Then, studying sources of information, I came across a new name for myself - Eric Franklin. And this person interested me so much , that I rushed to look for his books. But it turned out , that they simply do not exist in Russian! No problem! After all, one of my educations is connected with English. So I started reading the book:
Relax your neck , liberate your shoulders
And as I read, I realized, that I can not help but share valuable information with my subscribers!
Modern man lives as if in constant stress. We are forever somewhere we rush and do nothing. An anecdote immediately comes to mind:
What does all this lead to? Obviously not to improve health , not to rejuvenate and not to preserve our beauty. I mean even not only external beauty: negative emotions , irritability and even anger accumulate inside.
There are many ways to relieve stress. But one of the most effective is to relax your neck and shoulders!
Franklin's method is based on ideokinesis.
Ideokinesis is a method of controlling your body , based on understanding the biomechanics of the body and conscious action through mental images.
Franklin says that this method began to be used as early as 1937 thanks to the publication of the book "Thinking Body" by Mabel Todd.
After the accident, she was paralyzed and the doctors said that her case was hopeless. However, the girl did not give up and began to train herself with the only thing that was possible: her own imagination.
Mabel cured herself and learned to walk again. And even with better coordination than it was before the accident. After this miracle, many students and patients turned to her , and the method of "exercises through the imagination" helped more than one "hopeless case."
Ideokinesis is now taught at many universities in the United States and is standard practice for many gymnasts and dance teachers. It is also used by physiotherapists , as well as in everyday life.
Franklin developed this method at his Institute , adding many new exercises , images and movements. I will present some of them in my article.
Relieving stress using the ideokinesis method ( according to Franklin)
1. Imaginary waterfall
Imagine, that you are standing under a waterfall. Water flows around your neck , shoulders and back. All tension is washed away.
2. Shoulder relaxation
Got muscles, which are tense in the vast majority of people. 'Cause we keep our shoulders too high , and muscles suffer from such chronic "shortening". Two of them are the trapezius muscle and the , lifting the scapula. Both of them are in the following photo:
Eric Franklin offers a fun and effective exercise to relax these muscles:
Sighing shoulders
Raise your shoulders up. Now lower down very slowly. Feel the muscle fibers stretch like chewing gum. Imagine down your back.
Raise your shoulders up again and feel how your muscles shorten and tighten. Now allow your shoulders to drop down under the force of the Earth's gravity. Imagine that the muscles descend on their own , separate from the head and shoulders. And it will seem to you as if your shoulders will now fall to the very pelvis.