Back pain or stiffness is quite common over the age of 40. So what can us older stiffer duffers do about it? We go about it by tuning into the brain and

Brain Fitness

Home Based Exercise Program

Movement

Somatics Exercises

Move Like an Animal is Now Out of the Cage

Many years ago I saw a squirrel fall out of a tree and like humpty dumpty put herself back together again. This extraordinary act happened during the course of my training

by Edward Barrera

Somatic Exercises

16th Year Pain Free Gift

Today, I'm fortunate to be playing soccer in the US National Veterans Cup. 16 years ago today, I became conscious of a significant shift in both body and being. That

New Free Somatics Report

Somatics can free up muscles unlike other approaches out there Somatics is defined as the "body experienced from within". It is also the short name version for somatics exercises. Unlike regular exercises. Our

by Edward Barrera

Health and Fitness

Stretching

Hip Flexor Stretches and the Startle Reflex

Releasing stress, tension or tightness with hip flexor stretches actually goes against how our nervous system can be rewired to ultimately get those tight hip flexors to naturally let go.

by Edward Barrera

Back Care

Brain Fitness

Home Based Exercise Program

Muscle Stiffness

Pandiculation

Somatics Exercises

Kids Stuff For Adults

Healthy adults can do kids stuff to remind our muscles how comfortable they can feel once again and again. Pandiculation is kids stuff Most of us began to pandiculate in the 7th

Stop with all the Trauma

When we fall, our muscles go into certain protective trauma postures. We’ll go back inside of ourselves and stay there for some time until the trauma usually resolves itself. Sometimes

by Edward Barrera

Health and Fitness

Letting Go

The art of letting go Letting go of tight, restricted, stiff, tense muscles is easier said than done. While the advice to just let go sounds like a good idea, our muscles

Groin Stretch. Oh why, oh why.

The groin stretch is yet another one of those lame stretches we've been advised to do to get the inner leg muscles to lengthen. Groin stretch no more In spite of

Hamstrung by Hamstring Exercises

Have you been hamstrung and tried all sorts of hamstring exercises lately? Hamstring Exercises Those muscles behind the back of the legs can be tight and stiff in spite of our attempts

by Edward Barrera

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muscle stiffness

7 Tips to Get You out of Back Pain (revised)

Move Like an Animal is Now Out of the Cage

16th Year Pain Free Gift

New Free Somatics Report

Hip Flexor Stretches and the Startle Reflex

Kids Stuff For Adults

Stop with all the Trauma

Letting Go

Groin Stretch. Oh why, oh why.

Hamstrung by Hamstring Exercises