Back Care Health and Fitness Somatics

Growing the Spine - With this Range of Motion Check

There are many different ways for the back or spine to gain length. We do so with conscious, easy, gentle movements. For example, if we tend to find our shoulders hunched forwards. Or

Health and Fitness

Walking

May 11, 20220Comments

Can you walk this way?

There are 17 different ways to walk. Or so I was told at a biomechanics get together. Most of us walk in our familiar way. So you can check

by Edward Barrera

Compensation

Health and Fitness

February 3, 20220Comments

Lying on our back – What do you do?

When I work with people live 1-1 (online) or in movement classes. Everyone gets to lie down on their back at some point. Unless of course. An injury or

March 16, 20210Comments

Nifty Shoulder Moves – You Can Do

Lie on your back, knees bent, feet flat. (The firmer the surface the better. But it's OK to do this in bed too.) Arm out away from your sides

February 11, 20210Comments

Rotation Check

How's your upper body rotation doing and feeling these days?But first a word on: Range of MotionROM or range of motion is not the point of doing this upper body rotation check. See,

by Edward Barrera

Health and Fitness

November 17, 20200Comments

Immune System Boost -Updated (yet again)

Shoring up the immune system in this way can help or augment what you are doing to 'being' or remaining healthy. The following is a protocol from my N.D. (Naturopathic Doctor)

Home Based Exercise Program

Mind-body

Movement

Relaxation

February 21, 20190Comments

Body and Balance (8 Tips)

A loss of balance can happen even if we’re messing around with our body. Balance can seem elusive at times since certain factors can affect it and our brain. 1 – Compensations For

May 22, 20180Comments

Diversify Your Movement Portfolio [Updated]

Differentiated movement patterns provide a key to unlock yourself from whatever repetitive, compensated motions, exercises or the lack thereof you no longer engage in. Since no two people have the same

July 28, 20170Comments

Simple Differentiation of the Spine

When our back is out of whack, we can use the brain and our conscious attention to release held tension to restore comfort. A simple differentiation of the spine where we

by Edward Barrera

Somatics

July 14, 20170Comments

Sensory Motor Amnesia

Sensory Motor Amnesia (SMA) is a term used to describe a loss of control, feelings or sensations around certain muscles. It's as if we no longer remember how a certain area

by Edward Barrera

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