The integrative approach offered at Soulfire Somatics is a unique hands on experience developed through thousands of professional hours in the study and practice of multiple healing traditions and techniques. This work is a fusion of self developed approaches and elements derived from and inspired by training in traditions such as myofascial release, myoskeletal alignment technique, deep tissue and sports massage, structural integration, resistance release work, energy work, transpersonal somatic therapy, hakomi method, ceremonial work and much more.  While the experience that informs my knowledge and approach is quite varied, it has allowed for a multitude of perspectives and understandings all focused on harmonizing the form, function, and feeling of the human experience.

 

So, what do these long fancy words mean, myoskeletal balancing, and manual limbic release?

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Myo is a term meaning muscle and skeletal pertains to bone, both of these systems have an adjacent intelligent and functional binding agent of connective tissue which is called fascia. Along with nerve, lymph, blood, and various other fluids, the body's ability to adapt or endure is a product of this "hardware" package. Balance is the function of restoring harmony between tempering agents of tension and tone as it pertains to the tensegrity of the body and the interrelated influence of its planes of movement and range of motion.  The word "balance" is a label for the state contingent sense of homeostasis that each person is capable of experiencing as their anatomically appropriate ideal. Limbic, in this context is a generalized umbrella term for the brain/body's predictive programming and associated protection patterns.

The work itself utilizes the soma's process of embodied cognition, interstitial communication, its remodulation systems of mechanotransduction and predictive processing, with tactile engagement of adaptive biotensegrity and completion of dermatomal and myotomal reflex arcs, resulting in direct dialogue with and reorganization of state dependent plasticity of what many call the body to brain connection, which provide resets allowing for recovery from stress responses, sub conscious holding patterns, and muscle guarding. The method operates on the principals of vitalism, which in simple and modern terms are understood to be the immeasurable forces within each body that govern the organization of the whole. We are all more than the sum of our parts with life force being the coherent resonance that emerges from the complexity of our many systems. It is flowing through bone, joints, and muscle as much as it flows through mind, nerve, fascia, and spirit. Engaging the body with a vitalistic understanding allows for a session that is both knowledge based and intuitive. The result is often an improved sense of well being mentally, emotionally and structurally. This involves the skilled remediation of pain and structural imbalance, discomfort and tension, protective limitation and stress, all while improving range of motion, overall movement and breathing. By seeking to balance the body many aspects of the human experience can be improved, whether its sore muscles or chronic pain, a headache, a low mood, a shift in reality, or support during times of change, transition, transformation, or deep processing in support of your unique being, a session with Soulfire Somatics can help. 

This work has been helpful and supportive to people of all ages and all body types, restoring a balanced sense of embodiment, enhancing present moment awareness, and mitigating compensatory postural patterns. Sessions are delivered with a slow flow, deep and thorough approach that can have profound effects upon the client's felt sense of strength, energy, clarity, relaxation, positive state of mind, functional rejuvenation, and pain free movement no matter what injuries, conditions, or issues one may be dealing with. This is where the best aspects of clinical work and intuitive energy sensitive practices flow together resulting in a wellness experience that meets the recipient at multiple levels of their being. 

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