Soma Neuromuscular Integration® with Kelsi Giswold- LMP, CSP, BFA

05/07/2019

Thanks everyone! The Washington Board Of Massage upheld previous language created that protects Soma treatment of the pelvic floor. Thank you everyone! We had a huge SI presence and it felt amazing!! Thank you all who sent in letters, it really made a difference.

05/01/2019

Hello Dears—Something important is happening in the Washington massage world. The WA Massage Board is considering taking away the right of qualified Structural Integrators and massage therapists like me, the right to do external pelvic floor and ischial ramus work. This territory is vital to the success of my sessions with you, my clients. It would be devastating to not be legally allowed to work in these important areas.

Would you be willing to write an email to the Wa State massage board expressing your concerns with taking away the right of qualified and trained LMT's to work safely in the “perineal area”/pelvic floor area.

I’ve included the base of an email you can send. And if you have any other ideas of how to keep LMT’s from loosing their rights, I’d love to hear.

As a dear client of mine, it would be amazing if you could add something to the letter below about your experience with the work personally and also its efficacy. The meeting is this Friday- May 3rd at 9am, so I’m hoping to take the letters then, or if you want to just email them directly that's awesome too.

Thanks so much dear ones.... I hope to be able to continue supporting you on your wellness paths in the most therapeutic ways I have been trained to.

With deep gratitude for all of you,
Kelsi

Here’s a letter that you can use as a base to send to the massage board:
Send to: megan.maxey@doh.wa.gov

"I am a ___(fill-in: client, ND, DC, LAc, PT)_______________ in Washington State. I understand that you are reviewing the massage rule WAC 246-830-550, perineal massage.

I support the current draft language that allows massage therapists to work in the perineal area so long as they meet specific training requirements. It is essential to the profession of Structural Integrators to have access to this area of the body. The perineal area is pertinent to their work and is in their profession’s scope of practice.

I ask the Board to review the March 15, 2018 letter submitted by Deborah Nimmons, JD, Board Certified Structural Integrator™, CSP, LMT, and Marilyn Beech, Cert. Rolfer®, Board Certified Structural Integrator™, LMT which outlines the necessity of and the approach Structural Integration takes to the perineal area.”

07/11/2015

Movement and play, the best medicine for pain...

Movement is so much more then just handstands and movement on flat ground or even jumping and vaulting, the natural world gives us unparalleled opportunities to…

07/11/2015

Pain is real, and it's in your head... very cool Ted on pain.

Why do we hurt? Do we actually experience pain, or is it merely illusion? In this video, Lorimer Moseley explores these questions, and position the pain that...

01/15/2015

Another lovely day at the office!

04/07/2014

I'm so lucky to get to work with such courageous people. Whether quitting a job that is soul-sucking, facing ancient fears or owning their power- my clients are such inspirations!

02/23/2014

Nice article about the mind-body connection and my work.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eva-norlyk-smith-phd/mind-body-_b_4387093.html?fb_action_ids=10202146672722900&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B489499531159158%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.likes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

01/11/2014

Nothing beats spending an afternoon jumping, playing, bouncing and swinging with Dr. Schleip, Jesse Guerrero and 30 other people! Two more days of Fascial Fitness training to go. I'm really looking forward to applying the excellent research and movement education ideas to my work with y'all!

09/15/2013

It's all about perspective!

Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positiv...

07/29/2013

Hey Everybody.. who needs some core fun at 6:15am on Thursday?

Friends are free for ALL early morning classes at the Flow studio this week!
Tuesday: 6am Barre and 7am Yoga
Wednesday: 6:30am Barre
Thursday: 6:15am Core Power
Friday: 6:15am Core Power

06/13/2013

Ahhh.. the human body in motion!

05/29/2013

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time. This expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it.

It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open.

No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a q***r, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.

Martha Graham