08/21/2025
September Class
In human embryonic development, the primitive streak is essentially this structure that forms on what will become the embryo’s back. It shows up around the beginning of the third week of development. And it’s really the first sign that the embryo is starting to lay out its body plan. It’s like the blueprint for how the body is going to be organized.
From the primitive streak, cells start to migrate and form different layers of tissue—this is the process of gastrulation. Those layers will eventually turn into all the different tissues and organs of the body.
So when people say the fetus sort of “erupts” from the primitive streak, they’re describing how this initial streak is where a lot of the body’s fundamental organization begins. It’s kind of like the starting line for how the body unfolds from a very simple cluster of cells into a complex human form.
There’s this kind of universal or morphogenic field—almost like a template of the ideal human form—that guides early development. And then, yes, as development continues, the specific genetic code of the individual starts to shape unique characteristics, making each person distinct.
In other words, you can think of it as if there’s a basic blueprint or an energetic pattern that’s pretty universal, and then as development goes on, the genes you inherited from your parents fine-tune all the details—like your eye color, your height, and all those individual traits.
So it’s definitely fair to say that this viewpoint sees early development as a blend of a universal pattern and then the personal genetic coding adding its own flair. It’s kind of a neat mix of the universal and the individual.
How this applies to the upcoming class. 0ver the last 26 years i’ve studied many different styles and systems of bodywork many coming from the Osteopathic tradition. A.T.Stiles the father of osteopathy made a statement to treat a human put your hands on the body and the body and it will tell you what to do. It wasn’t until recently I truly began to understand the profound meaning of this statement. The body is a symphony of many frequencies and many subtle movement patterns. Motility is the name used to describe many of these patterns. There is the CRI cranial rhythm impulse which is about a 4 to 6 second cycle rhythm. There is mid tide which is about a 12 to 14 cycle rhythm in long tide, which is a 50 second rhythm. I found when you can feel these rhythms you can use them to guide the body to make profound therapeutic changes. I’ve also discovered what I call synchronizers which allow the body to appreciate dynamic still points that elegantly balance structures like a pelvis, sacrum, coccyx, etc., by way of the innate intelligence of the body.
The upcoming class, we will learn the basic three algorithmic posteral patterns of the body that are shaped by an unbalanced diaphragm. We’ll learn to feel and use these motilities to return the body back to the perfect blueprint of pain-free health and full functional movement .Class begins September 1.
