BodySound Structural Integration: Client Empowered Structural Therapies

	BodySound Structural Integration
	Client Empowered Structural Therapies

Our Bodies in Gravity		The Sleeve Sessions Session 1: Inspiration Session 2: Understanding Our Bodies Session 3: Reaching Out The Core Sessions Session 4: The Foundation Session 5: The Core Session 6: Holding Back Session 7: Getting Our Heads On Straight The Integration Sessions Session 8: Keep Your Feet On The Ground... Session 9: And Your Head In The Clouds Session 10: The Sound Body Now What?: Beyond 10

	Whether you believe that human beings have evolved over millions of years on this planet, or they were created by God, or a god, one thing is agreed upon: the human body is designed to be on this planet, and designed to be here with this planet's gravity. The structural integrity of the human body is therefore necessary to maintain proper function in this regard. In other words, in order to be at ease with gravity and itself, the human body must be aligned as it was designed. Structural Integration is a system of soft tissue therapy (muscles, ligaments, tendons and fascia) developed by Dr Ida P. Rolf almost 100 years ago. It works with the body to reestablish natural alignment and structural integrity, thereby increasing vitality and wellness. The method of Structural Integration is both deep tissue massage and body reeducating movements. The work is built around a belief that past and/or current trauma, both physical, emotional and psychological, can cause imbalances within the human body.
With the belief that the body, mind and spirit are connected, the discussion comes of which one of these is holding onto the trauma? Structural Integration is bodywork, we use the body to access the rest of the complete human. During this process, sometimes memories or emotions arise out of the body's letting go. Some people believe that this is an essential part of the process, I am one of them, tho it is not classically taught as part of Structural Integration training. Of course, sometimes imbalances really do stem from purely physical injuries. We never know the source until it surfaces. Structural Integration is classically taught as a series of ten sessions, each one building on the last and leading to the next, to work the entire human body structure. Often times while going through the series, clients will find that in the time between sessions they will feel tension or discomfort in their bodies in the location that the next session will work. The 10-series is a symptom non-specific, whole body process to reestablish the natural alignment and structure. The ten sessions are usually divided into 3 areas, Hours 1 through 3 are referred to as The Sleeve Sessions. Hours 4 through 7 are thought of as The Core Sessions. Leaving the final 3 hours as Integration Sessions. Often times areas in the body will be found that would benefit from further work. Sessions to help maintain the newfound structural integrity and freedom discovered during the 10-series can also be helpful to clients, as the world is continually offering challenges to our body, mind, heart and spirit.
Sometimes clients will also seek symptom specific therapies, which, while benefitting from the wisdom of balanced structure, can be more useful in some cases, and will not usually affect the entire body structure. However, some symptom specific clients find that their areas of discomfort actually originate in other areas of the body, and end up benefitting from treatment in areas they had thought did not affect their condition. A common example these days is of carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis, which causes pain in the wrists and hands, but often originates in the shoulder girdle or neck being out of alignment, which often leads a structural bodyworker to the hips and pelvis. For this reason, it is often thought that a client should start with a 10-series, and continue from there.
The Sleeve Sessions