In this video I show you how to Roll and Twist! You might be surprised in how difficult this is! Many of my yoga clients have been challenged to roll like a baby! I can still remember the first time my babies rolled, which they did quite by accident. But then it became natural and the first way to get where they wanted to go. Even as an adult, you need this movement. Your spine was meant to rotate and twist. It may take some time and space to develop your core and gain range of motion in order to roll. But it is worth it!
In this series of videos I'm using a "Developmental Approach" to train some of your basic movements. As babies you learned how to lift your head, roll, crawl, and then walk. In these 4 videos we're are going Back to the Beginning, like when you were a baby, in order to train your core muscles in a developmental way. Check out my other videos for Tummy Time, Crawling and Walking. Master each one in order so that you can re-train those core muscles to function in the right way!
To relieve pain, you may need to start with tuning into your body. This awareness can then be followed by engaging deep supportive muscles. The only way to start strengthening muscles for support of your spine, is to first get them to activate. To get from your back to your stomach, you need to lifting your head and reach across your body which the deep core muscles of your neck and torso. Dissociate rotation of your upper back from your low back and hips. Log rolling is NOT allowed! To get from lying on your stomach to your back, lift your arm and let your gaze follow your hand. Tune into the sensations of your body and take time to stretch a little if you need to.
Namaste,
Stephanie
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