Welcome to the Feldenkrais Method® Guide’s newsletter and your Third Feldenkrais lesson on relaxing your shoulders.
Many of us habitually create tension in our shoulders as we sit during the day. As you probably are beginning to notice, tension in your shoulders can be related to the way that you align upper and lower parts of your body.
This lesson will help you discover how to reduce tension in your shoulders while sitting, but it can also be applied when standing and, to some extent, when lying down.
One of the benefits of the Feldenkrais Method is that improving how you function in one part of yourself (like your shoulders) can improve functioning in other areas. As your shoulders relax, you may also feel taller and your breath becoming fuller.
The results of these lessons will keep building as your awareness of how you move grows. Sometimes the effects of a lesson may be somewhat clear at the end of the lesson and even more apparent the next day. Students say they often notice a lesson’s effects throughout the week after doing it.
As with all Feldenkrais lessons, here are a few guidelines to follow before doing the lesson.
- Move slowly and mindfully so that you can feel each aspect of how you move.
- Don’t stretch, strain or try to break through your limits. Use less effort than you need as you move. You’ll actually improve more quickly as you reduce your effort. “Less is more” in this approach.
- Breathe as you move. Breathing naturally enhances your relaxation.
- Rest whenever you wish, even during directions. Rest helps you integrate improvements.
- Pay careful attention to your comfort.. Never do anything that’s painful. If you do experience any pain, decrease the size and range of movement until the pain disappears. If you can’t eliminate pain, just imagine doing the movement. Experience has shown that you will still receive benefits when using your imagination.
- Each time you repeat a lesson you can learn something new and gain additional improvements. Feel free to repeat any part of the lesson and experiment with the movements throughout your day.
- Don’t do these lessons while driving your car or doing anything else that requires your full attention. Only focus on the lesson at the time you do it.
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Dan
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