My Favorite Self-Care Video

Filmed with friends

I made two of these over the years, but this one is better in my opinion because it had two of my friends in it. I sold it for $100 and people loved it.

What IIII also love about it is that it incorporates a bunch of physical “languages” — and this is important because I believe if you’ve never tried and experienced certain ways to move, use your muscles or touch your body that you are operating on less education than you deserve. When you have experienced a broad spectrum of physical sensations and engagements, it means you can ask your body what it needs and get a better-quality response. Self-knowing more than self-care.

Breathwork, warming up, squeezing hard, analyzing your spine, and human touch and connection — woo!

The next time a little hankering for some physical movement that will make you feel better go and drop this in your queue, choose the parts you need and go for it.

(Unlisted on YouTube)

I’ll share more of my mobility video cache here for y’all to move and enjoy yourselves and possibly troubleshoot what ails you as well. Enjoy!

You need: A belt, strap, or ribbon - just something to wrap around you, a pillow, a tennis ball (or other thing to grip - could be a hand towel) for gripping, optional hand towel or washcloth - for proprioception/to lie on comfortably

Timestamps:

0:40 breathing (with strap)

4:21 self-massage

8:51 irradiation practice (with pillow)

13:58 stretch (plus)

22:51 high-intensity CARs intro (avoid pain, practice engagement, self-study, high-awareness)

23:53 neck

24:44 scapulae

27:50 elbows

31:10 shoulders

36:43 spine

40:32 wrists

44:00 hips

45:00 really starting the hips after props setup (use anything for the back - yoga block, shoe, etc.)

50:15 knees

53:50 ankles

57:37 foot strength/toes

58:32 hands

59:36 jaw

1:00:53 spinal analysis - looking for where movement occurs, where it doesn't, and where doesn't bend

1:02:25 spinal awareness/segmentation

1:14:05 Erin coughs and tells cute stories

1:18:12 5 minutes meditation/absorption

1:23:58 loving human touch