TREAT NECK PAIN ON THE BED STAGE 1
This exercise is done in 2 stages, in order to give you time to get used to this unusual body position and be able to relax in it.
Initially, the posture is done with legs bent. Eventually, you can do it with legs straight, for the added stretch to your lower back.
Chronic tension in the neck goes hand-in-hand with chronic tension in your lower back and is characteristic for people with poor posture and a sedentary life-style. Improvement in the neck also goes hand-in-hand with improvement in your lower back, as both areas need to cooperate with each other, finding their proper spinal curves for the good function of the whole spine.
The total work with both stages, will also gift you with inner calm, love and joy, as well as self-healing on all levels: physical, emotional and mental.
Stage I
Benefits for shoulders, neck, face and (optionally) lower back
Added benefits for chest
In the more extreme position of stage 2, you will be instructed how to implement the Sotai Yoga (TM) technique, in order to:
Preparation
Lie on a bed either crosswise or with your head at the foot of the bed end. Initially, the edge of the bed should be at the highest point of the neck, so that the head hangs back slightly. As you become more familiar with this unusual position of the head, you can - in stage II - allow a bigger part of the neck, possibly even the shoulders too, to hang over the bed.
You should feel a back bend, but at the same time feel safely supported. The point is to find a happy medium, so that you can give your body time to relax.
For now, turn the shoulders, arms and hands out - in that order - with palms facing the ceiling. Your arms should be lower than your shoulders. Experiment, until you find the right position of your arms for your own body, where your shoulders and neck will easily be able to relax.
Dur: 08:17
Initially, the posture is done with legs bent. Eventually, you can do it with legs straight, for the added stretch to your lower back.
Chronic tension in the neck goes hand-in-hand with chronic tension in your lower back and is characteristic for people with poor posture and a sedentary life-style. Improvement in the neck also goes hand-in-hand with improvement in your lower back, as both areas need to cooperate with each other, finding their proper spinal curves for the good function of the whole spine.
The total work with both stages, will also gift you with inner calm, love and joy, as well as self-healing on all levels: physical, emotional and mental.
Stage I
Benefits for shoulders, neck, face and (optionally) lower back
- It alleviates tension from shoulders and neck, which may have accumulated there because of lifestyle, work, poor posture, emotional or mental stress
- It reduces neck pain and tension headaches
- It will relax the face and give you a free face lift
- It re-establishes flexibility and mobility in the neck
- It will stop the habit of clenching the teeth
- Optionally, it will also relieve tension and pain in the lower back as well
- It will help improve your body posture
- It will always give you a nice 5’ break between many hours of work on the computer or your phone.
Added benefits for chest
In the more extreme position of stage 2, you will be instructed how to implement the Sotai Yoga (TM) technique, in order to:
- Accept a deeper back bend and thus work with deeper blockages in order to free them
- Open up the chest as well, which will improve your breathing, your posture and the function of your heart
- Feel a more intense pull of gravity to the upper body, for an increased blood flow there, as well as a deeper stretch
- Optionally, you can add a gentle stretch of the lower back (by doing the variation with straight legs), which will relieve pain and contribute to improvement in your posture.
- Open up your heart Chakra (Anahat), which - according to Yoga Philosophy - will help free you from old pent-up emotional pain and get you in touch with your soul for increased love, joy, understanding and creativity in your life.
Preparation
Lie on a bed either crosswise or with your head at the foot of the bed end. Initially, the edge of the bed should be at the highest point of the neck, so that the head hangs back slightly. As you become more familiar with this unusual position of the head, you can - in stage II - allow a bigger part of the neck, possibly even the shoulders too, to hang over the bed.
You should feel a back bend, but at the same time feel safely supported. The point is to find a happy medium, so that you can give your body time to relax.
For now, turn the shoulders, arms and hands out - in that order - with palms facing the ceiling. Your arms should be lower than your shoulders. Experiment, until you find the right position of your arms for your own body, where your shoulders and neck will easily be able to relax.
Dur: 08:17