Body Transcendence by Jill Branch

02/20/2025

Help Me Pick My Next Barefoot Shoe Review! 👣

Ahinsa Shoes is sending me a pair from their new Spring/Summer collection, and I want you to decide which one. Vote for the one you want me to review next on YouTube!

Link to the full collection in bio, plus get 20% off preorders with code SPRINGREADY.

12/16/2024

I have two spots available tomorrow, Dec 17th for donation based Structural Integration sessions. Pay what you can! Message me if interested! (980) 494-3381

12/03/2023

Grateful for these kind words from one of my amazing clients. 🙏🏻💗

10/03/2023

This month's special:
$400 for 3 structural integration sessions!

09/20/2023

"There is only one pattern in which the body can be aligned so that gravity can pull symmetrically." - Dr. Ida Rolf

A balanced arm pattern is when they hang along the midline of the torso with the elbow points facing laterally, elbow creases facing the torso, and the palms resting toward the thighs.

A common imbalanced arm pattern is where the elbows point back, elbow creases point forward, and palms are face up. This posture is trained by many modalities for various reasons. It is also the neutral representation of the body in anatomical position.

In this arm position, the arm bones are rotated so they no longer sit properly in the shoulder joints. They get rotated up and in. Over time, that changes the structure and leads to symptoms caused by compression of the muscles, bone and nerves in the shoulders, neck, head, spine, back, and down the arms.

By derotating the arms and unwinding the fascial and muscular tension patterns so the elbow points go lateral, symptoms can resolve and structural balance can be had.

08/21/2023

My clients are usually surprised when they hear muscles weren't a part of my structural integration training. Muscles seem like they'd be a necessary component of any apprenticeship in physical balance. Instead, my teacher introduced us to what he called cylinder theory. It was a way of viewing the body as a collection of cylinder shapes. The arm cylinder connected to the torso cylinder, the neck cylinder connected to the rib cylinders, the spine, the arm, the leg...all cylinders.

Though I didn't know it at the time, the cylinder model was developing the right side of my brain - I was learning to understand the body holistically. This was in stark contrast to everything I had learned in school...

This is an excerpt from a blog post I wrote.

At the time, I was also reading Drawing On the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. Everything she was describing was how we learned to see a human body. I talk more about it in the full article but definitely a book I would recommend to anyone who has or wants to train in structural integration or any physical modality. In our left brain dominated world, this is a phenomenal book for training the right side of your brain and building new neural connections.

Full article available at www.body-transcendence.com, Forget Anatomy and Take On Art: A New Perspective On Physical Balance
Link in bio.

06/01/2023

Anyone who's been in pain knows it impacts every aspect of your life, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Being in pain for 30 years certainly had taken its toll on this client.

Watching his transformation through the SI process was beautiful. By the 3rd session, he came in whistling and by the 7th, he was out of orthotics and wearing barefoot shoes!

04/24/2023

Our shoes affect our structure more than we realize.

That's why it's especially important for babies and children to wear soft, flat, unrestricted shoes when shoes are necessary. It lets the feet develop naturally. The arches can strengthen and the ankles and toes can maintain movement freedom and flexibility.

Adults, it's not hopeless. Your feet can get back to moving naturally too. Structural integration can help your feet feel comfortable and secure WITHOUT cushions or arch support from your shoes.

04/12/2023