Power Cushion with Neck Support - Soft Density

Power Cushion with Neck Support - Soft Density

Build a strong and healthy body by exercising with the Power Cushion — with the neck supported from the first repetition.

This listing pairs the blue Soft-density Power Cushion with the matching blue Soft-density Neck Support Attachment, so the two pieces are matched in the same firmness and work as one setup. The cushion positions the trunk; the attachment keeps the cervical curve supported while the anterior core does its work.

Why the two belong together

Eileen puts it plainly in her Spinal Fitness book: many people do not yet have the cervical strength to comfortably hold the head during early sessions. If the neck is working harder than the mid-back, that is the signal to start with support for the neck.

The neck support attaches to the Power Cushion to keep the cervical curve supported while the anterior core works — the head held in its proper relationship to the spine instead of hanging unsupported through every repetition. It positions the neck, with support, as if it already has good posture, so the trunk work can proceed without the head leading the movement.

Who the Soft density is for

This blue Power Cushion is the soft density. Blue is soft across the line, so the color tells you the firmness before you read the label. It is the firmness used for individuals with injuries, pain, soreness, and stiffness. In the book’s set-up rules the same principle governs every piece of the system: start with the softer option for stiff, painful, injured, or highly guarded spines.

Density is not a comfort preference — it is an intensity lever. A firmer or larger fulcrum creates greater curvature demand and therefore greater intensity even with the same body weight. That means intensity can be progressed independently of repetitions, which matters for anyone who cannot yet tolerate more reps but is ready for a deeper curve. The Power Cushion is made in two densities: this blue Soft, and the orange Medium, the firmer fulcrum and the step up from here.

When in doubt, start smaller and softer and earn progression through the sequence: time tolerance first, then diameter, then density. The goal is a supported curve without pain, pinching, numbness or tingling, or breath restriction.

How the pair works

The Power Cushion, along with its corresponding training exercises, is designed to let the user strengthen and condition the abdominal musculoskeletal complex. It is essential for athletic ability and health that exercise develops the proper abdominal musculoskeletal complex and segmentally places the individual joints into the correct position. Training with the Power Cushion achieves both of these things.

Doing a sit-up with the Power Cushion helps to train the muscles, as well as the bones to which those muscles are attached. The Power Cushion supplies the correct exercise effect while also optimally positioning the spine to safely function with strength. While performing the pelvic tilt with the Power Cushion, the joints of the abdominal musculoskeletal complex are segmentally placed into a position that is orthopedically correct.

The neck half of the pair answers a different problem. A spinal disc is passive, like a ligament. It does not stretch much and has a passive stabilization, which means it is not strong. The only way to effectively protect the neck is to get the correct shape and posture by exercising and strengthening the muscles. People often forget about the importance of neck health, leaning forward and looking down all day long — and reversing the effects of those repetitive motions is what gives the neck and back their ideal shape and posture. The attachment holds that shape while you train.

Set-up: the non-negotiables

Before you count reps, you earn the setup. The setup is what makes the movement corrective instead of provocative.

• Choose the right density. Start with the softer option for stiff, painful, injured, or highly guarded spines.
• Positioning. Sit so your buttocks are directly touching the Power Cushion with zero gap.
• Feet anchored, knees bent. Find a stable base so the trunk can move without hip shifting.
• Breathe to initiate motion. Inhale to recline and expand; exhale to return and contract.
• Start tall. Sit upright with a neutral head position and your trunk lightly pressed into the Power Cushion.
• Recline on the inhale until the trunk has traveled back to roughly a 45° angle.
• Upward phase. Think “rib to hip.” Lead with the chest, not the head.

My experience

Supporting the neck during core work is not a luxury — an unsupported cervical curve under load is how good exercises acquire bad reputations. I match the support’s density to the user the same way I match their lying rolls: comfort first, firmness as the practice matures. And before anyone counts a repetition, they earn the setup — buttocks against the cushion with zero gap, feet anchored, knees bent. That is the difference between a movement that corrects and a movement that provokes, and pairing the two blue Soft pieces is how I hand someone a setup that is already right on day one.

What comes in the pair

• Power Cushion — Soft density, blue
• Neck Support Attachment — Soft density, blue

Learn the exercises before your first session

Use the Power Cushion to properly perform the sit-up and pelvic tilt exercises. Visit the following links and/or download the free PDFs to learn how to correctly do these exercises with the equipment:

• Ab Exercises for Bad Back: The Correct Sit-Up
• Lower Back Strengthening Exercises: Power Cushion
• Neck Strengthening Exercises PDF Guide: Neck Flexion

The Neck Flexion supports movement through a range of motion while in an upright position, with the goal of developing resistance from horizontal forces against the neck muscles. Your lower back will develop a curve if you perform this exercise correctly. It can be done with your bare hands or with the Neck Shaper (recommended) — gripping the Neck Shaper with the bar attachment maintains ideal body symmetry and prevents any uneven application of resistance. The same idea of positioning the spine as if it already has good posture runs through the whole system — the approach Eileen learned from Dr. John Scherger, her own chiropractor and teacher.

After using the Power Cushion, athletes have said...

• “I feel taller, lighter and stronger.”
• “I feel like I could run through a wall, my back feels strong.”
• “My speed and flexibility in my hamstrings have improved. I feel like I am running effortlessly.”

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