Movement Integration: The Systemic Approach to Human Movement

The ability to move with efficiency and agility has been an essential component to our
evolution and survival as a species. It has enabled us to find food, fight threats, flee
danger, and flourish both individually and collectively. Our body’s intricate network of
bones, muscles, tissues, and organs moves with great complexity. While traditional
anatomy has relied on a reductionist frame for understanding these mechanisms in
isolation, the contributors to Movement Integration take a more systemic, integrative
approach. Ensomatosy is a new paradigm for comprehending movement from the
perspective of the body’s entirety. The body’s many systems are understood as
synchronized both internally and externally. Drawing on expertise in physiotherapy,
somatics, sports science, Rolfing, myofascial therapy, craniosacral therapy, Pilates, and
yoga, the authors assert that a more comprehensive understanding of movement is key to
restoring the body’s natural ability to move fluidly and painlessly. With over 150 images,
the Color Illustration Model of Relative Movement provides a visual tool for
understanding how joints interact with surrounding structures (rather than in isolation).
This is an ideal book for physiotherapists, massage therapists, structural integrators,
coaches, as well as yoga and Pilates instructors.