Sitting at a Desk Too Much
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Sitting at a Desk Too Much
if we can imagine the feeling of extension up through the core of the body from the chest (or better yet from the pelvic floor through the chest) and out through the crown of the head, we can begin to avoid dropping the head back unconsciously and overextending the cervical spine.
Mary Taylor • The Art of Vinyasa: Awakening Body and Mind through the Practice of Ashtanga Yoga
Now relax the eyes. The eyes are connected to the brain by the optic nerve, and if your eyes are rigid and fixed, this will transfer to the brain. The brain will slightly contract, and this tension will precipitate throughout the central nervous system, and thus the entire body. Eye tension may initially be under the level of awareness; if so the e
... See moreRichard Strozzi-Heckler • The Leadership Dojo: Build Your Foundation as an Exemplary Leader
Any work that offers a release to the infrahyoids, scalenes and longus colli/capitis will offer a profound release of the DFL. We literally hang from our heads—imagine a fascial wedding dress that drapes downward. When we adjust how we hang from our heads, the shoulders soften downwards and connect with a smoother line to the sacrum and pelvis. Thi
... See moreKirstie Bender Segarra • Myofascial Yoga: A movement and yoga therapists guide to asana
Body neutral is the optimum anatomical posture where our joints, muscles and ligaments are not overstressed, and all body parts are working in harmony.
Dinah Bradley • Breathe, Stretch & Move: Get Rid of Workplace Stress
Posture is really just another form of movement — it takes skilled and coordinated work of the muscles and proper positioning and alignment of the joints. Further, posture always involves some small degree of movement — breathing, oscillations around a center point, turning the head from side to side, etc. Because the quality of posture is determin
... See moreTodd Hargrove • A Guide to Better Movement: The Science and Practice of Moving With More Skill and Less Pain
His experiments showed that his voice functioned best when his stature lengthened and that this could only be achieved when he used his head in a way that he described as ‘forward and up’ in relation to his neck and torso. From this came his later discovery that the dynamic relationship of the head, neck and torso is the primary factor in organizin
... See moreMichael J. Gelb • Body Learning: 40th anniversary edition: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique
The weight of the head is approximately 7% of total body weight (shoulders and arms are around 14%). This means that for a person weighing 176 lb. (80 kg), the head will weigh around 11 to 13 lb. (5 to 6 kg). If the head and shoulders move forward, out of ideal alignment, the activation of the neck extensors will increase dramatically, resulting in
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