Bodywork Theory and Philosophy
Ultimately, the type of bodywork we provide will come from communication and understanding in the client/therapist relationship. To the best of our ability we approach each session with an open mind and the intention to listen and understand. There are two basic types of bodywork we do:
1. On the floor mat
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2. On the table
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Each comes with their own capacity to cultivate positive change in the body and mind. Regardless of which modality is employed, pressure and heat will affect several layers of tissue and structures. Muscle, connective, epithelial and nervous tissue is worked on with a number frameworks in mind. These are often grouped as "modalities" in the world of bodywork. The modality we often employ, regardless of using the floor or table, is myofascial work. "Myo" means muscle. Fascial meaning the connective tissue that comprises a continuous 3D web within our bodies that wraps around every muscle and every bone, creating a scaffolding the provides the body with structural integrity through tension. Wrapping, knotting, shortening or any general impingement in the fascia affects nearby structures and distant structures. What does this mean?
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It means a tight hip changes how you walk.
Which changes the swing of your body.
This causes your core muscles to develop adaptations.
Your back develops adaptations.
The joints in your ankles change position.
A changing joint position creates new tension.
Tension follows fascial lines and layers.
A thread is pulled through the body.
And that thread is part of the biological fabric of our bodies, the literal tapestry of our being.
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Everything changes slightly and shifts around.
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Constantly, everything is nearly imperceptibly changing.
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Most of our cells renew every 7 years yet we're still us.
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And change isn't bad - just that it can be painful.
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A tight hip isn't a problem to fix because it's a tight hip. It's only a problem if we're always focusing on it. If the pain constantly pulls on our focus and creates a feedback cycle pain. That is how the body is communicating: through pain.
And when the pain persists it becomes chronic. Eventually, left undressed, it becomes a pathology. A state of "dis-ease". Unreleased tension in the body is like a spring constantly under pressure, breaking down quicker than a spring at rest.
Our philosophy is that we aren't healers.
We can't fix you.
And you're not broken.
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Which is easy to forget.
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So we do our best to listen and we work to understand.
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Always remembering,
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-Misha and Simona
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