Avoid Neck Strain, Back Pain And Posture Troubles Through Good Head Balance

What is good head balance? 

Good head balance happens at your ‘top joint’ (a-o-joint), which is located at your spine high up between your ears. Moving your head from there keeps you out of most posture trouble.

But because a head follows it's owners attention, and much of it being constantly highjacked by the beeping and flashing of the devices in front of you, your head gets pushed forward and down into them. 

Why is that trouble?

Because your neck and shoulder muscles are absolutely not designed to support such weight. Did you know that your head is as heavy as a bowling ball? Wow!

But here is the real issue.

Every time you push your head off your spine and down into your device, the force compounds and can feel like 35 pounds are pulling on your neck and shoulders! 

12 pounds of trouble turned into 35! Ouch!

You can't sense it, but your nervous system does. And it interferes with your very fine-tuned postural system. It’s where most of our modern body discomfort, pain and excess tension originates.

It's a mental problem that has turned into a physical one.

So what can you do to free up your head on top of your spine?
Allow your nose to lead the way.

How to experiment with head balance and ease of movement based on location:
1. Sit erect on your chair.
2. Locate the lowest tip of your chin. Imagine a long paint brush being attached to your chin.
3. Paint a few figure eights with the brush in front of your face.
4. Notice how this feels to your shoulder, neck and head.
5. Now locate the tip of your nose. Imaging the brush being attached to your nose, and paint more figure eights.
6. Compare painting with your chin to painting with your nose.
7. Does it feel different? Does one take more effort to do? 

You may feel it's easier to move your head if initiated at your nose. This is because the head-neck joint is located at the base of the nose in line with its tip)

Here are two extra tips:
Extra Tip #1
​Put the paint brush back onto the nose and let the figure eight get smaller and smaller, until it becomes unnoticeable from the outside. Turn your head gently and look around. This is your head freely balancing on your spine.
Extra Tip #2  When looking at your device, take a few moments to sense where you're balancing your head. Where is your attention? Is your chin leading your head?

If so, allow your nose to lead the way.
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