Come home to your exclusive residence —
your body
Your being. Your movement. Your choice.
laura servid, Otr/l
I love my work.
Everyone has a unique story and no two bodies are exactly alike. Rather than trying to fit clients into a preset diagnosis, I am always interested to understand each person’s unique experience of being in their body and help them identify and unravel the movement patterns that keep them stuck.
Through a blend of occupational therapy, Aston®-Patterning training, and myofascial release, I’ve created my own specialized framework that supports a more integrated mind-body connection, and can transform the way you think about movement.
I believe that when we approach our bodies with curiosity, we can learn about the tensions, traumas, and sticking points that hold us in place. And once we unlock that insight from within, we can begin a therapeutic practice that meets you where you’re at, so you can begin to move forward.
Here’s what I share with my clients:
49 years as an Occupational Therapist
20 years of hospital rehab experience
34 years in Aston Kinetics practice
15 years as Aston faculty
29 years of private practice with over 25,000 individual sessions
15 years of regular yoga practice
6 years study of Ayurveda
What happens in a session?
Each session is determined by you as you are in your body in the moment. It is a hands-on, multi-dimensional experience. It is a collaborative exploration of how you inhabit your body, what alignment is comfortable for you, and what challenges your comfort.
The observation
The puzzle of your three-dimensional being and how you find balance in the world is what engages and excites me. I want to help you to understand the relationships between your segments, to recognize the patterns that you know well, and introduce you to those that you could use if you only knew them. Through exploration, it often becomes clear that some of your habitual patterns, which are likely unconscious, may be creating tension and even pain as you go about your day.
Consider beginning with the following questions:
How does your weight settle on to the ground as you sit or stand?
Where can you move easily?
In which directions is movement less familiar?
Which postures and movement patterns are just ‘you’?
The Movement
From there we explore the ways you want to move in your life and I provide lessons in practical movement, coaching you in patterns that you can incorporate into your every day activities. You choose what you want or need to focus on and I give you the building blocks to get there.
The integration
Returning to your life with this information, you have a new sense of what you feel in your body and how you move. You can begin the shift toward efficient whole body movement, continuing to recognize your habits and patterns, and bringing new discoveries and questions to each session as we continue the journey toward centered, powerful alignment.
