- SOMATICS FOR RIDERS & ATHLETES - The Intro Course
HOW TO GET Freedom from stiffness and pain with easy, at-home pandiculation exercises... Get Supple, Ride Better!
By training your body-mind, your body-image, and your body awareness...
I know your riding instructor, coach and/or trainer want you to:
• Sit up and pull your shoulders back, but
• Don't hollow your back
• Keep your legs long with good 'thigh contact' and
• Keep your toes pointed forward, but don't grip with your knees
• Follow the horses movement, but
• Keep your hands still, and
• Smile while sitting the trot...
And I also know that you DO hear them, when they share (shout?) their instructions - so you know in your mind what you are supposed to do...
But it's so hard to keep it all going at once, because every time you shift your focus, you slide back into your old habits and poor posture... or because doing it 'right' HURTS!
What if there was a way to access the part of your brain that controls posture, bad riding habits and restricted range-of-motion?
What if there was a gentle, easy approach to reprogramming your tension into suppleness so you could 'flow with the go'?
There is! And as a riding instructor and lifetime student of the horse myself, I think I've found the missing link...
It's called Hanna Somatics.
And this is my heart-horse Doc A'Nalu
Inside, I'm going to teach you how to gently work through your whole body to find and start re-programming tension and stiffness into true neutral, in less than an hour!
✔ The 9 most effective exercises I recommend to EVERY rider/athlete.
✔ How to get the maximum Benefits from these exercises.
✔ Why you should be doing this daily, instead of yoga, stretching or core strengthening.
✔ How to be Mindful and really Feel your growing body awareness.
✔ And a whole lot more!
I have been talking about you up here... Remember that spot on my upper back that had been injured by a chiro and that had hurt me for years? Well, it has NOT HURT since the night you took me through your intro class. THANK YOU!!!"
jAN Brooks - Happy Horse, Happy Life Coach - Ontario, Canada
You can use these techniques to get pain relief, become a more supple rider, and even to get more connected with your horse!
You are about to learn how to unwind chronic tension and pain to reveal your inner athlete.
Heck, I even show you how to quickly turn off a muscle spasm or cramp using two simple 'physiology hacks' that anyone can do!
In fact, here's just a sample of what we'll cover on this incredible audio and video training event:
• How to harness the power of your Brain to unwind your patterns of tension and pain
• Use this strategy anytime, anywhere, whenever you need to relax, feel and perform at your best
• How to let go of the habits that control your posture and prevent you from sitting 'correctly' on a horse
• Find True Neutral to access your full range-of-motion and strength to make great riding feel effortless
• How to use these strategies to help your horse let go of tension too!
• Help your horse feel and function better, so you can be a better and more harmonious team
• How to create a daily practice to maintain your results and relaxation
• Be empowered to address your current patterns of tension or trauma, AND to prevent future tension from affecting your posture or becoming pain - all without stretching, drugs, breaking a sweat, or having to pay a bunch of money on expensive "treatments" that don’t really last.
... and much, MUCH More!
Don't miss this breakthrough audio and video training that will finally show you how to get rid of 'poor posture' and old habits once and for all... and to ditch your pain and stiffness so you can immediately start to ride like you were born to ride. (or walk, dance and run!)
Here's everything you get when you enroll:
6-page eBooklet with photos and written descriptions of the 9 movements from the guided class (value $19)
40-minute guided Full-Body Somatics for Riders mat class. Learn how to do Somatic Movement and how to voluntarily Pandiculate your muscles in this full-body session. (value $75)
BONUS #1 - Claim your FREE gifts when you enroll: The 8-Video Series called The Body-Mind Hack - download version (value $97)
BONUS #2: Full-length Mat Class on Learning to Control the Muscles of Your Back. This is one of eight in-depth movement classes from my 8-Week Posture Transformation Program Course (value $75)
A message from your instructor Alissa
How to get around this intro-course
How to Get the Maximum Benefits from Somatic Movement
EBooklet: Daily Somatics for Full Body Maintenance
40-Minute Movement Class - The Extended Version of the Daily Maintenance Session
BONUS #1 - Welcome to The Body-Mind Hack: How to do Somatic Movement
The Body-Mind Hack 1: Knees & Hips
The Body-Mind Hack 2: Back & Breath
The Body-Mind Hack 3: Turn Off Muscle Cramps
The Body-Mind Hack 4: Neck & Shoulders
The Body-Mind Hack 5: Upper Trapezius Release for your HORSE (or dog)
The Body-Mind Hack 6: More Shoulder Relief (Levator Scapula muscles)
The Body-Mind Hack 7: Finding your Soft Hands
Intro to Suppling Your Back (Lesson 1 from the Posture Transformation Program 8-Week Course)
PTP Lesson 1: Controlling Your Back Extensors (mat class)
Congrats! More resources for you...
'Somatics' is short for Hanna Somatics, a revolutionary approach to pain relief and improving the function of your body. Using proven science and a UNIQUE movement-based education process called Voluntary Pandiculation, you can literally re-write your habits and patterns of chronic stress to find true neutral, fast. When you tap into your own natural reflexes of Self-Care, you will start to enjoy the results IMMEDIATELY. ****There are several other methods that now call their work 'somatics' too - so be sure to do your homework before starting any new program. If it doesn't include voluntary pandiculation, then you will not get the results I'm seeing with my students - it's the missing link!
No, it's for everyone! The lessons in this course are designed for every human body - no matter your sport, discipline or lifestyle. This course is especially beneficial for equestrians because we need to use our bodies to communicate with our horses.
YES. First, congrats on not having back pain! 85% of riders complain of stiffness or pain, so you are one of the lucky few. However, you may still have some unconscious muscle tension that is preventing you from performing at your maximum athletic potential and in comfort and ease. This course will teach you to unwind that tension before it becomes pain, and prevent the accumulation of future tension too!
Yes, but when you start depends on your recovery progress. The general recommendation is that you do not begin doing Hanna Somatics until your physician has cleared you to begin physical therapy.
As many times as you want! All my courses come with LIFETIME ACCESS. This means, for as long as I'm offering the course, you are IN! Plus, as I update the lessons and add new materials, you'll get all those too, for no additional cost!
Nope! All you need is a computer, tablet or smart phone to access the course, and a comfortable place to lay on the floor to do the mat classes!
Somatic Exercises are unlike any other form of exercise. Rather than focusing on the body itself, we are focusing on making changes in the brain and how it controls muscle contractions. Instead of stretching or strengthening the muscles directly, with Hanna Somatics we are changing the instructions that the muscles are receiving from the central nervous system. No other form of exercise or bodywork does this, which is why Hanna Somatics is so unique, so reliable and so effective!
Yes! We have a 30-day 100% refund policy. Just email us to request your refund, and tell us why the course isn't working for you, if you feel like sharing. We do ask that you have tried the guided mat class at least 3 times before asking for your refund - because in order to create change in your life, you have to do the work...right?
If you are happy with your posture and your physical performance, or don't believe there is any way to change your body or get rid of your crookedness or pain, then this course is probably not for you - because I can guarantee that you will see and feel results with this program! That's not my personal opinion either, Hanna Somatics works because it is based on proven science, anatomy and natural reflexes. So if you aren't ready to have your mind blown and your limits lifted, don't enroll in this course!
For about 70% of my students, the Intro Course is all they need to address their moderate stiffness or asymmetry. If that's not you, and you already know you need a full-body overhaul to address your chronic pain, serious crookedness or to hone your competitive edge, go ahead and enroll in the full 8-Week PTP Course, now. It includes all the Intro Course content, + 8 weeks of transformative Somatic Movement, meditations and mindfulness training AND monthly live mat classes for the life of the program!