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Awhile back I had the pleasure of meeting Barefoot Ted and some of the tribe from the Exuberant Animals. A great group of physical educators who turned me onto

by Edward Barrera

Exercise

Health and Fitness

Somatics Exercises

Walking

Better Walking

Better walking by not walking? I remember when I could barely walk 50 feet and my shoulders would sear in pain and my ongoing tight back… well it would simply stiffen

Muscle Spasms

Ever bump into that unkindly way our body responds when a muscle spasms? Those muscle spasms can feel hard as a rock and at times painful and annoying when it just

by Edward Barrera

Exercise

Health and Fitness

Home Based Exercise Program

Muscle Stiffness

Soccer

Recuperation

When you go out to do whatever physical activity you engage in and over exert yourself, what form of recuperation do you use? Do you use a hot tub? Do

by Edward Barrera

Exercise

Health and Fitness

Home Based Exercise Program

Pandiculation

Be your own bodyworker

Wouldn't it be great if you could be your own bodyworker and release tight, stiff, sore muscles yourself? Somatics exercises uses the field of gravity so you can use the brain

by Edward Barrera

Health and Fitness

Home Based Exercise Program

Somatics Exercises

Exercises for the Lower Body – part 2.

We often find less pain, no pain, improved mobility, better balance, better focus and concentration as a result of doing exercises for the lower body in a differentiated manner. Somatics exercises

Exercises for Lower Body

Exercises for lower body can come in handy when you're a senior athlete. Instead of preparing to run or lift weights for this past weekend's Washington State Senior Games, I

by Edward Barrera

Health and Fitness

Home Based Exercise Program

Somatics Exercises

Seated Exercises

Somatics exercises while mostly done on the floor can also be experienced as seated exercises. That's one of the great things about the practice of somatics, is its variability to adapt

by Edward Barrera

Health and Fitness

Somatic Athlete

To move easily and recover well is what a somatic athlete can expect. Somatic athlete is a term I use after not stretching for well over 10 years, yet have the

by Edward Barrera

Exercise

Health and Fitness

Exercise and pain part 4

Why exercise and pain don’t have to go together? We often activate muscles and rarely think about de-activating them unless we think or are told to stretch. Stretching, as we

by Edward Barrera

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