1. Listen to the fascial voice
Scan your body, taking mental note of what you experience. Are there areas calling out with pain, stiffness, or tingling? Are there parts of your body that feel hot, or areas that are difficult to feel at all? It's great to do this before treatment, but it’s also powerful during and after. Please share any findings with me so we can work together on your healing journey.

2. Remember your breath
During treatment, it’s beneficial to breathe into the areas where you feel my hands, as well as other areas of sensation in your body. One way of doing this is to close your eyes and, as you breathe in, imagine the breath filling the area like a balloon. I may also suggest or remind you of this during treatment.

3. Awareness
Can you bring your awareness deep into your body? Can you feel your feet on the floor? How your weight sinks into your seat? Notice, in this moment, how many parts of your body are touching surfaces. In treatment sessions, we want to bring this same awareness in. You will feel my hands sink into your body, and you may want to ask yourself: “Where do I feel this?” “Is it just where the hands are, or does it reach anywhere else in my body?” I may ask you questions like this as well.

4. Unwinding
Your body may feel the urge to move during treatment. Allow any spontaneous motion to occur. I will protect and guide you through the motion. This is your body’s inherent self-correcting mechanism—the wisdom of your body.

5. Emotions
You may experience emotions during or even after your treatment. This is completely normal and can even aid the body in returning to homeostasis. Our bodies become a timeline of our lives, storing experiences, and with some of these more traumatic experiences (emotional or physical), they can remain in the body until we have an opportunity to feel and release them.

6. Images/Memories
It is completely normal to have memories arise, or even to experience images. They may make sense to you or not; all have their place in guiding you through your healing.

7. Dialogue
I may ask you questions throughout your treatment. When answering, allow the response to come from your body rather than your head. You do not need to fully understand your response or any emotion that may surface. You always have the option not to answer any question—never force a response.

8. Language
Listen to the messages you give yourself in everyday life—the “I can’ts,” “should haves,” and “I nevers.” Replace them with positive messages: “I’m getting better and better every day, in every way!” and “I believe in my ability to heal.” Always take time to reflect on what you enjoy about life.

9. Zigzag
People don’t tend to heal in a straight line. Healing can look like feeling worse before getting better, or feeling better, then worse, then better again. We don’t always know the outcome of each treatment, just as we don’t know the exact path when walking through the woods. Sometimes we must climb over sharp rocks, and sometimes the road is smooth and beautiful.

10. Goals
It can be helpful in the healing process to hold your goals in both your heart and mind. Take some time before your treatment to visualize the life you want. What do you want to be able to do? What do you enjoy? What lights you up? Take time to remember your body’s purpose. It’s okay if your goals are small, and it’s okay for them to change.

I welcome any thoughts or questions you wish to share.

Please know it is always your choice to participate. You never have to answer any questions I ask, and you can always say “ease up” or “halt” at any time during the treatment. You are in control of your healing experience, and I want us to work together.

It is helpful to keep an open, curious mind during treatment. See if you can explore your pain from a different perspective. Let’s discover what your pain may be trying to communicate.

Treatment is a time to be honest with yourself about what you are experiencing. I invite you to share your truth as we explore the world within. I look forward to working with you on your healing journey.