A “Stiffnecked People”
The Lord said to Moses, I see this is a stiffnecked people. Now let Me be, that my anger may blaze forth against them and that I may destroy them… (Exodus, 32: 9, 10)
Moses had been up on the mountain top for awhile receiving God s commandments. The people had lost faith in his return - and in God. They built a golden calf to worship and began sacrificing animals to it.
God had just led them out of Egypt, saved them from Pharoh s army and provided for all their needs. Yet just a little delay in Moses return, and they reverted back to their old idol-worshiping ways.
It s not surprising
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What s so important about that particular part of our anatomy - that God should make specific mention of it in His anger?
Take a moment to think about where your neck is located and what function it plays in your life.
Your neck is the vital connecting corridor between the most important
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A surgeon will tell you that there are as many distinct structures in your neck as in all the rest of your body. Air, food, nerve pathways and life-sustaining fluids such as blood and lymph have to pass through this narrow region of your body. And because the structures of your neck are packed so closely together, they require an absolute minimum of excess tension to function at their best.
Clearly its important for your general well being that your neck freely allows what might be called efficient biological connections
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Your head weighs between 10-12 pounds and it is poised at the very top of your neck. I often hand my new Alexander Technique(1) students a sack filled with 12 pounds of sugar and ask them to hold it in their arms for a few moments to get an idea of what this feels like. Most are amazed that they re carrying so much weight on top of the necks.
If your head is lightly balanced on top of your neck, very little muscular effort is
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And if your neck is stiffened, that tightness will cause compensatory tightening throughout the rest of your body, harming your ability to move freely and efficiently - not to mention restricting your breathing, putting pressure on your internal organs, etc.
Think for a moment of people you know who have stiff necks. Watch how they sit, stand and move and you ll see what I mean. Chances are they move comparatively
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And then think of how they adjust to changing circumstances in general and how flexible they are in their thinking. Very likely you ll notice a certain mental rigidity that mirrors their physical stiffness. (It is for good reason that the word stiffnecked is often translated in the Bible as stubborn .)
If we are indeed made in God s image, then it stands to reason that He would be displeased when we would take poor care of ourselves. Stiffening our necks is one of the quickest and surest ways to do just that.
And learning how to release undue tension in our necks is one of the best things we can
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Robert Rickover is a teacher of the Alexander Technique living in Lincoln, Nebraska. He also teaches regularly in Toronto, Canada. Robert is the author of Fitness Without Stress - A Guide to the Alexander Technique and is the creator of The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique at http://www.alexandertechnique.com