Sructural Balancing is an integrated system of deep tissue body work and movement education designed to release chronic tension and stress and realign the body.

Structural Balancing is a specific focus in each session with a series of 10 sessions. It is a system of bodywork that integrates and rebalances the whole body, returning it to a more aligned, relaxed, youthful state. To fully understand Structural Balancing, you must gain an understanding about connective tissue and how the force of gravity effects our movements. It is learning about the integrity of living inside your body optimally.

We recognize a lot of pain and tension is a result of overall imbalances in our body patterns - the way we move and posture. This results from connective tissue (fascia) which under continual stress, habitual patterns of movement, an accident, lack of movement, ongoing emotions and attitudes, becomes rigid and layers begin to glue together causing "knots" or pain and tension.

We don't get this way over night. When we think of aging we think of shrinking and shortening. As different aspects affect our lives, more and more of these patterns becomes ingrained into our form and we lose freedom of movement. Gravity pulls on us and there we go… we get shorter and shrink. This is the average process, although we can redirect this process by becoming structurally aware and structurally balanced by therapeutic body work.

The healing process is like peeling an onion, it goes layer by layer. You can't expect to undo something that took years or months to develop. Layer by layer, Structural Balancing approaches the body in a three part series: First is Superficial sessions (1-3) dealing with muscles near the surface have to do with breathing, standing up and reaching out. Second are the core sessions (4-7) dealing with the most intrinsic deeper musculature of the body, assisting us in fine motor movement of grace and fluidity with issues around control and surrender, gut feelings, holding back feelings and intellectual development. The last three sessions (8-10) are integrative of both superficial and core layers but also the entire body. These sessions are customized for the unique pattern of the individual.

The ultimate goal from Structural Balancing is living life with ease, balance and integrity. When your body's in balance your whole life works better.