by Lisa Godenick | Nov 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Short Summary of Neck/Back Pain and the Red Light Reflex Neck and back pain is caused by tight muscles in the front of the body; it is not caused by having “weak back muscles.” Telling someone to “stand up straight” does not change how their...
by Lisa Godenick | Oct 29, 2018 | Clinical Somatic Education
Overview of Free Your Breathing Habituated stress and chronic tension tighten the muscles of the torso, particularly the abdomen, restricting full breathing. Chest breathing alone does not supply sufficient oxygen for optimal metabolic functioning of your body....
by Lisa Godenick | Oct 21, 2018 | Clinical Somatic Education
Pandiculation is a ground-breaking technique of releasing involuntary muscle contraction. Animals pandiculate multiple times a day and humans naturally do too. Unfortunately, as we age and develop habitual movement patterns, we often inhibit the natural pandicular...
by Lisa Godenick | Oct 12, 2018 | Clinical Somatic Education
Sensory motor amnesia (SMA) – the basics: SMA is caused by habitual muscular contraction and the loss of the ability to sense and control your muscles Sensory motor amnesia manifests as pain and tension in the body Lower back pain and most musculoskeletal pain...
by Lisa Godenick | Sep 30, 2018 | Clinical Somatic Education
You may not have heard of Clinical Somatics before. While the field is relatively new, it improves on existing neuromuscular practices to provide huge therapeutic benefits you can implement yourself – based on sound science. Learn how to use your brain to...
