A somatic exercise to relax all the anterior muscles of the body and especially the abdominals which are often chronically tight…
Negative stress and physical and psychological danger cause us to react reflexively taking a posture that Thomas Hanna and Sarah Warren call the red light posture: To protect ourselves, we curl up into a ball.
If the stress or danger is repetitive, if we suffer from depression but also if we simply sit at the desk all day, our posture becomes hunched over and all the anterior muscles are tense and shortened.
This exercise, so simple and yet effective, allows them to relax. While the position is reminiscent of sit-ups, the way of doing the exercise is very different:
What makes the difference is the pandiculation technique, slowness and awareness.