Synergy Physical Therapy, LLC

As you sit in your chair right now, place your feet on the floor as wide as possible and still feel relaxed.  Now feel your sits bones on the surface of the chair.  Wiggle around on your sits bones until you feel them balanced beneath you, holding up the bowl of your pelvis like two little old fashioned bath tub feet.  

As you sense yourself sitting, see if you can feel a connection between the touch sensation of your feet on the floor, and your sits bones on the chair.  Your sits bones are the heels of your pelvis.

Wide feet support your pelvis and give it freedom to find its own dynamic alignment.  When the pelvis is in alignment, it’s easier for the spine to be in alignment.

We can use imagery to neurologically activate sensory awareness and neurologically activate the core muscles of the spine which are vital for good body mechanics.

Now — imagine your pelvis is a flower pot and your spine is a flower stalk, which is rising up out of its earthen home, reaching up toward the sun as plants love to do.  

When you sit, the flower pot of your pelvis provides a stable base from which your spine grows up.  When you walk, your flower pot grows a tail that wags.  (What kind of tail is it?  Tiger tail?  Hummingbird?  Dinosaur?)  And whether you are sitting or walking or dancing or washing dishes, your feet are your roots connecting you to the ground.

Your face is a great, beautiful flower blossoming up to heaven and shining your uniqueness out into the world.

Using imagery and sensory awareness to align the spine is great for all bodies, especially people with sacroiliac problems, disc problems, low back pain and osteoporosis.

Dosage:  Use often and freely.  Invent your own images.  Let the sensations of your body guide you to wellness, comfort and to a deepened relationship with your body.

If you’d like to schedule an appointment for physical therapy with me, please call 541/482-8333, ext. 2.