Why We Should Relax our Shoulders

Ever notice the spelling of shoulder is the same as ‘should’? ….and what a loaded word that is. All that stress from all the things you should be doing…or have done, but aren’t/didn’t.

Here’s what H.E. Davey had to say about the shoulders:

“Relaxing the shoulders is vital for relaxation in general. However, owing to the effects of gravity, relaxation is problematic unless we let the shoulders remain in their natural place. Let the shoulders drop, or settle in harmony with gravity, into their most comfortable position. It isn’t too difficult to do this for a moment, but to sustain this condition unconsciously in our lives is another matter. We raise our shoulders unnaturally when we lean on a desk or hold the telephone between our shoulders and ears, when we are shocked by a loud noise, and who knows how many other times throughout the day. And the unsettling…