Bruce Kenyon
Gravity is a mysterious constant. As you age, you may feel gravity progressively and exponentially pulling at your body. It causes joints to compress and fuse. It makes your back hunch and limits your ability to walk. While this does happen, it’s not inevitable. By intentional physical realignment and breathwork you can begin repatterning your posture and movement. Instead of a contracting force, gravity can expand our joints and work to our advantage. After several sessions you may discover a sensation like walking on a cloud.
In addition to structural massage, forms of movement therapy such as yoga and Pilates can counteract the pull of gravity. With a growing sense of body awareness you will be on your way to becoming a Cloud Walker.
Structural Integration
A Multifaceted Approach
Structural Integration
A ten session approach moves part by part throughout the body creating expansive alignment. In a nutshell, SI does the following:
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Moves the soft tissue to support the bones
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Moves the bones towards functional ideal
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Repatterns movement by teaching the client to engage within this new alignment
Deep Tissue Massage / MyoFascial Release
Myo-Fascial Release is working with the attachments of a muscle. Some strengths to this type of massage are as follows:
Knowing where the muscles attach allows for excellerated treatements and self care
Fascia is constantly forming to reinforce whatever acton (or non-action) we are taking. We can use this information to inspire movement.
Acupressure
Acupressure utilizes the Traditional Chinese Medicine mapping and insights of the organs' energetic channels, or "meridian lines" throughout our body. Acupressure is often a great aid in structural integration and can be highly versatile: ​
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When an injury occurs, applying pressure to acupoints along the meridian of said injury, will create a flow of energy and likely reduce pain.
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If a postural pattern isn't responding well to structural integration techniques, its likely tied to an emotional response pattern. Acupressure is excellent for moving emotional blocks.
Neuro-Muscular/ Trigger Point Therapy
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Nueromuscular trigger points are spots of metabolic accumulation and facial encapsulations that exist within chronically contracted muscles. They cause pain or other sensations to travel through the body and can manifest in a variety of ways, including:
Numbness in the extremities
Headaches
Dull, achy pain
Limited range of motion
Fatigue
Dizziness
Craniosacral
Craniosacral Therapy originally was developed by an osteopath and can be categorized in two ways- Biomechanical and Biodynamic. Both are strongly influenced by intention and awareness of anatomy. I utilized both to decompress the cranium as well as to facilitate cerebral fluid release. Fascia often builds up at the brainstem and restricts flow. Craniosacral therapy is a deeply nourishing technique that can have a large range of associated benefits- mechanical and emotional.
Other Therapies
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Guasha
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Reflexology
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Cupping
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Guided Qigong
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About Myself
I’ve always been interested in massage as a way to connect with others. In 2014 I found the Massage Therapy Institute of Colorado (MTIC) in Denver Colorado. From my first introduction to this school and its teachers, I glimpsed the potential of effective bodywork. T.A’s, teachers, clients, and the general community of this school seemed to have a highly progressive outlook on one’s ability to change. I quickly found a passion for bodywork and became fascinated with the mechanical and nuanced energetic aspects. First and second-hand experience of emotional releases during and after certain routines deepened my respect for the practice. This lead to an ongoing investigation of emotions being tied to holding patterns .
Over the course of MTIC’s year two program, which focused on Structural Integration, I engaged in and witnessed a progression of my own structural and emotional state. With this internalized knowledge I have been able to facilitate change, and teach others to self-correct postural and gait deviations.
I have logged over 1700 hours of training at MTIC. Since starting out in 2015 I've worked with private clients and at health clinics in Boulder Colorado, Santa Barbara, and now Ojai, CA.