Trap Grab
Use these techniques when your shoulders are up to your ears and your neck feels like it's in a vise.
Part One
- Grasp the back of your neck with your right hand.
- The correct position is with your fingers on one side of your neck and the heel of your hand on the other.
- Squeeze!
- While maintaining this pressure, slowly shake your head, yes, seven (7) times.
- Slowly shake your head, no, seven (7) times.
- Then make clockwise and counterclockwise circles with your nose, seven (7) times each.
- Switch to the opposite side and repeat the sequence.
- Breathe!
Part Two
- Grasp your left shoulder with your right hand.
- The heel of your hand is in front and your fingers curl over the top to the back of your shoulder.
- Squeeze!
- While maintaining this pressure, move your shoulder in a circle, up, back, down, and around seven (7) times.
- Reverse directions and repeat seven (7) times.
- Repeat this exercise grasping your right shoulder with your left hand.
- Breathe!
After practicing these techniques, your range of motion will have increased as evidenced by the fact that you will now be able to see
farther in either direction.
Designed (with great difficulty and lots of help) by Annie S. Kyrkostas. Last updated 15 October 2005.
