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ROSEN METHOD BODYWORK When I personally experienced [Rosen Method], I became conscious of areas of tension in my body that helped me to become aware of that connection within me. pilot program participant the following: "The [Synergy Wellness Center] highly values the connection between body, mind, and spirit. The Rosen Method is an excellent tool to help achieve this goal. When I personally experienced [Rosen Method], I became conscious of areas of tension in my body that helped me to become aware of that connection within me." APPRECIATING THE BODY Tight in her fasciae latae, gluteus muscles, sacrum, diaphragm, and behind her heart and chest, one participant spoke about the psychological traumas she had experienced. After her Rosen sessions, she often asked questions about the theory of Rosen Method, and if the body holds down past experiences that couldn't be handled at the time. After three sessions, her hips felt more pliable, her diaphragm started to let go, and at various times she would comment that she felt a loosening of her hips or legs or that she could breathe more easily. Marion Rosen often says that the session begins when the client gets off the table, and this client is a good example of that. She gained important insights after her sessions. In her evaluations, she said she had relied on her body to physically support her with little or no maintenance on her part. Her life had been full of traumatic emotional experiences and demanding situations. During the span of 56 years, she had always taken her physical health for granted. As a result of her Rosen Method experience, she came to understand and have a new appreciation for the strength of her body and a sense of needing to "repay" it for its support throughout her life. Thus, she became very committed to her physical wellness. This participant's body image was also affected by her Rosen Method sessions. She became much more aware of her mind-body connection over the course of several sessions. Having felt she could never achieve the "ideal physical look," she had never tried. She hated her body. After three sessions, she said she finally appreciated her body for what it had done for her, and she could now view herself differently. She came to the realization that the physical and mental parts of her self were designed to support each other. As a result of her Rosen experience, she understood that she had used her physical self to care for her mental self without any reciprocity. The relationship had been parasitic, to the detriment of her physical self. Her transformative experience led her to consciously refocus her mental self into caring for her physical self through lifestyle changes and health- promotion activities. She appreciated how supportive and unfailing her physical self had been and wanted to start appreciating it with care and attention. She discovered that having good physical health did not mean achieving a pleasing weight and form to suit her desires, but rather achieving balance and high functioning to support her mind. earn CE hours at your convenience: abmp's online education center, www.abmp.com 65