Hey Ken, really great site you have here, I thought i'd share a few thoughts wrt your biomechanical model of collapse
So 2 months ago, I came across the TRE = Trauma Releasing Exercise, and to summarise, I began to conceptualise the idea of trauma = undischarged tension = happiness. So I conceptualised this model as a way of becoming happier as I realised unhappiness was in fact simply a form of physical tension/contraction/tightness in the body. And then of course, it was quite simple to also extrapolate that physical tension/trauma causes a lot of physical problems.
Your model approaches this from a different perspective of biomechanical structure = physical health = happiness, although your posts are more focused towards physical health and structure
To throw out some thoughts, consider that the 'prior' principle to biomechanical structure (physics) is in fact, metaphysics (spirituality). Why does biomechanical structure degrade? due to wrong metaphysics of stress-tension-struggle. in a chronic state of tension, the physical body goes into a state of tension which is always contraction, constriction, tightness. Thus, your insights on stretching and expansion have in fact come upon the same conclusions. and the opposite of tension is relaxation-surrender-love which always means expansion, relaxation, ease, smoothness, loosening, and in your terms, stretching and inflation.
So perhaps the optimal, direct, and most effective way is to physically relax-stretch-expand-loosen.
But I believe you have discovered a very amazing way to partially 'solve' this issue from a bio-mechanical perspective.
If you consider how physical tension contracts into the body inwards, it seems very difficult to find a way to 'expand' it since the surrounding skin sheaths the body. how do you loosen or open a closed system? You have found the one, accessible way which is through the mouth-jaw. The mouth provides the 'opening' to the closed system to 'expand' the biomechanical structure from within. Furthermore, since it is in center-close proximity to the neck and skull which are arguably the most important and influential parts of the body, biomechanical adjustments to the jaw (and also the neck and skull) have a disproportionate effect on the body. We could even consider the 'jaw' to be the true-center of the head.
(the other opening is through the anus HAHA and I believe that in the future, someone might be able to find a biomechanical-adjustment for lower body problems through the anus)
So I believe you have found the one way to partially 'solve' on the biomechanical level, the issue of aging, healthy and happiness. Your other points on stretching etc are also right on point and in line with TRE.
I haven't read all your posts (only up to feb), but it may interest you that other TRE movements include tremoring, shaking, vocalising, flexing, tensing, although stretching is definitely a very big component of TRE movements.
I say its a partial-solve as I believe the 'complete' solution lies with metaphysics/ spiritual enlightenment- relaxation, love, oneness. But its still a very insightful and helpful model since it is going to be way more accessible and acceptable to people stuck in materialist worldview.
My current practice with TRE is quite simple - I simply focus on my bodymind and allow it to make whatever movements it needs to 'discharge tension' from the system. For myself personally, my right suboccipital is my main source of tension so my body focuses a lot of the TRE movements there, though the movements also move through other spots of tension in the body and include shaking, flexing, tremoring and vocalising. So rather than consciously or deliberately trying to 'stretch' particular spots of tension, I let the bodymind guide the entire process of tension-discharge
Hi, im waiting for my Reviv 1 to arrive. However, what concerns me is that I have tori on my mandible.& they're pretty big...im hoping the device will work.
So its important to note that i have a very different definition of the 'end' than anyone else you'll hear out there. And it's from what i experienced years ago.
And it is basically the 'soft tissue end' where i deem that the soft tissue is fully inflated and the entire skeleton and skull are in their correct anatomical position.
And so basically there is a very clear definition of this end which is that you can put a paper towel under your lower lip and there should be no crease. That's it. If any human achieves that i believe they will be in pretty much perfect health with a perfect body and skull.
i usually look at how 'inflated' the skull is, how long the neck is, how good the profile is, the overall posture... these are all pretty good factors for determining how inflated you are.
However it's complex with many variations and so i never like to use some type of measuring system
Most things have gotten about 20% bigger except my height. My height has perhaps improved a little.
But i dont fit into anything that i fit into 4 yrs ago
- shoes dont fit
- pants dont fit... less the waist and more the thighs and calves
- shirts dont fit.. looks like spandex around the upper body if i wear
- had to cut off wedding ring from my finger
The 'fast way' is a cycle of stretches i had posted in the skool community. I find that u need to get very fast at this cycle if u want to 'rip thru the skin'
THe key is to find and eliminate tightness whereever u find it anywhere in the body and face/jaw.
everything sort of inflated.. but i have a lot less fat (ie. very hard to pinch anything on my body), im more flexible, a lot stronger) and it kinda feels like im on my way into turning into a viking lol
Shared this with my mom hahaha
But...my head is already big 😞
well the head should remodel and have the correct dimensions etc over the longer term with this process
It doesnt exactly only expand
As a stretch therapist, I completely understand this! Amazing article!
Hey Ken, really great site you have here, I thought i'd share a few thoughts wrt your biomechanical model of collapse
So 2 months ago, I came across the TRE = Trauma Releasing Exercise, and to summarise, I began to conceptualise the idea of trauma = undischarged tension = happiness. So I conceptualised this model as a way of becoming happier as I realised unhappiness was in fact simply a form of physical tension/contraction/tightness in the body. And then of course, it was quite simple to also extrapolate that physical tension/trauma causes a lot of physical problems.
Your model approaches this from a different perspective of biomechanical structure = physical health = happiness, although your posts are more focused towards physical health and structure
To throw out some thoughts, consider that the 'prior' principle to biomechanical structure (physics) is in fact, metaphysics (spirituality). Why does biomechanical structure degrade? due to wrong metaphysics of stress-tension-struggle. in a chronic state of tension, the physical body goes into a state of tension which is always contraction, constriction, tightness. Thus, your insights on stretching and expansion have in fact come upon the same conclusions. and the opposite of tension is relaxation-surrender-love which always means expansion, relaxation, ease, smoothness, loosening, and in your terms, stretching and inflation.
So perhaps the optimal, direct, and most effective way is to physically relax-stretch-expand-loosen.
But I believe you have discovered a very amazing way to partially 'solve' this issue from a bio-mechanical perspective.
If you consider how physical tension contracts into the body inwards, it seems very difficult to find a way to 'expand' it since the surrounding skin sheaths the body. how do you loosen or open a closed system? You have found the one, accessible way which is through the mouth-jaw. The mouth provides the 'opening' to the closed system to 'expand' the biomechanical structure from within. Furthermore, since it is in center-close proximity to the neck and skull which are arguably the most important and influential parts of the body, biomechanical adjustments to the jaw (and also the neck and skull) have a disproportionate effect on the body. We could even consider the 'jaw' to be the true-center of the head.
(the other opening is through the anus HAHA and I believe that in the future, someone might be able to find a biomechanical-adjustment for lower body problems through the anus)
So I believe you have found the one way to partially 'solve' on the biomechanical level, the issue of aging, healthy and happiness. Your other points on stretching etc are also right on point and in line with TRE.
I haven't read all your posts (only up to feb), but it may interest you that other TRE movements include tremoring, shaking, vocalising, flexing, tensing, although stretching is definitely a very big component of TRE movements.
I say its a partial-solve as I believe the 'complete' solution lies with metaphysics/ spiritual enlightenment- relaxation, love, oneness. But its still a very insightful and helpful model since it is going to be way more accessible and acceptable to people stuck in materialist worldview.
My current practice with TRE is quite simple - I simply focus on my bodymind and allow it to make whatever movements it needs to 'discharge tension' from the system. For myself personally, my right suboccipital is my main source of tension so my body focuses a lot of the TRE movements there, though the movements also move through other spots of tension in the body and include shaking, flexing, tremoring and vocalising. So rather than consciously or deliberately trying to 'stretch' particular spots of tension, I let the bodymind guide the entire process of tension-discharge
Hope this is interesting in some way
Hi, im waiting for my Reviv 1 to arrive. However, what concerns me is that I have tori on my mandible.& they're pretty big...im hoping the device will work.
there are a number of folks in our skool that have tori.. check the posts on that and you can ping the people that mentioned it.
If you're not in skool we give 1 month free trial
To join just make a request here
https://www.skool.com/reviv-2885/about
Does it matter if it is dynamic stretching vs. static stretching?
i mainly do static stretching on whatever is tight. Not sure what dynamic is.
Basically to get to the end u need to destroy all tightness in the body and skull
about 3rd party sources im not really sure..
but id written a couple other things related to aging
https://reviv.substack.com/p/what-exactly-is-aging?utm_source=publication-search
https://reviv.substack.com/p/i-dont-think-aging-exists?utm_source=publication-search
So its important to note that i have a very different definition of the 'end' than anyone else you'll hear out there. And it's from what i experienced years ago.
And it is basically the 'soft tissue end' where i deem that the soft tissue is fully inflated and the entire skeleton and skull are in their correct anatomical position.
And so basically there is a very clear definition of this end which is that you can put a paper towel under your lower lip and there should be no crease. That's it. If any human achieves that i believe they will be in pretty much perfect health with a perfect body and skull.
I talk about it here: https://reviv.substack.com/p/i-rip-through-the-soft-tissue-of
i usually look at how 'inflated' the skull is, how long the neck is, how good the profile is, the overall posture... these are all pretty good factors for determining how inflated you are.
However it's complex with many variations and so i never like to use some type of measuring system
Most things have gotten about 20% bigger except my height. My height has perhaps improved a little.
But i dont fit into anything that i fit into 4 yrs ago
- shoes dont fit
- pants dont fit... less the waist and more the thighs and calves
- shirts dont fit.. looks like spandex around the upper body if i wear
- had to cut off wedding ring from my finger
The 'fast way' is a cycle of stretches i had posted in the skool community. I find that u need to get very fast at this cycle if u want to 'rip thru the skin'
THe key is to find and eliminate tightness whereever u find it anywhere in the body and face/jaw.
So you shoe size went up, pants went down shirts fingers grew?
everything sort of inflated.. but i have a lot less fat (ie. very hard to pinch anything on my body), im more flexible, a lot stronger) and it kinda feels like im on my way into turning into a viking lol
oh its available in my skool community for months already. Many people are doing it.
I put everything there.
But it still takes practice to feel adn get good at it
If u dont have skool we give 1 month free trial
To join just make a request here
https://www.skool.com/reviv-2885/about
The page with the info is here https://www.skool.com/reviv-2885/classroom/8ca49f79?md=90728adac0e5463680dc40a43e294104