Somatics
In the revolutionary Somatics, Thomas Hanna demonstrates that so many problems we accept as inevitable over time-chronic stiffness, bad back, chronic pain, fatigue, and even high blood pressure -need never occur if we maintain conscious control of nerve and muscle, a state which Hanna calls sensory-motor awareness. This gentle, lifelong program can help almost anyone maintain the pleasures of a supple, healthy body indefinitely, with only a five-minute routine once a day.
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The groundbreaking program for healthy aging through movement and flexibility
Introduction: The Myth of AgingxiPart 1The Stories of Sensory-Motor Amnesia1Chapter 1Barney (42 Years): The Tower of Pisa3Interlude: Moving and Feeling--Two Sides of the Same Coin5Chapter 2James (32 Years): The Nightmare Back9Interlude: Chronic Muscular Tension13Chapter 3Louise (56 Years): The Frozen Shoulder17Interlude: What "Somatic" Means19Chapter 4Harley (60 Years): The Retracted Landing Gear23Interlude: The Unconscious Levels of the Brain26Chapter 5Alexander (81 Years): Los Viejitos29Summary: What These Five Case Histories Teach Us32Part 2How Sensory-Motor Amnesia Occurs37Chapter 6Atrophy: The Role of Gradual Surrender39Chapter 7The Muscular Reflexes of Stress45Chapter 8The Red Light Reflex49Chapter 9The Green Light Reflex61Chapter 10The Sum of Neuromuscular Stress: The Senile Posture and the "Dark Vise"67Interlude: The Archer's Bow and Danger of a "Tight Gut"75Chapter 11Trauma: The Role of Injury79Interlude: Staying Sexy and Smart82Chapter 12Expectation: The Role of Mental Attitude85Interlude: Learning to Drink from the Well88Part 3The Somatic Exercise Program93Chapter 13How to Give Yourself the Maximum Benefit of Somatic Exercises95Interlude: The Daily "Cat Stretch"98Chapter 14The Somatic Exercises101Lesson 1Controlling the Extensor Muscles of the Back101Lesson 2Controlling the Flexor Muscles of the Stomach106Lesson 3Controlling the Muscles of the Waist112Lesson 4Controlling the Muscles Involving Trunk Rotation116Lesson 5Controlling the Muscles of the Hip Joints and Legs123Lesson 6Controlling the Muscles of the Neck and Shoulders129Lesson 7Improving Breathing137Lesson 8Improving Walking145References155Index159
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