Recent awareness around health conditions affecting the female reproductive system have been highlighted in the press this week.
Firstly with accounts and individual experiences of women going through endometriosis, and secondly experiences from fibroids.
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BBC: Caesarean births ‘affecting human evolution’ – by Helen Briggs
Recently published research explores the idea that the practice of caesareans over the past 50 years has led to an increase in narrow pelvis size within the population.
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This is one of the most beautiful books, gently exploring qualities and experiences of the body that can unfold through the practice of yoga.
Vanda Scaravelli studied in her early years with B.K.S. Iyengar and T.V.K Desicachar. She went on to develop a profoundly restorative approach to listening and unwinding the body.
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The international Breath of Life Conference brings together pioneering practitioners and scientists involved in grounding breaking research and the application of body-mind therapeutic approaches. It explores key factors that organise how we function, beyond just the physical form, providing a forum and meeting place for exchanging ideas at the cutting edge of health.
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Structural organisation of the body influences how a person perceives the world. Our physical movement patterns and neurological patterns are directly interlinked.
Continue reading “How we stand, is how we think.”
A number of people have asked me where the name “Expression of Health” came from.
In Craniosacral Therapy one of the key things to look for is where the vitality and energy is within the body, this is referred to as “the expression of health”. It relates on a physical level to where the energy is strongest, this could be shown through a healthy circulation pattern, a deep warmth in the body, grounded calm or a number of other ways. It is where the health is rooted in the system.
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Does body structure define the movement patterns you make, or do your movement patterns shape your body structure? This is a time old question. Does structure define function, or vice versa?
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Over the years as a Movement Therapist I have come across some incredible and inspiring reads. These are all within the realm of the body, our health and movement. In some they are playgrounds of exploration and possibility, in others they are a support for riding the waves of injury rehabilitation.
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Written in 1977, this is an incredible collection of information working through the body, exploring the mind-body connections from numerous disciplines. He writes in the preface:
“During the six years I spent researching this book, I set out to explore the bodymind from a variety of perspectives. My intention was to blend my own findings and observations with the discoveries of several of the pioneers in this field, such as Wilhelm Reich, Alexander Lowen, William Schultz, Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, Fritz Perls, Stanley Keleman and Hector Prestera, and with several of the yoga disciplines in order to articulate a definite yet simple system of bodymind reading and mapping.”
This he certainly does. In fact it was reading this book, which inspired me to study Structural Integration (as he includes some of his own experiences as a student and practitioner).
Separated into chapters for different parts of the body, he methodically explores the connections between physical form & life patterns. How patterns in the feet can relate to stability within life, the balance of right & left & links to personality, tendencies in character & emotion relating into specific tension patterns in the body.
It is an eye-opening book to understand the incredible connections between our physical form and the way we perceive and experience the world.
For those curious, it is easily available on Amazon.
Fascia refers to the connective tissue. It is the fascia that maintains structural organisation (posture) and functional movement patterns (gait) in the body.
Using direct contact similar to a deep-tissue massage, built-up constrictions within the fascia are released opening up new options of movement.
During injury, adhesions form between the tissue layers. Initially part of the body’s mechanism to protect and temporarily strengthen, in the long-term this leads to reduced mobility.
The effective combination of this deep tissue release with guided movement, produces lasting results from the inside out.
Research
Bordoni et al (2014) – Clinical and symptomatological reflections: the fascial system,
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2014; 7: 401–411.
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