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Changing Ones Posture Can Change The Psyche
When "John" came to my office his request was to "improve his posture". His physical appearance suggested that he wasn't fully alert; his eyes were barely open, his voice and the cadence of his speech was slow and dull, his word choices were very general, and his movement was quite restricted. He stated his general, physical, and mental states at present were "mediocre" suggesting an unhappiness, yet he had trouble finding the words to describe his feelings. It was as if he was living in a world where he could think, feel, and express no specifics and numbness substituted for feeling.
His walk was somewhat like one world expect frankenstein to walk (without the raised arms of course); a rocking from side to side, with little leg movement, no arm movement, and minimal spinal movement. His build was stocky and powerful, but he was unable to access this strength due to lack of movement. He was "locked" inside of his body with no way out.
During the fires session, I worked to free up his spinal movement and get his legs and arms moving as well, His tissue was hard and thick. I wasn't sure that I was going to have much of an impact as I felt unable to access much more than even the most superficial layer of tissue. However, when he got up from the table I saw a more alert individual with much greater spinal movement, and what I noticed most of all was his ability to articulate what he now felt in his body.
During the second session I worked to free the tissue in his feet and legs, Specifically to align the body segments relative to one another and smooth out his still somewhat jerky movements. By the end of the second session, he was walking very smoothly, commenting specifically on his posture, level of alertness, and internal feeling. he was clearly experiencing the world in color, with a fuller, more precise, and wholesome existence.
By directly addressing John's posture and building a foundation in his feet and legs to support his massive upper structure, he was able to find a new sense of stability, a more differentiated sense of his internal feelings, and ultimately, a more satisfying and greater sense of well being.
