Episode 80: Neck Care Part 4: Neck and Shoulder Relationships

Episode 80:

Today we take a Feldenkrais approach to Neck Care by connecting the shoulders, the chest, and the whole self to how the neck moves, and how the neck can feel supported. With poor postural organization, it’s common that the muscles of your neck are forced to work overtime to hold your head up. 

If you are trying all of the neck classes in this series, take note of which approach you are finding most helpful and supportive for you, and then return to those episodes. 

If you resonate with TODAY’s approach, for an even deeper study of this topic from a Feldenkrais lense, you can check out my:
Freeing the Neck and Shoulders Feldenkrais Series, and
Unraveling Body Anxiety Feldenkrais Series.

I currently have a sample video class that works with these similar concepts, register to watch the class here.

Other previous podcast episodes on Neck CARE.
Episode 77 - Neck Care Part 1:  Awareness
Episode 78 - Neck Care Part 2:  Strength
Episode 79 - Neck Care Part 3:  Mobility

Sarah Baumert has been teaching movement and creating Sarah B Yoga podcast classes since 2006. She is a certified yoga teacher, yoga therapist and Feldenkrais® practitioner. This podcast is an intersection of her yoga teaching and training in the Feldenkrais® method. Classes include sensory rich movement experiences for a more resilient and healthy nervous system to help you feel a greater sense of ease and comfort in yourself. Each podcast is an originally crafted class taught by Sarah Baumert. Sarah's teaching is alignment based, unhurried, and rich with somatic inquiries. The cueing is effective, easy to follow, and uses visualizations of postures to allow for unexpected growth and depth. You will find live unplugged versions of her classes from yoga studios, as well as classes that are specifically produced for the podcast medium.

Find more teachings like this class on the Body Matter website, including:

Live online classes
Self-paced courses &
The Body Matter Membership Library

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