Romance the Nervous System and Feel the Freedom 🙌

Jun 03, 2022

Happy Friday, June 3rd! Let’s talk nerves.

Today I’m thinking of the power of “romancing the nervous system” and how essential it is to releasing tension. Last night in our weekly live Release Technique class (it’s virtual and anyone can join, FYI) we talked a lot about how the breath actually hacks the brain into normalizing and accepting whatever you’re feeling.

Here’s an example: you’re on your foam roller and you come across a spot that feels painful to you. In Release Technique language we try to save the term “pain” for areas that are actually red flags, injured, should NOT be pressed on. So knowing that difference, you switch the narrative to have found a spot that feels “challenging and deeply sensational.” If you can’t relax into the spot, your roller is too firm and your tissues won’t be able to accept the pressure. But if you can relax into the spot, you’ll use your breath to accept the pressure and convince your tissues to soften.

Every inhale is a preparation to relax, and with every exhale, you convince your system to accept the pressure. WHEN YOU ACCEPT THE PRESSURE, your nervous system begins to change. It begins to build neural pathways to move toward softer tissues as a new normal, and communicates this change between your brain and your body. NEAT, RIGHT?? It’s not that you are rolling, it’s how you are rolling that makes all the difference.

This is what you should be rolling instead of your IT Band.

ALL THAT being said, today’s technique is one that maybe some of you haven’t done yet, and all of you that take my classes already know everything about. It’s the quadricep roll, and it’s easily the most challenging release technique in the book because, that’s right, it’s not that you’re rolling it, it’s how you’re rolling it. So if you’re not familiar with what I’m talking about, give it a shot.

Quad Me.

These a-la-carte techniques are great for quick fixes but expect the fullest stress and tension relief benefits from taking full classes.

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Romance the Nervous System and Feel the Freedom 🙌

Happy Friday, June 3rd! Let’s talk nerves.

This is what you should be rolling instead of your IT Band.

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