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Why you can’t rotate like you used to
Your swing feels different. Could it be your rotation?Checking your blind spot now means turning your whole upper body instead of just your head and shoulders. Your golf swing has lost the last twenty degrees of turn it used to have. Reaching into the back seat of the...
Podcast: How the Body Holds Stress
How Fascia, Stress, and Emotion Can Shape the Body Have you ever noticed your body tighten when you’re stressed, or wondered why tension can remain even after a stressful experience has passed? Our bodies respond physically to our experiences. We may shrink when we’re...
Rolfing vs Anatomy Trains Structural Integration: 10 series vs 12 Series Explained
The Origin of Structural Integration You may have heard of Rolfing, named after Dr. Ida Rolf, the founder of structural integration. You may also have heard of the Anatomy Trains Structural Integration series, or ATSI, another school that evolved the SI approach under...
Why your Lower Back and Hip Pain keeps coming back
You've done the stretches. You've iced it, heated it, maybe seen a chiropractor or a physical therapist. For a week or two it feels better. Then you bend over to load the dishwasher or get out of the car wrong and it's back, in the exact same spot in your low back or...
Podcast: How Posture and Body Alignment Affect Breathing
If you think breathing problems are always about your lungs or stress, this podcast offers another way to look at what may be happening. Breathing is something we do thousands of times each day without thinking about it. But posture, body alignment, and long-standing...
Why Chronic Pain Keeps Coming Back
Poor Posture is More Than Just the ShouldersMost people who come to us point to one spot: a hip, a shoulder, a low back that flares with the same chronic pain every few months. It's rarely the whole story. At Somatic Healing & Alignment, we provide structural...
Structural Integration vs. Massage, Chiropractic Care, and Physical Therapy
If you've ever wondered how Structural Integration differs from massage, chiropractic care, or physical therapy, this podcast is a great place to start. The goal of this conversation is to help listeners better understand the differences between these approaches and...
Why Movement Feels Labored: Rotational Relationships in the Human Body
Poor Posture is More Than Just the Shoulders Rotational movement and the human body share a complex relationship, one that makes movement feel labored in the average person. When you observe fellow people while people watching, you often notice a lack of movement in...
Podcast: Anatomy Trains & Deep Front Line
If you’re looking to better understand how your body is connected and supported, this podcast is a great place to start. It's a quick listen that explores one of the core ideas behind Structural Integration: your body functions as a connected system. This AI-guided...
Structural Integration for Shoulder Pain: A Myofascial Approach
Why do I have shoulder pain? "I have times where I can’t move my arms due to my shoulder pain. I carefully alter my movements to not hurt my shoulder. I often can’t reach overhead." Chronic shoulder tension and discomfort, also known as myofascial shoulder pain drives...