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This technique improves the structural posture of your body by facilitating a chain reaction in the body so the body will self-correct any postural distortion or muscular tension. When a muscle is fully relaxed, the tension level inside the muscle should measure relatively low.

The muscle can then be stretched by the action of opposing muscles. When the muscle is actively contracting, it should shorten and the tension level inside the muscle will rise. In chronic muscle problems, the resting tension level is too high.

This is generally a problem of the fascia or connective tissue that surrounds the muscle and passes through the muscle forming the attaching tendons. If the envelope is too tight, the muscle uses greater force (and therefore higher inner tension) to contract against the envelope, but will actually produce only a small amount of movement, most often with pain.

Many of the problems in our bodies occur because of these restrictions of fascia. Fascia binds various structures together within the human body. It also must remain fluidic in order to allow for flexibility and movement.

However, when the human body experiences injury or pain, fascia tends to reorganize itself along minute lines of tension in order to restore balance and lessen the pain. This occurs with the assumption that the injury or pain must be accepted, so with these changes, there is less movement, making the fascia denser.

It can also trap circulatory, nerve and lymphatic pathways, the effects of which can be devastating to the structure and physiology of the client. This is the beginning of imbalance and chronic pain.

Assistant yoga combines heat applications with stretching of the deeper fascial tissue in order to restructure the angles in body posture. We use the connective tissue of the body to reach every corner of the body from head to toe.

This is a type of work that "releases" muscles from patterns and restrictions that may have taken years to form, often as a response to an accident or physical trauma. In assistant yoga, we work with the body three-dimensionally using pressure, joint movement, visceral manipulation and deep stretches to elongate the connective tissue.

Combining aspects utilized in physical therapy with this revolutionary approach to body structure, Assistant living can enhance flexibility, breathing and motion of even professional athletes, dancers and gymnasts.