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Comment on Reflections for Departure by Liam Bowler

Liam Bowler — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:02:45 +0000

Reblogged this on Liam Bowler and commented:

address change!

Comment on KMI Structural Integration — Let’s Start Here by Thoughts for Departure |

Thoughts for Departure | — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:51:48 +0000

[...] below: a one-page letter I just wrote to give to my first, and subsequent, graduates of a KMI Structural Integration series. So even though it’s not a letter to you per se, if you haven’t gone through a [...]

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Year in Review : Seven Things I’ve Learned | — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:11:39 +0000

[...] … the very foundational shape of who you are is subject to change. In fact, that’s what structural integration is all about. I’ve experienced this change now quite remarkably in my own structure, and with [...]

Comment on Why Car Analogies Are Bogus by Year in Review : Seven Things I’ve Learned |

Year in Review : Seven Things I’ve Learned | — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:11:36 +0000

[...] not just a cute idea that we function as a whole; it’s literally how we work. (For more, see Why Car Analogies Are Bogus, and then if you’re feeling savvy, take the Anatomy Pop [...]

Comment on Relationship Troubles by Jana Goodman

Jana Goodman — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:02:02 +0000

A very apt and approachable analogy, Liam. thanks for taking the time to share your theraputic insights in “lay person” language. I get it!

Comment on KMI Structural Integration — Let’s Start Here by Archie Underwood

Archie Underwood — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:02:27 +0000

Totally, very exciting indeed. And a little bit scary to be out there promoting work that has so little known about it by the general population. But we are here to educate and spread to word! And that means every once and a while I get to blow someone’s mind with an entirely new paradigm for the body and our relationship to it. That’s pretty fun.

Comment on Relationship Troubles by Liam Bowler

Liam Bowler — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:51:38 +0000

Thanks for sharing that story, Lesley. Yeah, super driven athletes (like yourself) often have a hard time stopping going, eh? That’s been most of my injuries, too. But like you said, eventually, reality wins out.

Comment on Relationship Troubles by Lesley McClurg

Lesley McClurg — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:55:32 +0000

I believe the body will start speaking when its under distress and will continue speaking until its heard. I learned this several years ago when my body began to show signs of distress. Initially the signs felt minor. I tweaked a hamstring doing yoga. Then torqued a few ribs in a back bend. Then my hip suddenly inflamed after a night of dancing. This continued for several months until one night my appendix burst. I ended up in the hospital for six days because they initially mis-diagnosed the appendix rupture. Because they did a lot of tests while I laid up in my sterile room I learned that my “subtle” injuries weren’t really so small. I had actually torn my hamstring, broken three rips and my hip was completely out of alignment. They also did some muscle testing that revealed my body was chronically exhausted. The doctor literally said my reaction times were similar to an 85 year old woman (I was 25 at the time).

The lesson for me was not only that our injuries are part of a larger issue going on (in my case I needed a lot more recovery time and good ole sleep) but I also was only “hearing” the severity of my pain as deeply as I “wanted” to. I was ignoring reality because I wanted to continue my athletic pursuits.

As you may guess I ended up recovering a lot longer than I would have if I would have been listening to my body’s story with more compassion.

Comment on KMI Structural Integration — Let’s Start Here by Liam Bowler

Liam Bowler — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:09:41 +0000

Thanks, Archie. It’s a cool opportunity in such a relatively young field as ours, yes?

Comment on KMI Structural Integration — Let’s Start Here by Archie Underwood

Archie Underwood — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:02:54 +0000

That’s a great write up, always nice to welcome another articulate voice to the SI community.