“Ring. … Ring.”
You are reaching for your phone.
Then you’re taking the call.
But how?
- How do you hold your phone when you are in a call?
- Which hand are you using?
- Which ear?
- Are you changing position, hand, ear during the call?
There are actually many different ways you can hold your phone.
It’s most likely that you couldn’t tell immediately. Some more exploration is needed.
For example, working in an office often comes with neck and shoulder pain. There is nothing new about that. Absorbed in our work we are holding our breath, sticking the phone between the ear and shoulder and clicking wildly with our mouse. How hard are our shoulder and neck muscles working?
My Awareness Through Movement Tip
- Try making a small change next time you take a call.
- Hold the phone with the other hand at the other ear or stand up/sit down/walk around.
- Observe if that creates more or less tension in your neck and shoulders.
If you want some bigger changes and less tension in your neck and shoulders you know where to find me. My current online program is at the bottom of this blog post.
(..) You can pay attention when you do it slowly. You can start doing it fast once it is clear and easy to do slowly. (..)
Moshé Feldenkrais, AY #6
Some things my Feldenkrais classes could do for you:
- Release some tension in your shoulders & neck.
- Lower the tension in your body from too many hours on a computer or at the office.
- Learn to deal better with challenging situations in your life.
- Make your daily life easier.
- Save you time and money as you join via Zoom from your home (or holiday destination).
That’s just to mention a few.
But be aware that you might want to “move with ease” again and again!
If you feel curious about it and you could do with more range and comfort in your body please get in touch.
My current Feldenkrais program
Help yourself to better balance and more grounding.
