Your body / mind need structural health to breathe, sense, feel and function well.
It makes biomechanics sense to treat a symptom including interactive systems.
(such as: Spinal rotation, hip rotation, shoulder rotation, lines of fascia).
This holistic approach supports healing and healthy function.
To learn, move or perform when tired, stressed, stiff or in pain is difficult.
We try to adjust yet the compensations do not correct the dysfunction.
The solution is interactive and adaptive Graham Theory sessions.
Areas of complaint, tensions and patterns of compensation are considered.
Our ability to correctly breathe, sense, feel and function well improves long term.
Principles of Graham Theory Sessions
How the body organizes and functions defines approach and strategies.
Biomechanics
1. Organizing the body – Orthotropism (tropism – growth response)
How growth and healing response orientates in line with stimulus (internal and external).
2. Defining approach: Tailor the session to the individual yet with a common goal: free restriction.
Release restriction / blocks so that the mind / body has continuity (holistic principle).
Three Strategies
1. Adaptive: the bodies ability to adapt to hands on guidance and manipulation.
2. Supportive: the quality, intent and amount of available support
3. Continuity: function of the body to be / remain free of restriction
Four Taxonomies – Evaluation
1. Structure of client: body characteristics and stability
2. Functional: structural movement analysis such as arm, leg, walking etc
3. Energetic: kinetic patterns and their influence on the function of the body
4. Psychobiological: go beyond dualistic mind and body are separate.
How does the person orientate in time and place in which they have to function and perform.
How is a person individual?
A person responds and organises with their environment both internally and externally.
This is our relationship with environment as we organise ourselves in time and space.
This question involves the evolution and adaption of the individual.
Each person does this somewhat differently.
Does intuition help or have a role in Body Work?
When informed by knowledge, intuition becomes more precise.
We often integrate our intellect with our feeling side.
Quote by Kant: ‘Intuition without principle is blind. Principles without intuition are empty’.
The nature of a person and their body reveals aspects of patterns and function.
Perception is important in Body Work and the Four Taxonomies help guide this.
Graham Theory sessions interact with body / mind to help restore stability, function and progression.