Breath Integration-Certified Rolfing Fort Worth

Structural, Postural and Rolfing Functional Integration acknowledges the breath as primary in enabling the body to realize a new potential, the body organizes around the breath and the way that it expresses stimulating a pre-movement in the whole body system. Breath is something that few are truly aware of until it is realized, like the heartbeat and all of our visceral functions, they operate with or without our awareness and when the awareness occurs there is a profound sensation of inclusion. Support in the body and the way we breathe are mirrored to each other in the anatomy and physiology of the science of movement and life. When the posture and breath are realized while lying, sitting, standing or moving a sense of support, direction and ease have more potential and Certified Rolfing and Rolf Movement demonstrates its power by making the breath a central part of the practice and life.<script type=’text/javascript’ src=’http://pub.mybloglog.com/pbadge.php?id=1zP08rERqdH8.PcAg0DG.VD1LiKR9nc9MczdBw–‘></script>John Barton, Certified Rolfing Ft Worth/Dallas

 

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Movement Integration-Certified Rolfing Fort Worth

Dynamic capacity in the physical body is based on its dynamic capacity in all 3 planes of movement. The 3 normal planes of function in the body are frontal, sagital, and transverse. The body’s many movement potentials are a sum total of the combinations of movements produced in the 3 planes from each segment involved. Like wise the spines 3 primary functions are in these planes and are known as flexion/extension, side bend, and rotation.

 Any inhibited or restricted tissue in any plane or any segment shifts the body’s house of cards. Rolfing provides the Certified Rolfer an opportunity to organize the body in gravity in all three planes.

 

Rolfing and yoga are two parts of a whole that utilize an inquiry of a greater potential. Hydrating, differentiating, and integrating the connective tissue matrix of the body can reduce resistance in the body. Budokon provides technique designed to bring the whole being to a higher level of order through dynamic and integrative movement enabling a more authentic expression. 

 

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Certified Rolfing Fort Worth-Functional Spinal Six

John Barton is a Certified Rolfer with advanced trainings in spinal and biomechanics and has a Rolfing Practice in the Museum District of Fort Worth, TX. These websites and video communicate the necessity to have a functional dynamic spine and demonstrates how easily rolfmovement exercises can be performed at home before or after Rolfing sessions to help integrate the work fully. Photographs documenting his clients potential results available at:

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Rolfing Fort Worth/Dallas and Rolf Movement

Since my Rolfing endeavor began, one thing has become clear, Rolfing uncoupled from movement cues will not get the same results. What once seemed abstract, except for the occasional aha now seems much more tangible. It seems that which begs the question what is Rolfing is also begging the hallows of movement protocols as well. Here is how I have incorporated movement into table work with a client through session 5:

 

Complete the Rolfing first hour working with 3d breath exploration on table and standing Second hour: Rolf movement yoga on table and seated on floor, coupled with standing traction. Third hour: arm drops and ocular uncoupling of limbs of expression. Fourth hour: connecting eye of foot with pelvic floor and ocular uncoupling with limbs of support. Fifth hour: walking bell clapper: moving from LDH and exploration in sensation of releasing anal triangle .

 

My training in Budokon affords me the opportunity to work with movement in a unique way. There are dynamic postures that I feel have the ability to evoke contra-lateral movement if done with movement cueing and possibly without. For example, fighting monkey, playing monkey, kimodo dragon, water wheel and others. Walking with awareness of the spine and its 2 girdles ability to counter rotate each other in gait cycle, the loading, unloading, reloading sensation emerges. I also like the imagery that rubber bands are connecting the two girdles, upper to opposing lower on both sides, so that when walking there is a sensation of one band shortening bringing shoulder and hip closer while the other is lengthening.

 

With the client supine I start with 3d breathing. I place his feet into my thighs as I stand at the end of table, as connected to the earth in standing. Guiding the client to allow one shin to float towards sky while allowing the other Gastroc to be heavy towards the table. Essentially flexing one knee and extending the other slightly, guiding him as if he were walking. Imagery of walking through ankle high water then up to knees and pelvis, cultivating a relationship to LDH (both sides) 30 min.

 

Begin with Rolf yoga 5 minutes, with walking exploration of relationship of heaven to earth with him being the cream filling (weight/volume) 5 min. Vestibular-ocular-cervical reflex for 20 min. Your client should have great results and a fun experience, also relief from back and shoulder pain. Buoyancy!

 

*Impression-weight, plantar surface stimulation, shape, volume, inside/outside

*Expression-3d breathing with impression, fixed diaphragm inhibits expression.

*Coordination-inhibiting inhibition, cueing with one posterior leg heavy the other   anterior leg floating, with imagery of walking through eyes of foot.

 

The Certified Rolfing Ten Series has the ability to reduce pain and release tension in the connective and myofascial tissue of the body associated with TMJ, CTS, RLS, Fibromyalgia, Sciatica, Fascitis, Bunions, Scoliosis, and Cerebral Palsy. Fascial asymmetries can cause foot, leg, knee, hip, back, shoulder, neck, arm, hand, and head pain; integration therapy is necessary. Orthopedic, Chiropractic, Physical, and Massage Therapist recognize Rolfing and Rolf Movement as premium pain management utilizing Structural, Functional, and Postural Integration. I am a Certified Rolfer with advanced trainings in spinal and biomechanics and has a Rolfing Practice in the Museum District of Fort Worth, TX,  to see some photo’s of my clients proven results go to my webite @:

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Dysfunctional Asymmetries-Certified Rolfing Fort Worth

As a Certified Rolfer I periodically have clients who do not fit the typical assessment profile, when I say that I mean that it could be difficult to assess certain clients because at first glance some of the clients I am speaking about appear to be functionally asymmetric but at the same time it is difficult to identify the orientation or direction of the pelvic and shoulder girdles. If it were not for the obvious segmental imbalance or their own description of the specific joint pain and unexplainable pain they have in specific quadrants of the body it would be confusing to identify to say the least. For those Rolfers or Structural Integrators who are in the know about functional/dysfunctional asymmetries you know the patterns I am speaking about and the patterns are so elusive that not even the most sophisticated of conventional therapists know how to label them, how to treat them or how to structurally integrate them. The pattern causes the skin and connective tissue or fascia profundus to be extremely non-responsive and rigid to the point that it just simply does not respond to touch and if it does it is only momentary until it resumes its prior state of rigidity. The client will communicate that they are tight or stiff all over and the feeling of needing to be stretched or put in traction is a result of feeling jammed in the shoulder and neck, elbow, wrist, hip, or ankle. This type of pattern is what those in the know will refer to as a dysfunctional asymmetric and in the next few blogs I will speak more about assessment and treatment.

 

 

John Barton, Certified Rolfer® and Rolfing® Fort Worth-TX-Dallas-Austin-Arlington-Denton-Texas.

 

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