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the range where it cracks it will feel sore if held in that position These areas feel brittle |
because they are frail from disuse Once you have found a position like this you want to gently |
contract the muscles involved while engaging in paced breathing |
At first it feels unnatural to hold a posture that cracks for a prolonged period Your impulse |
will be to achieve the crack and allow the muscles to relax immediately thereafter Avoid this |
inclination Whether the joint cracks is not important What is important is that you take your |
time stretching and flexing into the joint configurations susceptible to cracking Cracking |
provides temporary relief from joint pain through the release of endorphins but does not heal |
tension You want permanent relief that is provided only by strengthening the joint and the |
muscles surrounding it |
Antirigidity Protocol |
Find a contraction or active stretch that feels stiff and achy when held This often |
involves an unfamiliar position or posture and leads to cracking at the joint The point |
where this configuration cracks is the most in need of rehab Engage stabilize and hold |
the position until it fatigues This usually takes between five and seconds |
Hold the general parameters of the posture while varying others Move the joint |
dynamically utilizing its range of motion in every possible vector flexing into the ones |
that seem the stiffest or sorest If you can continually reposition you can approach the |
problem from different angles Antirigidity can be done with concentric contractions |
in which the muscle shortens eccentric contractions in which the muscle lengthens |
or isometric contractions in which the muscle does not change length |
Allow the area at least seconds of complete rest before you try again Use this respite |
to recognize what the muscle feels like when it is completely resting |
Stimulate dormant muscles throughout the body in this way while breathing correctly |
As long as you are breathing diaphragmatically you should feel the ache diminish in a |
matter of seconds At first the ache may be so intense that it makes paced breathing |
difficult In that case just ensure that you are taking long passive exhalations You can |
facilitate this by taking deep inhalations through the mouth and then puckering your lips |
and blowing out for as long as possible to reinforce the relaxation response |
After your antirigidity training session it is essential to allow these muscles to relax |
completely so lie down employing the corpse pose body scan or progressive muscle |
relaxation from Chapter and let the contractions subside |
Start by targeting raw and achy areas in your shoulders neck back and hips This achiness is |
the deep somatic pain and myalgia that we discussed in Chapter Search for this discomfort |
within your unexplored end ranges of motion It helps to position yourself in ways that are out |
of the ordinary Wiggle and writhe in these positions as you hunt for tissue to restore |
Chapter Antirigidity Therapy Bring Dormant Muscle to Fatigue |
Gently jostle the muscles to get them moving Start with what you can find and then spend the |
most time in the configurations you would like to heal You are hunting for that crick in the |
neck tweak in the shoulder and twinge in the lower back By the time you have used anti |
rigidity to dispel all the achiness from your body your posture will be statuesque |
Antirigidity Activity Sense the Tightness in Your Shoulders |
Stand or sit with your hands on your hips Keep your hands there and press your elbows out |
in front of you You should feel a tight stiff sensation in your upper back shoulders and |
arms This is the aching sensation that am asking you to locate throughout your body Play |
with the posture gently shrugging bending your elbows and flapping the arms Use the anti |
rigidity protocol above to find sore muscles while stretching and contracting within this pose |
Ilustration Antirigidity for the shoulders |
Antirigidity Activity Contract Dormant Muscle in the Neck |
Locate the achy muscles in your neck There should be many uncomfortable positions that |
feel sore and crack Try looking up as far as you can while rotating your head to both sides |
Try looking down as far as you can and then to both sides Try touching your chin to your |
chest and then tilting your head to each side Try touching your chin to each shoulder |
repeatedly When you find an uncomfortable position hold it for several seconds while |
maintaining paced breathing |
PROGRAM PEACE Self Care Exercises to Reprogram Your Mind and Body |
Illustration Antirigidity for the neck |
As you work through these tender areas integral sections of your body will start to |
open up You might ask yourself Is this whole region going to become unlocked and available |
to me Yes it will If you keep practicing eventually it will all come unglued Below are |
illustrations of some antirigidity poses that will help you to expose and recondition frailty |
As you practice these you will inevitably come up with poses of your own that are better suited |
for your particular strain pattern |
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Chapter Antirigidity Therapy Bring Dormant Muscle to Fatigue |
At first antirigidity work feels unnatural but after a while your muscles will thirst for it |
and you will find yourself doing it without realizing it Relish the alleviation of the ache Bask in |
the sensation of sending fresh blood through dormant tissue Memorize the sensorial signature |
of tensity It feels a little like the gnawing burn that accompanies lactic acid buildup It is also |
similar to the soreness you feel when massaged Antirigidity will help you locate the best |
candidates for compression and percussion If for example you used antirigidity to identify |
the precise location of tightness to the right of your lower cervical spine you should then try to |
compress it Using massage to release muscles after antirigidity training will allow them to fully |
relax so they can heal |
After antirigidity the muscle you treated will have increased blood flow for several hours |
This means that any other activity or exercise you perform during this time will recruit that |
muscle and condition it to be more easily recruited in the future However within just a few |
hours of disuse the muscles will stagnate again The more frequently you refresh dormant |
muscles with antirigidity the faster they will come out of dormancy recommend using it |
before and after long periods of sitting upon waking before bed and after your usual |
exercise routine |
Using antirigidity you teach your brain to control muscle that it has come to ignore |
through learned disuse You are actively relearning how to incorporate these neglected muscles |
into your daily routines and overall posture This will develop your proprioceptive awareness |
knowledge about where your muscles are in space and kinesthetic awareness ability to |
coordinate muscles cohesively while enhancing neuromuscular coordination and agility |
Antirigidity will also reduce the fidgeting and restlessness that painful dormant muscle causes |
It might look strange to others but dont worry about that Feel comfortable performing |
antirigidity training wherever you go whether in front of friends or in public believe that |
antirigidity therapy is one of the most beneficial somatic selfhealing techniques available |
How Antirigidity Works |
Antirigidity causes mechanical deformations in muscle that result in cascades of beneficial |
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