A film noir introduction to standing bodywork techniques by Portland, Oregon licensed massage therapist and advanced myofascial practitioner, Hamid Shibata Bennett, LMT, CAMT (OBMT #301). Features an original soundtrack, recorded on the iPad 2 at Earth Body Wellness Center East, featuring Hamid on guitar and the exquisite violin of Marcia Muench.
Palpation in motion with standing client positioning. Photography by Hamid Shibata Bennett
Standing bodywork applies the tensegrity principle, creating mechanical activity distant from where the hands make contact by engaging the kinetic linking of the fascial structure of the human body. We engage the Ruffuni, Pacini and Interstitial myofascial mechanoreceptors in the dance of structural integration. Useful for addressing equilibrium, gait function, breathing mechanics, scoliotic patterns, trauma release and whole body tensional patterns.
Here is the video… Pendulation Rhythm: Palpation in Motion
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How far down the the rabbit hole ya want to go?
More on pendulation…
http://firstofnine.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/pendulation-trauma-release-and-bodywork/
More on tensegrity…
http://firstofnine.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/tensegrity-got-rhythm/
http://firstofnine.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/tensegrity-principle-gene-expression/
More on myofascial mechanoreceptors…
http://firstofnine.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/myofascial-mechanorecptors/
Explore and find!
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