Integrative Bodywork

Rosen Method Bodywork

Rosen Method Bodywork is a powerful tool for stress reduction and for reaching the mind/body connection through touch. It's a type of complementary healthcare often recommended by doctors, psychotherapists, and chiropractors as an adjunct to their treatment. It's a valuable approach to personal growth and living in the present.

Rosen is distinguished by its gentle, attentive touch. Using hands that listen rather than manipulate, the practitioner explores the body to find and focus on chronic muscle tension. The aim is not to "work out the kinks" but rather to assist the client's process of self discovery by creating a safe and supportive atmosphere. For the person on the table there can be a profound sense of being received as one is. Muscles begin to soften and the breath deepens and lets go.

The Rosen practitioner observes subtle changes in muscles and breathing as the client receives a kind of touch that comes from being present rather than "doing". Responding with words that acknowledge the experience of the moment, the practitioner invites the client to open up to what has been held in the muscles. The verbal dialogue that occurs is directly connected to what is happening in the client's body and feelings.

This process of gentle touch and dialogue allows the client to begin to recognize feelings that have been held down by unconscious muscle tension. Through ongoing sessions, old patterns and attitudes created from early formative experiences become visible. This brings self awareness and new insights. With this shift in perspective clients may experience a new sense of aliveness, freedom, and lightness. Many people find a clarity emerging about their life direction and goals and feel more able to make decisions that improve the quality of their lives. As chronic holdings let go, pain can be replaced by vitality and well-being.

Sarah Brown is a Rosen Method intern. Rosen sessions are offered at half price during the internship phase.

For more information on Rosen Method, go to www.rosenmethod.org or www.rosenmethodopencenter.com.

If Rosen Method Bodywork interests you, Energy Clearing, Refined Energy Work, Polarity Therapy, Arcing, and Spinal Energy Balancing, and Joint Play may interest you as well.

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