Today’s BodyMinder: Arms. Do you ever feel like your arms are growing out of your ears? Why does it feel like our arms and shoulders are hiking up our necks as we type on the keyboard or steer the steering wheel or chop the vegetables? How can we direct our arms to be long and lovely instead of tight and tense? Just take a moment to let your arms dangle at your side. Feel the weighted quality of those loose limbs limply swinging. Now imagine your torso is rising upward in opposition to the downward direction of your arms. Think into your shoulder blades as you breathe in and out. Feel your upper back widening. Wish your neck to be free so that your torso may lengthen and widen. Now, enjoy newly freed arms linked to your back — not your ears!
