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Workout 2 — The Jaw Block

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The oral block — jaw and mouth. The segment that stores what you didn't say out loud. This is a 18-minute somatic dance-movement session from Ilana Sukhorukova's Body Awakening program, rooted in Wilhelm Reich's seven-segment theory of body-held emotional tension. The work of this session is to bri...

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In this lesson you will learn:

  • The oral block is jaw, mouth, and throat — the segment that holds words you didn't say
  • Work includes jaw mobilization, mouth movement, sound release, and spontaneous dance flow
  • Ilana asks you to notice when in your life you've suppressed speaking up, and to bring that to the movement