Taro, Wow! The past 4months have been brutal. In one week I can function again. I’ve put out thousands seeking relief with other professionals and no results. Thank you, I can sleep again and I’m not crawling to a hot bath in the morning . My hours long routine to be able to move in the morning and my dread at the thought of attempting to sleep are greatly improved. More to do ? Yes , but I am finally moving in the correct direction with my results. I appreciate you, your efforts and the manner of your instruction Three cheers my friend Sincerely Christopher
I never thought there even was movement possible around my spine without severe damage . I did this one time and literally felt totally different. 54 years different. Better or as good as a baby!
It is incredible how different the side are to me. I couldn't bend to the right at all with my hands behind my head. I am becoming much more aware of the condition of my spine, thanks to you Taro. You deserve a medal!
This is a life-changing video. I have been looking for exactly this - a way to re-train movement patterns to alleviate the effects of mild scoliosis in L4/5 vertebrae. Doing this as a warm-up to other activities has made a difference already. Looking forward to exploring other videos on your site. Thank you!
Im a massage therapist since 15 years , having pain coming on my right hip, right neck... Diagnosed with AS .. Finally coming back to Feldenkrais videos, these techniques help a lot.
I am finding ALL of your videos soooooooooo helpful. Saving my life!! I have chronic pain in my hips. I can not sit on the surfboard any more and getting to my feet is super painful and hard. My legs have atrofied but I will not quit trying to get better. Your videos, your gentle techniques, seem to be custom made for my lack of mobility. My pain is now decreasing and my my flexibility is improving ( slowly !! ) Thank you so much. I look forward to sharing with you my progress 6 month from now.
I was pleasantly surprised how effective this was! My right shoulder is usually slightly higher and this exercise made it even with the left after just one session.
I love how the movements don't have to be strenuous. I always feel successful because of how well you explain the movements, and because they are "doable". Thanks for this video and the many others! (I still need to work on my squat)
Wow! After doing these exercises slowly with deep belly breathing, I am so relaxed. When I get up and walk, I can now feel my whole body moving together with so much more balance. Thank you, Taro!
As a movement expert I LOVE Feldenkrais and your videos. I incorporate al ot of the exercises with my Pilates clients and am always amazed at the results. Thanks for another great video!
I love your movements and using them for my own movements and for my work with people and horse. Love the moving in stead of stretching, stabilicing and training of the muscles in 'common' ways. I like your easy and relaxt way of explaining. Thank you Taro!
Training movement patterns that will strengthen and mobilize whats needed will condition our body in the most efficient way, I think. And, it is more fun for me anyway.
Thank you for your videos and the movement guide! I have shared this video with a couple of people that need this information and I am sure you will have new followers. I'm so glad I discovered your channel!
TY for this exercise. Adding this one to the sternum, neck and hip mobility exercises. Lots of heavy lifting over the years and being Rt handed has given me a Rt shoulder that’s a little higher and rounded forward. My biceps muscle is a little tight too. I find your exercises extremely helpful 😊
Yes! I am on day #2. I have severe to the left lumbar scoliosis with calcium build up. This exercise is so relaxing and I feel small improvement. Thankful for Any. And do the Feldenkrais pelvic clock. Thank you thank you.
❤ Buildung up discipline to exercise this every day. It feels really good and gives me lots of confidence I will minimize or recover from severe, permanent pain.
I’ve heard you say from other videos to challenge yourself to go slow. This thought is definitely helpful when performing this exercise. I discovered some opening and release on my left side neck. Thank you!
I'm going to give it a try, and hoping it might help some. I've had scoliosis for a very very long time. It makes me mad that after my diagnosis no treatment options were given back in the day. It was discovered by accident during a chest x-ray when I was 18, and the "best" my doctor could offer was, "too bad we didn't catch it 2 years ago, we could have done something about it." As I got older and internet came along, when I was doing my research I discovered that I could have had a brace when I was a kid (although I understand they don't do that anymore), and what made me really mad is that I read often that doctors routinely check a child's back during each check-up. That NEVER happened, ever. Even though it's 50 years ago, at that time physio and/or massage was very common so I don't understand why that wasn't suggested (I'm only assuming it might have helped) and also the doctor practiced Asian therapies so I don't know why any alternatives weren't offered. If I could have read the future I would have tried out all therapies.
one thing I can say is that there is always a potential for improvements from where we are at for all of us regardless on conditions we are in. Even if we can make a 1% improvement today, that is still a progress. then we can continue to focus on things we can do at each moment to make a difference in our lives.
Nothing done for mine either over 47 yrs ago when it was discovered when my mom was trying to hem a skirt for me. Xrays taken to confirm it but my parents refused to put me in a brace or surgery to keep me from being ridiculed by peers. I am paying for their lackadaisical attitude now...pain often...I'm going to try these exercises tomorrow! Glad I found them!
Hello, I just found your videos. I am 63, I have a slight curve in the back and arthritis in the back. Everyday my back muscles have a lot of pain. Not the back bone just the muscle in the center of my back. . And My right hip has pain mainly at night. Any advice? I will be starting your exercises, you have all good reviews. Thank you ☺️
I love your project and heal my body, thanks ! For even better communication maybe you can help us having a big picture about what happen globaly, connecting all these great tools together. I guess that can be a video or a book. Thanks again for the knowledge
@@TaroIwamoto Thanks for answering ! By big picture I mean a way to organise your exercices to build our own strategy. How to organize the actions in a day to be efficient, like do we start by healing the hips to stabilize the spine better in an other exercice ? Or are some healings mandatory to others ? To do it, I would love if you present the connexions between injuries or insensitivities in the body. For the methodology part you can teach us what are the activities to look at in the list, how to prioritize them depending on the injury pattern, how to put them together in a day and how to know we're properly reaching the objectives for example. Thanks again, great job !
@@dan_iversaire This is quite valuable information! Let me understand further. Are you suggesting that I organize my contents into a more specific category and in a sequential manner based on objectives? So that people can follow step by step to achieve their specific goals and have a way to know their own progress?
@@TaroIwamoto thanks for making it valuable. Yes exactly ! It's to help us being even more efficient. Your project can lead to a methodology that imply ressources management (time, energy, ..) for some outcomes (pain relief, ..) by helping us to organise your exercices for ourself. We can even add other parts to understand better, like a presentation about what happen in the body globally with insensitivity or others things that you know great, how to structure the training in a period of time depending on strategies as we said and, in addition maybe, a motivation part that give the full added value of your project for practionners. Hope this can inspire you to keep you great work !
When you have one knee bent, foot on the floor, and the other leg extended long on the floor, what are you specifically doing with the extended leg? Is the extended leg knee pointed toward the ceiling with the foot in a flexed heel position? The leg is off-camera, and I could not see what was going on. My challenge side with my scoliosis was getting a nice release. Thank you! Gail
I just found out after visiting chiropractor and viewing xrays I saw my spine issues. View from rear neck is in a c then chest a backwards c. These videos will be such a help thank you sir will share! #MisterWalter
@@TaroIwamoto yeah! Its interesting to me. My legs are different lengths, so my hips are slanted when i stand normally, causing the spine to curve so that the head stays upright
Hi Taro, would you consider doing a video for archers? Nearly every archer I know has neck and back issues that force them down to lower draw weights as they get older, because of the assymetric loads involved. I'd love to see what advice you have for us!
i once worked with a competitive archer. The sport requires a great deal of focus, stability, and precision. Do archers train the other side to work on balance? Do you?
@@TaroIwamoto I'm only starting my journey, but I see a lot of people strength training on both sides. I haven't seen anything that looks like Feldenkrais applied, which makes me think there must be some low hanging fruit to be found.
@@knightgoggles i see. i dont know enough about archery, but i can see that it requires all proximal skeleton (pelvis, entire spine and head and eyes) to be stable to allow precise motor control for arm. I would think rotational plank type of movement, exercise can be very functional and benefitial
This is really interesting! I know there's "so many possible videos, so little time", but pointers for musicians would be great, too. Every instrument has its problem positions... I know when I first noticed back pain as a kid it was when I was doing long sessions at the piano. I'm not sure if this is possible, but I suspect some of my scoliosis can be attributed to that, as well as carrying a French horn home everyday, as well as a ton of school books. In those days nobody used backpacks for school (only hiking) - it was all shoulder bags. I recently was teaching myself flute, that brings on a whole bunch of other problems. I gave that up as I'm now taking lessons on the harp ... More aches and pains. Some of it will be due to pre-existing conditions, but probably the unusual postures that musicians have to do don't help. I've heard guitar is one of the worst.
I found these videos excellent thank you. I cannot get my head on the floor when I lay flat years of office work) what exercise with this one will help problem?
I have been doing this several times a day, for 2-3 days. I feel taller, but it seems I have more back ache. My question: Should we do this in micromovements, like a traditional Feldenkrais exercise, or should we do this like a typical stretching exercise, pushing the limit? I guess the point here is to twist the hips relative to the shoulder girdle. When I push my right knee forward, lifting my right hip, my shoulders remain on the floor. Pushing my left knee forward tends to engage my left shoulder. I guess the left-knee-forward is untwisting my scoliosis. Now: Should I push that left knee very slowly, mindfully, stopping when I feel the shoulder engage? Or should I push it forward more insistently, actively trying to keep the left shoulder down? Thanks, Taro!
I would never try to push the limit whether I am doing Feldenkrais lessons or regular exercises. My general recommendation is to focus on quality more than quantity, that applies to this movement too. This is about retraining the nervous system and movement patterns, so you can say I always apply Feldenkrais principles to any movement training. If you reduce effort and speed and movement range, and focus on improving smoothness of movement, you will notice more improvements without increase in back ache.
these movement retraining lessons give you the opportunity to notice your habitual movement patterns, and explore new movement patterns, and through these movements, you'll become more aware of your body, movement patterns, and start to integrate new movement patterns rather than getting "stuck" in your habitual movement patterns. It's movement quality and functions you're trying to improve through nervous system and movement retraining:) This is what it means to improve scoliosis:)
What about a video on a rotated pelvis, my left pelvis put my left leg a little more forward and everytime I squat or leg press it feels weird when align straight
Will this correct my spine to he straight? I tried exercises my doctor's gave me last year i dodnt work as much i want to correct my spine without surgery
A more important question is how your scoliosis is affecting your body and functions and how you can improve your functions and comfort in your body. It is easy to focus on correcting the spine curvature, which is understandable, but understanding how your habitual movement patterns are contributing to your scoliosis is more useful as you will know what you need to change in order to improve your functions. I posted another video on this scoliosis which you might find it helpful. Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/CYcemFYTgxM/w-d-xo.html
Hi Taro I know these aren’t exercises or stretches per se but would you still expect a little soreness after doing these as your body has been held in certain positions and now you’re getting out of them. Thanks
Thank you for the video. I read somewhere that scoliosis is due to a straight cervical (the claim is that everyone who has scoliosis also has straight cervical), is anything that can be done for straight (I do have straight cervical) cervical?.✌️
i have not heard about that. I dont see a connection between cervical lordosis and scoliosis. But, lets first acknowledge the fact that everyone has scoliosis to some degree. It is rather abnormal not have scoliosis. A better question to ask is how is scoliosis affecting your functions and movement. If it is contributing to much compensation and decreased functions, we can certainly improve movement quality and functions. That is the focus of this video, and almost all of my videos. From my experience my feeling is that its not very helpful to try to identify every little things that are not perfect per anatomy because each person has a unique body and functions and anatomy book ideal does not fit. Just because people have cervical lordosis, that does not mean that is a problem that needs to be fixed. I have hip labral tear, arthritic knee and hip, lots of degenerative joints and discs, loose bodies in both ankles, cervical lordosis, lumbar scoliosis, etc. Does that mean I need to fix them. Not necessarily. You see how easy it is to label ourselves and make us feel like a mess that needs lots of fixing? It is much more helpful to focus on improving movement and improving whole, not like fixing broken computers.
@@TaroIwamoto That is a great comment Taro, thanks so much for sharing that personal information too. When we look at you and see our ideal of easy movement and coordination, it is great to know you are irregular like everyone else, and the best attitude is not to find everything wrong and fix it, but just to keep improving bit by bit and that is overall improvement. Very helpful positive message thanks !
Hello, I'm 17 years old and I have 35 degrees of cobb scoliosis, could you tell me if it's possible for me to decrease at least 20 degrees? How long could it take? I would really like to have an aesthetic body: I already have height (1.90) but it is absolutely useless if I have scoliosis. I couldn't understand practically anything you said, because I'm from Brazil and almost nobody here really knows English.
the harder side likely means a non-habitual side. I would start with the easier side to help you recognize the movement pattern, then practice the harder side. You probably want to practice more on the harder side, but I think it's a good idea to go back and forth and transfer the learning from the easier side to the harder side.
Hello Taro, I'm looking for some Feldenkrais exercises to help me with my spinal stenosis of my L4 L5 and a bulged disc in that area. Could you please help me?
Which scoli dexa or levo or does in matter.? Mine is mild. A Therapist I went to see who has scoli told me she’s pretty sure mine is from a rotated pelvis/muscular dysfunction and I agree. I never had it before. She said mine is very mild. Mine is not the common one dexa it is levo. So would this exercise still be good to do? Any type of rotation of the spine exercises makes thing worse. Thank you
Retraining your nervous system through movement retraining means giving your nervous system experience of various movement patterns. Regardless of specific type of scoliosis, it'd be still beneficial for people to sense various movement patterns so you can let your nervous system integrate new movement patterns. This is not about correcting your spine alignment. This is about retraining your brain:)
Thanks for reminding us to breathe, I was holding my breath. Just recovered from Covid. Do you find the dominant side is often tighter? Going to the left was easier for me.
Wind kind of mat do you recommend to practice feldenkrais on? I currently use a yoga mat but sometimes the extra grip of my mat makes it harder to do the movements
there is a mat specifically designed for Feldenkrais practice, but i dont know if it is available outside US. Many people use a moving blanket as an alternative
@@TaroIwamoto breaking that habit is hard, I'm currently trying to use my left arm more frequently. It isn't easy but it's interesting to do especially once you discover that you're better at doing certain tasks with your none dominant hand.
@@lexroet1215 think about expanding your movement options instead of breaking habits, then you shift your focus to creating more possibilities vs correcting habits. Truth is that we dont really break old habits
@@TaroIwamoto I try to do both creating new options and habits. I work with my hands, having a left hand that can occasionally take over task from the right might also benefit me in the long run.
Taro, Wow! The past 4months have been brutal. In one week I can function again. I’ve put out thousands seeking relief with other professionals and no results. Thank you, I can sleep again and I’m not crawling to a hot bath in the morning . My hours long routine to be able to move in the morning and my dread at the thought of attempting to sleep are greatly improved. More to do ? Yes , but I am finally moving in the correct direction with my results.
I appreciate you, your efforts and the manner of your instruction
Three cheers my friend
Sincerely Christopher
So happy for you
Good news🙏🙏
A year later I share the same sentiments about Taro and his exercises and wonderful way of explaining and demonstrating them.
I never thought there even was movement possible around my spine without severe damage . I did this one time and literally felt totally different. 54 years different. Better or as good as a baby!
It is incredible how different the side are to me. I couldn't bend to the right at all with my hands behind my head. I am becoming much more aware of the condition of my spine, thanks to you Taro. You deserve a medal!
my pleasure!
This is a life-changing video. I have been looking for exactly this - a way to re-train movement patterns to alleviate the effects of mild scoliosis in L4/5 vertebrae. Doing this as a warm-up to other activities has made a difference already. Looking forward to exploring other videos on your site. Thank you!
Im a massage therapist since 15 years , having pain coming on my right hip, right neck... Diagnosed with AS ..
Finally coming back to Feldenkrais videos, these techniques help a lot.
I am finding ALL of your videos soooooooooo helpful. Saving my life!! I have chronic pain in my hips. I can not sit on the surfboard any more and getting to my feet is super painful and hard. My legs have atrofied but I will not quit trying to get better. Your videos, your gentle techniques, seem to be custom made for my lack of mobility. My pain is now decreasing and my my flexibility is improving ( slowly !! ) Thank you so much. I look forward to sharing with you my progress 6 month from now.
Glad to hear it! Yes please keep me posted on your progress.
I was pleasantly surprised how effective this was! My right shoulder is usually slightly higher and this exercise made it even with the left after just one session.
I don’t believe
I love how the movements don't have to be strenuous. I always feel successful because of how well you explain the movements, and because they are "doable". Thanks for this video and the many others! (I still need to work on my squat)
wonderful!!
Great
This worked for me on the first try. My right shoulder was higher and my head tilted left. After doing this movement, my shoulders are even. 🥰
that's just a reminder of habitual bias, and that can be changed through movement retraining :)
Wow! After doing these exercises slowly with deep belly breathing, I am so relaxed. When I get up and walk, I can now feel my whole body moving together with so much more balance. Thank you, Taro!
yay:)
As a movement expert I LOVE Feldenkrais and your videos. I incorporate al ot of the exercises with my Pilates clients and am always amazed at the results. Thanks for another great video!
Glad you are getting good use out of my videos!
I love your movements and using them for my own movements and for my work with people and horse. Love the moving in stead of stretching, stabilicing and training of the muscles in 'common' ways. I like your easy and relaxt way of explaining. Thank you Taro!
Training movement patterns that will strengthen and mobilize whats needed will condition our body in the most efficient way, I think. And, it is more fun for me anyway.
My nervous system needs a whole lot of retraining. Great videos. These movements were relaxing yet made my back feel better!! Thank you!
Thank you for your videos and the movement guide! I have shared this video with a couple of people that need this information and I am sure you will have new followers. I'm so glad I discovered your channel!
thank you for sharing!!
TY for this exercise. Adding this one to the sternum, neck and hip mobility exercises. Lots of heavy lifting over the years and being Rt handed has given me a Rt shoulder that’s a little higher and rounded forward. My biceps muscle is a little tight too. I find your exercises extremely helpful 😊
glad to hear that!
Yes! I am on day #2. I have severe to the left lumbar scoliosis with calcium build up. This exercise is so relaxing and I feel small improvement. Thankful for Any. And do the Feldenkrais pelvic clock. Thank you thank you.
how’s it going so far?
Thank you. So gentle, yet so helpful. Really relaxing for the SI joint area too.
Glad to hear it!
Taro, thank you so much! This would help me so much 💜！ really appreciate your amazing work 💜
you are welcome:)
❤ Buildung up discipline to exercise this every day. It feels really good and gives me lots of confidence I will minimize or recover from severe, permanent pain.
I've had structural scoliosis since adolescence & these help, thank you!
I wish this comment section allowed me to show a quick image of my scoliosis; thank you for all your help my brother
my pleasure!
I’ve heard you say from other videos to challenge yourself to go slow. This thought is definitely helpful when performing this exercise. I discovered some opening and release on my left side neck. Thank you!
nice job! Moving slowly is a way to inhibit your habitual patterns and learn new patterns!
Wow this worked... I'm feeling so much better in just 2 days
This came in such perfect timing, I was just diagnosed with scoliosis yesterday
perfect timing for sure!
Are you still doing these Feldenkrais exercise ? If so how are you doing?
God bless you!!
Felderkrais is such a wonderful practice and you do a very good job of showing us the way to be free to move. Thank you
You are so welcome!
I'm going to give it a try, and hoping it might help some. I've had scoliosis for a very very long time. It makes me mad that after my diagnosis no treatment options were given back in the day. It was discovered by accident during a chest x-ray when I was 18, and the "best" my doctor could offer was, "too bad we didn't catch it 2 years ago, we could have done something about it."
As I got older and internet came along, when I was doing my research I discovered that I could have had a brace when I was a kid (although I understand they don't do that anymore), and what made me really mad is that I read often that doctors routinely check a child's back during each check-up. That NEVER happened, ever.
Even though it's 50 years ago, at that time physio and/or massage was very common so I don't understand why that wasn't suggested (I'm only assuming it might have helped) and also the doctor practiced Asian therapies so I don't know why any alternatives weren't offered. If I could have read the future I would have tried out all therapies.
one thing I can say is that there is always a potential for improvements from where we are at for all of us regardless on conditions we are in. Even if we can make a 1% improvement today, that is still a progress. then we can continue to focus on things we can do at each moment to make a difference in our lives.
@@TaroIwamoto thank you for this kind reply 🙏❤️
Nothing done for mine either over 47 yrs ago when it was discovered when my mom was trying to hem a skirt for me. Xrays taken to confirm it but my parents refused to put me in a brace or surgery to keep me from being ridiculed by peers. I am paying for their lackadaisical attitude now...pain often...I'm going to try these exercises tomorrow! Glad I found them!
I tried it, it works immediately. My left shoulder was 2 inches above the other. Thanks Taro!
Your instructions are so nice and clear! Thank you!
thank you! glad to hear that
Thanks, Taro! This feels great!
Great! As you walk very, very slowly, see if you notice your weight distribution and movement patterns of pelvis and spine.
I will say in just one word:
Amazing!
Thank you so much! I’m very excited to learn more about micro movements and balance
coordination plays a huge role in balance which is not discussed very often.
Felt great first time 1 day after my diagnosis
This a great video! Thanks 👍
you're welcome!
Thank you, these gentle and easy movement exercises are beneficial
Glad you like them!
This looks wonderful! I'm definitely going to try it. Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂🙏
Try it right now! It works immediately. So grateful.
Amazing pain relief
This was fantastic! Thank you, Taro.
my pleasure!
Great as always! Much love and appreciation. :)
Thank you!
Hello, I just found your videos. I am 63, I have a slight curve in the back and arthritis in the back. Everyday my back muscles have a lot of pain. Not the back bone just the muscle in the center of my back. . And My right hip has pain mainly at night. Any advice? I will be starting your exercises, you have all good reviews.
Thank you ☺️
Instant relief, thank you wise man
I love this one, I do have twist spine, yes I noticed the difference from left to right, thanks x
you are welcome
Hooray!
thank you for the exercise. How often should you do the exercise...once a day?
once a day would be great
Fantastic, thank you!
you're welcome!
I love your project and heal my body, thanks ! For even better communication maybe you can help us having a big picture about what happen globaly, connecting all these great tools together. I guess that can be a video or a book. Thanks again for the knowledge
i am curious to hear more about what you said. can you give me details about a big picture?
@@TaroIwamoto
Thanks for answering !
By big picture I mean a way to organise your exercices to build our own strategy. How to organize the actions in a day to be efficient, like do we start by healing the hips to stabilize the spine better in an other exercice ? Or are some healings mandatory to others ? To do it, I would love if you present the connexions between injuries or insensitivities in the body.
For the methodology part you can teach us what are the activities to look at in the list, how to prioritize them depending on the injury pattern, how to put them together in a day and how to know we're properly reaching the objectives for example.
Thanks again, great job !
@@dan_iversaire This is quite valuable information! Let me understand further. Are you suggesting that I organize my contents into a more specific category and in a sequential manner based on objectives? So that people can follow step by step to achieve their specific goals and have a way to know their own progress?
@@TaroIwamoto thanks for making it valuable. Yes exactly ! It's to help us being even more efficient.
Your project can lead to a methodology that imply ressources management (time, energy, ..) for some outcomes (pain relief, ..) by helping us to organise your exercices for ourself.
We can even add other parts to understand better, like a presentation about what happen in the body globally with insensitivity or others things that you know great, how to structure the training in a period of time depending on strategies as we said and, in addition maybe, a motivation part that give the full added value of your project for practionners.
Hope this can inspire you to keep you great work !
When you have one knee bent, foot on the floor, and the other leg extended long on the floor, what are you specifically doing with the extended leg?
Is the extended leg knee pointed toward the ceiling with the foot in a flexed heel position? The leg is off-camera, and I could not see what was going on. My challenge side with my scoliosis was getting a nice release. Thank you! Gail
Thanks for asking me that question. My apology for
Thank you for exercise it helps me very much !!
Glad to hear
Wonderful lesson!
Glad you liked it!
Helpful. Thanks!
Thank you for this movement. Its what I need. How often should I do it?
you are welcome. doing once or twice daily would be wonderful
I just found out after visiting chiropractor and viewing xrays I saw my spine issues. View from rear neck is in a c then chest a backwards c. These videos will be such a help thank you sir will share! #MisterWalter
This helps a lot, my back is curved because my legs are two different lengths
back is connected to legs, isn't it?
@@TaroIwamoto yeah! Its interesting to me. My legs are different lengths, so my hips are slanted when i stand normally, causing the spine to curve so that the head stays upright
Wow 🤩 relief at last
Wow amazing
Thank you !
you're welcome!
Thank you 🙏🏻 😊
you are welcome:)
Hi Taro, would you consider doing a video for archers? Nearly every archer I know has neck and back issues that force them down to lower draw weights as they get older, because of the assymetric loads involved. I'd love to see what advice you have for us!
i once worked with a competitive archer. The sport requires a great deal of focus, stability, and precision. Do archers train the other side to work on balance? Do you?
@@TaroIwamoto I'm only starting my journey, but I see a lot of people strength training on both sides. I haven't seen anything that looks like Feldenkrais applied, which makes me think there must be some low hanging fruit to be found.
@@knightgoggles i see. i dont know enough about archery, but i can see that it requires all proximal skeleton (pelvis, entire spine and head and eyes) to be stable to allow precise motor control for arm. I would think rotational plank type of movement, exercise can be very functional and benefitial
@@TaroIwamoto Thanks, I will try that!
This is really interesting! I know there's "so many possible videos, so little time", but pointers for musicians would be great, too.
Every instrument has its problem positions... I know when I first noticed back pain as a kid it was when I was doing long sessions at the piano. I'm not sure if this is possible, but I suspect some of my scoliosis can be attributed to that, as well as carrying a French horn home everyday, as well as a ton of school books. In those days nobody used backpacks for school (only hiking) - it was all shoulder bags.
I recently was teaching myself flute, that brings on a whole bunch of other problems. I gave that up as I'm now taking lessons on the harp ... More aches and pains. Some of it will be due to pre-existing conditions, but probably the unusual postures that musicians have to do don't help. I've heard guitar is one of the worst.
I found these videos excellent thank you. I cannot get my head on the floor when I lay flat years of office work) what exercise with this one will help problem?
I suggest you check my Improve posture playlist for that
I have been doing this several times a day, for 2-3 days. I feel taller, but it seems I have more back ache. My question: Should we do this in micromovements, like a traditional Feldenkrais exercise, or should we do this like a typical stretching exercise, pushing the limit? I guess the point here is to twist the hips relative to the shoulder girdle. When I push my right knee forward, lifting my right hip, my shoulders remain on the floor. Pushing my left knee forward tends to engage my left shoulder. I guess the left-knee-forward is untwisting my scoliosis. Now: Should I push that left knee very slowly, mindfully, stopping when I feel the shoulder engage? Or should I push it forward more insistently, actively trying to keep the left shoulder down? Thanks, Taro!
I would never try to push the limit whether I am doing Feldenkrais lessons or regular exercises. My general recommendation is to focus on quality more than quantity, that applies to this movement too. This is about retraining the nervous system and movement patterns, so you can say I always apply Feldenkrais principles to any movement training. If you reduce effort and speed and movement range, and focus on improving smoothness of movement, you will notice more improvements without increase in back ache.
@@TaroIwamoto Thank you!
@@marthadahlen7237 you are welcome!
Thank you ♥️🙏♥️
Welcome!
Make video of anklosing spondylitis please
Just realised , how much I needed that on my left side...., longer leg.....1,4cm🙏
i would still practice this on both sides to inform the nervous system. Enjoy!
@@TaroIwamoto happy to have discovered your channel!🙏
Thank you so much 🙏👍
you're welcome:)
Thanks again, Taro. Appreciated! D.
@@davidball8794 my pleasure!
Is the best way to only do on the floor? Thank you sir.
i prefer a firm surface, but you can practice this on a bed.
Are those exercises suitable for curve S? Shall we do them on both sides equally?
of course! retraining movement patterns is helpful regardless of your conditions, age, circumstances. I would do both sides yes
@@TaroIwamoto Great videos!
How long need to do this? One month? 6 months.? Will it heal scoliosis?
these movement retraining lessons give you the opportunity to notice your habitual movement patterns, and explore new movement patterns, and through these movements, you'll become more aware of your body, movement patterns, and start to integrate new movement patterns rather than getting "stuck" in your habitual movement patterns. It's movement quality and functions you're trying to improve through nervous system and movement retraining:) This is what it means to improve scoliosis:)
What about a video on a rotated pelvis, my left pelvis put my left leg a little more forward and everytime I squat or leg press it feels weird when align straight
i am doing a video on that topic in the near future!
Will this correct my spine to he straight? I tried exercises my doctor's gave me last year i dodnt work as much i want to correct my spine without surgery
A more important question is how your scoliosis is affecting your body and functions and how you can improve your functions and comfort in your body. It is easy to focus on correcting the spine curvature, which is understandable, but understanding how your habitual movement patterns are contributing to your scoliosis is more useful as you will know what you need to change in order to improve your functions. I posted another video on this scoliosis which you might find it helpful. Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/CYcemFYTgxM/w-d-xo.html
Hi Taro
I know these aren’t exercises or stretches per se but would you still expect a little soreness after doing these as your body has been held in certain positions and now you’re getting out of them. Thanks
maybe to a certain degree, but ideally when done slowly without forcing your body, you will not experience soreness.
Thank you for the video.
I read somewhere that scoliosis is due to a straight cervical (the claim is that everyone who has scoliosis also has straight cervical), is anything that can be done for straight (I do have straight cervical) cervical?.✌️
i have not heard about that. I dont see a connection between cervical lordosis and scoliosis. But, lets first acknowledge the fact that everyone has scoliosis to some degree. It is rather abnormal not have scoliosis. A better question to ask is how is scoliosis affecting your functions and movement. If it is contributing to much compensation and decreased functions, we can certainly improve movement quality and functions. That is the focus of this video, and almost all of my videos. From my experience my feeling is that its not very helpful to try to identify every little things that are not perfect per anatomy because each person has a unique body and functions and anatomy book ideal does not fit. Just because people have cervical lordosis, that does not mean that is a problem that needs to be fixed. I have hip labral tear, arthritic knee and hip, lots of degenerative joints and discs, loose bodies in both ankles, cervical lordosis, lumbar scoliosis, etc. Does that mean I need to fix them. Not necessarily. You see how easy it is to label ourselves and make us feel like a mess that needs lots of fixing? It is much more helpful to focus on improving movement and improving whole, not like fixing broken computers.
@@TaroIwamoto That is a great comment Taro, thanks so much for sharing that personal information too. When we look at you and see our ideal of easy movement and coordination, it is great to know you are irregular like everyone else, and the best attitude is not to find everything wrong and fix it, but just to keep improving bit by bit and that is overall improvement. Very helpful positive message thanks !
Hello, I'm 17 years old and I have 35 degrees of cobb scoliosis, could you tell me if it's possible for me to decrease at least 20 degrees? How long could it take? I would really like to have an aesthetic body: I already have height (1.90) but it is absolutely useless if I have scoliosis.
I couldn't understand practically anything you said, because I'm from Brazil and almost nobody here really knows English.
Hi! i believe if you change your movement patterns, you can improve your functions and comfort:)
@@TaroIwamoto I don't feel pain, my real concern is aesthetics.
Should I still do both sides if I only have a lower shoulder on the right side?
yes I would do both sides for the purpose of retraining and informing your nervous system.
So, once I've found the side that's harder to do the exercise, should I be doing that side *more*, less, or the same as the easy side?
the harder side likely means a non-habitual side. I would start with the easier side to help you recognize the movement pattern, then practice the harder side. You probably want to practice more on the harder side, but I think it's a good idea to go back and forth and transfer the learning from the easier side to the harder side.
Hello Taro, I'm looking for some Feldenkrais exercises to help me with my spinal stenosis of my L4 L5 and a bulged disc in that area. Could you please help me?
th-cam.com/video/nNjhzAUTHVM/w-d-xo.html this video teaches you a very helpful movement skill that can help your back, or anyone's back!
What is an accurate to measure difference in shoulder height?
Which scoli dexa or levo or does in matter.? Mine is mild. A Therapist I went to see who has scoli told me she’s pretty sure mine is from a rotated pelvis/muscular dysfunction and I agree. I never had it before. She said mine is very mild. Mine is not the common one dexa it is levo. So would this exercise still be good to do? Any type of rotation of the spine exercises makes thing worse. Thank you
Retraining your nervous system through movement retraining means giving your nervous system experience of various movement patterns. Regardless of specific type of scoliosis, it'd be still beneficial for people to sense various movement patterns so you can let your nervous system integrate new movement patterns. This is not about correcting your spine alignment. This is about retraining your brain:)
Thank you Taro
@@lw7654 my pleasure:)
Thanks for reminding us to breathe, I was holding my breath. Just recovered from Covid. Do you find the dominant side is often tighter? Going to the left was easier for me.
You are welcome:) The dominant side usually carries more tension as it is used more often
Do you have a way to release rotational scoliosis?
This movement addresses rotational bias of spine as well
Can this help the curve too? Especially if I have mild scoliosis?
absolutely!
Is it necessary to keep one hand on the upper chest?
as i mentioned in the video, i was holding the mic with that hand. so no you dont need to keep the hand on the chest
Wind kind of mat do you recommend to practice feldenkrais on? I currently use a yoga mat but sometimes the extra grip of my mat makes it harder to do the movements
there is a mat specifically designed for Feldenkrais practice, but i dont know if it is available outside US. Many people use a moving blanket as an alternative
@@TaroIwamoto thanks I will see if I can find one
@@lexroet1215 i am sure you can find them at amazon
Can I use these exs if my scoliosis in on my thoracic area? Thank you in advance!
absolutely!
@@TaroIwamoto Thank you!
@@belencisneros1451 you're welcome:)
Hello can I do these for my child that has scoliosis
sure you can try
It's weird to see how big of a difference I had between the left side and right side. Bending to the left went so much easier.
that is a reminder that two sides function differently and our habitual patterns.
@@TaroIwamoto breaking that habit is hard, I'm currently trying to use my left arm more frequently. It isn't easy but it's interesting to do especially once you discover that you're better at doing certain tasks with your none dominant hand.
@@lexroet1215 think about expanding your movement options instead of breaking habits, then you shift your focus to creating more possibilities vs correcting habits. Truth is that we dont really break old habits
@@TaroIwamoto I try to do both creating new options and habits. I work with my hands, having a left hand that can occasionally take over task from the right might also benefit me in the long run.
Anyone here with sever scoliosis that has been helped by feldenkrais?
would this also apply to S-shape scoliosis?
yes movement retraining applies to anyone with any type of scoliosis or no scoliosis, but we have have scoliosis
I have neuromuscular Scoliosis 🤦🏼♀️
Don’t believe!
why do you not believe? is there any part of this movement practice that does not make sense to you?