Opening the breath changes the physical demands on the feet, we will create flexibility and adaptability in the feet so that the whole body can feel supported. In this session we align the 3 arches of the feet and bring more alignment with the legs and pelvis. We inquire into the issues of security, self-support and sufficiency. With a firm foundation underneath us, we are better able to understand, comprehend, and ground with life’s stress and demands.

Now we open up the sides of the body and differentiate soft tissue of the pelvis from that of the ribs to allow the pelvis more movement options. Reaching out has two meanings, the first meaning is that of making contact, giving and receiving, asserting yourself, and asking for what you need. The second meaning involves aggression and the expression of anger. The arms are the embodiment of both meanings.

The core begins from the base of the pelvis up through the roof of the mouth. We start this session by finding support through the ankles up along the inner leg before accessing the core. Healthy control involves sensitivity to feedback and a willingness to be flexible, creative and decisive. Heathy surrender involves letting go, trusting your environment and your relationships and relaxing about your destiny.

We focus on the deep tissues dealing with the front of the spine and core space to establish flexibility in the low back. The guts are often where we feel our strongest feeling or emotions often called “gut feelings” What gut feelings do you most often feel? Are there any that you suppress or avoid?

We address the deep tissues of the back of the spine and core space to establish flexibility in the low and upper back. Holding back which literally describes tension or holding in one’s back, and figuratively describes the way we limit our self-expression, power and creativity. These limits are physically embodied as tension in the extensor muscles along the spine.

This is the last of the core sessions and allows us to address the head and neck, bringing better alignment of your head on top of the body. Here we work with the cranium, mouth, face, neck and shoulders. This is also the area where the vagus nerve innervates the face, neck, and heart and is our social engagement system. Here we will explore how we can drop from the head and more into the heart center. Bringing more awareness into connection and presence in the heart, as well as bringing more tone into the vagus nerve.

Depending on the needs that present themselves, we solidify changes in the upper or lower body. Integration sessions help reprogram movements and make changes last. The pelvic girdle and the legs represent the feminine principle. The pelvis houses the womb-the ultimate symbol of nurturance-and the legs connect us to mother earth. The feminine way manifests through intention and receptivity.

Changes in the other part of the body are reviewed in light of the changes of the previous session. The arms, shoulder girdle and chest embody the masculine principle: of doing, accomplishing, achieving. The masculine principle is the path of initiation, penetrating, force, insight and action. Western culture emphasizes the masculine style, perhaps to the point of imbalance. Many people strain to work hard: “no pain-no gain”.

We coordinate soft tissue movement across multiple joints so that movement can be as unfettered and free as possible. Integrity means wholeness, completeness and totality. In this session we are revealing integrity that is already there-not adding anything new. We are simply uncovering the natural integrity and balance of the body.

The theme is this session is “Coming Out” We mean this in two ways. First, coming out means taking what you have learned out of your practitioners offices and into the world. In this session we support you in owning your experience of Hellerwork in such a way that the results of Hellerwork manifest throughout your life. Second, coming out also refers to allowing your full self-expression to radiate through the vehicle of your body.