How Can Soma Yoga Help You?

Many conditions that are commonly thought to be structural in nature, are functional, neuromuscular problems that can be prevented and improved with somatics and gentle movement.

When the brain forgets how to sense and control muscles properly, coordination, balance and proprioception is impaired and pain develops.

Chronically tight muscles are the result of sensory motor amnesia an habituated response to stress (accidents, injuries, surgeries, improper biomechanics, repetitive stress).

Examples of Sensory Motor Amnesia that can be eliminated with somatics and gentle movement include:

• chronic back pain                  
  
• neck and shoulder pain
• sciatica
• hip joint pain
• frozen shoulder
• tension headaches
• TMJ
• piriformis syndrome
• leg length discrepancy
• whiplash
• scoliosis
• knee and foot pain (plantarfascitis)

These conditions cannot be stretched or manipulated away. Stretching can often cause muscles to become tighter, in effect, worsening your muscle pain. Medicines can block the pain but not address the root cause of your pain.

Somatics and gentle movement are not magic. It is education, which requires your participation