Neck and shoulder relief the Feldenkrais Way
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- This is a full length Feldenkrais Method Awareness Through Movement Lesson for the neck and shoulders including a twist.
It can help to give relief for neck and shoulder stiffness by also mobilising the back, not through stretching but by engaging your own awareness. It contains a movement puzzle about half way through which never fails to bring a smile to my students' faces and their brain and nervous system works out the solution! I hope you enjoy!
Important medical information which you should read before undertaking the lesson: Always consult your physician before beginning any exercise program. These lessons are not intended to diagnose any medical condition or to replace your healthcare professional. Consult with your healthcare professional to design an appropriate exercise prescription. If you experience any pain or difficulty with these exercises, stop and consult your healthcare provider. If you experience any symptoms of weakness, unsteadiness, light-headedness or dizziness, chest pain or pressure, nausea, or shortness of breath. Mild soreness after exercise may be experienced after beginning a new exercise. Contact your physician if the soreness does not improve after 2-3 days.
For more details about my classes see www.stewarthamblin.co.uk
What a relief for shoulder blades! A pleasurable and relaxing class which brings such an enjoyable release to the upper back! Many many thanks for all your work !
It's one of my favourite lessons to teach Tatiana. I hope you are well. Stewart 😊
Excellent! For those who are new to Feldenkreis, don't be deceived by the slowness and gentleness of the sessions. They are re-educating your body to move more naturally and smoothly. Thank you, Stewart Hamblin for offering us these invaluable lessons for free.
Thank you very much Alexander, that's very kind of you.
An oldie but a goodie. I have repeated this lesson many times and it always a great surprise to notice how grounded l feel for the rest of the day. Thank you again for all you do.
Thank you Kaye. There's so much in this lesson and I teach it often to students who are new to the Method. Wishing you a great Spring break.
I liked this yesterday morning, I decided to repeat this lesson more carefully to your English then from the beginning it brings me a big meaning of exploring how. If I understand English less, then I begin to guess, then to think other things and do like you do. Once I concentrate in your explanation, it brings me more easier moving. When the lesson is over, bigger space of my body is on the mat and heavier. Thank you for this sensitive movement this morning. Listen carefully and understanding English bring me better body.
Thank you so much Satsuko for sharing. Have a lovely weekend. Stewart
Your FIT SIT lessons have helped me survive the numerous lockdowns.This Feldenkreis lesson is a Feldenkreis classic indeed, but it has been revisited by your communication and teaching skills . Thank you so much Stewart for explaining and exploring so patiently,so accurately. It makes all the difference. Sincere grateful thanks for your videos.
That's so kind of you to say so Henriette, I really appreciate the kind words. Have a lovely weekend. Stewart
I noticed a great improvement in my range of motion. I really like how you incorporate the eyes movement and head movement. I also think the differentiation naturally increased my range of motion without effort. I have be struggling with shoulder pain that I self diagnosed as impingement. These lessons have really helped my shoulders. I have done 3 lessons so far. Always amazed at how great feldenkrais lessons are. Thanks so much for these videos!
You are very welcome Gail. I am really pleased that the lessons have helped. They have certainly transformed my movement and the way that I think about movement. Stay well.
Just did this lesson that you recorded 5 years ago.
What a wonderful lessen it is. Feels great.
Thank you so much
Astrid Wolf
The Neherlands
Thanks so much Astrid. Those 5 years have just flown by! Am so glad you enjoyed the lesson its one of my favourites and one that I often teach to people completely new to the Method. Stay well. Stewart
Hi lovely Stewart, up this day I still do my feldenkrais, I started when Covid started, this class is brilliant. Just wanted to say thanks again, your classes are part of my life!!
Thanks so much Lucy, it's really lovely to hear from you.
@@stewarthamblin bestest of the bestest feldenkrais teacher. Cheers Stewart.
This is the first Feldenkrais lesson I was introduced to two ago. .I love your presentation. Your explanation of the various movements are unsurpassed. I became aware of some subtleties that I wasn't aware of before. . You're a great teacher. Thanks for sharing this video. It is my favorite shoulder/neck lesson.
Thank you Joyce, that is so kind of you. I am in the process of moving studios which is why I have not been able to post any new videos bit hope to do so soon.
This was another great lesson. The counter-movements are challenging, but I’m learning to feel what is happening in my trunk and core. I have had tendonitis in my shoulder that has not completely healed in two years, so I will see how this feels afterwards. Thank you, Stewart.
You are very welcome Denise. I really appreciate the way that you are embracing the lessons 🙏😊
Thank you just found your channel. Did this years ago when my employer had classes. But as time went by they gave up their wellness program and I forgot what to do. Having recently encountered the name feldenkrise again I started looking and found you. Thanks for the pain free morning.
Thank you very much Suzann. Welcome to the channel 😊
I’m a Pilates instructor, and this is one of my favorite classic Feldenkrais series to incorporate into my classes. Thanks for sharing! It’s always good to have a refresher course now and again. 😊
I do the same 😊
Love this one two - I really like that you explain why you should think about keeping the arm straight etc - it gives me so much more understanding than if you just tell me to keep the arm straight. Keep them coming!
Thank you Deirdre. Am just editing now a new video on how to engage the flexors and I began to get worried that I may have overdone it on the explanation. Please let me know if you get a chance. I hope to get it online by Monday.
Thank you so much Stewart for this lesson. I was in so much pain in my skull, neck and shoulders today. I could only manage half the lesson as my attention is exhausted from the pain but even that helped…I will try the rest tonight. I have followed your lessons before and your instructions are so clear…please do more lessons for head and relation to rest of the body. ❤🙏
Thank you so much Ursula. Have you tried any of the Fit Sit Stick lessons yet? If not, I think you might find them very interesting and helpful.
No I haven’t , I will look for them. Thank you@@stewarthamblin
I've had a crick in my neck for three days and I got a profound release doing this. I can now turn my head to the right without pain. Amazing. This video is on my too do list before work in the morning. Love your videos and your teaching.
Thank you so much Lesley
Thanks! I had learned these shoulder exercises years ago but forgot about them. My right shoulder has been hurting for weeks. Did these this morning, it is far far better.
That's wonderful Kelly. Thank you for letting me know.
Everyone loves this lesson, such a classic !
Feldenkrais with Alfons thanks Alfons. It's one of my favourites too.
Such a great lesson…thank you so much. My only criticism would be that a large part of Moshe Feldenkrais teaching was his emphasis on the slow movements and the very necessary ‘pauses’ between each movement. The slowness allows us as humans to feel into the subtlety of each minute movement. The latter, ‘the pauses ‘, are to allow the neural pathways in the brain to connect up in what will, very likely, be an easier movement for the body. It would be tragic if the importance of these two teachings were to be ‘lost’ over time. Slow and Pause
I am revisiting this video after a couple of years! Such a great lesson. Near the beginning of the video, Stewart mentions the importance of pauses and taking a rest; and throughout the video, he encourages us to pause the video and take a rest, because for this video recording he is keeping the pauses shorted than usual.
I have tried several different videos. Every movement I needed. Today I felt my body was released after the lesson. More I try more I am interested in your lesson. I thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I keep on coming back this lesson, it really helps
Thanks so much Shelley. I never tire of this lesson. It's so rich in terms of its teaching
Hello from Frederick, Maryland, again. I have been going to Physical therapy for shoulder/arm problems, but I must say that I have not had as much relief from that as I have from this lesson. ...I think your soothing voice also helps! Thank you VERY much!!
That is wonderful Marianne, thank you for letting me know. I have one student who uses my voice to help put himself to sleep!
Amazing lesson!! Thank you!! I had pain in the right shoulder blade area. And it is gone after the lesson! ❤️
Thanks, this was my first experience with feldenkrais, very relaxing and satisfying. I feel more in touch with my body.
So pleased you enjoyed the lesson Andre. Thank you for leaving a message.
How lovely to discover another pleasant and relaxing and releasing lesson from you. Adding to my Feldenkrais "library" which helps keep me comfortable day to day, but especially when I am traveling!
Thanks so much and safe travels 🙏😊
Thanks very much, Stewart. used to teach yoga, and I see how close this is to discovering more about my body and mind.
Thanks for the message Marilena. It has definitely enriched my yoga practice.
Thank you so much. What a beautifully done lesson that helped so much. Appreciate the tiny details mentioned for adjusting. That makes such a difference
Thank you very much Shelley.
Thank you so much, Stewart. I really liked this. I've been having a real problem in my shoulder for a while now (old injury, dislocated in the past and some nerve issue too I think) and this helped so much. Your explanations were also really clear and calm....really good all round. Thanks.
Thank you Phil, I really appreciate the comments and am delighted the lesson has helped. I started to make the videos as a resource for my students and am thrilled that they are finding a wider audience.
Thanks Stewart, this has improved my range of shoulder motility.
That's super Dave!
shoulder was feeling hot and painful and now is melty and relaxed, thank you!!
That is brilliant Syd, thank you for sharing and have a lovely weekend. Stewart
This makes a real difference and is very relaxing. Thanks Stewart
Thank you Ritchie. Its good to hear from you in these crazy times.
what a great lesson. Thank you so much!!!
You are very welcome. Thank you for the feedback 😊
Just subscribed! I am from the Coeur d Alene, Idaho area in the United States! Thank you so much for making these lessons available. I am a complete newbie to Feldenkrais.
Welcome to the channel Karlicia!
Thanks for Your Comprehensive Instruction
Superb!
Lovely lesson. My shoulders feel great and so does my back!
Thank you very much Kaeren 😊
Thank you very much for this demo. So relaxing helpful
You are very welcome Shelley. Thank you for leaving a comment.
So enjoying your lessons! thank you for the wonderful information throughout the lesson
You are very welcome Darlene, thank you for commenting 😊
What a great lesson! I love your teaching.
Thank you so much George, that's very kind of you to say so 😊
Thanks James so helpful
Thanks. Am Stewart.
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I enjoyed this exercise v much😊
Thank you very much Sir 😊
आपके कहे अनुसार करने के बाद कंधे बहुत हल्के लगने लगे। धन्यवाद स्टूवर्ट जी! :)
Fabulous lesson - I can feel the difference afterwards.
Thank you so much Georgia for your feedback.
Hi Stewart- I really appreciate this lesson. Like the calm and gentle way you lead. I have a history of trauma- a lot around my neck and shoulders. I find that when I do the neck and shoulder lessons- I get very irritable! I've tried to find information on-line about trauma informed Feldenkrais, or feelings coming up doing Feldenkrais lessons. Do you know where i might find more info about that- or how to manage feelings that come up?
Thanks, and thanks for making this available. Feldenkrais is awesome.
Hi Evan, thank you so much for leaving your message and kind comments. Its really interesting how we store trauma and underlying stress and pushed away emotions. In my training there were many many moments of students exeriencing emotions in way that often took them by surprise. It was often the back bending lessons that caused me to be irritable. I recently lost a brother to suicide. I think I learnt a lot after his death that I was constantly trying to push away from any situation that confronted me with his loss and really I just wanted to feel sad. I now tend to just let it out. I think it situations where you feel irritable in a lesson its interesting to take the time to ask why it is you are irritable. What is it all about? There is quite a lot of literature out there now and very interesting stuff about the effect of trauma on the body. Moshe Feldenkrais's first Feldenkrais book was called Body and Mature Behaviour. Other more contemporary writers include Peter Levine, Gabor Mate (When the Body Says No), Bessel Van der Kolk and many others. There is a school too of body work called Somatic Experiencing which you may like to explore based upon the work of Peter Levine. I have always wanted to do the training but it is so expensive. I hope that helps. Please be patient and kind with yourself with the lessons that cause a response and if you have any more quesitons please don't hesitate to ask. Stewart
Hi Stewart-Thank you for your response and the information. I found it does help just to observe the emotion, with a sort of compassionate curiousity instead of getting caught in it or fighting it. And I'm very sorry to hear about your brother. Really sorry. None of us are spared trouble- that old adage is so true. Many thanks for your videos and I'll keep at them. And PS I'm from San Francisco, California. I heard you wanted to know where your listeners are from. Best wishes.@@stewarthamblin
Excellent
You’re amazing! Thank you for the great class, really effective.
Thank you very much Shyama. That's very kind of you to say so.
Thanks 🙌
Loved this lesson thank you for sharing this amazing technique.
You are so welcome!
Thanks for such a detailed training session!
Can you please tell me if this exercise/movement is ok to do with cervical dystonia which I have?
Thanks
Hi Anna, thanks very much for your message. Exercises to strengthen and mobilise the neck muscles are often advised along with stress management techniques for people who suffer from cervical dystonia. Whether this lesson is suitable for you though is something I cannot advise on as I am not medically qualified. It's something you would need to consult your own physician about.
Fantastic... thank u
Thank you very much! I am glad you enjoyed the lesson
Thank you Stewart! from all the way in Israel :)
Hi Nohar! Thank you for the message 😊
Thank you for a very interesting and effective lesson!
Thank you very much Lauren
Hi Stewart- I find this lesson so helpful. This time when I finished, the arm I'd been working began to tremble uncontrollably. I just wanted to ask about that. Also when working with my shoulders- like doing the stabbing to one side then the other- they can kind of clunk around . Not cracking but clunking. It doesn't hurt. I don't know if it's bone on bone, or bones and tendons or just tight muscles. I can't think of a good way to describe it- but if it sounds familiar to you and you have any ideas I'd be open to hear. And Happy Easter. Thanks for your new lovely stick classes.
Hi Evan, it is wonderful to hear from you and I am thrilled that you are enjoying the stick lessons. I have had a lot of fun developing them and am currently working on a stick series to help pickleball players with injury prevention. I think the issue with trembling and clunking may well be related and if I were able to see you I would be very interested in looking at how you are moving and what is happening with your alignment and ribs. The best advice I can perhaps offer you is to have it checked out by your physician or physiotherapist as there are so many things that it could be.
@@stewarthamblin Hi Stewart, Thank you for your feedback. I appreciate it. I've heard that pickleball injuries are one of the primary reason that people go to the ER in the US- so your new series sounds very timely! Best wishes, Evan
Hi Stewart, I don’t know if you read comments that are newer than the video but I wanted to know if this particular exercise also helps with lower back pain? I love this video and I do it all the time. thank you so much,Valentina
Hi Valentina, thank you for your message. It certainly can help with the lower back 😊
Thanks so much for responding so quickly. I do love this particular video and do it quite frequently. Recently I’m having trouble with my lower back so it’s good news to hear that it helps because I had been not doing it for a while. But now I’ll get back to doing it every day. BTW I used to get really bad stress headaches at the base of my skull and doing this particular exercise has made them completely go away. So I am forever grateful to you , Valentina
So pleasant I fell asleep twice. Hahahaha!
I have one student Michelle who uses my videos for that very purpose! 😂
Love these movements.. just wondering if you have a video on releasing tight ql muscles. Thanks Lily
Hi Stewart, thanks for an amazing session, you teach in a kind gentle way which really reinforces these gentle movements - so thank you. I'm currently seeing an osteopath to release my tension in my neck and shoulders and feel this type of movement education is necessary to get complete recovery. How many times a week would you say is beneficial? I do do other movement practices to like pilates and a little strength training to begin to strengthen these muscles slowly and gently. My last question is have you/students found it beneficial to write down/journal insight into sessions or to just go with the flow, experience with the body and mind naturally finding their way? Many thanks, I look forward to doing more of this
Thank you for the message Tracy, it's very kind of you to write. I have a daily movement practice that varies from day to day depending on what I feel needs some love. Once my students have explored the learning in a longer lesson then I like to put the key movements into a more flowing sequence so that the benefits of a lesson are maintained. I think if the lesson is very fresh for you repeat it a couple of times. You will discover something new each time and it will be interesting for you to incorporate what you have learnt in a lesson with your other movement practices. I think it is a great idea to keep some kind of journal to record and process your experiences. I am teaching a workshop at the end of the month on neck and shoulder relief. It's such an issue for many people. Move well, be well. Stewart
@@stewarthamblin Hi Stewart this sounds great - the workshop. Can you please send me details, I'm hoping I'm free. If I'm not will it be recorded. I'm really interested to learn more. I'm also a Pilates and yoga teacher who is currently studying physiotherapy ❤️
@@tracyweare9669 what a wonderful journey you are on Tracy. Do let me know if I can help with anything. Marvelous for you to be able to combine your physiotherapy knowledge with somatics. The workshop is in person and the details are on my website stewarthamblin.co.uk I will be recording a course though on this. Have a lovely weekend.
@@stewarthamblin The course sounds great, I'll have a look out for it otherwise I'll keep working through some of these movement patterns.
Thank you very much Stewart. That was really nice :)
Hi Stewart, I continue to practice and fine tune my awareness. Please recommend a resource to learn move about the power of the eye movements. I want to learn more about this. Thanks for your amazing videos.
Hi Joyce, thanks for your comments. Here is a link to an audio lesson that I recorded for the UK Feldenkrais guild that you may like to try at home: www.feldenkrais.co.uk/audio_viewer.php?whichAudio=40
Hi Stewart, Covering the Eyes is an amazing audio presentation. I found it difficult to keep my eyes closed at times. And looking in the different directions with closed eyes was challenging. I mostly saw dark blue/black, no other shapes or colors. I plan to practice this lesson often. This lesson has literally 'opened my eyes' to wider vistas. I am excited to find the UK Feldenkrais guild site. It is bursting with information and I am eager to explore it. To everyone reading this, I highly recommend the audio lesson and the UK Feldenkrais guild site. Thank you Stewart for sharing what you know. I am learning so much from you.
Jesús Adrián Romero
Thank you so much!
You are welcome Linda, thank you!
Works everytime😊🙏🏾😊
Question for you Stewart. While doing this lesson I have caught myself over and over with the shoulder trying to inch it’s way up toward my ear as I open or retract the shoulder or to slide the upper hand forward over the bottom hand. Why I wonder? I need those upper traps to relax but they keep wanting to involve themselves. 🤨
Hi Ursula, thanks for the message. What you describe is very common. We tend to overuse our traps and other neck muscles to move the arms rather than supporting them from our pelvis and core. The fact that you are becoming aware of your pattern is brilliant though. Once you have this awareness you have the possibility of change. One way of working with this is to go with the pattern. Over emphasize it rather than fight it and see how you respond. Another way is to really begin to explore where else could you initiate the movement from. It might be your pelvis, spine or the ribs on the underneath side that are in contact with the floor. All are possibilities. Please do let me know how you get on. Above all else be kind to yourself and give yourself permission to get things 'wrong' 😊🙏
Thank you, this makes sense to me. If I struggle to move my shoulders without using upper traps in no gravity while lying down no wonder I am in such hell being upright in the world. Please keep telling me change is possible 😄as I feel hopeless at times.@@stewarthamblin
When I finish the one side and got on my back, my body felt even. Should I do the other side still?.
Thanks ✌️
That's one for you to decide Luyz. Listen to how you feel. See what feels right for you at that moment.
thank you so much
You're welcome!
What kind of pillows do you use to support your head during this lesson? I'm looking for similar once but can't find anything.
Hi Lex, if you look on Amazon for Pilates head/neck pillows you should find something similar
@@stewarthamblin thanks I will look it up
I felt rotational movement in my left shoulder joint, left and right clavicle-sternum joint and right clavicle-scapula joint, during the first movement (lying on left side and taking right hand forward and backward). Was there any unwanted movement?
Sounds like a great personal discovery Rishabh. Often with the side lying lessons, although the attention is in the upper side some of the major benefit is happening on the underneath side. I can't give you a direct answer without seeing how you are moving and what the issues are. Often in Feldenkrais its not a question of a movement being wrong but that you should be aware of what you are doing. He often said when you know what you are doing then you can do what you want 😊
I would pay for a course that you do online. My issue is fibromyalgia and I think this would be very helpful for me. Do you have such a thing?
Hi Hew, that's really kind of you to mention this. I find working with people with fibromyalgia really interesting. I am slowly beginning to learn how to put together an online course. I have been doing this with my Fit Sit lessons but I confess at the moment there just don't seem to enough hours in the day. One of the things I have noted in working with the people I have worked with who have FM is that each of them has also been hypermobile. Often this hypermobility has meant that their are 'mis-alignments' of the joints. It might be something as 'simple' as a collapsed arch in a foot but this mis-alignment has created a pull into the muscles and fascia that begins to create too much of a stretch and this in turn builds up a whole chain reaction of knock on affects. This is just my observation and I should stress that I am not medically qualfied. Often because of the hypermobility the person can still function but their movement is no longer aligned it the way that it could be with gravity. My approach has been to help a person with FM to find support from their skeleton and often to move in a more integrated way. You have given me much food for thought and I will see what I can do to get something produced. I hope you are otherwise well and safe. If you would prefer to respond more directly please do feel free to reach out to me in an email. My address is on the website.
Thank you beautiful. I have a lot of pain I. Right neck so any other lessons you can suggest? Also where do you get mat and pillow?
Thank you very much Kim. The mats come from a German company. There website is koeglvertrieb.de/produkt-kategorie/gymnastikmatten/
The pillows are known in the UK as Pilates neck pillows and you can buy them on Amazon
For other videos you could try the Unglue the Shoulders, Free the chest or Free the neck and shoulders videos.
HI, Stewart. WHere can I find the resource of that lesson? Thanks!
Hi Daniel, do you mean a transcript? It featured quite a lot in our training. One option would be just to take notes of the recording.
Do you have a lesson on hamstring?
Hi Vorachon, thank you for your message. I don't have a video up yet dealing specifically with hamstrings but will certainly put that on the list of future videos. One lesson which you may find helpful though is my 'Free the core with a ball' video. For many people the stiffness in the hamstrings can come from a lack of mobility in the pelvis. Because the hamstrings attach to the pelvis the more awareness and control you can gain over this area then the hamstrings will, in my experience, respond. I hope that helps.
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