7 steps to release neck and shoulder pain

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7 steps to release neck and shoulder pain

Posted by: " teji " pedus165 pedus165

Fri Nov 3, 2006 12:03 am (PST)

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7 Steps to Release Neck and Shoulder Tension

 

1. Shoulder Grasp

 

Curve your fingers of both hands; place your hands on top of your

shoulders, touching your fingertips on the back of the shoulder

muscles close to the base of your neck.

Gradually apply firm pressure and let the weight of your arm relax

forward, letting your elbows drop down.

Keep your fingers curved like a hook and hold for a minute while

taking slow, deep breaths. Let go, and further relax by shrugging

 

your shoulders up and down a few times.

 

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2. Neck Release

 

Clasp your fingers of both hands behind your neck.Close your eyes,

and let your head hang forward with your elbows close together,

pointing down toward your lap.

Inhale deeply as you raise your head and stretch your elbows out to

the sides; let your head tilt back.

Exhale as your head relaxes forward and your elbows come close

together in front of you.

 

Repeat this exercise for two minutes, then release your hands

 

and relax for another minute.

 

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3. Press GB20 (The 20th Point on the Gall Bladder meridian - see

acuxo.com)

 

Close your eyes, and place your thumbs on GB20. This point is in the

indentations at the base of your skull,where the head meets the

neck, on both sides of the spine -about halfway between the back of

the ears and the center of the spine.

Your thumbs will naturally settle into that indentation.

 

Apply firm pressure for one minute while taking deep breaths.

 

(Let your hands and fingers naturally cup the back of your head

while you do this).

 

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4. Loosen Your Jaw

 

This really worked for me when EFT would not get rid of the jaw

pain I had from being so stressed that I was grinding my teeth at

night!

Place your fingertips on each side of the jaw, where the jaw muscles

connect.You know you have the correct point when you feel the muscle

pop out under your fingertips as you clench your teeth.

Once you find these points, relax your jaw, open your teeth slightly

apart, and hold these points firmly, breathing deeply, for one

minute. End with 30 seconds of light pressure as you continue

breathing deeply.

 

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5. Crown Pull

 

You are moving energy with the above exercises, and sometimes

that gets stuck in your head. If you have any sign of a headache,

however slight, at this point, perform the Crown Pull to release

this energy.

You can also do the Crown Pull anytime you feel extra stress or

tension in your head... after all, it is simply energy, and once you

give that energy a pathway for release, the pain dissolves!

 

a) Place your thumbs at temples on the side of your head. Curl your

fingers and place your fingertips on your forehead just above the

center of your eyebrows. Take a deep in-breath.

 

As you breathe out, slowly press down and pull your fingers from the

center of your forehead to the side of your face, so that you feel

the skin stretch above your eyebrows. Move your fingertips from the

center of your forehead across your forehead to the skull above your

ears, applying enough pressure to feel as if you are pulling

your forehead apart.

Then shake your hands for a few seconds to release.

b) Rest your fingers at your hairline and repeat, stretching

on the out-breath from the center of the hairline across to

the tops of the ears. Shake out the tension from your

hands.

c) Rest your fingers at the top of your head, with your little

fingers at your hairline. On the out breath, push down with pressure

and pull your hands apart to just above the ears.

Shake your hands to release.

d) Rest your fingers at the crown of your head, and repeat the

stretch.

Shake your hands to release.

e) Finally, rest your fingers over the curve at the back of your

head,with your thumbs where your head meets your neck. On the out

breath, pull your hands apart to behind your ears. You can again

allow your hands to rest on the top of your shoulders, where the

shoulders meet the neck, if this feels good.

 

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6. Connect the Heart and the Mind

 

Gently place your right middle finger on the 3rd Eye (center of the

forehead above the bridge of your nose in between your eyebrows).

Position the fingertips of your left hand in the center of your

chest (Heart Chakra). Close your eyes as you hold these points, and

breath deeply for at least one minute.

 

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7. Rest and Relax.

 

For the most effective benefits, spend the next 5-10 minutes laying

down and relaxing, allowing circulating the energy through your

body. If you do this before bedtime,you will probably drop into a

deep sleep!

 

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smile regards

 

Teji