| In contrast to conventional massage, Dr. Levinson offers Psychodynamic Bodywork, which involves soft tissue manipulation unlike any mainstream therapy. This powerful practice provides immediate relief to trauma survivors as well as sufferers of injury and chronic pain. Unlike standard massage, patients are fully clothed and work with Dr. Levinson personally to release physical and/or emotional trauma stored in the body's tissue. It is a long held belief that the tissue has a memory all its own. By addressing this cellular memory directly the work can bypass traditional defenses to get to the core of the problem.
The technique involves the use of the blade of the hand or side of the forearm to apply pressure to soft-tissue and fascia. After this pressure is applied the tissue is lengthened (maintaining traction) and then "unwound" by introducing a spiral movement into the tissue. Although this process can be uncomfortable in the moment, it can result in tremendous relief of symptoms, "breakthroughs" (as noted by other therapists involved in that persons care) and occasionally catharsis of emotion and an immediate reduction in symptoms (see testimonials).
The work is an amalgamation of Dr. Levinson's Neo-Reichian studies into "character armor" and the extensive training and apprenticeship in neuromuscular therapy he received from Dyal Singh Khalsa (originator of Yogic Neuromuscular Therapy) and his formal training with Mark Lamm (originator of Biosync) in the early 90's.
From patients with "bottled up emotions" to rape survivors to NFL running backs to affected children, Dr. Levinson's work has resolved the pain and trauma of hundreds who have found little resolution with other therapies. |