A movement is described as an act of physical change in location or position. Story Mapping expands on this by seeing a Movement Range as an intentional movement from a reactive posture to a response posture. For example, when you experience anxiety, check into your body and feel the muscle organization for the moment. Typically, anxiety is felt as 1 constriction in the chest, 2 shallow breaths, 3 belly tension. Next, select a response end of the range. For example, 1 relax 2 deep breath 3 Psoas Pulldown. Now you have three Movement Ranges for Anxiety.
The next step is to Work the Range, one at a time. Physically constrict your chest, hold for five seconds, relax the chest and hold for five seconds. Work this range three times. Move to Movement Range #2. Breathe shallow for five seconds, breathe deep five seconds, work the range from shallow to deep three times. Finally, work movement range #3. Tighten up your belly, hold for five seconds. Visualize the Psoas Pulldown for five seconds. Work the range from tightening to lengthening and pulling the psoas down.
Psoas Pulldown Review:
Visualize your spine inside the pelvic bowl. Visualize the psoas as a pulldown split rope. Visualize pulling the split rope down, connecting each hand to the leg sockets, inside the pelvic bowl. This exercise is very similar to a weight room triceps pulldown station.
Finally, string your three movement ranges together for an Anxiety Movement Sequence. Do the sequence to music that resonates with you once or twice a day. This practice trains the mind and body to reset your anxiety attacks when they occur.
