The following summary of the ten-series provides us with a general map of what you might expect of the sessions. The series was devised such that each session builds upon the last and prepares the body for the next.
Sessions 1 to 3: Superficial Layers |
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Session One: Space and Breath
This first session focuses on creating more space for all the blocks of the body; freeing the lungs to allow fuller breath and easing the superficial layers of the shoulders and hips. This is accomplished by organising the superficial tissue around the ribcage, arms, shoulder and pelvic girdles.
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Session Two: Footwork
Next we provide a competent foundation for the body and add length to the back. The structures of the feet and lower legs are differentiated and aligned to better support the body in gravity.
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Session Three: The Sides
Now we work on the sides (lateral aspect) of your body to separate the front of the body from the back. In this session we do further work on the shoulder and pelvic girdles to allow them greater freedom and independence.
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Sessions 4 to 7: Deeper Layers |
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Session Four: Inner Legs (ankle to hip)
We return to the legs in this session, working on the inside of the leg to bring balance to the centre of the body through correct relationship of the feet and legs to the pelvis.
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Session Five: Front Torso
In this session we separate and balance the superficial and deep structures of the abdomen to allow length and lift through the centre of the torso.
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Session Six: Hips and Back
In this session we work to lengthen the deep muscles of the back and hips, matching the changes achieved in session five. To allow the pelvis to 'breathe'.
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Session Seven: Neck and Head
All the work we've done so far has been necessary before we can concentrate on the neck and head. We encourage the cranium to open and settle onto the spine without constriction to establish a "breathing" cranium to match a "breathing" pelvis.
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Sessions 8 to 10: Integration and Overall Function |
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Session Eight: Lower Body Integration
For around 90% of us, session eight will focus on the lower body. Throughout the session, movement cues help to integrate the movement of the legs towards the core structures. For the 10% or so of clients whose upper body would benefit most from work at this stage, the work described in session nine will be performed now, with the lower body integration being done in the ninth session.
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Session Nine: Upper Body Integration
In the upper girdle session, we aim to balance the shoulder girdle and relating it to the body core. As with the lower girdle session, movement cues will be used to integrate the movement.
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Session Ten: Whole Body Integration
In this session we relate and balance all that is now available through the work of the preceding nine sessions. The major aims of the tenth session are to establish functioning horizontals with the major joints of the body, to reinforce the integration of the girdles and increase your awareness of intrinsic muscles.
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At this stage we would like to remind you that the ten series is a process and as such the end of the tenth session does not indicate the end of the changes your body will experience.
In the first three sessions we focus on the more superficial layers of connective tissue. Sessions four through seven deal with the deeper layers of the body. The remaining sessions focus on integrating the new order of your body by taking your structure forward into function. Neck and back work are included at the end of every session to balance and integrate the work into the body.
