your personal practice Archives - Somatic Movement Center https://somaticmovementcenter.com/category/your-personal-practice/ Discover the secret to living pain-free. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:49:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Q&A 6: Why is it so important to practice Standing Awareness? https://somaticmovementcenter.com/qa-6-standing-awareness/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:03:24 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=18061 Q&A Video #6: Why is it so important to practice Standing Awareness? Transcript of video: Hi guys! Today I'm answering a question that a lot of new students wonder about, which is: Why is it so important to practice Standing Awareness? If you're enrolled in my program, you know that I guide you through [...]

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]]> Q&A 5: Should I keep breaking down movements once I’ve learned them? https://somaticmovementcenter.com/qa-5-breaking-down-movements/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:29:51 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=17871 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 [...]

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]]> Sensations You May Notice When Beginning Your Clinical Somatics Practice https://somaticmovementcenter.com/sensations/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 15:24:36 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=16499 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 [...]

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]]> The Pace of the Learning Process https://somaticmovementcenter.com/pace-learning-process/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 20:25:10 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=16495 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 [...]

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]]> Developing Your Own Daily Practice https://somaticmovementcenter.com/daily-practice/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:59:56 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=16485 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 [...]

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]]> How to Allow Change to Happen Instead of Forcing It https://somaticmovementcenter.com/forcing-vs-allowing/ Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:44:29 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=14599 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 [...]

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]]> How to Even out the Imbalances in Your Body https://somaticmovementcenter.com/imbalances-body/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:24:40 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=13167 How to Even out the Imbalances in Your Body Scroll down to watch this video on Youtube We all have imbalances in the patterns of muscle tension between our right and left sides; that's because of how we use the dominant side of our body differently than our non-dominant side. These imbalanced muscular patterns [...]

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]]> Unlocking Your Body: Your Personal Process of Releasing Tension and Pain https://somaticmovementcenter.com/unlocking-your-body/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 19:26:46 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=12139 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 [...]

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