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JawSpaceScanning the body for ease: CarolineReleasing tension in the face is an artful balance. Often, when given the gift of time and guidance, old patterns can begin to dissolve and make space for new. This lesson is a simple scan to help individuals break down unnecessary work. Visit carolinefeig.com for more info.
2021-11-0807 minJawSpaceConnecting The Jaw with Breathing: CarolineIn this lesson you will begin to uncover the relationship between your jaw and the base of your head. The top jaw is connected to the base of your head, while the lower jaw moves separately (see Jaw movements with whispered ahhh). What does this have to do with breath? The nasal passages, the diaphragm? Practice this lesson and improve this relationship of structures.
2020-08-2605 minJawSpaceDiscovering playful lips through blowing air bubbles: MargiSometimes it’s tension in the lips that we are holding. Sometimes we are pursing or pouting unconsciously. This lesson will help you let go of places where your expressions feel stuck, so you can feel more playful and easy.
2020-08-1706 minJawSpaceDiscovering the lips through expressions of the face: MargiFind more options of availability or range on your face, and you will change your habits and self use. This lesson will focus on the down and up muscles of pouting vs smiling
2020-08-1706 minJawSpaceDiscovering the lips through expressions of the face: DoronDoron teaches a lesson to help you relax your lips. This lesson is about the simplicity of feeling a smile and noticing habits. You will feel a big difference in the corners of your mouth!
2020-08-1705 minJawSpaceWhispered ahhh with jaw movements: CarolineThis lesson combines the relaxation of the whispered ahhh with basic movements of the jaw to unlock holding patterns and enliven the face
2020-08-1106 minJawSpaceWhispered ahhhh: MargiThe whispered “ah” will help you discover resonance and freedom in your skull and neck. This series will focus on “ah” as a way to reduce tension while moving the jaw.
2020-08-1106 minJawSpaceDiscovering the lips through stimulus: CarolineLearn how the lips function to seal. Returning to this very developmental function will help you unlock tension in the jaw.
2020-08-1105 minJawSpaceLifting and lowering the shoulder to free the neck: JoeJoe makes clear a very mystifying concept: how does movement in the shoulders impact the freedom of the head and neck
2020-07-2906 minJawSpaceHow the Mouth affects the Shoulders and BreathLearning to release habitual patterns in the mouth can help with basic function: breathing, digestion, and ease of movements. Learn how marvelous it can feel to let your mouth open and take in a vital breath.
2020-07-2306 minJawSpaceTapping along the face: CarolineDiscover how tapping can bring about change in the muscular tone in the face. This lesson is about unfreezing patterns of clenching.
2020-07-1904 minJawSpaceConnecting Expressions of the Face with Basic Movements of the Jaw: CarolineThe jaw is a hinge, and the movements are fairly simple. But it is the life of the jaw that makes it work. Jaw movements are only one component to eating, kissing and yawning, but how does it integrate with the expressions of the face?
2020-07-1905 minJawSpaceThe expressions of the face: CarolineIn this lesson you will learn about the round muscles of your face and how balancing the expanding and compression forces can help you feel more alert, relaxed and tuned-in.
The Waking up the Face series is designed to prime you for the lessons of the jaw
2020-07-1905 minJawSpaceUnderstanding the Tongue: *An advanced lesson from Doron (not recommended while having pain)Doron teaches us an advanced lesson for integrating the sweeping of the tongue and mapping the shape of the teeth. *This lesson is designed for people to engage with sensations of the mouth. Do not do this lesson if you are actively having jaw pain.
2020-07-1906 minJawSpaceUnderstanding how the Movements of the tongue relate to movements of the Jaw: CarolineIn this lesson, you will discover how everyday movements, such as removing food from between your teeth, influences subtle motion of the jaw. This will provide you with much more freedom of movement of the mouth.
2020-07-1904 minJawSpaceUnderstanding the tongue: Joe part 2We know that there is not only one movement for any part of the body. In this lesson, Joe teaches you how the tongue reshapes itself when producing sound.
2020-07-1903 minJawSpaceUnderstanding the Tongue: Joe part 1Joe guides you through an awareness lesson on the shape and placement of the tongue
2020-07-1902 minJawSpaceOpening and closing the lips while letting go: DoronLearn from Doron how letting go in your lips can be an aspect of letting go of control.
2020-07-1906 minJawSpaceDiscovering the lips through taste: Margi Part 2Imagination can be so stimulating. Just imagining food can make us salivate or pucker! Learn what sensations of hunger and taste can do to reawaken the sensation of the lips.
2020-07-1904 minJawSpaceDiscovering the lips through touch: Margi part 1Trace the size and shape of your mouth and lips while opening and closing the lips. Your hands can be used as a feed-back system to help inform your brain about your lips. After all, we initially learn our lips through touch in development. Margi teaches you to map your lips to your brain!
2020-07-1905 minJawSpaceOpening and Closing the lips with pressure changes: JoeJoe helps you to learn about your lips in the way that an infant learns to produce speech- with babbling and experimentation.
2020-07-1907 minJawSpaceOpening and closing the lips with ease: CarolineWe often don't associate the clenching in our teeth with the quality of sensation in our lips. However, sensations compete. Have you ever gotten rid of a headache by banging your toe?
By learning to produce a relaxing sensation of the lips, the muscular tone of the face changes, and habitual gripping starts to fade away. Learn to find ease in your lips and you will surely find ease in your cheeks in chin.
Enjoy these lip lessons. They are designed to prime your brain for the...
2020-07-1904 minJawSpaceIntegrating the Shoulders with small movements: JoeThe movements of the shoulders and neck are interconnected. Exploring their relationship can help open up new possibilities for movement in the head and jaw.
2020-07-1907 minJawSpaceThe Shoulders in Relationship to the Spine: Margi part 2Sliding the arms up and down on the floor allow the shoulder blades to move on the back in the second lesson she calls "Evergreen Tree."
2020-07-1905 minJawSpaceThe Shoulders in relationship to the Spine: Margi part 1Margi teaches us how to connect the shoulders to the arms and back in parts 1 and 2 of the lessons she calls "Evergreen Tree."
2020-07-1908 minJawSpaceBreathing into Shoulders while lying on belly: MargiImagine yourself a Sea Turtle in this playful relationship to breath and floating
2020-07-1905 minJawSpaceBreathing into Shoulders while lying on your back: CarolineThe muscles of the shoulders can be considered the foundation of the head and jaw. As these lessons on the shoulders progress, you will find that you are able to let go of unnecessary work along your shoulders, ribs, neck and spine.
2020-07-1905 minJawSpaceWhy it isn't "Bad" posture: DoronDoron expores aberrations in posture into an experimental play: Dropping, sagging, forward head, flattening spine... but the result is that no posture is fundamentally bad, so long as there is always small shifts, play, and movements. We are designed for all movements.
2020-06-0505 minJawSpaceThe position of the spine in leaning posture: DoronWhen you learn about your spine, you can have choice about how to hold yourself. Doron teaches you how to lean with ease and comfort.
2020-06-0505 minJawSpacePart 3: The Alexander Technique for Head and Neck Posture: MargiPart 3: Posture has everything to do with neck and jaw alignment. Perhaps the greatest way to learn efficient head and neck posture is through the Alexander Technique. Margi, who is a very seasoned Alexander practitioner, draws on her knowledge and experience to guide us into finding proper head and neck posture. She teaches us how to "un-do" habits of tensing and clenching, while replacing them with sensations of expansion and spaciousness. This lesson comes in 3 parts.
2020-05-2807 minJawSpacePart 2: The Alexander Technique for Head and Neck posture: MargiPart 2: Posture has everything to do with neck and jaw alignment. Perhaps the greatest way to learn efficient head and neck posture is through the Alexander Technique. Margi, who is a very seasoned Alexander practitioner, draws on her knowledge and experience to guide us into finding proper head and neck posture. She teaches us how to "un-do" habits of tensing and clenching, while replacing them with sensations of expansion and spaciousness. This lesson comes in 3 parts.
2020-05-2806 minJawSpacePart 1: The Alexander Technique for Head and Neck Posture: MargiPosture has everything to do with neck and jaw alignment. Perhaps the greatest way to learn efficient head and neck posture is through the Alexander Technique. Margi, who is a very seasoned Alexander practitioner, draws on her knowledge and experience to guide us into finding proper head and neck posture. She teaches us how to "un-do" habits of tensing and clenching, while replacing them with sensations of expansion and spaciousness. This lesson comes in 3 parts.
2020-05-2806 minJawSpaceWhat is ideal posture? : CarolineIt is well known that faulty head and neck posture places stress on the alignment of the jaw. But where to begin? How does a person know "which posture" will help them decompress? As Moshe Feldenkrais described it, the word "posture" is a false term in the first place, as its root is static, as in to "to post." We are moving beings, and so our posture needs to be as "plastic" or "changeable" as our actions.
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