Release Neck & Shoulder Tension FOR GOOD! | Feldenkrais Style
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- If your shoulder and neck tension keep coming back no matter how often and how many times you stretch it or massage it, this video is for you! By the end of this video you will learn how habitual movement patterns of arms/shoulders contribute to chronic tension in your neck and shoulder, and learn how to retrain your movement patterns to release those tension with a simple exercise! If you haven't watched my other shoulder video, be sure to watch it at the link below!
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My name is Taro Iwamoto. I'm a movement coach. I help people go from feeling overwhelmed, confused, and frustrated about not knowing their own body, what their body needs and how they should be moving, to feeling connected with their body, understanding their body and needs, and how to move in the best way possible for their own body from the inside out so that they can move with a sense of ease, comfort, and confidence! If this is you, I believe you will get lots of values from my contents.
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Here's is something very important I want you to know.
Our culture (modernized culture, mostly Western culture) trains us to be disconnected from our bodies. Our culture trains us to view our bodies as external objects as an outside observer. Our culture trains to look to outside experts to fix us, fix our body issues but doesn't train us to connect with our own body, own sensory experience, "listen" to our body, feel our body, and learn from our inner intelligence.
This is cultural influence on our beliefs influences our behaviors. Many people believe that they need more information in order to overcome their limitations and challenges. Many believe that they just haven't found the "right" information yet so keep seeking outside for their answer. Reality is that we have too much information, and we are so disconnected from our own body and experience.
It's easy to view my videos as another exercise video, and approach it from that mindset, that is to approach your body like fixing mechanical parts that lie external to you. Then, you are really missing the point. This is not a conventional way of thinking in Western culture, so it's easy to let my message pass through you. But, don't worry! I am persistent and will repeat over and over and over:) I'm not here to teach you exercises to correct your body structures. I am here to help you connect with YOUR BODY, YOUR SENSORY EXPERIENCE, learn from YOUR BODY, and create a new way of movng, using yourself, being in your body!
This paradigm shift is necessary for transformation, changes in your nervous system, movement patterns, quality of life because your body and mind are one! I really encourage you to keep this message in your mind as you watch my videos and practice movement!
Thank you for taking the time to show us these valuable lessons
Thank you so much for these powerful reminders . ❤
Most people don't realize how much work it takes to make something simple for others. You do this consistently for us. Thank you!
Any suggestions for those of us disconnected from our bodies through trauma?
thank you -- this helped me!!!!!!
It's so easy to write off the simple things as ineffective but this, THIS right here was so stupidly easy it's near impossible to believe in it's effectiveness but folks, watch the WHOLE video and PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION to everything he says. This video is a gem!! Thank you Taro Iwamoto!!
Thank you so much for your comment! For movement practice to be effective, movement/exercise does not have to be complicated. In fact, most of time movement/exercise can be quite simple. More importantly we need to learn how to pay attention to our own body and movement patterns. Attention and mindfulness are more important to improve our functions.
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Thank you and God bless you. Feel better already. Hope it helps the nausea
I have cptsd from a 14 year long abusive relationship. I'm out and safe (3 years now) but when I lay down, my neck, head, face & jaw muscles start clenching to the point they are on FIRE. This exercise has helped immensely!! I do a lot of driving for work so this makes sense too! THANK YOU!
Sweet relief!! 🥰🙏🏻
So happy you got out of that relationship! Prayers for your future! Blessed ❣
I just discovered your channel and want to thank you for being such a generous and considerate person. Your work is very helpful much appreciated. That you are providing this help and instruction speaks volumes about the kind of person you are. Thank you….in this age of craziness and everyone seeking to exploit everyone for personal gain and ego gratification, it is incredibly reassuring that people like you exist.
Than you!
Yes I have to agree totally with Glen & we also thank you ,John n Dorothy
For the people reading these comments. I attest that this does work. I don't even believe it. Yesterday I couldn't with so much pain, today it doesn't hurt anymore. I can move my neck and arm without pain. Just listen well and take your time going through these movements.
How the hell have I gone so long without finding your channel??? Great content, thank you for sharing all of this with us.
Welcome!!
AMAZING!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! VERY HELPFUL!!!
you're welcome:)
I was already thankful for the shoulder raise release video and this one has doubled my gratitude to undying status lol
Thank you!
Yes, that was helpful
Oh wow, thank you!!!
You are so welcome!
Thank you!
That really did work. Thank you😊
wonderful!
I subscribed after this 5 min fix thanks 💪👍👌👏😀
thank you!!
Another great video...
Excellent thankyou
Thank you for your knowledge
My pleasure
Very helpful. Thank you
Thank you so much!
Wow it really works. I can’t believe it. I thought I’d never get any relief. Pain killers doesn’t work. But just doing this for 1-2 minutes I have complete relaxation. Thank you so very much for helping us.
you're welcome:)
Fabulous
Instant relief. I can feel my body wanting to lower my elbows as I type or hold my phone. Feels so surreal. Thank you for sharing this for us
Wonderful!
I dont know how your vids ended up on my algorithm, but I'm so glad they did. Thank you! I feel relief already and I only watched 2 videos so far.
and i have over 300 videos:)
Thank you! I will start using this technique. Incredibly uncomfortable on shoulder and neck area. Will see how it improves. Yvonne
You're welcome! Just for clarification, the purpose of this exercise is to help people become aware of their habitual posture and movement patterns that are associated with more strain and effort in the area and to retrain their movement patterns in order to reduce streain and effort during day to day activities. It's really about developing more body awareness and movement control. The movement pattern that increases strain, discomfort in neck and shoulder during this exercise is very likely what you habitually do during daily activities so you want to recognize such pattern and retrain out of that pattern.
Every trumpet player needs this!
I am not a trumpet player, but i can see how this concept applies to that. thank you for commenting here!
Thank you very much
I cannot begin to tell you how wonderfully amazing this technique is and another video on a similar issue. Thank you for sharing.
You are so welcome!
thank you so much this shoulder moment allowed my neck and shoulder upper arm to release ........great feeling blessings and gratitude
Awesome! Glad to hear that!
This is great. Sometimes my neck is so tight I can’t look fully left and right. This immediately gave me greater range of movement and eased a lot of tension. I’m cramming your other videos now! Thanks
You and I both!
Which videos are your favorite?
@@TaroIwamoto The one at the beginning, the one at the end, and the (every) one between them!
"tension to release with posture and breathe of life. Many many thanks for this linkage. Thank you again
Thank you so much. This really helps.
my pleasure!
Nice, lifting the shoulder loosened up stuff for sure!
It really works
Thanks for this break down of movement - now I cam visualize the change in posture when I'm sitting while working!
wonderful!
Very helpful
I have had the most painful stiff neck for the past three days. I used opioid pain relief, anti inflammatory pain relief and turmeric but nothing has helped, I also tried some stretching but again no relief. I have done this exercise of yours and just like the title said within 30 seconds my pain has gone - along with the headache caused by my neck issue. I don’t know how you do it but you are truly a miracle worker. Thank you so much - I have subscribed and shared this video to help others. 🌸
Thanks for sharing!
You are f-a-n-t-a-s-t-i-c! !!! Thank you for sharing your healing gifts ☀🙏🏻☀
I’ve had intermittent neck ache for a couple of months on one side.
Tried stretches etc but did nothing
Did this for 30 seconds and felt better immediately, nice one
You have an instant new fan
Thanks 😊
Great! Thanks for subscribing!
This is helpful!!!!!!!!!!
Taro, that is amazing. I have been working on this with a physical therapist for months... I did your simple exercise and this is about 90 % gone. Amazing, you have a fan here. Thank you!
my pleasure!
I love your videos x you are the best Feldenkrais teacher online I believe!
Thanks!
you're welcome!
This helps with the pain. Great instructions.
Yes! For a long time I’ve had very tight hips and shoulders/neck, and felt it was related but physiotherapists only ever give me stretching exercises for each, separately. But it’s because of long days sat the computer, where the pelvis/hips are rotated backwards, which as you naturally then rounds the shoulders, causing chronic holding tension. Now I’m much more aware of that full pattern. Life-changing, thank you.
wonderful! Thank you for leaving your comment and sharing your experience here!
thank u 😢🙏🙏🙏
Amazing! I had headache before, this made it go away.
wonderful!
I'm a pianist and have chronic tension in my neck and shoulders especially after playing certain pieces. After watching this video, I applied this knowledge to my playing of an especially tricky piece, and paid attention to make sure I kept my elbows slightly down whenever possible. What an amazing difference it made. Thank you for sharing your work!
my pleasure! Nice job of applying it into your piano playing! That's exactly how you retrain your nervous system and movement patterns!
Much much better !!! Very significant relief in the neck and shoulders. Even if I knew there were a connection between pain in neck and shoulders and stiff lower back, I couldn't find out how to fix it, until now. Thank you Taro !!!
that's wonderful!
Thankyou so helpful. Terrible pain and tension causing tension headaches too and have just tried this before bed - very good
I truly can’t believe it. Thank you. It practically vanished 🫶🏼
awesome!
Just did this again....LOVE THIS. Always differences. Thanks again for your artistry in guidance.
It works! Watched your video, tried it myself, got immediate relief! Working my way through your other videos!
awesome!
You are awesome as usual. Please make a vedio to help tennis elbow🙏
amazing advices, big thank you sir !
my pleasure!
Coming from Tai Chi and Qi Gong this is a very helpful to focus on my movements in a different way.
Wonderful relief. I’m also doing some spiritual work and your aura is the first one I’ve ever witnessed. Many thanks!
Wonderful!!
Much appreciation for this ❤❤❤❤
I just came across your channel for the first time. Whilst watching the video, I did the movements with my left shoulder, in which I have discomfort, just by turning the elbow inwards, made such a difference. I can't believe how relaxed my shoulders feel, by just working along with you.
Bless you for sharing your work, Alhamdulillah 🤲
Great to hear!
You are a God send for ppl buddy much love
Yesterday ,I did other exercises, from your posture video. I also watched your sleeping position video and last night I noticed, I was doing the rounded posture in my sleep too. I corrected my sleep position last night. Today I noticed that when I am sitting or standing my posture looks better, even my son said to me, “mum you are sitting straight today.” I hope I will be able to correct the small hump on my neck.
This video was spot on too. I was exercising during the whole video and tension has definitely decreased. I think all these problems start from a common cause. Your insight is unique, Thank you.
thanks for sharing your experience here! very helpful for me and others to hear others' experience.
@B K any difference on the small hump in your neck? I have developed one too and my mom has one as well. It it reversible? I am 30 and hoping to retrain my neck and not increase the hump as you mentioned...
@@QuantumChocolate I feel like it's improving , when I touch with my hands it seems less prominent. I forget to do exercises but I remember to sleep right as he suggested in one of his videos on right position for sleeping and I think the improvement I feel is because of sleeping position.
@@BK-ns2yn awesome glad to hear it
absolutely explains the tension and pain i have from playing guitar. maybe its a way out of my chronic pain. thanks man ! would love to see it precised for problems of musicians. but until then i try to transcribe it to my personal pain and tension.
Dude, same. I love my instrument, yet it kills my back!
Much love and gratitude to you for your help, Taro.
Thank you!
Always excited when I see your new post. My shoulder has improved drastically since I started following you less than a month ago. Keep up the great work!
Glad to hear that! Thank you!
Never subscribed so fast in my life. My right shoulder/neck has been stiff/locked up for over 2 years. I've tried everything with no luck til I tried this technique and now I'm pain-free! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Wonderful! You're very welcome!
Amazing something so simple so effective I just done it neck is relaxec
simple is best!
Thank you so much. Excellent video.
great! thank you
you are welcome
Thank you so much. This is very helpful and educates our body in a new and effective way.
Thank you for showing this to the world, especially me!
my pleasure!
Yesss! Im back after 3mo to attest that this not only healed my shoulder pains but for good! It’s amazing and like you state it’s about mindfulness of our body position. I can’t rave enough 🪷thank you Angel Taro
Yesss!! Thank you so much for coming back here to report your progress! So happy to hear that you healed your shoulder pains for good!! your attention and awareness to your daily activities and movements have made a difference!
This exercise has helped me a lot with my neck arthritis. I love working out but due to neck and shoulder pain I wasn't able to do upper body workout at all. Now I am able to do it. And have even stopped taking painkillers. Thank you so much❤️.
That's awesome! Movement is our natural medicine!
Oh great, I have it as well in the neck and shoulders and in the L4L5 area and a herniated disc too, I had to stop Boxing because my back got to bad and then I made it worse in Hot Yoga, I have yet to find a balance in this chronic pain. My hip and SI joint pop out as well but I can fix that by getting into the front seat of my 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport and pushing back with my right hip while seated and everything POPS in place, I guess I will have my Jeep for the rest of my life ;)
Sounds amazing. How often do you do this exercise?
What if you have tinnitus of the shoulder?
Was this very painful at first? Every movement causes pain at first but I wonder if I’m not doing it correctly. I also have sever neck arthritis
Hello Taro....
Thank you so much
Great. Dankeschön.... 🙏
OH WOW. THANK YOU 💜
FEEL BETTER JUST REPEATING YOUR MOVEMENTS. 💜 WOW.
YOU ARE WELCOME!
Thanks Taro for this video. There's so much evidence now that movement can be an effective way to reverse not just pain but also metabolic disorders. It will be wonderful if more doctors prescribe movement or people come to movement specialists such as your self 1st! Thanks again for the wonderful exercises!
My pleasure! I 100% agree that it will be wonderful if more doctors prescribe movement to their patients. That would keep people from developing unnecessary illnesses and injuries and spending less money on medications, and would keep doctors from prescribing unnecessary medications, so would reduce overall medical costs over years. More money should be invested in movement and early intervention and education.
Thank you I found your channel having so much pain (Stiffness on my neck) this helps
Thanks a lot Taro. I have been struggling with neck stiffness issues for a few months …. Came across this video & just 1 try has done wonders. 👍🏼
OMG you are amazing I have suffered for weeks with my shoulder and neck. I felt immediate relief doing this. Thank you. subscribed. 😍😍👌😇
thank you!
😭 god bless you for sharing this video
This so seemingly simple, yet so effective!
My neck is so tight especially on the left, that even when I do my right shoulder, where I feel the most tension is on the left side of my neck (and some tension along my windpipe). So it seems like I tense all of my neck muscles at once. At the point where I should feel relaxation of the neck muscle, I feel a strong pull on that tight muscle as it seems to resist relaxation. But I do feel some relief and will keep at it. This has been a problem for years, and I so appreciate your help.
I've read the other comments on the instant relief after doing these exercises. I had the same results, 70% less stress in my neck and shoulders after watching (and doing) this video after years of trying other methods. Also the video on squats. 👍
My shoulder pain probably due to shoulder tension kept me from doing some jobs. Thanks a heap.
I've had scoliosis all my life and I did your exercises from your three scoliosis videos and found my neck stiffening up, so of course I had to continue on with this one and it has worked wonders. Scoliosis ones definitely made a difference in my height of my left shoulder versus my right. I've been doing the morning stretch also and having a lot lot less low back and leg pain. Your videos are real God send to me. Thank you so much
I’m so happy this came up…I’ve been having shoulder pain , and just a couple reps I feel a difference already. I even felt my chest loosen up and (crepitus sounds) thank you
You're so welcome!
Thank you so much for this, and all of your videos! This is so helpful! I'm grateful for your gift. ❤
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much. Thus video has really helped my shoulder pain. Wow !
love this and will share it with my aunty Heather ♡
Brilliant video. Unique exercises which really helped with a horrible headache. Thank you!!
Great to hear!
This worked, on the first try while following your video. My right neck side and shoulder were killing me. Thank you so much man!
Thank you so much. I can move my neck and the pain in my upper outer arm has lessened after only one time🌟
thank you, Taro.
Just try once and it really work....tq👍👍
great!
Great！！ Awareness in movement ! Thank you for your insightful teaching. I teach fitness and Pilates. Your teaching is so transforming. ありがとうございます😄。
Thank you very much for your comment, Yumi-san! ありがとうございます！
@@TaroIwamoto 太郎さんはアメリカで活躍されているのですね。私はオーストラリアで２５年住んでいます。ここの大学院でダンスセラピーを学ぶときFELDENKRAISEも少し習いました。やったあと体がすっきりしますね。TAROさんのチャネルを知って嬉しいです。ところでこのエクササイズは例として１０回３セットといわれましたが肘を上げることをしたあと下げることをセットでしてその差を体が感じていくというのか、肘をさげる部分だけをするのですか？ヴィデオでそのところが明解でなかったので、お教えくださればありがたいです。これからの活躍も応援しています。😄
@@yumischaefer2421 そうなんですよ。アメリカには26年ちょっとになります。このエクササイズの目的はPelvis-Spine-Shoulderの連動と関連性を感じてもらうこととPelvisの位置がどのように肩と首に影響しているのか、くせの動きのパターン、そして肩と首への負担を軽減する動きのパターンを脳に学んでもらってその新しい動きのパターンを日常生活の動きにとりいれていくことです。これによって首や肩を改善するのが目的なので一番の”Homework”は新しい動きを日常生活の動きにとりいれていくことですね。回数よりもそっちが重要ですが回数をよく質問されるのでだいたいの回数を勧めています。こんな説明で分かりましたでしょうか？
よく分かります。
新しい動きを体に教えていくのですね。
ありがとうございました。これからもご活躍 応援しています。👏👏
@@yumischaefer2421 応援ありがとうございます！質問があればいつでもコメントに残してくださいね。
Amazing! I tried this a few times yesterday just to see if I could do it and BOOM! This morning I’m almost pain free! I can’t believe the difference… thank you!
OMG!!! The difference in the range of motion and pain after just one season is AMAZING! I have suffered from shoulder pain for several years following both shoulders being injured at supporate times. Thank you for sharing this video ! you have changed my life!
my pleasure!
Wow! I am so amazed. Thank you for showing me how to finally take the tension out of my neck and shoulders. Headaches that were daily have disappeared! God bless you!
Glad to hear that!!
Awesome!!
My new go to movements. And a new subscriber as well. thank you.
I'm a classical musician, and this is incredible useful information!! I have done a lot of different stretches and similar, some good, but they're not always useful because they work well if you have some momentarily really painful tight areas, but when you're not really feeling much tension, but still need to go a little bit further to become really soft, stretches doesn't do it anymore. My goal is to not feel the need for much stretching, and this seems way more optimal. Really looking forward to seeing more of your videos
glad to hear!
This is incredible
Wow, i'm honestly surprised at the unconcious effort in this exercise that results in a better posture, I will keep this video, this is a smart movement!!
I found your channel this morning and watched three and followed your instructions. I woke up with painful tightness in my neck and shoulders fro sleeping (must have really tightened up and scrunched my muscles) on my front and it’s very much improved already. Thank you. This is sooooooo helpful. So simple
You're very welcome!