Welcome to Chico S.I. - Structural Integration

Structural Integration, sometimes called Rolfing, is traditionally offered as a ten-session progression, which I call the Balanced Body 10-Series.

This series is an exploration, release, and re-education of your body’s architecture. We move one layer at a time, gradually creating more clarity, organization, and internal support.

Each of the ten sessions has a distinct purpose:

• Sessions 1-3 cultivate space and ease in the outer layers of the body.
   
• Sessions 4-7 work more deeply with core support and long-held patterns.
   
• Sessions 8-10 integrate everything into a more coherent, responsive relationship with gravity.
   

The Balanced Body 10-Series is a lasting shift in how your body organizes in gravity.

Sessions are collaborative, steady, and rooted in curiosity.

• We begin with observation: how you stand, how you move, and how your structure organizes itself in gravity.
   
• The work is done in comfortable clothing, both on and off the table.
   
• Touch is direct but unhurried. We’re inviting tissue to differentiate and reorganize, not forcing anything.
   
• Subtle movements and breath help integrate the work through your whole system.
   

Rather than chasing what feels off, we work with what’s available to create the conditions for change instead of demanding it.

Many people arrive here because something hurts or feels limited. That makes complete sense. Pain and discomfort are meant to get our attention and encourage us to seek support.

But pain relief is not the focus of Structural Integration. We don’t always go straight to the places that hurt. Let’s be real: if working directly where it hurts were the whole answer, this would already be resolved.

Instead, SI helps your body find clearer alignment in gravity. As your structure becomes more organized, your system often gains more support, more ease, and more options for movement. 

And that can result in less pain, or sometimes the complete absence of pain.

Undoing misalignment and repairing relationships in the whole body takes time. 

Sometimes pain shifts as a result of organization, not because we chased it, but because your body found a different way to hold itself. In fact, you might be surprised to find that even if you came for pain relief in the beginning, pain relief might just be a nice by-product of what happens when you feel aligned.

If the Balanced Body 10-Series aligns with what you’re seeking, I’d be honored to walk that process with you.

Reach out with questions if you have them or schedule an Introductory Session using the link below.