What do we do?
Getting the side body open
The simple answer is that we work together to help you find grace in gravity! It gets more complicated when you realize that we all have our unique imbalances and structural failures in our relationship to gravity. We all might have one hip higher, or a shoulder lower or difficulty turning our head one direction. We also inherit a unique DNA blueprint like none ever, so... we not only develop imbalances from our habits, we get some from our parents too! Any therapy trying to create lasting change in this complicated system, would want this holistic consideration. Any patient/client wanting lasting results would also understand that it is their job, out in the world, to hold the change we create in the sessions.
When one seeks out a structural integration (SI) practitioner, they often have tried many other therapies with little long term relief. The thing that makes SI unique is that the client participates directly and actively in their process. For instance, while working on the myofascia of the front leg, I often have the client slowly and softly raise and lower their foot. This movement retrains the inner kinesthetic body and creates a new sense of oneself. After work like this the client often feels odd or weird, like the weight lands on the foot differently. In time, if they keep this feeling, a new habit of movement is formed that can lead to a more integrated body.
When one seeks out a structural integration (SI) practitioner, they often have tried many other therapies with little long term relief. The thing that makes SI unique is that the client participates directly and actively in their process. For instance, while working on the myofascia of the front leg, I often have the client slowly and softly raise and lower their foot. This movement retrains the inner kinesthetic body and creates a new sense of oneself. After work like this the client often feels odd or weird, like the weight lands on the foot differently. In time, if they keep this feeling, a new habit of movement is formed that can lead to a more integrated body.
Drawing the lower leg fascia down toward the heel
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"The human body is a self-correcting system of trillions of cells living together in one continuous coordinated whole. The fasciae (connective tissue, collagen, tendon, ligament, bone, etc.) act as the glue that binds all the cells into a cohesive and integrated organism. This "Living Matrix" is our support against the single largest stress we face...Gravity. Without it we would slump into a puddle of goo and sticks! Fascia invests all parts of our bodies including muscles and tendons, bones, internal organs and blood vessels. Fascia isn't a trivial system, even the nerves, blood vessels, organs and bones are wrapped in bags of fascial membrane, giving them tensile strength and protection. Our is an energetic and tensional matrix that responds instantly to even the most subtle change in our structure." Matthew Williams LMT
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Seems like we are one big fabric!
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