Keep Playing: The Release → Reset → Rebuild™ Method for Lifelong Guitar Playing
KEEP PLAYING
Play better. Move Freer.
Still Playing Through Tension?
You’re not alone. Many adult guitarists struggle with hand tension, stiffness, discomfort, especially after 40. You’ve tried posture tips, splints, stretching. Nothing seems to click.
This book changes that. Keep Playing is your 219-page guide to finally understanding how movement patterns contribute to tension, where stiffness originates, and how to adapt your playing for comfort and confidence without fear, strain, or second-guessing.
What You’ll Get Inside:
For just $39, you receive full access to the essential tools you need to regain confidence and play for decades:
I. Full-Body Awareness & Self-Study
- Stop Guessing: Use six movement and tension self-checks (including the Posture Review, Fascial Assessment, and Nerve Mobility Check) adapted from the author's extensive anatomical experience to explore the unique patterns and restrictions that contribute to tension.
- The Three Systems: Understand how your Structural (fascia, joints), Functional (posture, movement), and Neural (tension, sensitivity, mobility) systems all contribute to and hold the keys to optimizing your comfort.
- Identify Common Patterns: Learn about the three most common movement compensations (like shoulder blade imbalance and upper back stiffness) that often correlate with tension in the wrist and hands further down the chain.
II. Strategic Technique and Movement Mastery
- Targeted Routines: Get the complete Release–Reset–Rebuild™ framework applied specifically to six common areas of tension and discomfort in adult musicians (including forearm tightness, wrist stiffness, and shoulder stability issues).
- Posture Optimization: Learn the Systematic Postural Optimization 4-Phase Method to ensure you set your foundation right every time you play.
- Technique as Adaptation: Learn how small, consistent changes in fretting and picking technique can drastically reduce strain, as technique is the single most modifiable factor in playing-related tension.
III. Customized Care for the 40+ Musician
• Joint Adaptation: A dedicated section showing how to adapt your playing to normal age-related changes like stiffness, reduced mobility, and old injuries so you can continue playing with ease at any age.
• The T.O.N.E. Warmup: Use the simple 4-Zone Joint-Friendly Warmup System to prime your hands, shoulders, and neck efficiently before every session.
IV. Ergonomic & Mindset Tools
• Equipment Mastery: Complete the Gear Setup Self-Audit and learn how a professional setup can significantly reduce fretting force.
• Mindset Reframing: Learn evidence informed mindset tools to to break the Fear–Tension Cycle and rebuild trust in your body.
• Confidence Building: Build resilience and overcome the common "confidence dip" by using simple mental strategies to prove to your nervous system that music is safe again.
219 pages of anatomical insight, practical movement, and mindset strategies designed for guitarists.
More than a book: this is a comprehensive ergonomics and movement education system for adult guitarists, informed by 15 years of experience.
You’ll learn to assess your own tension, decode movement patterns, and apply the Release → Reset → Rebuild™ method to optimize your comfort, build your confidence, and find your sound one page at a time.
The Release → Reset → Rebuild™ method — a step-by-step framework informed by anatomical and movement principles to promote ease and restore confidence.
⚠️ Important Disclaimer
The information in this guide is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider for any questions regarding a medical condition or before starting any new regimen.
Why This Guide Is Different:
- Built by a Musician and Movement Specialist with over 15 years of experience, informed by training as a Manual Osteopath.
- Grounded in anatomical principles + real musician experience.
- Not just stretches but a complete step-by-step movement education system.
- Designed for aging bodies, not teenage shredders.
You Don’t Have to Quit Music!
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