Can Stress Management be Simple?
Stress. It’s unavoidable. No matter your circumstances you are going to experience, and have to manage, some degree of stress in your life. But what
The Learn Somatics Blog
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Do You Really Have Poor Posture?
Posture is the upright organisation of the body in gravity. It is how we hold ourselves when we are not actively thinking about it. Therefore
Neuroscience and Somatic Education
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the function and structure of the Brain and Nervous System. Somatics is the exploration of the first hand experience
Is your Movement Account Overdrawn?
Pay attention… Isn’t it interesting that we must PAY attention? The very notion that we PAY attention suggests that in return for paying attention we
It’s Never Just One Muscle
Often, when we have pain, there is a perception that there is one particular muscle that is causing the problem. Such as, “Oh its my
New Year, New Resolutions, New You?
At this time of year many people start thinking about New Year Resolutions. Often these resolutions will involve getting fit or losing weight. Your success
Discover the Fastest Way To Free Your Breathing
Humans reuire only two things in order to survive, fuel (in the form of food and water) and oxygen. Without food we might live for
Who developed Hanna Somatic Education?
It is impossible to talk about Hanna Somatic Education without discussing the man who developed it, Thomas Hanna PhD. His contribution to the realm of
Somatic Movement – The Basics and some Resources
In my last post I talked about the difference between stretching and Pandiculation. Based on the number of emails I received in relation to that
Stretching Vs. Pandiculation – What’s the difference and why does it matter?
Let’s look at the key differences between stretching and pandiculation. Pandiculation is used extensively in Clinical Somatic Education to regain the brain’s control of tight painful muscles, and