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neck and provide an opportunity for antirigidity |
Illustration Alternating between neck extension and neck retraction |
An exercise that alternates between neck retraction and extension is often first in a series |
of hot yoga poses It is sometimes called standing deep breathing because it is traditionally |
done simultaneously with a form of paced breathing My initial experiences with this yoga |
routine strongly influenced the Program Peace method because they made it incredibly clear |
Chapter Antirigidity for the Neck and Shoulders |
how effective paced breathing is in the healing process firmly recommend these poses as a |
daily practice You can easily find videos online Now for some other exercises that used daily |
will remodel your neck |
Neck Exercise Neck Extension and Rotation |
Lie on your back on the floor Lift the head an inch off the ground and turn the head from |
side to side As you do this either touch your chin to each shoulder or touch each ear to the |
ground Repeat times or until you reach fatigue You can do this with the neck |
retracted or protracted flexed or extended |
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When socialized in my twenties must have been bracing and immobilizing practically |
every muscle in my neck Looking back on it now my neck was like an ankle that had been |
sprained over and over but never iced massaged stretched or exercised More than anything |
else exercises and have brought it close to optimality The following lists other |
helpful routines you can use to limber your neck right up |
Neck Exercises Various Neck Antirigidity Postures |
Like all the exercises in this chapter these are intended to be combined with diaphragmatic |
breathing and the antirigidity technique Use the different positions described here to find |
and rehab dormant achy muscle |
Lie on your back on the floor with your head on the ground Lift the chin to the center |
of your chest sternum and then lower it back to the floor Repeat times or |
until fatigued To make this harder each time you lower your head look to either the |
right or the left |
Lie on your stomach on the floor Lift the head off the ground and rotate it from right |
to left touching your right ear to the ground then your left Repeat times |
PROGRAM PEACE Self Care Exercises to Reprogram Your Mind and Body |
Hang your head and neck off the edge of the bed while lying on your back Tilt your |
head as far back as it will go and look at the floor Then turn your head from side to |
side to times Enjoy the stretch as you hang and sway |
Swiss |
While standing look straight ahead Retract your neck then bend you neck to the |
side so that your right ear approaches your right shoulder Hold for seconds then |
bend the left ear toward the left shoulder Repeat times |
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While standing retract your neck and rotate your head to the right as far as it will go |
Hold for seconds then rotate to the left Repeat times Do this again with the |
neck protracted |
rift |
Chapter Antirigidity for the Neck and Shoulders |
Bend your head forward as far as it will go to look at the ground With the neck in |
total flexion gently retract the neck from this position for five seconds then protract |
it for five Rest focusing on the ache For additional pressure interlock your fingers |
behind your head allowing the weight to gently pull your neck further downward |
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Place a towel around your neck like a scarf to provide support Roll your head in a |
large circle Do this times Be sure to alternate directions Perform this slowly |
allowing the neck to hang as much as possible while rotating This will mobilize the |
muscles at the bottom of the neck to execute the rotations |
Draw a circle in front of your face with your nose Doing so will utilize the muscles at |
the top of the neck to execute the rotation Do this times As you alternate |
directions of the circle try varying its size You might try drawing triangles or squares |
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PROGRAM PEACE Self Care Exercises to Reprogram Your Mind and Body |
Lie on your back on a group of pillows or a large stability ball The goal is to create a |
global backward curve in your spine Let your entire neck relax extending your head |
completely back While remaining on the ball cradle your head in your hands and pull |
your chin up to your chest and hold it there Now retract it actively Stretch into the |
aching sensation there between your neck and your shoulder blades |
SERIES |
Lie on your back and cradle your neck with your hands Perform tiny situps or |
crunches that only lift your neck and shoulders off the ground Focus on kyphosis in |
your necka full forward arch Use the muscles in your throat to perform these |
modified situps The muscles in the back of your neck will stabilize the action |
getting a great stretch in the process Try looking to either side while performing this |
neck situp |
Have you ever wondered why a collared shirt is an essential aspect of proper business |
attire believe it is to obscure the extent of neck protraction so that neck posture does not |
play a role in corporate politics The boss or manager may be the best person for a leadership |
role but their lack of neck retraction might communicate to their underlings that they do not |
have a lifetime history of leadership experience This could undermine their authority Also the |
person with the straightest neck is not necessarily the most knowledgeable and thus should not |
have undue influence on business matters You want your companys hierarchy based on |
diligence and competence believe that like suit jackets with padded shoulders collars level |
the playing field of physicality |
believe that people who emerged from childhood with their neck mobility intact have a |
more dominant physical presence The way their head is situated absolutely shines and its |
natural motion is intimidatingly smooth and beautiful It is also usually easy for these people to |
build upper body muscle Your neck may have become stiff and hunched before you reached |
Chapter Antirigidity for the Neck and Shoulders |
puberty but it still has the potential to be remobilized to its optimal extent These exercises will |
rehabilitate aspects of your neck that you havent used in years After reclaiming your muscles |
and the coordination to use them you will find that they contribute subtly to everything you |
do A retracted neck with no dormancy or frailty appears striking and even ostentatious but |
you wont feel guilty about it because the people struck by it will know you cant help it |
Optimal neck carriage is something that cannot be faked |
Illustration Additional antirigidity poses for the neck |
Simulate Vomiting to Stimulate Missing Corners in the Neck |
Sometimes when throw up feel a gratifying crack in my neck An ancient reflexive motor arc |
is actuated during vomiting that contracts all the attachments in the neck in series allowing you |
to access muscles you normally have no conscious control of Take advantage of this by |
performing neck antirigidity while you pretend to vomit |
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