SARGA BODYWORK's 10 PRINCIPLES
1. PRESENCE
Be present when administering your treatments. Always be mindful of the state of your nervous system and the recipients’ nervous system. If you are unsure of non-verbal signals from recipients, ask for feedback! When we are grounded and present we can do no harm.
2. BODY AWARENESS
Maintain a keen awareness of your body and the recipient’s body during a treatment. Always be cognizant of your body alignments and the positioning of the recipient’s body, especially when using deeper pressure techniques.
3. BREATH AWARENESS
Stay connected to your breath and to the recipient’s breathing patterns.
4. INTUITION
When working, remain open to your intuition. This is a feeling tone. If you feel something that does not make immediate logical sense, listen more deeply before dismissing it.
5. BEING VS. DOING
Emphasize the quality of your presence, rather than trying to accomplish a certain routine or technique.
6. EASE VS. EFFORT
Work on finding the most easeful way to work; if something feels too strenuous, figure out a way to do it differently. The recipient will notice and you will avoid injury and fatigue.
7. CLEAR INTENTION
Maintain clear intention in your work. Don’t do things “just because”. When applying massage techniques, do so with clarity, purpose, presence, and the intention to help.
8. MOVE FROM YOUR CENTER (Core/Hara/Dantien/Piko)
Feel your center of power and gravity (a few inches below the navel), stay connected to this point and initiate your movements from there.
9. USE BODY WEIGHT & GRAVITY
Let bodyweight and gravity work for you. Allow these forces to transfer through your body to your feet.
10. USE TENSEGRITY
Feel the direct relationship between the pulling motion of your upper body on the Sarga Strap and the pushing motion of your feet on the recipient’s body. Feel and use these forces of tensegrity (integrity of tension) being directly translated into your techniques.
Be present when administering your treatments. Always be mindful of the state of your nervous system and the recipients’ nervous system. If you are unsure of non-verbal signals from recipients, ask for feedback! When we are grounded and present we can do no harm.
2. BODY AWARENESS
Maintain a keen awareness of your body and the recipient’s body during a treatment. Always be cognizant of your body alignments and the positioning of the recipient’s body, especially when using deeper pressure techniques.
3. BREATH AWARENESS
Stay connected to your breath and to the recipient’s breathing patterns.
4. INTUITION
When working, remain open to your intuition. This is a feeling tone. If you feel something that does not make immediate logical sense, listen more deeply before dismissing it.
5. BEING VS. DOING
Emphasize the quality of your presence, rather than trying to accomplish a certain routine or technique.
6. EASE VS. EFFORT
Work on finding the most easeful way to work; if something feels too strenuous, figure out a way to do it differently. The recipient will notice and you will avoid injury and fatigue.
7. CLEAR INTENTION
Maintain clear intention in your work. Don’t do things “just because”. When applying massage techniques, do so with clarity, purpose, presence, and the intention to help.
8. MOVE FROM YOUR CENTER (Core/Hara/Dantien/Piko)
Feel your center of power and gravity (a few inches below the navel), stay connected to this point and initiate your movements from there.
9. USE BODY WEIGHT & GRAVITY
Let bodyweight and gravity work for you. Allow these forces to transfer through your body to your feet.
10. USE TENSEGRITY
Feel the direct relationship between the pulling motion of your upper body on the Sarga Strap and the pushing motion of your feet on the recipient’s body. Feel and use these forces of tensegrity (integrity of tension) being directly translated into your techniques.
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