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Self-massage is a useful tool on the path of exploring connection. One of my greatest teachers Gil Hedley, says, “Your whole body is your brain. Your whole body is your heart.” Look at a map of the neurological and vascular system and you will see that this is true. Viewed alone, your body-wide heart and brain systems would bear likeness to your body shape and size. Simply put, your brain and heart are everywhere in you. The same is true for your connective tissue system which connects your muscles to your bones and to everything else. This explains why, when you roll tension from your shoulder, your jaw might relax leading to a whole body experience of presence and poise. Tools for recognizing wholeness, like self-massage, can create powerful shifts in how we think about our pain, our bodies and even our relationships to others. For this reason, I’m thrilled to lead the Roll Model® Method therapy ball training at Kripalu this August 4th-6th. You will walk away from this retreat experience with tools to incorporate self-massage into your personal practice, as well as to share it with students and loved ones.
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