12/07/2026
Why I say "I don't build buildings, I build bodies"
People are always a bit surprised when I tell them I originally trained as an architect and technical engineer. And then I usually joke — I don't build buildings anymore, I build bodies. But honestly? That's exactly how I approach a treatment.
I look at the body the same way I'd look at a structure. When someone stands in front of me, I'm observing — where do I see tension, or asymmetry, left to right? Is there a lean, like the leaning tower of Pisa, tilting off to one side? And just like with any structure, it usually starts at the foundation — your feet. Everything above is built on that.
Then I watch you move. I've been in the fitness industry for 30 years, so I've watched an awful lot of bodies move — and by now, it's almost like I can feel what's happening inside someone just from watching them walk across the room. Where things are stuck. Where things aren't moving the way they should. I relate to a body before I've even touched it.
That gives me my first clues as to where the real problem might be hiding.
Then you're on the couch, and I put my hands on you — and again, I'm thinking structure. Everything connected to everything else. So if I feel tightness in the fascia somewhere, or in a muscle, I'm not just staying there. I'm checking — because there's a good chance something else, somewhere else in the structure, is tied to it. And I follow that thread and see how it moves.
And afterwards, that's how I know if we're actually getting somewhere. I can feel it under my hands — tissue that was dense and stuck, starting to soften and move again.
But the real proof? After the treatment, while you're putting your shoes back on, I can already see it in the way you move. And honestly, your face tells the story too — the change in expression is always remarkable. I should really start taking before-and-after photos, because it's genuinely something to see.
That's the whole approach, really. Look at the structure. Feel the structure. Follow where it leads.
📍 Nerja | Energise with Carin
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