"We need look no further than ourselves to see a miracle everyday"
Some of the issues I have helped people with are:
Back pain
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Tendinitis
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Arthritis pain |
| Fibromyalgia |
Chronic Fatigue
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Shoulder pain |
| Tension |
Neck pain |
Headaches/Migraines |
| Stress |
Voice Issues |
Performance Anxiety |
| Procrastination |
Clutter
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Job Dissatisfaction |
| Rushing |
Burnout
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Lifting |
| Golf & sports |
Running |
Walking |
| Posture concerns |
Breathing |
Public Speaking |
| Singing |
Shyness |
Relationship issues |
| Overuse / repetitive strain injuries / knee injuries / pain / surgery |
| Aging (coordination and flexibility concerns) |
| Acting / Dancing / Conducting / Vocal and Instrument work |
Individual Sessions are one -on- one sessions - tailored to your needs. The goal of the work is to get to the root of your symptom. In the process you learn to understand the way your system is designed to function for optimal performance/action. As you begin to work with your body and not against it you experience effortless grace, energy, full and open stature and freedom from pain. If you are a performer or athlete we will look at your approach and efficiency. If you are in pain we will look to find the source. In all cases we are investigating why it makes sense you have the symptom or results you are having.
In this work we look at how the way you go about your activities might lead to the symptom you are having. As an example that can be equally true for many kinds of chronic pain, injury or tension: Someone with knee pain might have been told to do strengthening exercises or stretches. But when I watch the person move I often see that his/her way of standing, walking, bending, is constantly focusing forces on the knee. It makes perfect sense that anyone who is functioning with forces focused on the knees will have pain and eventually real tissue damage/injury.
I call this the invisible issue because so few people, including medical practitioners, think about, let alone understand, that the way a person goes about things has a primary effect on how s/he is functioning, how s/he feels. When a person changes the way the forces are focused by changing the way of going about things then the pain changes. The damage may not be reversible but often a person can live pain free.
As we look closer to make sense of why the person has been off balance with forces focused on the knees we may discover s/he has a rushed approach to most activities. No matter what s/he knows about physical balance, or how many stretches and strengthening exercises s/he does, the system will function off balance whenever s/he rushes. If that is most of the time then again it makes sense the knees are in pain. Change the approach to life along with a greater understanding of how forces are focused or how forces can be openly distributed then we have the root of the problem.
This person can now independently sense when they are fighting themselves(rushed or off balance) and respond toward greater ease, balance and useful action. As s/he begins to go about all activities in a healthy way her/his muscles will adapt to this change - lengthening, shortening,strengthening, easing as needed, naturally and as a whole.
As one runner with knee problems wrote to me: "I had relegated myself to the fact that my body had seen too many miles and my running days were over." He tells of our work together and says, "Maybe my older, heavily used body is still perfect for running. In the past two weeks I have had some of the best road runs in years. The great part is I no longer pay for them with days of painful swollen knees. PS. Thinking about a half marathon." The full story is in the what others say in the About section on this site.
How and where:
Individual study is usually done in the Stones in Water (SIW) Studio. In certain situations a workplace visit or house call is best.
In the Twin Cities (TC) I teach in a studio in South Minneapolis. I also commonly do house calls for students living in the Twin Cities.
LearningMethods™ sessions can be done on the phone. Sessions are generally an hour and half to 2 hours long. While a one-time lesson is possible, an initial series of 6 or more lessons is recommended to get maximum benefit from the work. After an initial series of lessons it is common to periodically touch base. Ultimately the point is to have you be free of your concern with no need of additional help.
