Somatic Exercises to Relieve Shoulder Tension
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- Join me for four simple Somatic Experiencing exercises to relieve tension in the shoulders, neck and upper back.
It is common for people to carry tension in their shoulders and neck. Tension builds in these places due to chronic and often subtle bracing in the upper body. In this video, you will learn how to release the impulse to brace in your upper body and relax your bodily tension. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - Settling in
1:16 - First exercise: Brace and Release
3:06 - Second exercise: Open and Close
5:54 - Third exercise: "HAAA"
7:41 - Fourth exercise: Somatic touch
I am feeling so emotional it so hard to put into words my whole life have had this feeling like I have a brick on each of my shoulders 60 years old had no idea I was carrying trauma after trauma and abuse on my neck and shoulders for the first time I feel awesome feel so much lighter God bless you
Wow! Did this for the first time and after a few minutes of practicing I started crying. I really needed this! Thank you!
Just found you. Did the exercise twice. haha. yeah. I feel so good right now. thank you! Also, I really felt your relaxed, healing, real vibe.
I've been trying this for a few days with little effect. Today, it brought out some painful emotions that I've been experiencing. Thank you for the help with learning a tool to manage and experience it in a controlled way ❤
Thanks so much for sharing your experience 💞
Thank you. My first time trying this. Even after six years I still feel trapped emotionally and would love to let it all go now.
thank you for these tips
your face, voice and your videos are one of my precious sources for these days. thank you very much for sharing,
Thank you so much for your kindness 💖
Thank you!
Doing the first 2 exercises made me feel muuuch more confident.
I just tried this for the first time and i can't believe that my neck & shoulders feels lighter!! Wow!! Thank you 😊
Emily, you're an angel. Thank you!
This is so great, thank you
Great tips thanks
Thabks Emily you rock!!!
Thanks for these videos, Emily. I have watched several of your videos this evening, and my body is finally relaxing after being in a state of tension for most of the day.
Wonderful! I’m so glad to hear the videos and tools helped.
Tyfs! 1st time! Feeling better will continue to check out your channel Be Blessed!
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you, this is really helpful ❤!
Thank you so much!
This dent me into tears! I feel great!
Love to hear it :)
Your place is so beautiful and serene ❤️
Thank you so much ❤
You're so very welcome 😊
I have used a lot of modalities for trauma release. Just found Somatic exercises. I store most of the unprocessed emotion in my neck and shoulders but did hip and body then ended up here as my last one for today. I have definitely released some stuck emotion and this last technique brought out some deep resentment coupled with sadness and a tinge of anger. TY
Thanks so much for sharing and watching 🥰
Hey Do you have more recommondations? i am desperate for help.
This was so good! I always hold so much tension on my shoulders. IThank you.
I’m so glad you found some relief with this video. Thank you so much for watching. 💖
Thanks!
Wow, thank you so much too 🥰
🥀 Hi Emily!! I'm enjoying this! I've been curious about what can help me on a daily basis... I've realized for a while that focusing on breathing is not my path to calm., not at all... On the contrary, small movements seem useful to me... ( When I get a yawn in response... what a wonderful thing !! )
🙄Some suggestion similar to the one to alleviate the anger you have been offering, but aimed at releasing anxiety, would be part of my kit !! Thanks!! 🌹🌱
Hi Rita. Thanks for your comment, and glad to hear you are enjoying. That's a great point you make - breathing is not always the best way to calm down. Sometimes we have to burn off (discharge) our fight/flight energy first, usually by using movement. I'd love to create a video on easing anxiety, but in the meantime, you may enjoy my video "Somatic Grounding Exercise" czcams.com/video/5TBoR847clE/video.html
wow, I was skeptical a bit but on my first go I immediately felt a difference. thank you for this!
I'm glad to hear it made a difference for you.
Thank you Emily ❤ this exercise was useful in reducing the tension in my shoulders🙏🏽🌈☀️
Wonderful! Thank you for watching and commenting 😊🩵
I felt a release of emotion doing these exercises, but wasnt able to completely 'let go'. I really like your calm approach and will be doing more. Thank you so much for sharing ❤
Thank you so much for sharing and watching.
Blessed are those who have the money to pay🙏
I would love to try more somatic exercises for anxiety ❤
Thanks for your comment! I have a few videos with exercises for anxiety. Feel free to search on my channel for them.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Hey I cried! how come?what was this? thank you!!!
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Lovely video❤ shoulders felt sm looser after thank you so much for sharing 🥰
I'm glad to hear it! Thanks for commenting.
Are there any somatic exercises for heavy legs or aches and pains in the legs?
This is a great suggestion for a future video. In the meantime, you might find some relief from my videos on working with pain. Here is the first of two: czcams.com/video/Y6yDHdInJBc/video.html
i was getting looser and lighter in my upper shoulders , but, my anxiety feelings of a tightness my tight chest under arm feels stuck, thanks for what i got, chest under arm in the back of shoulders are still tense?
Hi there! I'm glad you found some relief from this video, but I hear you that there is still some tension. This video is quite brief, and if you have long-term patterns of chronic tension it will likely take more than a few minutes to resolve this. Might I recommend some gentle yoga that can help open up the musculature.
Somatics helps ,but,my issues make them come back quick many times.
Will this relieve neck pains?
I really hope so, but you won’t know until you try it out. It may not work for everyone to resolve tension and there may be longer or deeper tension patterns that need something else to release.
here's what I'm working on...
I'm desperately struggling...
I need prayers. I need guidance.
I need help. I need a miracle.
MY VOICE HAS BEEN SILENCED MY WHOLE DAMN LIFE.
MY BEAUTIFUL SACRED MIRACULOUS VOICE.
MY VOICE IS MY MAGICAL GIFT OF TRANSMUTATION!
that being said,
all my life...
I have given people access to me
in ways that I should not have granted them access
now,
I want to scream
at the top of my lungs:
FUCK OFF!!
YOU DO NOT GET TO HAVE ACCESS TO ME IN THAT WAY!!
THE DOOR IS NOT OPEN!!
YOU MAY NOT COME IN!!
ACCESS DENIED!!
but fuck,
so much easier said than done.
I've been programmed my whole life to be silent,
conditioned to have no boundaries...
so how, now, at 44 years old, do I change this all around?
(may those whom I loathe
suffer for all eternity
for what they've done to me!
TRULY.)
Hey, why do i get muscle spasm or wanna scream when my muscles relax? How do i get rid of that?
Hey! I am NOT a specialist, but I've been doing somatic exercises for the trauma release for quite some time, and I can share my experience. Spasms are most probably are the muscles 'shaking off' the tension they have been carrying for a while. The need to scream - same, but for emotions. I've had spasms myself (not often, but I did). As far as screaming, I didn't have that exact reaction, but I for sure wanted to punch the sh*t out of anything. I did follow the need (obviously, I didn't harm any of the living being, and used my pillow for beating up), and I also wrote down all the thoughts that were surfacing at those moments. 'I feel really angry with.....' and something something. Usually those were memories of events that happened in the past. As you keep doing the exercises, the symptoms will ease out.
Again, that was my personal experience and I am not claiming that this is how it works 100% for everyone.
But maybe you'll find this helpful.
@@anitagoshchin9525 ah thank you so much makes me feel less alone. Thank you for responding i will try it out !!
Hello there! Sometimes when we relax, we find there is a whole other layer of tension, impulses, or emotion to feel, underneath the initial constriction. You might get curious about what shows up for you when you relax, and see if you can allow yourself to express some of that through gentle movement or sound.
@@EmilyWinterSE thanks for your respond
Cant do it on my own
Would you mind sharing a bit more? I’m not sure I understand what you mean.
Lots of yawning for me. I must've been holding onto a lot of stored energy, huh?
Is this a yoga video? 😂 Are you kidding me? Is this like screaming in a subway tunnel to relive stress! Haaaaaah.
This is not a yoga video - this is a video with body-based tools to relieve tension.
Thanks!
Thank YOU so much for your support 🩵