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.


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Body Intelligence – Dive deeper, 8: full relaxation

Use that body scan to help your body relax. A common consequence of focusing on a body part is the relaxation of that body part, you may have noticed in the previous lesson. Now we take it a step further. Having the ability to fully relax is so valuable! Make this lesson before bedtime to improve your sleep duration and quality!

Body Intelligence – Dive deeper, 7: body scan

Turn on your inner torch and search through your entire body. You may be amazed by what you discover. Or you may not. Either way, you get a tool that really allows you to become present in your physicality. This is very useful whenever the mind gets overwhelmed or when you need to zoom out of whats going on in your head.

Body Intelligence – Dive deeper, 6: breath work

View your breath as a friend, and as an indicator on how you respond to different situations in life. If you know your breath you will also instantly know how you feel about something, how your body responds to different stressors, and so on. Learning to breathe deeper, longer and fuller is also learning to control your parasympathetic nervous system response. Breathing consciously is a very accessible way to calm the body down and allow space for reflection on any given situation. Now, let’s breathe together!

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