Resources
Feeling
- It's important to remain centered & tune into your body during your session or self-treatment.
- Sensations (hot, cold, tingling, pulsing, pressure, therapeutic pain) or emotions may arise in your body.
- It's your body's natural way of retracing & releasing past traumas (emotional or physical), injuries, inflammation, stress or imbalances - in the form of tissue memory.
Healing Crisis
- It's possible to feel sore after your session or self-treatment, generally lasting 24-48 hrs (possibly longer or shorter).
- A healing crisis is a temporary "flare up" or worsening of symptoms that may occur.
- It's all part of the healing process, which is commonly a non-linear whole body experience.
Therapy Ball
- Use your therapy ball on therapist-recommended areas or anywhere that you feel discomfort (tight / tender).
- Place the ball between your body & the floor (lying), wall (standing) or chair (sitting).
- Allow your body to soften into the ball for 3-5 min.
Myofascial Stretching
- Perform your favorite stretch(es) or therapist-recommended ones.
- Gently stretch to where you feel restriction, but not to end range - don't force!
- Hold each stretch for at least 90 sec & up to 5+ min.
Unwinding
- Unwinding occurs when your body spontaneously moves during your session or self-treatment.
- It may be big or small & consist of twitches, shakes, jolts or the desire to move your body around - feel into it!
- It's your body's natural way of self-correcting & releasing restrictions through movement.
Rebounding
- Rebounding is a "rocking" motion that releases the fluid component of your fascia.
- To perform self-rebounding or "jiggling" - stand with a relaxed posture, gently & rhythmically bounce your body up & down, allow the movement to spread throughout your entire body, make the movement larger (or smaller) & continue to soften.
Breathing
- Diaphragmatic or belly breathing decreases tension, tightness & bracing patterns in your body.
- Slowly inhale through your nose by filling up your belly with air first, then your chest.
- Soften your entire body with each exhale through your mouth.
- Repeat for a few minutes & perform in any position.
