Inner Dynamics Academy for Structural Integration, 415 N Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR (2026)

04/22/2026

Our 2025 annual report is now available. This past year marked a meaningful shift from vision into tangible growth for Inner Dynamics Alliance for Structural Integration.

- 16 students accepted into our 2026 Academy for a maxed out cohort
- 2 community offerings launched, creating space for connection, education, and visibility
- $30,000 in scholarships awarded to our students to support access to Structural Integration education
- A team of 8 faculty hired and onboarded to support our students.

These numbers represent more than growth. They reflect our commitment to making this work more accessible, building community, and supporting the next generation of practitioners.

We’re deeply grateful to everyone who has been part of this journey so far. We are excited to continue the journey with our current cohort with graduation in December.

View the full annual report here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LXjy-1YSd3UvnBxohH8iiYN5RyHID4uk/view?usp=sharing

04/15/2026

Over the past two months, our students have completed Session 2 and Session 3 of the Structural Integration series and the depth of their work is really starting to take shape.

Session 2 brought attention to the feet and lower legs, grounding into support and helping clients connect more clearly to the base of their structure.

Session 3 moved into the lateral line, introducing a new level of organization and balance through the sides of the body, often where people begin to feel real shifts in ease and coordination.

What’s been most powerful to witness is the growing confidence in their touch, their ability to see patterns, and the way they are beginning to trust the process. Each session builds on the last and you can feel that progression not just in their hands, but in how they hold space for their clients.

Thank you to our incredible client models for continuing to show up and be part of this learning process.

Excited to keep sharing this journey as we move forward.

02/23/2026

Two weeks ago, our students completed Session 1 of the Structural Integration series, and what a milestone it was. Session 1 is where everything begins.

Learning to “see” the body in standing.
Exploring superficial fascia and sleeve relationships.
Beginning the art of touch, contact, and presence.
Holding space for real change.

There is something powerful about watching students move from theory into hands-on practice listening, adjusting, refining, and stepping into their role as practitioners. We are so proud of the care, focus, and thoughtfulness they brought into their first session work. This is just the beginning of their journey through the 10-Series, and already their growth is evident.

Thank you to our incredible client models who trusted the process and supported their learning.

Onward to Session 2.

01/27/2026

Our first training cohort completed their first two weeks together, and it’s been a powerful beginning.

During these opening weeks, students have been grounding into the why behind the work, exploring the core principles that shape Structural Integration and learning how to see the body as a whole, organized system rather than a collection of parts.

Some highlights from the first two weeks:
- Exploring the 5 Principles of Structural Integration: holism, support, adaptability, relationships, and integration
- Learning how gravity, structure, and function relate to one another
- Beginning visual and functional assessment, including how to observe patterns without objectively
- Practicing weight-bearing palpation and developing a tactile vocabulary
- Building shared language, safety, and trust within the cohort

These first weeks set the tone for the rest of the program: curiosity over certainty, perception over force, and learning that unfolds through experience.

We’re excited to see how this foundation continues to support their growth as practitioners in the weeks ahead. In February, they will begin session one of the series - for each other and for their client models.

01/05/2026

Today is the first day of our 2026 cohort!

Week 1 of the training is dedicated to establishing the ground from which all future learning unfolds.

Throughout the week, students explore the five core principles of Structural Integration - Holism, Adaptability, Support, Relationship, and Integration - not as abstract ideas, but as lived, embodied frameworks that shape perception, touch, and clinical decision-making.

Across the week, students will:
• Develop embodied awareness through guided movement and sensory exploration
• Learn to perceive the body as an integrated system organizing in gravity
• Explore concepts such as biotensegrity, lift and ground, midline, and support
• Begin understanding how global patterns relate to local expression
• Practice foundational skills including observation, palpation, quality of touch, and weight-bearing contact

Week 1 also establishes the relational and ethical container of the work:
• Group agreements and shared responsibility
• Boundaries, power dynamics, and informed consent as ongoing processes
• Practitioner self-awareness, nervous system regulation, and active listening

Hands-on learning begins immediately, with students working at tables to explore grounding through the feet, lift through the side body and diaphragm, and simple integrative closing work, always guided by the principles rather than a fixed protocol.

By the end of Week 1, students are oriented not just to what Structural Integration is, but how to think, perceive, and relate as Structural Integrators.

This is the foundation on which the entire training is built.

01/04/2026

We’re continuing to recruit Client Models for our Structural Integration Student Clinic (2026) and are working to fill remaining openings as soon as possible so we can begin assigning client models to student practitioners and finalize clinic schedules.

If you’ve been considering it, now is the time to apply.

Client models commit to one consistent day & time for all 10 sessions.
Time preferences are assigned in the order applications are received.

Remaining Availability:

Wednesdays
10:00 AM - 1 spot
1:00 PM - 3 spots
3:00 PM - 4 spots

Thursdays
10:00 AM - 2 spots
1:00 PM - 4 spots
3:00 PM - 4 spots

About the Clinic

• Receive the full 10-Series of Structural Integration
• $500 total for all 10 sessions (payment plans or pay in full)
• 90-minute sessions, approximately once per month
• February–December 2026
• Portland location
• Sessions take place in a shared classroom clinic with faculty supervision

This is a series-based educational clinic, and participation requires commitment to the full process.

Apply here: https://www.ida-si.org/student-clinic
Questions? Message us directly.

Spots are assigned as applications are received and availability allows.

12/31/2025

Meet The Students of the 2026 Cohort - Practitioner Highlight

Name: Tom
Pronouns: He/Him

Why did you decide to study Structural Integration?
I’m drawn to the collaborative approach and whole-person philosophy that Structural Integration emphasizes.

What are you most excited about in starting your training?
I’m excited to learn how possibilities for lasting change can be accomplished systematically and with less effort.

What populations or groups of people are you most interested in working with?
I look forward to working with anyone and everyone. I’m drawn to serving the q***r community, particularly transgender individuals.

Tom is a recipient of 2 scholarships: the Community Clinic Internship scholarship serving in the 2027 IDA-SI Community Clinic and the Equity Advancement scholarship.

12/30/2025

Meet The Students of the 2026 Cohort - Practitioner Highlight

Name: Kimberly
Pronouns: She/Her

Why did you decide to study Structural Integration?
I decided to study Structural Integration as it's always been an area of interest for me. Most recently, I had the opportunity to go through a series myself and it honestly feels like a disservice to my clients and myself to not bring this knowledge and skillset into my practice.

What are you most excited about in starting your training?
I'm most excited to learn a new way of thinking about the body and how we can help it heal, highlighting using less physical effort to make more substantial changes.

What populations or groups of people are you most interested in working with?
The niche passion of my practice is to work with equestrians and their equine partners.

Kimberly is a recipient of the Community Clinic Internship scholarship serving in the 2027 IDA-SI Community Clinic.

12/29/2025

Meet The Students of the 2026 Cohort - Practitioner Highlight

Name: Cameron
Pronouns: She/Her

Why did you decide to study Structural Integration?
I became passionate about Structural Integration after experiencing the healing benefits first hand. I developed post traumatic arthritis in my foot after a fall, a condition that I was told by an orthopedic specialist required surgery. After receiving structural integration, I am able to walk without pain, dance barefoot and live a completely active life which I am eternally grateful for.

What are you most excited about in starting your training?
I am most excited about immersing myself in the program for a year, learning from all the talented instructors at IDA-SI.

What populations or groups of people are you most interested in working with?
My intention is to serve my North Oregon Coast community with a focus on women’s health and scar work.

12/27/2025

Meet The Students of the 2026 Cohort - Practitioner Highlight

Name: Dustin
Pronouns: He/Him

Why did you decide to study Structural Integration?
I am studying Structural Integration because I want to create longer-lasting change for my clients instead of just short-term relief.

What are you most excited about in starting your training?
I’m excited to learn a clear framework that will sharpen my skills and help me work more effectively.

What populations or groups of people are you most interested in working with?
I’m most interested in working with people dealing with chronic pain, structural imbalances, and those who haven’t found answers through traditional massage. I like supporting motivated clients who want to feel and move better in a real, lasting way.

12/25/2025

Meet The Students of the 2026 Cohort - Practitioner Highlight

Name: Justin
Pronouns: He/Him/el

Why did you decide to study Structural Integration?
Viewing bodywork through the structural lens has fundamentally shifted how I work. I think it does a great job at building awareness and fortifying the mind-body connection. I want to help individuals harness that awareness and find more freedom in movement. When possible blending my background fitness, yoga, and thai massage.

What are you most excited about in starting your training?
I love being a student, forever curious and excited for the new ways I will learn to engage with and support individuals.

What populations or groups of people are you most interested in working with?
Individuals who are looking to unlock new movement patterns, specifically athletes, those with athletic goals or individuals recovering from an acute injury. Individuals who speak Spanish as a primary language and would like to receive care in their native language.

Quiero trabajar con personas que deseen explorar nuevas formas de movimiento, en particular atletas, personas con objetivos deportivos o personales, o aquellas que se están recuperando de una lesión aguda. También quiero trabajar con hispanohablantes que deseen recibir atención en español de un profesional angloparlante que está aprendiendo español.

Justin is a recipient of the Equity Advancement Scholarship.

12/23/2025

Meet The Students of the 2026 Cohort - Practitioner Highlight

Name: Bina
Pronouns: They/Them, She/Her

Why did you decide to study Structural Integration?
It feels like my whole life I've been searching for structural integration. Then I took the structural integration elective during massage school, and everything seemed to click. To me it feels like the perfect blend of western and eastern bodywork modalities.

What are you most excited about in starting your training?
Probably being a sponge and absorbing as much information as possible.

What populations or groups of people are you most interested in working with?
As someone who is a bit hypermobile, I am curious to work with this population and focus on finding support rather than "loosening" tight muscles.

Bina is a recipient of the Community Clinic Internship scholarship serving in the 2027 IDA-SI Community Clinic.

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