The term mobilization is used because it involves both relaxation and stretching through strengthening.
Stretching in all directions increases the mobility and flexibility of the spine. Pure flexibilities do not necessarily involve stretching, or vice versa, as in gymnastics, for example, where the spine is relaxed but often pinched or compressed at a specific point. The sequence is a mobilization of the spine because at the same time the postures invite a stretching, a growth, in order to better soften it.
On a physical level, mobilization of the spine, being the structure from which the body expands, has beneficial effects on the placement of the sacrum, the mobility of the lower and upper limbs, the rib cage, the port of the head and the nervous system.
To create this complete mobilization, the sequence varies between a fluid sequence of postures with ground postures held several breaths on the ground. Fluid postures engage muscles, while postures use inner strength to stretch the relaxed muscle.
On the mental level, the back serves as a welcome platform for our experiences that are difficult to bear, we hide there what we do not want to show to others, we call it a "hard" back. On the contrary, a supple and strong back, shows a great openness of mind as well as mental flexibility.
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