Stop for a moment and try to feel how many muscles
thesis you have at this time. Probably,
if you stand in front of the screen, with the
mouse in hand, you should only have tensed your hand muscles, however it is
those in the shoulder arm and neck are likely to be too.
we know how to relax, so that we put more muscles in tension than we do
we need to carry out the activity. Obviously, this bodily tension
continuous is a further factor that adds to the daily stress and that
it does not allow us to feel relaxed and comfortable. L'eutonia è
a technique that helps to get the right degree of tension for each movement
or when we stand still. I clarify that it is not about learning what is more or
less correct but rather to learn through an introspective process
to self-explore. The general idea is: a painful movement or one that causes one
great fatigue implies that it is done badly, since it would be normal to perform all
movements with minimal effort and relax. Eotony as a discipline arises from experience
personal exhibition of Gerda Alexander and her critical reflection on
different theoretical currents of philosophy, psychology, sociology, health ed
education in the twentieth century. The word "eutony" is a synthesis (eu = harmony,
tonia = tone, tension) which was coined to name a concept
dynamic, the ability to constantly adapt to the situation and the moment. It represents a double synthesis for both being a new one
type of transdisciplinary knowledge (i.e. a discipline proper
with its own identity and autonomy of the disciplines that compose it) and for the
way of understanding the human being by integrating the psychosomatic aspects, the
emotions, experiences, movement, expression and consciousness. Although eutony arises in the field of movement, many
experiences allow us to affirm that the practice of eutony and i
results such as the psychological and creative growth of the people who there
they practice, they have gone beyond this field. Its influence has expanded towards
the integral development of the human being, with its healthy repercussions since
psycho-physical point of view and the development of creative abilities. For
this motif is used today in fields such as: education, prevention
health, quality of life, sport, stress management and art, in different ways
stages of life from pregnancy to old age. This technique, also referred to as stretching or
tone education, is based on making our perceptions aware. For
this, we can apply it at any time, both while walking and
getting up from a chair as we write. In these moments we have to concentrate
our attention in the muscles that are tense for the performance of the activity.
We will find that we strain more muscles than we do
we need and for this we always feel very tired. To go step by step with eutony first of all
it is suggested to lie down on a flat surface, perhaps the floor, e
focus on the different muscle groups, simply trying to perceive
whether they are tense or not. Afterwards, we will have to relax the whole body, as if there
we were giving up completely, without putting up any resistance. In retrospect, relaxation can be achieved
Jacobson's progressive muscle, paying particular attention to
sensations that occur when muscles contract or relax. Yes
recommends performing these exercises with adequate breathing (to this
about it can be useful to learn to breathe with the diaphragm). So, move your hand but be careful to move
only the lower muscles, keeping the shoulder relaxed and so,
subsequently, in this state of relaxation, the different ones move
parts of the body trying to activate only the closest and really muscles
necessary to make the movement. Once we are aware of the activation of the
muscle groups, we will be able to move on to performing these exercises in the life of
everyday. The simplest thing is to do it while writing on a piece of paper,
trying to write without straining the arm muscles but only
those of the hand. Once this technique is mastered we can
experience the disappearance of much of the tension we experience
daily as if by magic. Finally, it must be said that there are many exercises for eutony
and those exhibited are only some of these, mainly used for
relieve tension and stress.
