Alignment
of the body will occur naturally as the skeleton
limbers up with a regular practice of the Flextasy
Flexibility Movements. By keeping the body squared
(paying attention to the horizontal and vertical
planes) as you slowly go through the movements
you will be gently bringing the skeleton to
its rightful alignment in gravity.
As the tissue decompresses and lengthens by
virtue of these movements, space is created
in the joints and hinges. The body loosens up,
chronic holding patterns are broken, and a new
freedom of movement will be experienced.
*Another benefit of
the Flextasy Flexibility Movements is that it
is an indispensable prerequisite to any and
all forms of exercise. From cycling and running,
to yoga or sports, if you move doing it, you
will benefit immensely from the increased flexibility
and body awareness which will be yours through
Flextasy. You will gain an awareness of body
mechanics, how your skeleton was meant to move.
The Flextasy Flexibility movements are diagnostic
as well as therapeutic. From the beginning
of your Flextasy practice you will be painfully
aware of any holdings in the body, places where
your tissue is dense and your skeleton is asleep.
The evidence of these places ranges from a simple
lessening of range of motion to complete immobility
of skeletal parts. As you move into these sore,
tight areas gently and with acceptance, understanding,
patience and persistence, you will undergo many
emotional changes as well as reach your goal
of flexibility and achieve a body awareness
absent in most human beings. This will heighten
and expand your self-awareness, thus enhancing
your time on this earth.
*At
the end of each Flextasy session you will experience,
in conjunction with your body relaxing, a calming
of your mind. As your physical flexibility increases
and moves to deeper levels you may notice it
becomes easier to allow a calming of your emotions.
The less tight and rigid your body is, the less
uptight and rigid your emotions have a chance
to be. You may begin practicing this flexibility
exercise routine simply for physical considerations
and be pleasantly surprised when all other areas
of your being and your life are positively affected.
Three
aspects need to be addressed if any form of
physical therapy and rehabilitation is to
succeed. These are Hands-On Work, Body Awareness,
and Self-Maintenance.
This realization was crucial to the development
of the Flextasy series of movements which
includes all three of these aspects necessary
for lasting change. As you practice your
Flextasy Flexibility movements you are performing
bodywork of the highest degree on yourself,
affecting circulation, structure, energetics,
and movement reorientation.
Positive effects, both physically and emotionally,
will be noticed as tension drains from your
body and you learn how not to internalize
the stress which accumulates to produce tension.
By paying attention to your breath and to
what every part of your body is doing at all
times, your sense of how your body moves through
space and relates to gravity is heightened.
Practicing Flextasy is like having daily treatments
from a whole platoon of different therapists
working on every aspect of your being!
There is tremendous power in taking responsibility
for your own malfunctions and healing, to
whatever degree is possible.
The movements may be modified to accommodate
severe inflexibility and the number of repetitions
may be lessened to accommodate those with
low stamina or increased for those who wish
to tone and strengthen. This in no way lessens
their ability to effectively loosen the body
by changing the very fabric of the soft tissue,
increasing mobility, and most importantly,
bringing awareness and space to the joints
and hinges, thereby starting the process of
waking up and setting free the skeleton.
Misalignment, stiffness in joints, and dense
painful tissue are indications of misuse,
abuse, or non-use; places where your body
is dead or asleep, places where you no longer
live. As you do your routine you are waking
up your tissue and your skeleton. In doing
this you must be patient and persistent; some
bodies are more asleep than others. Even if
you are extremely inflexible, do not be discouraged
by any discomfort as you go through the movements.
You must learn to use your pain (restrictions)
as a guide, moving towards your discomfort
instead of ignoring it, moving away from it
by limiting your movements or by drugging
yourself into numbness. The restrictions (pain)
will soon be worked out by this method.
Even without changing your diet, Flextasy
will begin changing the shape of your body
in ways I'm sure you will appreciate!
Performing
the multifarious Flextasy Flexibility movements
has an effect not unlike oiling all of your
joints and hinges!
Flextasy has such a wonderful rejuvenating
effect on the soft tissue. Every movement
is therapy which organizes and decompresses
dense, painful, unhappy tissue. By practicing
Flextasy regularly your are performing reconstructive
surgery on your body without a scalpel.
Through the practice of Flextasy the hinges
and joints of the body will open and the structural
body will allow an unimpeded flow of energy
and fluid throughout the tissues and organs.
You will learn to use your breathing to keep
your body relaxed and the Free Space or natural
posture will become second nature to you,
giving tension nowhere to accumulate! Flextasy
specifically and effectively deals with the
accumulation and subsequent elimination and
finally, prevention of the pain you know as
TENSION.
With
increased Flexibility you will also
experience the following benefits:
