This review was far too long in the making.
If I could give Savannah more stars, I would. She is a true gem and so unique in her field. My husband and I have both seen her now and could not recommend her services enough!
I brought my husband in to see Savannah for a 10-year-old high school football injury- he's had severe nerve pain in his shoulder area off and on for years. Using her knowledge in structural integration, she was able to maneuver his facia to help release the tension and pain he had been feeling. My husband is active and works out all the time, so not being able to do a simple pushup was tough for him. Since seeing her, he has been able to move with more ease and re-strengthen the muscles that were painful to use before.
During a session, she offers the utmost care. She truly cares about YOU as a person and genuinely wants to help and see you improve. She'll gather some background, get to know you and what's going on, and then proceed from there. Structural integration is unique in that it is meant to create lasting change, unlike massage that typically provides only temporary relief. She is incredibly savvy in her craft! SI is not always the most pleasant feeling- there are times it can be somewhat painful moving back into proper alignment. Even so, Savannah guides you through breathing and exactly what to do. Most importantly, she moves at YOUR pace. For example, when working in different areas she might ask you to reach down towards your toes or to alternate between flexing and pointing your feet. You are a big part of a SI session as it is somewhat active on your part. She talks through exactly what she is doing and when so that there are no surprises (I personally appreciate as I like to know what's going on). She also is super informative as to why our bodies lock up in different areas in the first place. As a wholistic health practitioner, she looks at your entire person- even down to things like what we consume that affect our bodies in ways we may not even realize.
It doesn't end there... After your session is over, she sends an incredibly detailed email regarding the session- what you worked on together to realign and a recap of recommendations. She also may assign some "homework" of suggestions to work on at home to get you to stay realigned. As she explains, our bodies don't get completely out of whack overnight and it typically won't be fixed overnight. Our body often needs "retraining" to maintain proper alignment. There are little areas for you to work on at home to help with lasting change.
There is so much more to say about how wonderful a session is with her and what an incredible human being she is, but the moral of this story is... SEE SAVANNAH. :) read more