Rosen Method

Rosen Method Bodywork uses gentle touch to contact areas of muscle tension and restricted breathing. The practitioner provides feedback on the subtle bodily changes that occur when muscles relax. The combination of touch and verbal interaction deepens the client's physical and emotional awareness. Initially clients may feel that sessions are simply relaxing. Over time what happens can be profoundly transforming. Holding muscle tension requires energy. When the holding lets go, that energy becomes available for living. Clients often report that they feel more alive and that they have an increased sense of well-being and of new choices in life. The "theory" behind Rosen Method involves the relation between bodily tension and how we experience ourselves psychologically. Experiences are often held in the body, rather than the mind, because they were overwhelming or unacceptable at the time they occurred. Chronic muscle tension is the body's way of expressing feelings and memories that are not currently conscious.