This is different than Traditional Somatics. There is a greater creativity in the holding patterns than Thomas Hanna was considering. And, there are better ways to have people look inward in the movements. As you practice, you are actually teaching it to yourself. That is the skill to develop. Can you, and your clients (I saw you have a YT channel) see the blind spots, the edges of disconnection? I can teach you to teach it. Sometimes I just go through a quick practice, but other times, when I'm stuck, I go in deep. Zoom in. What is there? Does your brain deeply know the dimensions of your space are dynamic? This is an imperfect video. Aside from some of it not being clear, the important thing is the the hips are tight in relation to the torso tensions. Only hips, won't make the deeper change. Relaxing the lines of the back the can give slack to the hips is a deeper way. Assess the freedom of your hips. You can even use the Pfennig. Then do The Back Twist on one diagonal. and re-assess. *The Back Twist | Advanced Somatic Movement to Relax the X of the back* 10m:00s On TH-cam: th-cam.com/video/89dsee3QoRk/w-d-xo.html Thank you for your comment.
I am glad you are putting them to use. At a certain point, it seemed unfair to hold this knowledge selfishly close. One note about these lines is that the glutes and outer hip muscles project their lines into the torso. Make sure you help your brain to know that the torso lines, that lead up to the hips, need to be deeply understood as lines of movement, shortening and lengthening, tightening and relaxing.
That's wonderful to hear. The depth of the release reflects the quality and care with which you gave your system the lesson. Thank you for letting me know it was helpful.
I am glad you found this one helpful. The real slack for the hip comes from the torso. As you explore the lines of this Pfennig sequence, take note of which lines need more learning. Then, it is important to look at how those lines linger as breathing impossibility. Free the stuck places and spaces of breathing. Can you take a soft, almost effortless breath in any direction in your torso? Focus on the torso, then into the extremities. This video may be a good addition to these lines of exploration: *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
Eric, this one did me in! I was in serious pain in my hip the next day. I have advanced hip arthritis and 8 years overdue for a replacement. It may be a good sign it's time to look into it. Thanks.
Yes, I encourage you to find a caring doctor to help assess your hip situation. I don't practice this one very often. I think it is most important to free the torso, the breathing space. That is where the roots of these problems originate. In my observation, persistent tension across the joint makes a big contribution to the degradation of the cartilage. Once the damage is done, with a long history of tension, I am not sure how much the cartilage can recover. Yes, please see a doctor. Go gently in the movements to avoid this type of pain reaction.
The sore achiness is the boiling over of the muscle system running without getting a true rest. Keep teaching it, keep reminding it how to relax. Change the deep habit of the tension high-idle. Then, it can be strong for you when you need it to be. Thank you for your comment!
I woke up this morning with an intensity in my right hip/glutes. I found these movements helpful in releasing some of the tension. The glutes are still tight but I don't want to push to much trying to get a release, so as to not over do it on my shoulders. I am going to look at some other videos for the glutes. Thank you!
Oh, good! I was hoping you would do this one. You can change the position of the hands on the mat. Perhaps have elbows resting on a sofa or chair as you squat down from that. Let the knees/legs hold your weight, very little weight on the arms. Consider adapting the movement for the glutes vectors by having one foot on the floor, the other knee on the seat of a chair. Have the glutes be contracted with the knee bearing down on the chair. And slowly lower so that knee comes closer to the chest. I need to make a video of this variation.
i only got to do half of this , this morning , i think it might of h helped my shoulder some. i am going to swim and maybe hike , i really hope even this helps some. i don’t know exactly why habit i am in thats making my shoulders very uncomfortable, Eric would you have ann understanding what’s happening when joints as the shoulders or even the neck crunches ( my neck doesn’t , but..
All of that, swimming, breathing, speaking, is practice for how the tensions like to run. As much as you practice tightening your front, you need to also have enough practice for showing the brain that the tensions of the front (front connected to shoulders) is able to relax. Focus on controlling the relax of the front. It takes practicing often, throughout the day. Can you try lots of 5 minute practice sessions. Keep reminding your brain that the front can be relaxed. Think of the front as a vertical super-highway from pubic bone to chest, and also diagonal lines of force that connect the X of the front. Since you are strong, it may take lots of load (a high level of tightening)for the brain to understand that it even gets tight. For you: The Rocking Chair th-cam.com/video/il0T-pZosDM/w-d-xo.html The X of the Front + Sunrise, Sunset th-cam.com/video/oNboiNo-RiU/w-d-xo.html The X of the front (let the head be heavy so the shoulders and ribs do the opening): th-cam.com/video/jana_n1zFUY/w-d-xo.html Elbows to the Sky th-cam.com/video/1nalF3G0TB8/w-d-xo.html The Teacup th-cam.com/video/HRWp0PfaKKs/w-d-xo.html yes, and also the Four Leaf Clover th-cam.com/video/rBD1C11Z2I4/w-d-xo.html (I'm editing a newer version, stay tuned.) all of the movements in this playlist: th-cam.com/video/rBD1C11Z2I4/w-d-xo.html
Hi Eric, do you gave something for snapping hips? Evertime I lift legs when lying down when returning leg to floof there is a snap which does not hurt but I can hear and feel it. Thank you! ❤
I am not a doctor. Although I can suggest to you that the term for the snapping sound is Coxa Saltans It is described in a Google search as: "Snapping hip, or coxa saltans is a palpable or auditory snapping with movement of the hip joint. Extra-articular snapping is divided into external and internal types, and is caused laterally by the iliotibial band and anteriorly by the iliopsoas tendon." It is not bad in that it is a function of the anatomy. I have people move in ways to minimize how much it happens. or to avoid movements that force it to happen. That is why my Psoas release is different than the one most people in Somatics use. Here it is: th-cam.com/video/gjTZFTnLtyw/w-d-xo.html The goal is to keep it from irritation. Can the torso do more of what the hip is having to make up for?
I have experienced that. Sometimes there is a well of tears that is unexpected. This mostly happens in the beginning. It has take a lot of effort to hold up strong for so long. When these places relax, when you let it go a little bit, that emotional release can be free to go. It's part of your healing. One note, make sure you focus on torso, on breathing spaces that are un-discovered. The tight hips are often an expression of the boiling over. Of course, it is good to explore hips. But torso freedom gives slack that the hip need to be more truly free. Thank you for your comment. Apologies for delay in my reply.
Can’t really see what your hips and legs are doing from this front view,sorry I don’t see what happening here at all seems too difficult to do .thanks anyway
Please accept my apologies for the lack of clarity on this one. At the time, this was the best I could do. I record these in the few spare moments early in the morning. If I did it over again it would be more clear. Officially, these movement lessons are the homework practice for my clients. They have already done the movement with me and these videos are just reminders of how to practice them. Since I recorded this I have come up with much better ways to pandiculate the lateral-posterior hip extensors. But this way can work very well. It allows access to many variations in the angle of movement. All of that being said, the key to solving these hip tension issues is usually not at the hip. The tensions of the torso take up the slack that the hip needs. Be sure to explore my movements for rotation *Movements to Free Your Twist playlist:* th-cam.com/play/PLFLw4vgr7ayhP0LN_KnMz3vJrCq6_Oxqk.html Issues that make tension different between the sides: *If Your Sides Are Different Playlist, 'A scoliosis problem is a tension problem'. Asymmetry Playlist:* th-cam.com/play/PLFLw4vgr7ayj1sC-HRPGz7rv_koiiaWVk.html and the Inner-X lines: *The Inner-X, Lines through the body playlist:* th-cam.com/play/PLFLw4vgr7ayhNdAbmTKQbIS4MDkEKO41y.html (do Rib Cage Un-Caged parts 1 and 2 to see if you have an Inner-X asymmetry.
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Learning from you is great! Thank you
This is different than Traditional Somatics. There is a greater creativity in the holding patterns than Thomas Hanna was considering.
And, there are better ways to have people look inward in the movements. As you practice, you are actually teaching it to yourself. That is the skill to develop. Can you, and your clients (I saw you have a YT channel) see the blind spots, the edges of disconnection? I can teach you to teach it.
Sometimes I just go through a quick practice, but other times, when I'm stuck, I go in deep. Zoom in. What is there? Does your brain deeply know the dimensions of your space are dynamic?
This is an imperfect video. Aside from some of it not being clear, the important thing is the the hips are tight in relation to the torso tensions. Only hips, won't make the deeper change. Relaxing the lines of the back the can give slack to the hips is a deeper way.
Assess the freedom of your hips. You can even use the Pfennig.
Then do The Back Twist on one diagonal. and re-assess.
*The Back Twist | Advanced Somatic Movement to Relax the X of the back* 10m:00s On TH-cam: th-cam.com/video/89dsee3QoRk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for your comment.
God bless you Eric! Thank you for making these exercises available on youtube for us.
I am glad you are putting them to use. At a certain point, it seemed unfair to hold this knowledge selfishly close.
One note about these lines is that the glutes and outer hip muscles project their lines into the torso. Make sure you help your brain to know that the torso lines, that lead up to the hips, need to be deeply understood as lines of movement, shortening and lengthening, tightening and relaxing.
Tremendous hip release, thank you!!
That's wonderful to hear. The depth of the release reflects the quality and care with which you gave your system the lesson. Thank you for letting me know it was helpful.
Excellent video! Thanks, Eric.
I am glad you found this one helpful.
The real slack for the hip comes from the torso. As you explore the lines of this Pfennig sequence, take note of which lines need more learning. Then, it is important to look at how those lines linger as breathing impossibility. Free the stuck places and spaces of breathing. Can you take a soft, almost effortless breath in any direction in your torso?
Focus on the torso, then into the extremities.
This video may be a good addition to these lines of exploration:
*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
Eric, this one did me in! I was in serious pain in my hip the next day. I have advanced hip arthritis and 8 years overdue for a replacement. It may be a good sign it's time to look into it. Thanks.
Yes, I encourage you to find a caring doctor to help assess your hip situation. I don't practice this one very often. I think it is most important to free the torso, the breathing space. That is where the roots of these problems originate. In my observation, persistent tension across the joint makes a big contribution to the degradation of the cartilage. Once the damage is done, with a long history of tension, I am not sure how much the cartilage can recover. Yes, please see a doctor. Go gently in the movements to avoid this type of pain reaction.
Great explanation of this movement. Thank you for putting these videos out, it definitely has helped my sore and aching body!
The sore achiness is the boiling over of the muscle system running without getting a true rest. Keep teaching it, keep reminding it how to relax. Change the deep habit of the tension high-idle. Then, it can be strong for you when you need it to be. Thank you for your comment!
I woke up this morning with an intensity in my right hip/glutes. I found these movements helpful in releasing some of the tension. The glutes are still tight but I don't want to push to much trying to get a release, so as to not over do it on my shoulders. I am going to look at some other videos for the glutes. Thank you!
Oh, good! I was hoping you would do this one.
You can change the position of the hands on the mat. Perhaps have elbows resting on a sofa or chair as you squat down from that. Let the knees/legs hold your weight, very little weight on the arms.
Consider adapting the movement for the glutes vectors by having one foot on the floor, the other knee on the seat of a chair. Have the glutes be contracted with the knee bearing down on the chair. And slowly lower so that knee comes closer to the chest. I need to make a video of this variation.
i only got to do half of this , this morning , i think it might of h helped my shoulder some.
i am going to swim and maybe hike , i really hope even this helps some.
i don’t know exactly why habit i am in thats making my shoulders very uncomfortable, Eric would you have ann understanding what’s happening when joints as the shoulders or even the neck crunches ( my neck doesn’t , but..
Is your swimming strengthening the pattern that is making your pain?
All of that, swimming, breathing, speaking, is practice for how the tensions like to run. As much as you practice tightening your front, you need to also have enough practice for showing the brain that the tensions of the front (front connected to shoulders) is able to relax. Focus on controlling the relax of the front. It takes practicing often, throughout the day. Can you try lots of 5 minute practice sessions.
Keep reminding your brain that the front can be relaxed.
Think of the front as a vertical super-highway from pubic bone to chest, and also diagonal lines of force that connect the X of the front. Since you are strong, it may take lots of load (a high level of tightening)for the brain to understand that it even gets tight.
For you: The Rocking Chair th-cam.com/video/il0T-pZosDM/w-d-xo.html
The X of the Front + Sunrise, Sunset th-cam.com/video/oNboiNo-RiU/w-d-xo.html
The X of the front (let the head be heavy so the shoulders and ribs do the opening): th-cam.com/video/jana_n1zFUY/w-d-xo.html
Elbows to the Sky th-cam.com/video/1nalF3G0TB8/w-d-xo.html
The Teacup th-cam.com/video/HRWp0PfaKKs/w-d-xo.html
yes, and also the Four Leaf Clover th-cam.com/video/rBD1C11Z2I4/w-d-xo.html (I'm editing a newer version, stay tuned.)
all of the movements in this playlist: th-cam.com/video/rBD1C11Z2I4/w-d-xo.html
Hi Eric, do you gave something for snapping hips? Evertime I lift legs when lying down when returning leg to floof there is a snap which does not hurt but I can hear and feel it. Thank you! ❤
I am not a doctor. Although I can suggest to you that the term for the snapping sound is Coxa Saltans
It is described in a Google search as: "Snapping hip, or coxa saltans is a palpable or auditory snapping with movement of the hip joint. Extra-articular snapping is divided into external and internal types, and is caused laterally by the iliotibial band and anteriorly by the iliopsoas tendon."
It is not bad in that it is a function of the anatomy. I have people move in ways to minimize how much it happens. or to avoid movements that force it to happen. That is why my Psoas release is different than the one most people in Somatics use. Here it is: th-cam.com/video/gjTZFTnLtyw/w-d-xo.html
The goal is to keep it from irritation. Can the torso do more of what the hip is having to make up for?
@@ericcoopersomatics. Thanks heaps for the suggestion eric. Shall do a bunch of the psoas release today. Absolutely love your videos
I feel like crying from doing this but not because it hurts 😭
I have experienced that. Sometimes there is a well of tears that is unexpected. This mostly happens in the beginning. It has take a lot of effort to hold up strong for so long. When these places relax, when you let it go a little bit, that emotional release can be free to go. It's part of your healing.
One note, make sure you focus on torso, on breathing spaces that are un-discovered. The tight hips are often an expression of the boiling over. Of course, it is good to explore hips. But torso freedom gives slack that the hip need to be more truly free.
Thank you for your comment. Apologies for delay in my reply.
Can’t really see what your hips and legs are doing from this front view,sorry I don’t see what happening here at all seems too difficult to do .thanks anyway
Please accept my apologies for the lack of clarity on this one. At the time, this was the best I could do. I record these in the few spare moments early in the morning. If I did it over again it would be more clear. Officially, these movement lessons are the homework practice for my clients. They have already done the movement with me and these videos are just reminders of how to practice them. Since I recorded this I have come up with much better ways to pandiculate the lateral-posterior hip extensors. But this way can work very well. It allows access to many variations in the angle of movement.
All of that being said, the key to solving these hip tension issues is usually not at the hip. The tensions of the torso take up the slack that the hip needs. Be sure to explore my movements for rotation *Movements to Free Your Twist playlist:* th-cam.com/play/PLFLw4vgr7ayhP0LN_KnMz3vJrCq6_Oxqk.html
Issues that make tension different between the sides:
*If Your Sides Are Different Playlist, 'A scoliosis problem is a tension problem'. Asymmetry Playlist:* th-cam.com/play/PLFLw4vgr7ayj1sC-HRPGz7rv_koiiaWVk.html
and the Inner-X lines:
*The Inner-X, Lines through the body playlist:* th-cam.com/play/PLFLw4vgr7ayhNdAbmTKQbIS4MDkEKO41y.html
(do Rib Cage Un-Caged parts 1 and 2 to see if you have an Inner-X asymmetry.