Session 6• Fully lengthen the posterior line of body from heels to skull• Freethebuttocksofpainandmaximizelegrotation• Improvegaitandfootfall• Improvepositionandfunctionofscapulas• Thesomatopsychicthemeisdoingandidentity

Session 7• Maximizethelengthofthecervicalspineandneck Freetheheadandneckfromthechest Releasecranialsutures Releasefacialbonesandmuscles Releasemouthroof/floorandtongue Releasepullsonthetemporomandibularjoint(TMJ) Thesomatopsychicthemeisidentityanddoing

(voicingemotions)

Sessions8,9,10aretheintegrativesessionswhereallof1through7cometogether.Thisisthetimeofoptimalclientawarenessofself,selfinspaceandmovementthroughbody-mindconnection.Itisthetimeforpractitionerandclienttocompleteanenvironmentthatsupportslearning,respectandcompassionthroughteamwork.Clientdesignofsessionsandactivepartici-pationisessentialinthesesessions.Themaingoalof8,9,10istomaximizestructureandfunctionoflegs,pelvis,spine,chest,shoulders,neckandhead.

Asyoucansee,theCOREMyofascialStructuralsessionsareveryspecific,welllaidoutandgoalorientated.Theyareprogressivebynaturemeaningthatonesessionwillleadintothenextandsoon.Thebodyisunwoundinaspecificgoal,problemareaorinjurysite.

CORE MYOFASCIAL BODYWORK

COREMyofascialBodyworkisaspecialized,certifiedsystemofdeep,connectivetissuebodyworkdesignedtoaccessandmakechangestothedeepestlayersoftissueinthebody.Itsfoundationextendsbacktoearly“body-mind”theories fromsuchnotablesasReich,Jung,FreudandPerls.Thesetheorieswerethenputintohealing,hands-onmassageandbodyworkapplicationsmailythroughtheeffortsofearly touchpioneers;theEsalenInstituteofCaliforniaand IdaRolf’sSchoolofStructuralIntegrationinBoulder, Colorado(bothstillinexistence).

Body-mindbodywork–alsocalledsomatopsychicbodywork–statesthatwhateverinputinfluencesthemindwillalsoinfluencethebodyandvisa-versa.Thebodysystemmostaffectedbyexternalandinternalinputistheconnectivetissuesystem.Theconnectivetissuesystemconsistsofsevendifferenttypesoftissue.ThetypemostaddressedbyCOREMyofascialBodyworkisthefasciaandismorepopularlyknownasmyofascialtissue(myo=bone).Itistheall-encompassingtissuethatwrapsthebody,thenthemuscle,integratesintothemuscleandthenbecomesthetendon,theligament,wrapstheboneandthenbecomesthebone.Fasciaalsofillsinspaces,wrapsvessels,nerves,thelymphvessels,organs,stablizesorgansandbonesanddeterminesthestructureandmovementofthebody.Withoutfasciahumanswouldbepilesofskinonthegroundunabletomoveorstand…unabletoexist.

POINTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT FASCIA

• Deepfasciaisthebeddingforthesensorynervoussystem• Fasciaenclosesmuscleandexpandsandcontractswithmuscle

movement• Fasciacanmaintainanexpandedorcontractedstatus• Fasciaregulatesbloodandlymphcirculation• Fasciaconnectsbodysegmentsandisresponsibleforeaseof

movementbetweenthesesegments• Fasciaisthetissuethattraumafirstresidesin.The“buckstops

here.”• Fasciatightensandshrinkstosupportaninjured,weakened

areajustlikeanacebandage• Fasciathatischronicallytightandthickprecludesfurther

injury,lessonsmovement,encouragesinfectionandillness• Fasciaasidefromtraumawillthickenfromoveruseand/or

underuse• Fasciaistheliningofthespinalcord• Fasciawilthickenwithadvancedageinordertoprotectthe

bodyfrominjury• Fasciawillthickenwithnegativethoughtsoffearandanger

COREisatrademarkedname.TheCOREInstituteinTallahassee,Floridaisamassageschoolwheretheaboveoriginatesinnameandinstruction.GeorgeKousaleousisthefounderanddirector.

DarleneBentonisacertifiedCOREMyofascialStructuralIntegrationBodyworker.SheislicensedasamassagetherapistinNewYorkandFloridaaswellasnationallyandhasbeenpracticingmassageforfiveyears.ShemaintainsapracticeinWestPalmBeach,FloridaandAlbion,NewYork.

Paradise Healing ArtsDarleneBenton,MS,LMT

(585)589-5052(NY)(561)512-7818(FL)

NewYorklicensenumber:13237Floridalicensenumber:MA39250

WHERE THERE IS A LACK OF MOTION THERE IS AN ABUDANCE OF EMOTION

Asstatedabove,connectivetissueisaffectedbyinputmessagestothebodyandmindintheformofstressandtrauma.Thesemessagesarephysicaland/oremotional,eitherexternalorinternal.Someexamplesofstressandtraumamessagingaregravity’sweightpull,autoaccidents,physicaloremotionalabuse,fears,negativethoughtsandthegestationprocess.Theresponseofconnectivefascialtissuetotraumaticmessagesisoneoftighteningandthickening.Connectivetissue(fascia)cellswillproduceextracollagenfibersupontrauma,seeminglytosupportanarea.Overaperiodoftimethisthickeningandhardeningwillproduceadversepullsinthebody,throwingitoffbalanceandalignment.It’sinourDNAtosurvive,andthebody-mindwilldowhatithastoseethisthrough.Connectivetissueplaysavitalroleinoursurvival.

It’sawonderfulprotectionsystembutnotwithoutitsfaults.Inmodernlivingourcultureismuchmorecomplicatednowthan60,000yearsago.It’smuchhardernowtofightbackorflee.Sothetighteningandthickeningoffasciawillcontinuetoremainunresolved.Thisiswhereourmoderndaybody-mindproblemsstemfrom.thestatically-thickenedfasciacreatespullsanddistortionsintheinterconnectionsofbonetoboneviamuscle,tendon,andligamentthatimbalancesstructure,hindersinternal/externalmovement,lessensfunctionandcreatespain.Thesavinggraceisthatfasciaisplasticbynatureandoncewarmeditcanbereleasedandre-directed–unlikemuscletissue,whichinherentlycanonlystretchandcontract.

THE ISSUES ARE IN THE TISSUES

ThepurposeofCOREMyofascialBodyworkistoheat,soften,releaseandre-directmyofascialtissue.Oncethebodyisoptimallyrealigned,betterbalance,enhnacedfunction,effortlessmovementandpainreductionispossible.Itisimportanttorememberthatthetruepurposeofmyofascialbodyworkisnotjustintraumarehabilitation,butalsoinmaximizingtotalwellnessandinbringingoneffortlesseffort.COREMyofascialBodyworkiscomprisedoftwodistinctsections.Botharesomewhatsimilarintechniquesbutdifferintheirapplication:COREGeneralMyofascialBodyworkandCOREMyofascialStructuralIntegration.

COREGeneralsessionsareapplicablewhenthereareveryspecificneedsandgoalsandwhentheoverallbodystructureisnotthemainissue.Itisregularlyusedas“maintenance”afterStructuralIntegrationsessionsareover.COREGeneralMyofascialBodyworkisoftenusedafteracutetraumabecomessub-acuteandisalmostneverusedexclusively.Therearemanymodalitiesintegratedsuchasneuromuscularre-education,craniosacraltherapy,triggerpointrelease,isotonicandisometricexercises,myotaticstretchesandresistanceexercises.COREGeneralMyofascialsessiongoalsaretohealinjuries(oldandnew),reducepain,improvestructure,andincreaseflexibilityandfunction.

COREMyofascialStructuralIntegrationiscomprisedof10specificsessions,eachsessionlasting60-90minutes.Thesesessionsareprogressiveinnature,onebuildingupontheother.Theyareparticipantactive,whichmeanstheclientispartoftheprocessofchange.Sessionworkisapplicableforpeoplewhocanonlyaccomplishtheirneedsthroughre-alignment.Theysuffermostlyfrompainandbodilydetachmentfromold,chronictraumas,andthebodynolongerfeelslikeafriendbutlikesomethingforeignandunwanted.Themaingoalsofstructuralintegrationaretobringtheclientbackintotheirbody,heightenphysicalawarenessandconfidence,improvebalanceandfunction,increaseflexibility,andreducepain.Whentheseareaccomplishedwefeelmoreconnectedtoourselves,morecomfortablebeingwhoweareanddoingwhatwedo.Effortbecomeseffortless.Agingbecomesjustabiteasier.

GENERAL GOALS PER SESSION ARE:

Session 1•Improvebreathingandflexibility•Begintosupportmovementtowardsself-reliance (identityorbeing)• Expandandimprovealignmentofhipsandlateralchest•Begintofreethepelvis•Thesomatopsychicthemeisidentity

Session 2•Improvethefoundationofweight-bearingstructures(feet)•Improvetheflexibilityofknees,anklesandfeet•Increaseabilitytomoveforwardwithlesseffort(progress)•Thesomatopsychicthemeisprogress

Session 3•Balancehipandshoulderrelationship•Lengthenthelaterallineofbody•Freeupspacebetweenribsandhips•Lengthenthelinefromshouldertoear•Freeuprotationofthearms•Thesomatopsychicthemeisseparatebeingfromdoing

Sessions4,5,6,7arethemostprofoundsessionsinthesenseofemotionalcognizance

Session 4•Lengthenthemediallineofthelegs•Initiatereleaseofthedeeppelvicstructures•Freekneesandarchesoffeet•Thesomatopsychicthemeisdoingandidentity

Session 5•Lengthenthefrontlineofbodyandpubicbonetosternum•Releasetensionintheabdominalmuscles•Lengthenandbalancedeepmusculatureofanteriorspine

especiallythelumbars•Improveandbalancethepositionofpelvis• Thesomatopsychicthemeisidentity