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Edward Barrera

Edward Barrera

Hi I'm Ed Barrera, founder of Gravity Werks and Hanna Somatic Educator. I teach people how to overcome physical pain, reduce muscular stress & tension, and recover quickly from injury using safe, simple, natural tools known as somatics exercises where we use the brain to change our muscles back to comfort so we can confidently do what we want again with our body. As someone who lived in chronic pain (diagnosed with fibromyalgia) in my 20's & 30's, it's my pleasure to offer simple tools which allow us to remain pain free, be less stiff, have mobile & healthy joints and give us the ability to be comfortable as we age. Each week I offer live and recorded online (audio) classes to compliment the full online programs where people can overcome back, neck, shoulder, knee, hip, leg, arm, jaw, etc. pain. When we change our brain, we change our body so we can live pain-free and move easily at any age.

Back Care
Health and Fitness
Somatics
May 26, 20220Comments

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
by Edward Barrera
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
by Edward Barrera
Exercise
Health and Fitness
Injuries
Movement
Shoulder
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
by Edward Barrera
Back Care
Flexibility
Health and Fitness
Somatic Exercises
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)
by Edward Barrera
Brain
Flexibility
Health and Fitness
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
by Edward Barrera
Exercise
Health and Fitness
Somatic Exercises
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
by Edward Barrera
Back out of whack
Back Care
Health and Fitness
Somatics Exercises
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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