The 10 Series, broken down
Each session has specific territories and goals. This does not mean the work is directly formulaic, or that there is a single sequence of movements. Some sessions include work on the back, outside of the territory of the session. In a broad sense, the series alternates upper and lower sessions (odd upper, even lower), with some deviation from that pattern.
Sleeve Hours: Working with the superficial tissue, to create a sense of the body in 3D space
1st hour: Free the breath, working with torso and hips. Includes hamstring work. Y dimension.
2nd hour: Create support from the feet. Working between the feet and the knees to build a foundation for the body to stand on. X dimension (looking from the front).
3rd hour: Creating depth in the superficial tissues. Working with the side of the body, relating the front to the front, the back to the back. Z dimension (from the front).
Core Hours: Working with deep tissues that are typically not in our awareness, and as such, are blind spots that may hinder us.
4th hour: Working up the midline of the legs, from feet to pelvic floor. Includes work on the pelvic floor and around the coccyx.
5th hour: Working with thorax and abdomen, finishing with work on psoas and iliacus, 2 of the deepest structures we work with. Can be considered the second half of the 4th hour, hooking up the legs to the spine.
6th hour: The first prone session. Working with the back of the legs, pelvis, and lower back to free movement in the sacrum.
7th hour: Working with the shoulders, neck, and head to rebalance the relationships within the upper spine and skull. Typically includes intraoral and intranasal work.
Integrative Hours: Where the recipe thins out. Even more dependent on what the client needs, empowering the client, and putting them back together.
8th and 9th hours: The only sessions without clearly defined territories. One is an upper session, one is a lower session, depending on a number of considerations and assessments performed before the 8th hour. Typically higher demand and may include more movement work, to get the client to move from their center.
10th hour: Wrapping it up, putting the client together. The whole body is addressed, relating core to sleeve. Mostly “superficial” work, not opening up any new patterns, but with large effects of integration.
Although the series is technically over, the ball is just landing. After the series, the client keeps rolling and stops in a different place. A new place from which to stand up and start moving on their own. This analogy really broke down very quickly.
Post-10 series work can either be undertaken as single session maintenance or, after several months to integrate, an even less formulaic 3 series to foster further evolution.