Half yoga gombukhasana

A Micro Pause where we begin to look into reprogramming of the way your nervous system recruits motor units. Here we work in engaging the back muscles instead of the neck muscles to move the arms. The trapezius muscles are large muscles on the upper back. They connect to the upper arm bone and to the spine in the neck and the upper back. They are usually divided into upper, middle and lower parts. The upper trapezius are the ones you can feel on the top of your shoulders. Yes, the ones that often gets a bit tense and sore. Why is that so? One explanation is that these muscles takes the load of moving your arms when instead muscles on the back should help out in making movements with the arms. In this lesson you get to experience how it feels to activate the muscles on the upper back.

A Micro Pause where we focus on the mind set of curiosity when it comes to one's own body. You will get to investigate your body. Like a researcher looking for insight, not necessarily straight answers, but looking to increase their knowledge on something.

One great benefits of moving in an unstructured manner is that you can let go of usual movement patterns. Again, the nervous system likes repetition. With an attitude of curiosity you can venture out on paths that your nervous impulses not normally take. The result is the activation of muscles fibres so that they can start to move in new ways, resulting in increased circulation and a sense of aliveness in the body.

A Micro Pause where we flex and contract the upper back. Flexion and contraction is probably something you do often, even without thinking of it. So here we do it while thinking of it intensively. With full awareness, trying to notice the subtle sensations, and trying to negotiate with the body to release deep seated tension in the upper back.