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Burst Breathing To Reduce Tension
Breath in through the nose and out through the mouth. The idea is that when you inhale from the nose you get oxygen quicker to…
Balance For Health
Balance is a simple word but it can have multiple applications when it comes to health. Of course there is physical balance. No…
Systema Training: What To Expect
What to expect in Systema by Bratzo Barrena (Lima, Peru) Most people who attend their first Russian Systema class, come with preconceived…
Move and Maintain Your Square
Move your square. What square? Your torso. The portion of your body between your shoulders and hips. When moving your square…
Systema to Reduce Tension
Systema, a Russian Martial Art, is a philosophy of life focused upon reducing tension in all aspects of life. While it is not…
Walk Like Someone Is Pushing You
When walking most of us just walk. We don’t think that much about it, pay attention to our posture, and frequently take our surroundings…
There Is More Than One Way To Reduce Tension
There is more than one way to reduce tension. Whether it be your approach to the treatment of pain, weakness, and numbness, or toward…
Personal Ownership For Health
Taking personal ownership in your health is not as easy as it sounds. Most people take their health for granted. Life can be so…
Understanding Body Weight
In his January, 2020 Systema Seminar in Durham, NC, Emmanuel Manolakakis presented a unique approach toward understanding the four…
Systema Health For Parkinson’s Disease
Recently there has been excitement regarding the use of three dimensional exercise to improve health in Parkinson’s Disease. …
Examining Structure and Tension
We often think about structure and function affecting pain, and understand that tension only adds to pain, but we don’t often…
When Tests for Tension Are Not Enough
What might you do if traditional diagnostic testing is not enough? Certainly there are situations when just that happens. Consider…
Move Your Hips
Move your hips! How often do you consider if you move your hips enough? Even if you enjoy exercising, you many not have considered…
Experience Freedom
Freedom from chronic pain, a life with less tension, fewer limits and more options are things all of want. The problem is we just…
Systema and Brainstem Function
Anyone who is an avid Systema practitioner knows that Systema is a philosophy that improves all aspects of life. My name is Bobby…