A note on sessions four and five: these sessions deal with the organisation of the inner (medial) line. There is too great an area to be covered in one session and so it is divided into two; one lower and one upper session. For this reason the two sessions should be scheduled no more than a week apart.
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, this time we focus on the inside (medial aspect) of the leg from the ankle to the pelvis and onto the structures of the pelvic floor. Our aim is to bring balance to the centre of the body through correct relationship of the feet and legs to the pelvis.
The health of the pelvic floor is vital to the functioning of the reproductive and excretory systems. It affects the way in which the internal organs arrange themselves and support each other. As the pelvic floor gains support and balance through the work of this session, the tone changes within the internal organs, bringing new neurological and functional balance. |
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Session Five: Front Torso
Work continues from the pubic bone up the front of the body to allow length and lift through the centre of the torso. In this session we separate and balance the superficial and deep structures of the abdomen.
Specifically, we aim to activate the large, deep muscle, the psoas, whose function is often overridden by its superficial counterpart, the rectus abdominis. We work the fascia of the large rectus abdominis muscles and their attachments to the pelvis and ribcage. The fascia of the abdomen is lengthened and work is then directed at relaxing the psoas muscle to allow it to lengthen the lumbar region and provide smooth transition in leaning forward, standing and walking. |
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Session Six: Hips and Back
In this session work is directed at lengthening the deep muscles of the back and hips, matching the change achieved in the front in session five. Depending on your structure, the session may start with a little work to relax your neck or the front of your thighs before we begin the work on the back of your body.
The area covered will be from your feet to your neck, with the majority of work being performed on the legs and around the pelvis. During this session, any tension causing the coccyx to be pulled out of alignment will be addressed and the freedom gained by the sacrum allows 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 begin the session by working on the fascia of the arms and continue into the upper thorax, neck and head. We encourage the cranium to open and settle onto the spine without constriction and 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 to the pelvis and up into the higher 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
The upper girdle session will have the aim of balancing the shoulder girdle and relating it to the body core. As with session eight, movement cues will be used to integrate the movement, this time of the arms to the shoulders and thorax and of the shoulders to pelvis. A little work will be done to reinforce the leg integration. In doing so, both girdles will be connected via the core; movement and energy will be primed to flow through the integrated body.
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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. We focus on your individual needs with relation to these things and integrate the fascial planes through multi-directional balancing.
In the tenth session, whilst the touch of your practitioner is delicate, your involvement comes from the core using deep, intrinsic muscles. The final integration comes from your developed awareness of the subtle movements of these intrinsic muscles. |
At this stage we should reiterate 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. It will take months before your body stops changing. Around six months after the completion of your tenth session, you may want to return for some post-ten work.
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.
