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Workout 3 — The Neck Block
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The cervical block — the neck. The bridge between 'I want to say this' and actually saying it. This is a 17-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...
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In this lesson you will learn:
- The cervical (neck) block stores what the jaw block couldn't release — unspoken feelings, stifled expression
- Ilana shares her own story of speaking up in a restaurant as a real-world metaphor for releasing this block
- Work is gentle neck mobilization followed by dance-movement with attention to how the throat feels