The other day I was asked why I chose to learn structural integration. After all, I had a successful practice teaching classes and working with clients one on one with movement and breathing exercises. And while my clients were experiencing profound improvements in range of motion and general well-being, what I realized is that specific hands-on structural integration bodywork made more and longer-lasting changes.
One of my teachers tells a story of working with her client and her client’s physical therapist. The physical therapist was taking her client through standard ranges of motion, in this case with her shoulder, and the client was having trouble - because she was running into restrictions in her tissue. The therapist kept pushing her client until finally my teacher put her hand on the therapists shoulder and explained, “if she could, she would.”
And what I have found to be true is that with hands-on releasing of adhesions of connective tissue and facilitating people to become more kinesthetically and neurologically aware of specific areas of their body (and relationships with other areas), they then can replace habitual patterns of doing things with new and improved ways of moving (and living).
I have been amazed personally how after receiving the 11 series by a quality practitioner, I have returned to familiar activities such as yoga, running, plyometrics, hiking, and really anything I pursue with what feels like a brand new body. My range and ease of movement are fun and inspiring for me and I enthusiastically share what I have learned both professionally and through my personal experience with my clients.
I facilitate people getting back to and more fully enjoying their favorite activities with an 11 series process of hands-on structural integration bodywork and movement lessons. If you are interested in learning more about how I work and why my work is unique, please call to schedule your introductory session.
Stephanie Fish
Founder of Alignment First
Structural Integration/Fitness, Bio-optic Holography, Aston for Yoga
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