ALL FOR YOGA Dee Sloan

03/02/2020

Top meditation experts debunk the main �reasons we give ourselves for not meditating. Read their inspiring advice and get over �obstacles (including yourself).

01/05/2020

Great explanation on the three stress reflexes.

11/20/2019

Try this for your tight shoulders!!!

Do you stretch but still feel stiff and sore? In this Essential Somatics video Martha Peterson teaches you the difference between stretching and pandiculatio...

06/18/2019

Stretching and Osteoporosis Stretching is an important part of

03/23/2019

01/18/2019

Wonderful explanation on Gentle Somatic Yoga and Pandiculation. Thanks James KnightJamesfor this post.

We’re often asked by those new to somatics and Gentle Somatic Yoga what the difference is between GSY and "regular" yoga.

At its essence, Gentle Somatic Yoga is “exercise” for the brain. The Somatic Movement Flows® that comprise Gentle Somatic Yoga are designed to provide sensorimotor feedback to the brain. They help the brain to notice where muscles are chronically contracted, and assist it in regaining control of those muscles, allowing them to release. The result is more freedom of movement with a vast reduction or complete elimination of pain and stiffness.

Utilizing slow, mindful movements, we apply a technique known as pandiculation to consciously contract and then release the target muscles. Pandiculation is very different from simply "stretching”. When stretching muscles, the sensorimotor feedback stops short of the brain at the spinal column. Not only can this elicit a Stretch Reflex, it prevents conscious engagement of the muscles. This is also why we never engage a muscle for more than three seconds, so as to avoid the Stretch Reflex. In this way, we're able to gain awareness of our habitual movement patterns that have resulted in chronically contracted muscles manifesting the pain and stiffness we’ve endured.

The practice of Gentle Somatic Yoga is very relaxing for both the body and the mind. Practitioners routinely report leaving class with an enhanced sense of peace and well-being, and a greater awareness of their Whole Self (Soma). They often find that practicing Gentle Somatic Yoga improves their other practices as well as their everyday movements, allowing them to move with more pleasure and with greater ease.

06/11/2018

This is why I teach Gentle Somatic Yoga.
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11/08/2017

This is an awesome program.

09/01/2017

Thanks Helena M. Bray for sharing this article.

Yoga combines breathing exercises, meditation and poses proven to benefit mental and physical health. This article lists 13 evidence-based benefits of yoga.

08/14/2017

I can really tell a difference when I am not practicing yoga.

07/03/2017

This is why I teach Gentle Somatic Yoga. Thank you Martha Peterson for posting this article.

There’s little evidence to support many of the procedures people undergo in the hopes of avoiding a knee replacement.