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Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 615.820846
EAN: 9780738209579
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0738209570
Label: Da Capo Press
Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: August 03, 2004
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date: August 03, 2004
Studio: Da Capo Press
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Editorial Review:
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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Rating:  - Hanna Somatics is very beneficial...
Hanna Somatics is very beneficial for all people. It really blows the "your just getting old" myth and is an easy method to feel better in your body at the same time as doing something to make it work better. It is easy reading and the pictures of the exercises at the end are helpful. However, the simplicity of the exercises does not translate well in the explanations, so it would be very helpful to find a Somatic Educator to go over the exercises with you once or twice. Well worth the price ... Read More
Rating: - Somatics: Reawakending the Mind's control - don't wait for the doctor to order it!
A friend recommended this to me after I had been incapacitated by back pain. I just woke up crippled by back pain one morning - the first time in my life. After weeks of doctors and little relief, I read the book and tried out the exercises. I immediately felt the benefits.
The book is organized as first, a series of case studies, which the author uses to illustrate his theory of muscle amnesia, followed by a series of illustrated exercises with detailed instructions. Anyone reading ... Read More
Rating:  - Review of the other reviews
I had severe chronic abdominal pain for the best part of a year. I had to quit my sport (rowing) and it really affected my studies. Truth is I was already beginning to realise that my problem was somatic and had begun to release the abdominal tension just by thinking about it. I discovered somatics after that. Personally I have found it an effective approach to releasing tension. It has worked for me but what I would like to know is whether it has worked for others?
The thing about this sort ... Read More
Rating: - Easy and surprisingly effective
I'd tried everything common for my back, without much success, and ended up on the Somatics website by pure coincidence. Amazingly, after a couple days of self-administered Somatics, I was able to quit the painkillers I was on and resumed something like my previous level of activity. Notably, this book is merely the core text, and I've since purchased a couple other books of their website, but nevertheless the exercises in here are quite effective for decreasing pain from stuck muscles and increasing range ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent introduction, probably better to use if one has taken classes or had sessions first
I love Somatics. Just a few private sessions have improved my posture, greatly increased my flexibility without regular stretching and greatly lessened pain in my right hip. I'm not so sure, though, that the average person who hasn't been introduced to Somatics through a few classes or private sessions will so easily be able to get it which is why I only gave the book 4 stars. Some of the Somatics movements in the book take quite a bit of body awareness to figure out and do.
Having expressed my ... Read More
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