Posted by Chris Dorchak --Previous Message--
on 11/27/2005, 1:13 pm, in reply to "Bodywork alternatives"
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Great alternatives to yoga (as an aid to emotional clearing) are the various schools of functional integration: “Somatics” (Thomas Hanna) and “Feldenkrais” (Moshe Feldenkrais). Hanna’s ideas regarding “sensory-motor amnesia” are particularly relevant to John Ruskan’s ideas (our body forgets how to sense and move, in part due to our habitual suppression of experience). Both are very safe and gentle; are available in group classes or personal sessions; and in addition to emotional release, they actively release neurological tension habits that cause many physical problems.
: I have finished reading Emotional
: Clearing, and would like to find an
: alternative to yoga for bodywork. At
: least two of the poses recommended
: are hazardous - the shoulder stand
: and the headstand. The shoulder
: stand can cause damage to the
: vertebrae in the neck. The headstand
: can cause a stroke in people with
: high blood pressure, and other
: cardio-vascular problems. In
: addition, those with degenerative
: diseases, such as arthritis, may not
: have the flexibility to achieve many
: positions. I have never liked yoga,
: and would like to use methods that
: work more normally with the body's
: natural positions. A
: one-size-fits-all method is not
: appropriate for everyone. Would
: Tai-Chi, or Chi-Gong be suitable
: alternatives? If not, does anyone
: have other recommendations?
:
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