I loved this short tutorial about a quick somatic activity to release tension or "melt the grumpy" as the title says.
"Melt the Grumpy" is a somatic activity to help shift your emotional state with physical movement, breathing and imagery.
When you are feeling irritable, or just not happy, swing both of your arms at thigh level one side to the other across your midline. This motion helps break up postural patterns and muscular tension.
Using the momentum of swinging your arms with trunk rotation creates fluidity, neck rotation, visual cues and orientation. The rotation movement reinforces the somatic experience of the spine as the body’s central axis, helping to distinguish and connect both sides of the body.
As you continue the exercise, the breath further moves you from "grumpy" to “emotional neutral” and over the threshold to the embodied present moment.
This trauma informed approach encourages you and/or your client to find their own breathing, pace, duration and movement rhythm. When doing this activity, find an individual duration and intensity that's comfortable.
I plan to use this the next time I start to feel stressed and feel myself getting grumpy!
Read the full description and listen to the exercise HERE
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