Foam Rolling: RELEASE The Suboccipitals
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2m 42s
Foam Rolling to Release the Suboccipitals
6–8 Minutes | Nervous System Reset | Jaw + Neck Decompression
This is not just neck rolling. This is circuit-breaker work for your brainstem.
The suboccipitals are four tiny muscles at the base of your skull that quietly hold your head up all day. Screens, stress, jaw clenching, forward posture… they tighten like a clenched fist. When they grip, you may feel headaches, jaw tension, shallow breathing, or that “stuck in my head” sensation.
In this session, we gently position the foam roller at the base of the skull and allow gravity, breath, and micro-movement to soften these deep stabilizers.
Focus Points:
• Slow nasal breathing to downshift the nervous system
• Minimal pressure, maximal awareness
• Small yes/no head nods to find restriction
• Relax the jaw, soften the tongue
• Let the weight of the skull surrender
You are not mashing tissue. You are inviting the brain to feel safe enough to let go.
Expect subtle shifts: clearer vision, deeper breath, warmth down the spine, less jaw gripping.
This pairs beautifully before mobility work, before sleep, or anytime you feel compressed at the top of your spine.
Move light. Release deep.
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