Aston-Patterning Sessions
Each therapy session is tailored to your specific goals, the condition of your body, and the problems you may be experiencing.
Before starting any treatment, your Aston-Patterning practitioner will take a detailed history, asking about any incidents in your life which may have had an impact on your body. You will be asked about the ways you currently use your body – both at work and at play – and when you experience pain or fatigue.
Then comes pre-treatment testing: you will be asked to perform simple movements (for example, walking, sitting, bending and standing) as well as specific Aston movements that allow the practitioner to observe your postural alignment and tension-holding patterns. The information is transferred to a chart.
The pre-test also allows you to be more specifically aware of your own movements and to know how your body moves and feels before changes are made.
The Spiraling Touch, part of the Aston approach, releases unnecessary tension from surface to bone, without adding pain. Arthro-kinetics techniques address restriction at the bone and joint level, as well as structural patterns that affect the body three-dimensionally.
Post-testing follows your treatment session, so that you can experience the changes that have occurred.