Anatomy Trains Stuctural Integration (ATSI)
ATSI is a form of structural bodywork taught by Tom Meyer's with its origins in Dr. Ida Rolf's work. Over time through occupation, physical/emotional trauma, or general stress, we start to develop sub optimal movement patterns.
The ATSI work aims to achieve harmony in the connective tissue through manual manipulation of myofascia, assisted by the clients movement.
A body reading is done, visually and with some palpation, to determine where the disharmony is in the myofascial skeletal system (i.e. which hip is higher or lower etc.). This gives us an idea of what the connective tissue is doing and we create a strategy to work with your unique body.
We begin at the more superficial layers and gradually go deeper into the myofascia. Sessions are either one-off triage sessions or series work where we work each Anatomy Train line over 3, 7 or 12 session. It is also common for me to incorporate massage and deep tissue techniques.