A Special Report 3 Secrets Every Woman should Know To Get Lasting Relief from Neck and Shoulder pain

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1 A Special Report 3 Secrets Every Woman should Know To Get Lasting Relief from Neck and Shoulder pain

2 Let s face it, when you are in pain your first desire is to make it GO AWAY. The purpose of this special report is to give you the tools to start to eliminate your pain without going through costly and time consuming therapies that offer only temporary relief. In this report you will learn: 3 quick and lasting pain relief techniques Key hidden factors that contribute to your pain The surprising ally that alleviates neck and shoulder pain How to end the Techno-stress that keeps you in a cycle of suffering Plus, I ve included a BONUS VIDEO SERIES that is going to help you lead the life you were meant to live ~ pain free and beautiful! Just Click here to access the Videos: OK, let s talk. The thing that we all tend to do is focus on where the pain is concentrated, rather than looking at the whole body. Logically, it seems that we should be able to relieve back pain by getting a back massage because that is where the pain is felt. The truth is you need to go to where the pain is originating. 1 st Secret: To relieve your upper back pain, you need to start in the front When your neck and shoulders are chronically tight and painful, the upper back is almost always held in a continual state of overextension. In other words, the upper back feels tight because it is being pulled from the muscles in the front, usually your pectorals and intercostal muscles.

3 For quick pain relief and an instant posture improvement without effort, try this technique: 1. Lift your arm with your shoulder, elbow bent. 2. With your other hand, hold and squeeze the meaty part of your pectorals 3. Gently rotate and move your arm as you massage the muscle. 4. Keep moving your hand deeper and higher up on the muscle until you reach your arm pit as well. 5. Do this for just a minute or two and then let go. 6. Take a nice deep breath and feel how your chest is more open and the muscles of your upper back have softened and your shoulders have dropped. 7. Now do the other side. Keeping the front open is going to prevent compression that can lead to the development of a Dowager s hump that curve at the top of your spine that becomes a debilitating source of neck and shoulder pain. This is an irreversible condition that can only be managed through surgery and pain medication. So, when your back is aching, remember to go to your front and stretch from there. 2 nd Secret: Your ribs are your greatest ally to relief upper back and neck pain We don t usually think about our ribs unless we break one but let s look at how they affect our neck and shoulders. Every rib is attached in the back to the spine and all but the floating ribs are also attached to the sternum in the front.

4 Our ribs are designed to move with every breath. Notice how your shoulder blades are curved to hug the upper ribs, but move independently. When the upper back muscles become stuck and overused, it starts to feel like the ribs and shoulder blade are glued together. In reality, there is space between them and the shoulder blades GLIDE over the ribs for smooth operation of our shoulders. When the ribs move properly, every breath takes the shoulder blades for a little ride, like an undulating wave. The fact is, we have more breathing capacity in our back than in the front, but rarely notice it. The easiest way to break the pattern of tight, tired upper back muscles is to learn to feel your back ribs as you breathe. Try this simple exercise: 1. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths, focusing your attention on your upper back. Can you feel your ribs moving? If possible, have a partner place a hand on your upper back to bring your awareness there. You don t have to notice a lot of movement, just a little at first is fine. 2. Now, gently move your scapulas (shoulder blades) up down out in. Feel how they glide across the ribs. 3. Imagine the space in between like a cushion that inflates with each breath so that the shoulder blades float slightly above the rib bones. Practicing this short exercise will help you to release and relax the shoulders on a regular basis. When you feel your ribs move in the back, then you know you are mobilizing your upper back, which will relax the muscles and eliminate your pain.

5 Shoulder pain and the ribs are intimately connected. When you can feel the movement of your ribs and also feel how your shoulder blades are moving, you provide powerful information to your body/mind patterns so that the pain cycle you are experiencing can change. When you feel neck and shoulder pain take a moment to check in with your breath and notice how your ribs are moving. Need more support? I invite you to receive a complimentary 20 minute Discovery Session by phone to explore ways to alleviate your pain. 3 rd Secret: Your eyes hold the key to relieving neck and shoulder pain If you experience chronic neck and shoulder pain and also spend a lot of time at a computer screen, you are probably stressing your eyes AND creating movement habits that set you up to experience pain. As we focus more intently on the screen in front of us (on computer or phone) our eyes develop a fixed pattern that reduces peripheral awareness. The more concentration we put into our task at hand, the more likely we are to be straining, pulling our head forward and compressing the front of our body. I call this techno-stress, the movement patterns that we develop as a result of using laptops, cell phones, I-Pads, etc.

6 Unlike the desktop computer, we are much less likely to be using good body mechanics when using these devices. The eye focus also creates a tendency to hold our head in this position even when we are not at the computer. To relieve the strain pattern of your eyes and relax your neck and shoulders, try this simple exercise: 1. Lie down on your back in a comfortable position. 2. Allow your eyes to gently gaze upward so that you are looking directly at the ceiling. 3. Close your eyes and just notice how they feel. Are they scratchy or tired? 4. Bring your awareness to the muscles around the eyes and just let go, allowing gravity to help. You can actually feel your eyeballs sink deeper into your head, softening and becoming more liquid. 5. Slowly, gently with eyes still closed and without moving your head, move your eyes as far to the right as you can, then move them to the left. 6. Move your eyes upward as if you are looking inside your brain, and then move them down. Notice how your neck and shoulders respond while you are moving your eyeballs around. 7. Now rub the palms of your hands together briskly and place them over your closed eyes for a moment as you relax deeper. 8. Open your eyes and take a deep breath. Notice how the eye exercise has relaxed you. Eye strain is a posture pattern that leads to neck compression that pushes you into further disk deterioration and the possible need for surgery. It also adds frown lines to your face and a forward leaning head that is associated with aging. Whenever you feel deep stress and pain, notice your eyes and let them relax.

7 If you feel dizzy while doing this exercise, you definitely have eye strain that is affecting your neck and shoulders. Practice these simple techniques and please, do let me know how they work for you. And, be sure to check out the FREE VIDEO SERIES of perfect posture alignment. Just visit: Contact me at With Warm Resonance,