SOMA
has been effective in treating.....
Sports injury
Auto injury
Chronic pain
Whiplash
Fibromyalgia
Carpal tunnel
Joint pain
TMJ
Depression
ADD
Tension
Aches & Pains
Improves
Posture
Balance
Athleticism
Energy
Health
Flexibility
Appearance
Awareness
Increases
Self Confidence
&
Body/Mind Connection
SOMA's Beginnings
With roots in the pioneering structural explorations of Ida P Rolf, PhD,
the Soma Institute of Neuromuscular Integration® developed in 1977
is a successor to the classic form of ten
session series Structural Integration. Since taking the reins as
the Institute’s director and
owner in 1986, Karen Bolesky has continuously evolved the
program as the exclusive place to learn this innovative and unique modality.
Soma Institute of Neuromuscular Integration® was developed in 1977 by Bill Williams, PhD.
of Psychology and an accomplished Rolfer® who studied directly with Ida Rolf. A lens of
psychology expanded the approach beyond attention to the body’s physical structure and
relationship to gravity. The added layer of acknowledging body, mind and spirit as an
inseparable whole system supports the multidimensional human being and distinguishes
this practice.
Under the direction of Karen Bolesky, the Soma Institute currently offers a 750+ hour
training program in Structural Integration (SI) theory and technique, which includes a
licensing program. It is staffed by a dedicated group of experienced core Soma instructors
with over 75 years combined SI experience. Recognized as one of the major schools of SI
by the International Association of Structural Integration (IASI), it is also a State and National
Massage licensing program. Soma is also accredited and a CE provider with the National
Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and is licensed by WA
State Workforce Training and Education CoordinatingBordand th Washington and Oregon
Board of Massage.
Soma Vitality
Soma Neuromuscular Integration®
SOMA Neuromuscular Integration® Structural Integration
Creating Awareness, an Option, and a Will to Change.
Welcome to Soma Vitality,
a practice of SOMA Neuromuscular Integration®
& Somassage® treatment bodywork.
Structural Integration in Auburn Washington and Astoria/Warrenton in Clatsop County Oregon.
The dictionary defines Soma as the entire body of an organism, Neuromuscular as affecting both nerves and muscles, and Integration as centering or bringing separate parts into a harmonious whole. Combine these words together relating to therapy you get...
"A body therapy that changes you physically and psychologically, making you whole."
SOMA is a deep tissue therapy, 10 session series of bodywork (11 with optional arm session) based on the work of Dr. Ida P. Rolf. Her work is known as Structural Integration or Rolfing®.
Through fascia manipulation, awareness, and movement re-education we work to release chronic structural imbalances and effectively realign the entire body. Each session builds upon the last, addressing layers of tissue throughout the process. The series is designed to balance your body in segments, with each session addressing a different aspect of your structure and movement. This work will help remove compensations your body has developed over the years that may no longer benefit you. With movement re-education, we allow the body to experience new movement patterns that are more biologically optimal. We educate the body's options of movement so you will not fall back into old habits, creating change that will allow the work to carry forward. Structural Integration develops a life long change in your body, whereas massage is only temporary. As a result you receive a feeling a vitality in ones own body. All types of people have benefited from Structural Integration.Children and older people alike can benefit from improved structural alignment.
253-444-7047
Denise@SomaVitality.com
"When you change movement and the way a person stands in the world, their whole self-image and behavior begins to shift. We don't just get the person vertical. We also talk about how that affects them in the world ... we help them find the personal meaning."
~ Karen Bolesky, MA, LMHC, LMP,
Director of The Soma Intitute of Neuromuscular Integration®
www.Soma-Institute.org