0019 - The 'Back Against The Wall' Exercise

An exercise I have used with clients is to:

·        Have your back against the wall…

·        with shoulders and buttocks touching it too

·        Position your feet nearly touching the bottom of the wall, maintaining a good ‘grounded stance’, supporting your body on each complete foot (rather than the ball or the heel)

·        Now bend the knees and slide down the wall maintaining your posture as best you can.

·        Then reverse the movement and (if you can!) slide up the wall. On both occasions, try not to use the wall as a support (so don’t push into it), but use it as a guide to your movement and posture.

Take this final ‘upright but not uptight’ position of your upper body and spine, to your chair. It’s a reminder of the key position your body needs to hold itself in, to allow easier breaths and so provide vocal support. But don’t stick to it rigidly, you need flexibility and movement… but use this position as your ‘home position’ that you can move slightly from.

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