I did both of these last night and enjoyed a very good sleep because I wasn’t waking up frequently with stiff, sore sides. Thanks again, Eric, you really excel at helping us reach the places we can’t access on our own.
That's great to hear. It's amazing how well our brain runs those tensions. Asymmetry in the big tension patterns makes it hard to feel at ease. If we're not feeling it ease, we're not going to sleep well. Those movements might be good for you to practice before bed. The beauty of the process is that you're the one freeing yourself. It's really not me. I'm just shining a little bit of light on the path. That's what's so special about it. You get to change the course of your ship. You get to change the hidden muscle tension patterns. What's running them is teachable. Our nervous systems run the problem.
That a nice bonus. In some ways, it shows that the extremities (arm legs neck face) follow the root tensions of the torso. Now you get to practice to teach your nervous system a new habit. I do the Side Bend every day. Sometimes I do variations, but this classic movement (with some of the adaptations I suggest) is a good one. Oldie but Goodie. Here are all the movements to help you sides be more harmonious: *If Your Sides Are Different Playlist, 'A scoliosis problem is a tension problem'. Asymmetry Playlist*: th-cam.com/play/PLFLw4vgr7ayj1sC-HRPGz7rv_koiiaWVk.html
Surprise! You can.That ability to _gently_ breathe into your sides is an important self assessment tool to see where the hidden stuckness is, and where you are more free.
Hi Eric, I find the lower half of this movement harder to do than the upper half, the hip is tight. Is there any movement to help the hip to do this part of the movement easier?
Yes, there are a few to try. But realize sometimes the tensions that use up the slack may be far away from the place that seems limiting. Perhaps in order of relevance?...Maybe? *Hip Shapes:* Reconnect to the foundation of your pelvis and leg movement th-cam.com/video/0MBTg9RfmPk/w-d-xo.html *The X of the SIDE | Intermediate Advanced Side Bend Diagonals exploration* 17m:31s th-cam.com/video/9JNmK1NxfqM/w-d-xo.html *Sunrise, Sunset + The X of the Front | OPEN your torso, AWAKEN your Twist, FREE your breathing* 12m:04s This movement helps you awaken the long front diagonals of the torso, the diagonals of twist and breathing. th-cam.com/video/pCa2oPXpT1A/w-d-xo.html *The Amplified Angel Wing. Free your torso twist with this advanced pandiculation* If it is hard to do on your elbow, try it with a straight arm to the floor. I do this one often. 4m:56s th-cam.com/video/BOCIvUYDJ4w/w-d-xo.html *The Wishbone | Pandiculation for a deep RELAX of your BACK* - This is the one I usually do before bed 7m11s Release tension in your low-back, Relax the long diagonals of the back, decompress the spine. The Wishbone, a somatic movement developed by Eric Cooper, that helps to bring you out of the high-idle of stress tension. th-cam.com/video/D8AJ3J9qWc8/w-d-xo.html *3) Two Sides at Ease | Relax your tight sides | Side Waist Focused Side Sitting Scoliosis Sequence (SSSS) Variations Intermediate Advanced* 11m:43s th-cam.com/video/IRIDpBuRN3U/w-d-xo.html *TWIST again • The SideWinder pandiculation - Better Walking - Free Yourself* . Standing sequence to get unstuck from the hidden twist. th-cam.com/video/w-oxQMBTWiU/w-d-xo.html *Unsitting, The king of psoas releases 2023* 5m:53s If it is difficult for you to straighten up after you've been sitting a while th-cam.com/video/gjTZFTnLtyw/w-d-xo.html *Un-Twist, an Intermediate Practice Sequence, Pandiculation to get unstuck from twist and rotation.* 26min th-cam.com/video/EdzH2aJH_Rw/w-d-xo.html More advanced: *The Inner-X, an advanced movement to free your inner breathing diagonals, S Curve Scoliosis* th-cam.com/video/5vRH7KdljVw/w-d-xo.html *The Inner-X Practice Sequence, Take it a little further, Explore the oblique angle lines through the body* th-cam.com/video/ci4zu4qrUKU/w-d-xo.html *Rib Cage Un-Caged, standing Standing See Saw ribs, part 1* 6m:56s th-cam.com/video/LU8qIXVp-_k/w-d-xo.html *Inner-X diagonals, Part 2* 8m:11s th-cam.com/video/bvpAMH_Ntf4/w-d-xo.html
Yes, that's good. It allows you to give you nervous system a more focused, specialized lesson. The learning can be deeper when you look at smaller sections, rather than just big full body movements.
DETAIL Part 1 for YOUR RIGHT Side Waist th-cam.com/video/g9gcWyZ2BEA/w-d-xo.html DETAIL for YOUR RIGHT Side RIBS, Part 1 th-cam.com/video/wty5R_lP7cw/w-d-xo.html DETAIL for YOUR LEFT Side RIBS, Part 2 th-cam.com/video/XC8PySOLDS0/w-d-xo.html
I did both of these last night and enjoyed a very good sleep because I wasn’t waking up frequently with stiff, sore sides. Thanks again, Eric, you really excel at helping us reach the places we can’t access on our own.
That's great to hear. It's amazing how well our brain runs those tensions.
Asymmetry in the big tension patterns makes it hard to feel at ease. If we're not feeling it ease, we're not going to sleep well. Those movements might be good for you to practice before bed.
The beauty of the process is that you're the one freeing yourself. It's really not me. I'm just shining a little bit of light on the path. That's what's so special about it. You get to change the course of your ship. You get to change the hidden muscle tension patterns. What's running them is teachable. Our nervous systems run the problem.
This also relaxed the whole left side of my face as well.
That a nice bonus. In some ways, it shows that the extremities (arm legs neck face) follow the root tensions of the torso. Now you get to practice to teach your nervous system a new habit. I do the Side Bend every day. Sometimes I do variations, but this classic movement (with some of the adaptations I suggest) is a good one. Oldie but Goodie.
Here are all the movements to help you sides be more harmonious:
*If Your Sides Are Different Playlist, 'A scoliosis problem is a tension problem'. Asymmetry Playlist*: th-cam.com/play/PLFLw4vgr7ayj1sC-HRPGz7rv_koiiaWVk.html
I didn't know I could breath into one side more than the other until doing it with this video.
Surprise! You can.That ability to _gently_ breathe into your sides is an important self assessment tool to see where the hidden stuckness is, and where you are more free.
Hi Eric, I find the lower half of this movement harder to do than the upper half, the hip is tight. Is there any movement to help the hip to do this part of the movement easier?
Yes, there are a few to try. But realize sometimes the tensions that use up the slack may be far away from the place that seems limiting.
Perhaps in order of relevance?...Maybe?
*Hip Shapes:* Reconnect to the foundation of your pelvis and leg movement
th-cam.com/video/0MBTg9RfmPk/w-d-xo.html
*The X of the SIDE | Intermediate Advanced Side Bend Diagonals exploration* 17m:31s
th-cam.com/video/9JNmK1NxfqM/w-d-xo.html
*Sunrise, Sunset + The X of the Front | OPEN your torso, AWAKEN your Twist, FREE your breathing* 12m:04s
This movement helps you awaken the long front diagonals of the torso, the diagonals of twist and breathing.
th-cam.com/video/pCa2oPXpT1A/w-d-xo.html
*The Amplified Angel Wing. Free your torso twist with this advanced pandiculation*
If it is hard to do on your elbow, try it with a straight arm to the floor. I do this one often. 4m:56s
th-cam.com/video/BOCIvUYDJ4w/w-d-xo.html
*The Wishbone | Pandiculation for a deep RELAX of your BACK* - This is the one I usually do before bed 7m11s
Release tension in your low-back, Relax the long diagonals of the back, decompress the spine.
The Wishbone, a somatic movement developed by Eric Cooper, that helps to bring you out of the high-idle of stress tension. th-cam.com/video/D8AJ3J9qWc8/w-d-xo.html
*3) Two Sides at Ease | Relax your tight sides | Side Waist Focused Side Sitting Scoliosis Sequence (SSSS) Variations
Intermediate Advanced* 11m:43s th-cam.com/video/IRIDpBuRN3U/w-d-xo.html
*TWIST again • The SideWinder pandiculation - Better Walking - Free Yourself* .
Standing sequence to get unstuck from the hidden twist.
th-cam.com/video/w-oxQMBTWiU/w-d-xo.html
*Unsitting, The king of psoas releases 2023* 5m:53s
If it is difficult for you to straighten up after you've been sitting a while
th-cam.com/video/gjTZFTnLtyw/w-d-xo.html
*Un-Twist, an Intermediate Practice Sequence, Pandiculation to get unstuck from twist and rotation.* 26min
th-cam.com/video/EdzH2aJH_Rw/w-d-xo.html
More advanced:
*The Inner-X, an advanced movement to free your inner breathing diagonals, S Curve Scoliosis*
th-cam.com/video/5vRH7KdljVw/w-d-xo.html
*The Inner-X Practice Sequence, Take it a little further, Explore the oblique angle lines through the body*
th-cam.com/video/ci4zu4qrUKU/w-d-xo.html
*Rib Cage Un-Caged, standing
Standing See Saw ribs, part 1* 6m:56s
th-cam.com/video/LU8qIXVp-_k/w-d-xo.html
*Inner-X diagonals, Part 2* 8m:11s
th-cam.com/video/bvpAMH_Ntf4/w-d-xo.html
Just experiment with doing the upper half first then doing the lower half while I am busy doing the upper half and it feels easier that way
Yes, that's good. It allows you to give you nervous system a more focused, specialized lesson. The learning can be deeper when you look at smaller sections, rather than just big full body movements.
DETAIL Part 1 for YOUR RIGHT Side Waist th-cam.com/video/g9gcWyZ2BEA/w-d-xo.html
DETAIL for YOUR RIGHT Side RIBS, Part 1 th-cam.com/video/wty5R_lP7cw/w-d-xo.html
DETAIL for YOUR LEFT Side RIBS, Part 2 th-cam.com/video/XC8PySOLDS0/w-d-xo.html