Hanna Somatics Myth of Ageing Workshop
Posted on by Susan Bailey
with David Fleming
A lovely follow up if you attended the first workshop at Body Nurture in June – also suitable for complete beginners…..
The Myth of Ageing refers to the belief that as we get older our physical ability declines and we become more and more restricted in our movements. This need not be the case!
During this Workshop you will be introduced to the 8 basic exercises originally presented by Thomas Hanna in his book Somatics – Reawakening the Mind’s Control of Movement, Flexibility & Health. These are commonly known as the Myth of Ageing series, hence the name.
During the four hours we will be moving through the different areas of the body and the muscles that control them. You will be developing a new awareness and therefore a new ability for understanding and controlling your own living body.
Although this is a movement workshop we will be working with the messages sent from the brain to the muscles. These messages can become habitual and ‘stuck in a loop’ which can result in pain and stiffness that can then lead to chronic pain and injury.
By the end of this workshop you will have a basic awareness of the simple movement which will gently release and realign your body. Over time these movements will bring you more in touch with your body and give you the ability to sense for yourself if there is stiffness and deal with it before it leads to pain and restriction. This is an empowering process giving you the knowledge to maintain your own physical wellbeing on a neuromuscular level.
The Workshop is appropriate for all, regardless of general physical ability. The only requirement for attending these classes is the ability to get down and up from the ground and to be able to lie on your front, back and/or sides for a period of time.
It will especially be of benefit to anyone experiencing muscular aches and pains, and accompanying restricted and inhibited movement, who would like to learn new ways to diminish and eliminate pain and expand and enhance their quality and range of movement gently and easily.