SECTION I: IMPROVING INDIVIDUAL AREAS

          This section looks at the treatment as a therapy, to correct specific problems such as occur in arms, legs and shoulders, and how to greatly increase flexibility and breathing capacity.  It explains how tightness accumulates in the body and how this treatment is exceptionally effective in detecting and correcting it.
           This section points out that tightness is not just a local condition, but that, because our muscles and bones are all interconnected, tightness anywhere in the body creates tightnesses in many other areas, too.  It then explains how this treatment corrects the causing tightnesses as well as their painful effects.
 

SECTION II:  IMPROVING THE WHOLE BODY

            This section describes the whole-body effects of Structural Integration.  It takes the treatment beyond the level of therapy for any specific problem to show us how we can systematically transform the entire body structure so it functions at a higher level: less pain and stiffness, greater agility, more endurance, shorter recovery time and a lower level of stress.
             From a therapy viewpoint, this section describes how many back, neck and shoulder problems are not just local stiffness but are caused by a structural misalignment in the whole body.  And we learn how improving the whole body as a unit improves all the individual parts much better than trying to do a group of local treatments only.
           This section includes an explanation about how the treatment improves body physiology and metabolism as well as structure.  And it describes the steps of the actual process along with what improvements occur from its dif­ferent phases.
 

SECTION III:  GETTING WORKED ON

           This section begins by summarizing the key points and unique features of Structural Integration.  And it gives you background information about its origins and the training and specialties of practitioners.  It will give you some information about me, too.  It then provides you with very helpful infor­mation about how to locate practitioners and suggests what to ask them in order to find one who's good for you.
              This section also includes a long chapter that describes any discomforts or pains people might have during the work and how you can do things for yourself before, during and after a session to make it comfortable and get good results.  This chapter also explains how you can develop your abilities, to better sense what is happening in your body, and then to articulate what you’re experiencing in your expression to others.  As part of this development, you can also improve your interpersonal communication skills and self-confidence.

             
 SECTION IV: HOW TO USE STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION
WITH OTHER THERAPIES, AND FOR PERSONAL AND PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT

           This Section describes the differences between Structural Integration Bodywork and some other tension releasing treatments: massage, trigger point therapy, acupressure and acupuncture.  It explains some of their unique features and benefits, and tells you how to use them in combination with this treatment.
          It specifically points out that they don't lengthen fascia much, nor create structural alignment, but what they do accomplish can help us get structurally aligned with the Bodywork easier, and "tune us up" afterward.  Conversely, after we've had the Bodywork, these other treatments are more effective; they can do more of what they're designed to do.
            This Section also describes how Bodywork is compatible with chiropractic, surgery, psychotherapy and movement education.  In fact, it points out how it makes them more effective, too.  And it even explains how Bodywork helps with headaches, colds and other physical problems caused by tension.  In many cases of back pain, it can eliminate the need for surgery.
             This Section concludes with two chapters that go into detail about personal development and self-expression.  Bodywork, all by itself, significantly improves psychological well-being, it increases our powers of verbal and movement expression, it improves intuition and creativity, and it enables us to get more out of personal growth workshops and business seminars.  I've briefly introduced some body oriented psychotherapy techniques, some movement education methods and some awareness development processes.  These can be done both to increase the benefits we get from the Bodywork, and to take advantage of the improvements that the Bodywork has made in our physical structures and energy flows.
 

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