During each Structural Integration session, you and I are gradually working to improve  range of motion, alignment, and support throughout your body. Sometimes significant benefits and dramatic changes are realized from just one session. Often clients feel taller or more at ease. But you will likely experience more lasting results and profound changes if we can work with you over a series of sessions—either a full twelve session series, or an abbreviated three to five session series, tailored to your individual needs and goals.

When Paying at Time of Service (includes a 20% discount)

$112 per session, teens and adults

$100 per session for a full 12-session series (additional 10% discount)

$84 per session, children (shorter sessions)

Free 15-minute Consultation

Insurance billing

Depending upon your insurance coverage, I may be able to bill your health insurance. I can also bill auto insurance for treatment after a motor vehicle accident (but you should first see a doctor to assess and document your injury, and obtain a prescription for massage). Please ask if you have questions.

Length of Sessions

Adult sessions run approximately 80 minutes, allow 90 minutes in case we need some additional time. Children’s sessions run a bit less than an hour, depending on attention span.

What Happens During a Session

Most of your session is spent working on the table, but initially, we will talk and I will need to make some observations of your standing posture. Periodically during the session, I may have you stand, walk, or sit, moving your body in gravity, and ask you to notice any new sensations or perceptions. This will facilitate your process of integration through movement, and it will also allow me to monitor and fine-tune the progress of the work.

Movement is an important part of Structural Integration—from a kinesthetic and neuromuscular perspective, much can transpire in those first few moments of standing and walking. Taking time to notice what is different can be like hitting the save button. As the body-mind registers each increment of intermediate change, your structure begins to make a significant postural shift, and you expand your repertoire of movement.

What to Wear

It is important to wear something you are comfortable walking around in, yet I will need to be able to see your structure and directly touch your skin. The best attire for a Structural Integration session is simply underwear. Yoga shorts can be a great alternative to underwear, if you prefer more coverage. (Bike shorts are not a great choice, because they tend to be less stretchy, and therefore it’s not as easy to move the fabric to work on your upper leg or hip.)

For women, a stretchy tank top or camisole (the kind that has skinny shoulder straps) works very well on top; the fabric and skinny straps can easily be shifted to access your spine, the side of your rib cage, or your neck and shoulders. (It can be a bit harder to work under and around heavy-duty bra straps.)

For men, boxer briefs or regular briefs are the best choices for coverage, as we may be moving your legs into various stretches on the table.

© Kirstin Schumaker 2010