Vestibular System Archives - Somatic Therapy Asia https://www.somatictherapy.asia/tag/vestibular-system/ Movement, Inquiry, Embodiment Sat, 26 Feb 2022 08:46:35 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://i0.wp.com/www.somatictherapy.asia/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-favicon-e1619080933140.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Vestibular System Archives - Somatic Therapy Asia https://www.somatictherapy.asia/tag/vestibular-system/ 32 32 202510029 Head Tension Workshop 3/3 https://www.somatictherapy.asia/head-tension-workshop-3-3/ https://www.somatictherapy.asia/head-tension-workshop-3-3/#respond Sat, 26 Feb 2022 07:19:29 +0000 https://www.somatictherapy.asia/?p=4985 Head Tension Workshop 3/3 In this final workshop on head tension, we continue to expand on new movement explorations that target the vestibular system, engaging in movements that involve the 3 dimensional planes of the body (front/back, top/bottom, left/right). We will explore different positions of the body in relation to the gravity and space, and […]

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In this final workshop on head tension, we continue to expand on new movement explorations that target the vestibular system, engaging in movements that involve the 3 dimensional planes of the body (front/back, top/bottom, left/right). We will explore different positions of the body in relation to the gravity and space, and play with dynamic balance. In doing so, we delocalise head tension away from the area of our eyes and regulate our nervous system through connecting with our proprioceptive feedback.

Props required:
– 1 yoga mat
– 1 blanket
– 1 yoga block (or book)
– 1 strap (or scarf/belt)

(Note: Due to some technical mishaps, there would be a short pause in the video)

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]]> We work with embodiment of the fluids when we move from the core body, the physiological responses correlated to our vagal tone, active listening, and working with perspectives / vestibular system through the lateral body.

This post was previously posted on Yogawithdaphne.com on November 23rd 2020.

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]]> https://www.somatictherapy.asia/sharing-weight/feed/ 0 4804 Our embodied self-image https://www.somatictherapy.asia/our-embodied-self-image/ https://www.somatictherapy.asia/our-embodied-self-image/#respond Fri, 05 Nov 2021 16:21:58 +0000 https://www.somatictherapy.asia/?p=3934 This week’s sharing on #somawithDaphneandLucy: YOUR SELF IMAGE.How long are your arms? How wide is your chest? What does it mean to straighten your knees? And how accurately are your answers meeting your physical reality?.It almost comes as a surprise, after living with and in our body for so long, that we’re not born with a […]

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: YOUR SELF IMAGE
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How long are your arms? How wide is your chest? What does it mean to straighten your knees? And how accurately are your answers meeting your physical reality?
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It almost comes as a surprise, after living with and in our body for so long, that we’re not born with a defined self image. We’re not born knowing we have a body.
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When a baby is born into this world, their knowing is still of union (with the mother). Through experience they begin to recognise that there’s a differentiation between “self” and the “other”. This differentiation is gradually learnt through the senses.
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Through touch, movement, and gravity, along with sight, smell, hearing and taste, our sensory system put together a complex map of references, creating and ever refining our self image.
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How many times have you seen a baby with his hands and feet stuck in his mouth? Since the mouth is extremely rich in sensory receptors, and the baby’s source of finding nourishment through the oral rooting reflex, it also becomes a key starting point to begin exploring our environment. Figuring out the world by putting objects close to the mouth and the lips to learn about shapes and textures, and also investigating whether that object is or isn’t a part of “self”. Measuring the body’s length and size by bringing the distal limbs to the centre of the inner mapping (head and torso), examining the shape of the body through rolling, the ground offering a mirror as the body is being touched by the surface underneath, and thus distinguishing the outside world by touching something we don’t feel as part of “self”…Through touch we learn about the environment we inhabit in, and by being touched we learn about ourselves.
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Our self image is being crafted and refined day by day. And there’s many more factors contributing to it like the vestibular system (sense of gravity, balance, and proprioception), vision, our muscular-skeletal system including the tendons and ligaments, our experiences of pain, emotions, social and cultural conditioning, belief systems etc..
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Our perceived sense of what is an “upright” posture, having our arms “straight”, our perception of length, width, distance, depth or even what is “normal” will also differ from person to person.
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The knowing that this process is not just inherent but gained through experience, allows us to look at ourselves through fresh perspectives. Is my self-image complete? Do I know where every part of my body is? Is where I think I am relative to space and gravity accurate?
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Our sensory and motor neurons work hand-in-hand in a constant feedback loop, always communicating with each other. The way we stand, move, act and execute our desires through our muscular-skeletal system is based on this inner sensory map we’ve drawn. While we might plan with our body’s self image in mind, we execute through our actual body. If our self image is not accurate, there will also be a difference between the intended and the actual outcome of our actions.
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In order to improve the quality of your movement, address chronic pain and tension etc. we first have to explore what is actually there. Begin by mapping out your body and you’d be in awe with what you will uncover.
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“You cannot change what you do not know” ~ Moshe Feldenkreis.

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~ written by Lucie Krobova, edited by Daphne Chua 

This post was originally posted on Yogawithdaphne.com on May 25th 2020

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]]> https://www.somatictherapy.asia/our-embodied-self-image/feed/ 0 3934 Variability of movement https://www.somatictherapy.asia/variability-of-movement/ https://www.somatictherapy.asia/variability-of-movement/#respond Fri, 05 Nov 2021 13:11:50 +0000 https://www.somatictherapy.asia/?p=3911 This week’s sharing from #somawithDaphneandLucy : MOVEMENT VARIABILITY. Life is Non-Linear. To be relational to our environment and sustainable in mind-body, we train our reflexes to respond rather than react. Non-linear, multi-planar, 3-D spiralling movement emulate the complexity of life and trains our nervous system to regulate – safety in the body. Movement begins at the moment […]

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]]> This week’s sharing from #somawithDaphneandLucy : MOVEMENT VARIABILITY.

Life is Non-Linear. To be relational to our environment and sustainable in mind-body, we train our reflexes to respond rather than react. Non-linear, multi-planar, 3-D spiralling movement emulate the complexity of life and trains our nervous system to regulate – safety in the body.

Movement begins at the moment of conception. The moment in which individual existence becomes relational. Space, fluids, and the inexplicable order of nature that propel cells to differentiate, multiply, organise…

Our vestibular system begins in utero, orientating us to within the three-dimensional womb space, connecting us from our intrinsic being into the mystical otherness. Form arises through movement. Birth’s ignition thrusts us from the safe cradle of fluids into air and gravity, into self-sufficiency and cognitive volition.

From then on, the pathways in civilised life conditioned us in a reality stipulated by polarities – right or wrong, good or bad, success and failure.

Our cognitive frontal lobe drives the speed engine of societies. We are taught to always think before we act. Sensing and feeling belong to the frivolous. Our linear mind drives our body to function in two-dimensions, i.e means to an end. Our goal-driven ego is always looking for results and achievements. We move through life chasing ever greater highs. From substances to social media to Netflix, we have forgotten the nuances in the spaces of stillness and being.

The study of somatics calls upon us to take a break from constantly swimming upstream, to let go of the belief that no pain = no gain, to surrender into the frivolity of sensing and feeling into our three dimensional body that’s still 66 percent fluids.

Can we become curious again during this time of introspection? To come back into our relational being that is kept atop Planet Earth, to remember our multi-dimensional existence that has traversed space and time to come into form.

The connective tissue within our body – an embryological matrix that becomes our blood, lymph, cellular membranes, nerve wrappings, muscles, tendons, ligaments, synovial fluids… FASCIA! They love being moved in novel ways, through different planes, into different shapes. Our nervous system needs this multi-planar movement to stay flexible so it can differentiate and self regulate. Our immune system needs consistent fluid flow to flush out toxins, our musculo-skeletal system needs to be nourished and hydrated to ensure we get through old age without too many fractures.
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We spend so much time in front of a screen, especially in these strange times of self-isolation. I invite you to step away from your 2 dimensional blue light reality and step inside your 3 dimensional body – wiggle, roll, shake, jump, dance, play! Forget alignment, forget what you’re supposed to look like, and just MOVE!

This post was originally posted on Yogawithdaphne.com on June 5th 2020

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]]> https://www.somatictherapy.asia/variability-of-movement/feed/ 0 3911 Proprioception & kinaesthesia https://www.somatictherapy.asia/proprioception-kinaesthesia/ https://www.somatictherapy.asia/proprioception-kinaesthesia/#respond Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:49:07 +0000 https://www.somatictherapy.asia/?p=3868 ​Proprioception and kinaesthesia, is the sense of our body position and movement in relationship to gravity and space. It is sometimes described as the “sixth sense”. Proprioception is mediated by our vestibular system, proprioceptors, nerve endings motor-sensory neurons located within muscles, tendons, joints, skin, fluids, and organs. Our ability to hone our proprioceptive skills improves […]

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]]> ​Proprioception and kinaesthesia, is the sense of our body position and movement in relationship to gravity and space. It is sometimes described as the “sixth sense”. Proprioception is mediated by our vestibular system, proprioceptors, nerve endings motor-sensory neurons located within muscles, tendons, joints, skin, fluids, and organs. Our ability to hone our proprioceptive skills improves coordination, balance, posture and movement. It also helps to calm our nervous system, relieve discomfort, restore circulation, and gain awareness in how we interact with self and others.

This post was originally posted on Yogawithdaphne.com on December 24th 2019

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