"Don’t force things. If you’ve done your preparation right you don’t have to force things. There’s a steadiness, a gradual straightening that organizes the body."
- Ida P. Rolf.
The Benefits of Structural Integration Work
Structural Integration is a very personal process. It is important to remember that because no two people are alike, their experience and the benefits will never be exactly the same.
Some people come to relieve specific issues following an injury, accident or surgery, whilst others have a more general focus to enhance movement and well-being. In some cases, people can appear taller and slimmer, gaining anywhere from 1/4" to over one inch in height. Feelings of discomfort or pain are often alleviated whilst other commonly experienced benefits are greater flexibility, a feeling of lightness and fluidity, better balance, increased breathing capacity, increased energy and greater self-confidence.
Alternatively you may find these questions below helpful in seeing whether you could benefit:
Do you have chronic aches and pains that have not responded to other treatments?
Are you having specific problems such as back, neck or sciatic pain?
Would you like to have less stress, greater freedom and comfort in your body?
Do you need help recovering from an injury?
Are you post-surgery and struggling with recovering function and ease of movement?
Do you have a repetitive motion injury like carpel tunnel or general job strain?
Athletes, would you like to enhance your performance?
Do you want to deepen current practices such as: Yoga, Pilates, Mediation, Prayer, Psychotherapy, Aikido, and Tai chi?
Are you in theatre arts & want to use SI as a tool to open up to showing more expression through your body?
Would you like to experience more fluidity in your body?
Would you like to lie, stand and sit more comfortably?
Would you like a more balanced posture, a greater ease of movement and breathing capacity?
Are you looking for something to help facilitate change in your life? Do you carry tension and stress in your body?
