HUGE stretching tip that most people miss

"Brainy What-Why-How"

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What:

Your spinal cord can stretch up to 9cm when your spine is in flexion (rounding forward) 🤯

This can add tension to all the other nerves that ðŸŒ³ branch ðŸŒ³ out of it

(your nervous system is basically a tree 🌳)

Why:

This is noteworthy because you can control how much tension you put on a nerve by changing what your spine is doing.

And sometimes, putting tension on a nerve (i.e. stretching it) is HELPFUL.

This is because like muscles, nerves NEED to be stretched.*

How:

Put it into practice by:

  • lifting your chin away from your chest to remove the tension on a nerve

For example: if your sciatic nerve bothers you in forward folding postures, you can release some of the tension by lifting your chin away from your chest 

  • or bring your chin towards your chest to create more tension 

Sometimes a nerve can respond well to being stretched, and this chin-to-chest movement can help with that.

BONUS TIP: before moving your neck, lengthen it: pull your chin back (give yourself a double chin) and then either bring the chin towards or away from the chest. 

BONUS TIP 2: if you want even more tension, tilt your head to the side (ear to shoulder) -- away from the leg you're stretching. Do this from C5: so keep the neck long, as if you're reaching your ear to the edge of your shoulder.

BONUS TIP 3: add more movement to your spine, like I demonstrate in â€‹this 21-second video​.

Wishing you a great week my fellow tree,

Adell ðŸŒ³ 

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