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Structural Integration is most often the only
bodywork needed to restore functioning to your whole person and release
deep-seated holding patterns. Sometimes, however, a person will gain
additional benefit from deep relaxation and mind/body integration
techniques either before, in conjunction with, or separate from
Structural Integration. Carol and Anne-Marie each have additional
modalities they practice to complement Structural Integration:
Sensory Re-Patterning
This bodywork modality is very playful and gentle.
The
session consists of a series of gentle, rocking, shimmering, or wave-like
motions. Care is taken to move you only within your available and
pain-free range of motion. Clients report how utterly peaceful they feel
afterwards.
The session is designed to impart a sense of a
lighter, freer body on the body’s nervous system. Stiff, tight
bodies melt into softness. It integrates the body and the mind and is a
wonderful stress reduction modality. It is a no-oil alternative to traditional massage modalities but with
effects that are cumulative and lasting. The work can be received in
light clothing if preferred.
CranioSacral Therapy and SomatoEmotional Release
CranioSacral Therapy is a gentle, non-invasive
technique which addresses the functioning of the central nervous system
by working with the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid which surround and
protect the spinal cord and cranium. It assists the body’s natural
healing mechanisms in dissipating the negative effects of stress upon
the central nervous system.
CranioSacral Therapy is helpful with :
- Migraine headaches
- Chronic neck and back pain
- Motor-coordination impairments
- Central nervous system disorders
- Colic
- Autism
- Learning disabilities
- Emotional difficulties
- Stress and tension related problems
- Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
SomatoEmotional Release is a therapeutic process that
expands on the principles of CranioSacral Therapy to help rid the mind
and body of the residual effects of trauma. Joint research efforts by
Dr. John Upledger and biophysicist Dr. Zvi Karni led to the discovery
that the body often retains (rather than dissipates) physical forces.
This is often the result of an accident, injury, or emotional trauma.
The dysfunctional area is isolated, creating what is called an “energy
cyst”. Although a reasonably healthy body can adapt to “energy cysts,”
extra energy is required to perform normal bodily functions. As time
passes, the adaptive pattern of the body loses its effectiveness.
Symptoms begin to appear and, over time, become more difficult to
suppress. The SomatoEmotional Release process requires extreme
sensitivity on the part of the therapist and a positive attitude and
trust from the client/patient.
Movement Education
Movement education is part of every session of Structural Integration
given by our practitioners.
Improper ways of moving are what caused you to develop body imbalances
and seek out help through bodywork like Structural Integration. Most of
us stand, walk, sit and generally move in ways that compress our bodies.
Much of our daily activities put strain in the body. Through movement
education, you will gain new and easier ways of sitting, standing,
walking and just being which will help you from becoming imbalanced
again.
For those who desire or need further movement education, both Carol and
Anne-Marie offer sessions devoted just to exploring movement. We offer
movement lessons either individually or in small groups. The
results of movement education can be as profound and as dramatic
as those achieved through direct physical manipulation. Movement education
informs you how to better keep and deepen the changes made by physical
manipulation by
helping you to discover more efficient ways of using your body.
Visceral Manipulation
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