Embody Birmingham: Manual + Movement Therapy Group

10/03/2022

The great, powerful, and wise Margaret Pittenger’s (PT/Feldenkrais Practitioner of 50+ years, Embody founding colleague) new book just published! Check it out!

To order:
https://www.betweenbreathandpain.com/
https://a.co/d/8V7OQjM

08/23/2021

03/12/2021

Andrew Brown attended the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration in Boulder, CO in 2005 at the age of 23. Since the beginning of 2006, he has been practici...

10/31/2020

The language of touch binds our minds and bodies to the broader social world. What happens when touch becomes taboo?

10/26/2020

09/16/2020

Every once in a while, some effect of Dr Rolf’s method of Structural Integration is studied!

The full introduction has a nice batch of information regarding the practice.

Introduction: There are multiple theories surrounding the physiological impact of structural integration (SI) with little evidence or research corroborating any of these. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of 10 sessions of SI on fascial tissue (FT) superficial blood perfusion, sti...

09/04/2020

Listen to original audio recordings of Dr. Ida Rolf teaching.

Experience her wit, wisdom and vision of structural integration.

In “Ida Teaches What Does Breath Have to Do With the Sacrum?” she speaks about William Garner Sutherland, DO. She says Sutherland snuck in study of Emanuel Swedenborg.

Sutherland’s theory was that the lungs were not the organ of respiration but that the spine was the organ of respiration. The spine is a pumping device.

Here is the link to our website where the audio recordings are posted. https://www.rolf.org/ida_teaches.php

08/05/2020

"We think if we can make our immune systems stronger, we’ll be better able to fight off this coronavirus, as well as other viral and bacterial pathogens"

07/28/2020

When students learn specific techniques for managing stress and anxiety, their well-being improves across a range of measures and leads to better mental health.

07/20/2020

Honoring & tending to our trauma responses during a pandemic

07/10/2020

For many people, these past few months in lockdown might be the longest they have ever gone without physical contact with a friend – and it’s having an effect on our wellbeing.

07/03/2020

People can feel when surfaces differ by just a single layer of molecules, suggesting new avenues for touch technology.

07/01/2020

Local Physical Therapist Kevin McCoy uses rolfing, a a hands-on therapy that reorganizes the connective tissue within the body, to help his patients heal.

06/26/2020

Cheers to CST. Working with autistic children using CST is an almost daily occurrence at Embody.

Clare Bailey shares how craniosacral therapy has helped her son on the autism spectrum with anxiety and emotional regulation.

06/22/2020

Happiest of Happy Father’s Days to every single one of you. We see you. We appreciate you. We love you. You’re doing great. ✌🏼💛

06/14/2020

Excerpt from Maitland’s new book Embodied Being.
This characteristic of experienced manual therapists is often overlooked and is hard to translate. Honing perceptual skills to see and feel body patterns across the system are a hallmark of the training offered at the .

06/12/2020

Repost • To me bodywork is such a unique and rewarding career path. It demands emotional and physical strength to perform a quality session. It requires me to constantly be learning and it has taught me to be a better listener. Some sessions require more empathy for a client. Some sessions require a lot of strength and endurance. Some require a lot of knowledge in a particular area of the body. Some clients have a lot of energy and it requires me to be extra grounded so I don’t take their energy on as my own. Some clients require attention in areas of their bodies that have become dormant. Some clients simply want somebody to give them their undivided attention and just hold space. The reward is seeing clients walk into my office seeking to take better care of themselves and watching them leave more alive, capable, and with a better relationship with their mind and body. I’ve missed helping people heal.
I use a variety of methods geared towards helping clients on an individual basis. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or are interested in how my work could be beneficial to you.
@ Embody Birmingham: Manual + Movement Therapy Group

06/03/2020

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