The 10-Series Process 

Structural Integration is usually, although not always, applied in the format of the Basic 10-Series Process.

Each of the 10 sessions builds on the previous, and prepares the body for the next. The process addresses the entire body, and is a beautiful and thorough way to address any restrictions you might have anywhere in your body.

For most people, the series progresses as described below. There are instances, however, where it makes sense to deviate from the normal flow of work.

The descriptions below are general in nature, and represent goals for each session rather than specific territory to be worked. In any case, every session is as unique as the person receiving it, and the work flows in concert with each person's physiology. At no time does the work become routine or mechanical.

Session 1 begins with freeing the lungs to allow fuller breath. This is accomplished by working the superficial tissues that have to do with the breathing mechanism – areas around the ribcage, shoulders, arms and hips may be worked, as well as the neck and back.

Neck and back work is included in almost every session to balance and integrate the work into the body.

Session 2 addresses your foundation. The feet, lower legs and possibly knees and opened and aligned to better support the body in gravity. Often, the client feels a greater sense of support and balance coming up from their feet after this session, as well as better contact between the feet and the ground. Foot problems such as high or fallen arches are also addressed in this session.

Session 3 moves on to the sides of the body. We want to ease the body in the front-back dimensions, and create a peaceful relating between your upper and lower body. We will work the sides of your torso, your nect and your hips to allow those major segments to better support each other.

Session 4 returns to the legs, focusing on the inside of the legs from the ankle to the pelvis. This session provides the feeling that the legs are supporting the abdominal core and providing lift for the upper body. Torsions (twisted conditions) at the knee and hip are also addressed in this session.

Session 5 is a continuation of Session 4. Work is done in the front of the hips as well as the abdomen, diaphragm and ribs. This session opens the front of the body and provides a new dimension of lift up the core.

Session 6 is a back session. Strating with the legs, if necessary, we addess the calves, hamstring, back of the pelvis and up both sides of the spine to the head.

The opening in the back matches the opening on the front achieved in Session 5.

Session 7 focusses on the upper shoulders, head, jaw, neck, and sometimes the arms. After this session, the client often feels that the head is is more “on.

The last three sessions are about integrating all that we have done.

Session 8 is usually a lower body session with the goal; of integrating the legs with the whole body.

Session 9 is the other half of Session 8 – the upper body. The ribcage, shoulders, arms, neck and head are the usual focus, with the goal being always to integrate.

Session 10 is the final integration. This is your opportunity to complete, for now, all we've been able to free. We will smooth the fascial wrappers over the structural changes that you have gained, and make peace with anything else that remains. This session usually involves the whole body, at a somewhat more superficial level.