STOP USING TOE SEPARATORS & START THIS FELDENKRAIS-STYLE TOES FOOT MOBILITY

Feet are one of the most important body parts, and with Feldenkrais-style toes foot mobility, you can improve your function and feel great too!

In this video, I'm going to show you how to stop using toe separators and start moving your toes in a way that will improve your foot mobility and function. This Feldenkrais-style toes foot mobility will help you feel more mobile and flexible throughout your whole body!

Foot awareness and balance exercise/stretch is a great way to improve your foot awareness and mobility. This exercise is especially important for people who suffer from foot problems or who are prone to ankle sprains.

If you're looking for a great way to improve your foot awareness and mobility, be sure to try this foot awareness and balance exercise/stretch. Not only will you feel better after doing it, but you'll also start to develop better foot awareness and mobility skills as a result!

My name is Taro Iwamoto. I am a Feldenkrais practitioner and movement expert. On my YouTube channel I share videos of exercises, movement lessons, tips and strategies to improve your functions and life! Please consider subscribing to my channel to stay updated on the latest videos. I typically upload videos on Fridays and/or Saturdays (7am PST).

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[TaroIwamoto]

Here's is something very important I want you to know.
Our culture (modernized culture, mostly Western culture) trains us to be disconnected from our bodies. Our culture trains us to view our bodies as external objects as an outside observer. Our culture trains to look to outside experts to fix us, fix our body issues but doesn't train us to connect with our own body, own sensory experience, "listen" to our body, feel our body, and learn from our inner intelligence.

This is cultural influence on our beliefs influences our behaviors. Many people believe that they need more information in order to overcome their limitations and challenges. Many believe that they just haven't found the "right" information yet so keep seeking outside for their answer. Reality is that we have too much information, and we are so disconnected from our own body and experience.

It's easy to view my videos as another exercise video, and approach it from that mindset, that is to approach your body like fixing mechanical parts that lie external to you. Then, you are really missing the point. This is not a conventional way of thinking in Western culture, so it's easy to let my message pass through you. But, don't worry! I am persistent and will repeat over and over and over:) I'm not here to teach you exercises to correct your body structures. I am here to help you connect with YOUR BODY, YOUR SENSORY EXPERIENCE, learn from YOUR BODY, and create a new way of movng, using yourself, being in your body!

This paradigm shift is necessary for transformation, changes in your nervous system, movement patterns, quality of life because your body and mind are one! I really encourage you to keep this message in your mind as you watch my videos and practice movement!

[yarazooom]

when I was a professional dancer, I did this every day. it realigned my toes ankles arches keeping hips happy too. THKU for reminding me to do it again.

[lillyvanmalssen]

I tried these exercises. My feet felt like after a hot bath and a long rest! So relaxed! Will do this every day! Thank you.

[janicebarnnett]

Thank you, Taro. I found this video some months ago, practised then stopped. My toes have stiffened, spaces between closed up, and I am walking tipping my weight onto front of my feet and toes feel numb. Not good so I returned to this video and practised again. I noticed so much more how i have space between my toes, they are not clawing onto the ground, they are not collapsing under and onto themselves ie: third toe and weight is better distributed across the foot at the ball of the foot and also moved back over my heels so i feel better upright posture, more balanced on my feet. This is a great, eye opening exercise with many benefits for me. Thanks again, Taro. I will keep practising and noticing what's happening in my feet, ankles, and toes. I am 77, had ankle problems since childhood, so very lucky to have Feldenkrais assistance. Also, so many other video sites have exercises but I notice your wisdom that the mind/body is a totality and must include retraining with the nervous system. I can see and feel this more and more.
Greetings from Australia. 😊

[anncazares]

Wow, I’ve been wearing a toe separator for several years now bc of a cyst in the ball of my foot. It’s almost crippled/paralyzed my 4th toe and increasingly becoming worse.
This really helped IMMEDIATELY restructure the joints, muscles and fascia for free movement.
I’m gonna do this daily until it’s completely healed.
Thank you so much.
I’m telling my podiatrist about this.
Blessings for sharing this to help people from suffering.
It helps the collective consciousness.
Good karma for you too!

[TaroIwamoto]

my videos (my channel) focus on retraining the nervous system through movement retraining. This is not so much about stretching tight muscles/tendons, etc. People carry so much tension in their bodies including toes and feet and carry those tension habitually into their daily activities and all functional movements including walking. Just as orthotics don't really change flat feet, toe separators don't really change your habitual movement patterns, how you use your toes and feet in your functional movements, thus, you're most likely to carry same habitual tension with or without toe separators. Nothing wrong with using them however. It probably works even better when you combine it with this movement retraining!

[bluesage]

This is the best exercise complex I've ever seen! I've got bunions, foot trauma & fluid around the ankle, sciatica and numbness in the foot and whole leg.. and recently varicose veins also came into play.. . But after doing these exercises my feet felt blissful. Thank you so much.

[CarolDee]

Wow! Look at that flexible foot! Grateful this showed up on my YT feed.

[Hexicka]

Wow! The difference I felt after doing the exercise on one foot was remarkable. My balance on that foot was so much better, the foot felt lighter. Good for loosening my hips, too! Thank you for sharing and for jumping right into it, without long intro.

[angelaagate]

Wow! I can recommend these exercises for anyone who is a runner. I wish I had discovered them years ago, I might have been able to slow down my bunions from forming and the need for painful surgery. I might show these to my friend who suffers with plantar.

[tdhawk]

I have been into exercise and fitness, and studying the science and Eastern Traditions behind it, since I was a kid.... And besides a few martial arts warm up moves, I have NEVER seen anything like these exercises for the feet! These stretches and moves were so challenging for me! (For my feet!) Wow. Blown away by these. Totally makes sense and I think these are so important that I will be sharing your vid with many. Thank you so much🙏🏼

[jojo]

I walk barefoot mostly, and thought I had pretty relaxed feet but this brought them into a state of bliss. I could really feel the difference between the feet after doing just one foot- it felt more open, balanced and connected.
I am currently working for an older woman with mild dementia and terrible hammer toes and messed up feet. She is always losing her toe separators and is not steady on her feet. I am excited to share this with her.

[traceylinmiller]

I normally wear Vibram 5 Finger shoes but recently I started wearing my Kuru's. Yesterday I noticed that after wearing the Kuru's for a few months that I no longer have the spaces between my toes that the Vibram 5 Fingers supports. So this exercise and back to my Vibram 5 fingers for daily wear unless I need the protection and support that the Kuru's provide. This exercise is perfect to do while watching tv at the end of the day when shoes come off. The motion also helps my arthritic ankles. Thanks, Taro.

[uccelloartcamp]

I have had problems with my feet for years and doing this exercise was amazing in relaxing and loosening up everything foot related. I saw a big difference in the spacing and most importantly, I could actually balance on one foot with very little difficulty. That hasn't happened in years! Thanks you for sharing this.

[spinnettdesigns]

Thank you very much!
The biggest thing I got from this video is watching how flexible your feet are, compared to mine. This is very encouraging to me, I’m going to do it. Thanks again 🙏🏻

[blovdevr]

After working on my feet cashiering for a 7 hour evening shift, my feet ache and I have a hard time getting to sleep. This makes them feel way better! Thank you!

[michaeleckert]

This helps .I have noticed a big change in flexibility and gait.Best method I've ever seen.Thank you .

[rastagirl]

I learned this practice with my yoga mentor, (find myself doing this when seated several times a day)and love it!! Such a difference when only one foot is worked. Thank you~

[crystalhealing]

My ayurvedic masseur gives me this massage to my feet he has really large But I love it 😉😆 ps thank you for sharing this video with will be surprised at how good it feels afterwards 🙏💖

[poczytamci]

Amazing how this improved my squats! I finally got all my toes on the ground, usually big one goes a bit off, but after tjis exercise it stayed flat! ❤