Exercises & Lessons for Neck & upper back tension

Exercises & Lessons

Feldenkrais® for Neck Tension: Gentle Lessons That Help

Feldenkrais for neck tension uses slow, attentive movement to ease the holding patterns behind a stiff neck. Here is how it works, plus a short lesson to try.

8-10 minutesTry
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Gentle Feldenkrais® Exercises for Text Neck

Small, curious head and eye movements for the neck and upper back tension many people link to phone use. A gentle Feldenkrais approach, no forcing required.

5 to 10 minutesTry
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Seated Thoracic Mobility Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk

Gentle seated explorations for the mid back: small turns, easy side bends, and rib movement guided by the breath, all done comfortably in a chair.

5 to 10 minutesTry
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Neck Tension Headache Stretches: A Gentle Feldenkrais® Lesson

Neck tension headache stretches, done the gentle way: small, slow neck and jaw movements that invite a held, aching head to feel lighter and quieter.

5 to 10 minutesTry
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Standing Desk Exercises: Gentle Movement Breaks

Standing desk exercises that ease neck, shoulder, and back tension with small, slow movement breaks you can take right where you work.

5-8 minutesTry
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Cervical Proprioception Exercises: Gentle Movement to Try

Cervical proprioception exercises use slow, attentive movement to sharpen your sense of where your head and neck rest, so the neck feels steadier and moves with more ease.

5-10 minutesTry
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Remedies for Stiff Neck Pain: A Gentle Lesson

Gentle, lasting remedies for stiff neck pain: slow, attentive movement that invites a guarded neck to let go, with a short lesson you can do seated or lying down.

5-10 minutesTry
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Exercises for Rounded Shoulders: A Gentle Lesson

Gentle exercises for rounded shoulders that ease a hunched upper back through small, comfortable movement, with a short lying-down lesson and simple awareness cues.

5-10 minutesTry
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Thoracic Spine Stretches for a Stiff Upper Back

Reframe thoracic spine stretches as small, attentive movements. Gentle side-bending, easy rotation, and soft extension over the breath, all kept well below pain.

8-12 minutesTry
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Vagus Nerve Neck Exercises: Gentle Calming Moves

Vagus nerve neck exercises that use slow, soft neck movement and easy breathing to support relaxation and a calmer nervous system, with a short lesson to try.

8-10 minutesTry
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Text Neck Stretches: Gentle Relief for Screen Strain

Text neck stretches that use small, slow movement breaks to undo the downward pull of looking at a phone, easing the neck and upper back through the day.

5-10 minutesTry
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Exercises for Arthritis in the Neck: Gentle Movement

Exercises for arthritis in the neck that use small, slow, comfortable movement to ease stiffness from cervical osteoarthritis, without strain or force.

5-10 minutesTry
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Forward Head Posture Exercises: Gentle Movement to Try

Forward head posture exercises that use slow, attentive movement to ease the neck and invite the head to rest more lightly over the shoulders.

5-10 minutesTry
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Mid Back Stretches: Gentle Thoracic Mobility

Soft, slow mid back stretches that wake up a stiff thoracic spine through small seated movements, easy rotations, and breath into the back ribs.

5-10 minutesTry
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Posture Exercises for Kyphosis: Gentle Rounded-Back Movement

Posture exercises for kyphosis use slow, gentle movement to ease a rounded upper back and invite more comfortable length, without strain or force.

5-10 minutesTry

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