Anholt - Anti Aging Secret of the Animals: Learn the Simple Somatic Movements That Can Cure Back Pain, Restore Your Flexibility and Rejuvenate Your Body to Its Natural, Youthful State Today!

By Anthony Anholt

Copyright 2013 byAnthony Anholt

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The exercises and advice contained withinthis course may be too strenuous or dangerous for some people, andthe reader(s) should consult a physician before engaging in them.The author and publisher of this course are not responsible in anymanner whatsoever for any injury which may occur through readingand following the instructions herein.

Somatic Movement Rules

Your First SomaticMovement

Somatic Sequence A

Somatic SequenceB

Somatic Cat Stretch

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How old would you be if you didnt know howold you are? Satchel Paige

Do you remember how great your body felt whenyou were young? Flexible and strong, it could do anything and takeyou anywhere with little effort. When you were a teenager youlikely bounded out of bed in the morning without giving it a secondthought. Anything you wanted to do you could do. Run, jump, playany sport you wanted. Wasnt it great?

As we begin to age, however, things begin tochange. For most of us as early as our mid twenties we start toacquire little aches and pains that make us realize that were notas young as we used to be. Whereas before we would seeminglyinstantly recover from any athletic activity it now wears on us.Whats worse is that overtime these little aches and pains start toaccumulate. People react to this new reality in various ways. Somepeople try and fight it with a combination of drugs like Ibuprofenand shear stubbornness. Others, unfortunately, give up and simplycut back on or even eliminate the activities and sports they onceenjoyed. As the years fly by many peoples bodies seem todegenerate to the point where even the most basic movements becomedifficult. Getting out of bed can become a struggle and walkingrequires a cane. Most people simply accept this as being a part ofthe natural aging process. Its simply a fact of life and nothingcan be done about it. Right? Wrong!

The fact of the matter is that it is not truethat aging and increasing decrepitude walk hand in hand. Considerour animal friends in nature. Do their bodies start to fall apartas they age? Have you ever seen a Cheetah running at full speedhaving to stop due to a pulled hamstring? Why is it that the agingprocess is seemingly so different between our animal relatives andus? Can we learn something from them?

The answer, it wont surprise you, is yes. Thefact of the matter is that all vertebrate mammals posses incredibleself-healing abilities. By instinct all mammals are able to accessthese abilities to keep their bodies in tiptop shape, includinghumans. The problem for human beings is that as our higher brainfunctions become active we lose these instincts. This book is allabout teaching you to regain this animal anti-aging instinct sothat you can rejuvenate your body and feel great again, no matterwhat your age.

Modern medicine, for all its advances, knowsless than 10 percent of what your body knows instinctively DeepakChopra

The human brain is similar to an immenselypowerful computer that controls our thoughts, movements, memoriesand decisions. An evolutionary marvel, it is made up of billions ofbrain cells that send and receive information at the speed oflight. The structures that make up the oldest parts of the humanbrain are largely shared and indistinguishable from our animal(mammal) friends. What makes the human brain unique however is itsimmense size. In fact our brains are three times larger than thebrains of similar sized mammals. The reason for this is thecerebral cortex (otherwise known as the cortical part of the brain)which is extremely developed in humans and therefore quite large.Located on the outside of the brain the cortex grants us theability to mull over the past, prepare for the future, and analyzeabstract situations and problems. This part of the brain is whatreally makes us human and gives us the brainpower to createeverything from striped toothpaste to airplanes. In life, however,it is often the case that for every positive, no matter how great,there is often a negative and it is true in this case as well.Although our reliance on our cerebral cortex brings many benefitsit also limits us in that it can overwhelm our more basic instinctsfrom our more ancient subcortical brain. This is why so many ofsuffer from increased aches and pains as we age.

To better understand this concept it is helpfulto look at the brain as a computer. The cerebral cortex, orcortical parts of the brain, is like the RAM in a computer in thatit readily accepts new instructions to be carried out. When you arelearning something new for the first time, such as swinging atennis racquet, this is the part of the brain you are using.

The subcortical part of the brain is like thefirmware or ROM parts of a computer. Instructions are much morepermanent here and are much harder to change. Bodily functions suchas keeping your heart beating and regulating your breath arecontrolled here. Automatic reactions such as instantly pulling yourhand back if you touch a hot stove are rooted in your subcorticalbrain. When you accidently touch a hot object you dont have tothink about it. Instead, your subcortical brain takes over in orderto save you from danger. These kinds of instructions were likelyprogrammed into our brain during caveman times and they haventchanged much since then.

How does this knowledge of the cortical andsubcortical parts of the brain relate to rejuvenating your body?Heres how. As you live your life you will experience both mentaland physical trauma. For example most of us have had the experiencewhere we have attempted to lift a heavy object only to feelanything from a twinge to an intense pain from our back. This isobviously an example of physical trauma. What is going on here isthat our conscious, cortical part of our brain is attempting tocarry out an instruction to lift a heavy object. However the objectyou are lifting is too heavy and the possibility exists that youmight injure yourself. This is where the subcortical brain takesover in order to protect you. Without you having to think about ityour back muscles spasm or seize up and you drop the heavy object.This kind of reaction is exactly the same kind of response you getif you were to touch that hot stove. Without thinking yoursubcortical brain instantly reacts to protect you from harm.

Although it is typically a slower processemotional trauma can have the same physical effect on your body.For example, lets say you are facing a tight deadline at work thatyou are worried you might miss. Although the trauma you areexperiencing is purely mental your sub cortex will attempt toprotect you in a physical way. This is why various muscles willtense up and you are much more vulnerable to conditions like backspasms when you are stressed. Once again your subcortical brain issimply trying to protect you.