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low microtubules which are filled with liquid information. Fascia sur - rounds and compartmentalizes every structure in the human body, al - lowing your muscles, bones, tendons, organs, blood vessels, and cells to slide and glide along one another. Fascia has an incredible capacity to stretch and change under pressure or tensile force. Because they are hollow microtubules, they also have the capability of transporting information from one place to another inside the body. Some of my greatest mentors in the mind/body connection are bodyworkers. I began training in 2009 with John F. Barnes, a physical therapist who is known for his discoveries in Myofascial Release therapy. Myofascial Release, or MFR, uses slow, sustained pressure over an extended period of time in order to “melt” the fascial adhe- sions surrounding the organs or regions of the body. MFR takes the pressure off of the body so it can flow and function as intended (in - cluding emotional flow). I initially pursued MFR to learn how to treat spasticity in children with cerebral palsy. What I did not realize was that it was going to lead me down a path of mind/body healing that would unravel decades of trauma within my own body. There is so much still to be discovered about these tiny structures in the body; and yet, our diagnostic test- ing procedures are unable to recognize its existence, leaving much to the unknown in the field of fascial therapies. Frankly, this is why I do not jump on the bandwagon whenever researchers criticize body- based medicine by saying “There is not enough scientific evidence to validate this approach”. My 12+ years of clinical results is validation enough for me. I now specialize in several forms of fascial therapies, including Jean-Pierre Barral’s work in Visceral Manipulation, Barry Gillespie’s work in Craniosacral Fascial Therapy, and Robert Stevens’ work in Core Synchronism. I have learned that while these modalities are in -
credibly effective at accessing the body’s ancient wisdom and stored trauma, they are not so great at helping clients integrate what is com- ing up from the body into everyday life. In addition, these modalities do not slow things down so the brain can catch up with the body, a process Peter Levine refers to as titration . As a result, I found my clients were dependent on me for symptom relief, otherwise they were left unsupported while they experienced an exacerbation of symptoms due to healing crises or cleansing response, a natural process often occurring when we address the root cause of healing. The Four Quadrants of Embodiment It is through my work as a trauma-informed fascial specialist and Occupational Therapist (OT) that I have developed a body of work that combines the Top-Down approach in the field of mental health with the Bottom-Up approach in the field of physical rehabilitation. While the body stores our emotion, memory, and stress, our mind needs to make new neuronal connections in order to regulate our nervous sys- tem and develop new adaptive responses. This is the focus of the Four Quadrants of Embodiment . The Four Quadrants of Embodiment creates a paradigm shift in how practitioners address the mind/body connection. First, it teaches us a framework for guiding our clients deeper by acknowledging what is on the surface and then learning to access what lies just beyond our conscious awareness. Then, it provides us with methods for daily in- tegration by using neuromuscular re-education and spiritual hygiene practices. Quadrant One: Assess Before we are able to go deeper into the body, we must first ac -
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