to give you a learning experience similar to working with a [...]
You can listen to Sarah's podcast on this topic here: Developing Your Daily Practice of Clinical Somatics Exercises Scroll down to watch this video on Youtube While the exercises in my online courses are taught in a certain order and at a set pace, the intention of the courses is that [...]
New Study Shows Pandiculation Relieves Lower Back and Neck Pain Chronic back pain and neck pain are disabling conditions experienced by many people at some point during their lifetimes. A new study published in September 2022 demonstrates the efficacy of using pandiculation to relieve chronic back and neck pain by releasing chronic muscle tension. [...]
How to Approach Exercise When You're in Pain There are endless benefits to physical exercise, and you should keep up with regular physical activity while you're learning Clinical Somatics exercises—unless your workouts are making your pain worse or preventing you from making progress. In this post, I'll discuss: The benefits of working out while [...]
The Benefits of Exploring Micromovements If you practice Clinical Somatics exercises, you know how slow and gentle they are. But if you're in a lot of pain to start with, your nervous system is highly sensitized, or you're dealing with joint inflammation or a structural issue, even the slow, gentle exercises might exacerbate your pain. [...]
How to Allow Change to Happen Instead of Forcing It Have you had the experience of trying really hard to make something happen, over and over, and it just won't happen? Then you finally stop trying to force it – and that's when it happens? People often use the example of romantic relationships: stop [...]
5 Ways Clinical Somatics Will Change the World If you've gotten out of pain with Clinical Somatics, you know how life-changing the exercises are. To not endure pain on a daily basis frees you from stress and suffering—like loss of sleep, mood disorders, and physical degeneration related to the pain. You can also be [...]
Breathing in Clinical Somatics exercises Many students ask me how to breathe correctly when practicing Clinical Somatics exercises. Your breathing pattern is more important in some exercises than others, depending on whether or not the exercise includes extension (arching) or flexion (curling) of the spine. In this article I'll describe why diaphragmatic breathing is [...]
Unlocking Your Body: Your Personal Process of Releasing Tension and Pain Many people ask me how long it will take them to release their chronic tightness or get out of pain. I wish I could answer this question, but the truth is that everyone's patterns of muscular tension and pain are so unique that [...]
How to Get the Most out of Clinical Somatics Exercises What are Clinical Somatics exercises? Clinical Somatics exercises work directly with the nervous system to release chronic muscular tension, relieve chronic pain, and improve posture and movement. The exercises are extremely slow and gentle, and are appropriate for all ages and fitness levels. The exercises [...]
Learn the Most Effective Somatics Exercise for Back Pain Most back pain is caused by chronically tight muscles. As we age and build up learned muscular patterns, our back muscles get increasingly tight. Most of this muscular contraction is involuntary, so we can't easily release it. Chronically tight back muscles are sore [...]
