An
Excursion Through the Alphabet in Somatic Terms
by Thomas Myers
In this article Myers examines the qualities of the letter D and
its association with the Hebrew word for door, daleth.
Myers states that the door in bodywork is "the opening from
the known into the unknown" or the "portal" to "open
up new areas of perception, feeling, though and movement, to bring
new ways of being." He goes on to describe the connection between
the obturator muscle and "the sense of movement" implied
by the letter D. Myers discusses Erik Dalton's Myoskeletal Alignment
Technique (MAT). Myers notes Dalton's Rolfing experience, his self-rehabilitation
from two serious martial arts injuries, osteopathy, and the soft-tissue
research of Vladimir Janda, M.D., as influential factors in the
evolution of MAT. Outline by Myers is the MAT directive, "Don't
chase the pain!" but rather "recognize the strain patterns
before they become painetter D, patterns." He continues to
explain the place MAT holds in the bodywork field by differentiating
it from Rolfing and chiropractic. D is also for depth, as Myers
concludes the article with a list of the five components of depth
and asserts that "going deeper and going harder" are "not
remotely equated."
In this article Myers examines the qualities of the letter D and
its association with the Hebrew word for door, daleth.
Myers states that the door in bodywork is "the opening from
the known into the unknown" or the "portal" to "open
up new areas of perception, feeling, though and movement, to bring
new ways of being." He goes on to describe the connection between
the obturator muscle and "the sense of movement" implied
by the letter D. Myers discusses Erik Dalton's Myoskeletal Alignment
Technique (MAT). Myers notes Dalton's Rolfing experience, his self-rehabilitation
from two serious martial arts injuries, osteopathy, and the soft-tissue
research of Vladimir Janda, M.D., as influential factors in the
evolution of MAT. Outline by Myers is the MAT directive, "Don't
chase the pain!" but rather "recognize the strain patterns
before they become painetter D, patterns." He continues to
explain the place MAT holds in the bodywork field by differentiating
it from Rolfing and chiropractic. D is also for depth, as Myers
concludes the article with a list of the five components of depth
and asserts that "going deeper and going harder" are "not
remotely equated."