Trevor Getsla

I really do have a liking for this guy. Taking 100% responsibility for your life. No matter has happened.. this is it. It's your's now. What are you going to do? It's a big step. Likewise, we are always responsible and accountable for our words and actions. This is so simple and obvious, yet watch closely and people bypass this all the time.... We are responsible for our emotions and what we do/actions we generate from them. NOT wanting to see our responsibility is a big big downfall... when we aren't willing to be accountable for our words/actions.. when we make other's responsible for our emotions.. and when we use the circumstances of our lives as an excuse for something we could do something about.

A friend of mine shared this in relation to her journey with Hakomi.. this so eloquently expresses the tenderness that is held for us as we stitch together and attend to ourselves in this way. I often say we are uncovering the misunderstandings we made with ourselves a long time ago. Little knots we had to tie due to the circumstances we were in. And now we the opportunity to feel them, attend to the needs with love, and reweave ourselves into Wholeness.

I've really found a lot of grounded wisdom in JEFF BROWN .. this is a perhaps partial list of some of the ways we unconsciously avoid our pain/cognitive dissonance, and likewise avoid the opportunity for healing and transformation.

I've been in research mode about strength training of late... several years ago I began to work with the functioal fitness concepts in conjunction with Rolfing/integrative movement principals. These type of workouts are essential to expanding and stabilizing new potenials made possible by bodywork and awareness. It is a lot of fun, safe, and very applicable to what we actually do in life and athletics.. and my body feels great both when I exercise and in daily life. I'm on the look out for excellent personal trainers who work more like this..

Exciting announcement #1: I am sooo delighted to be one of the SoulPlay Festivals featured presenters. These folks are creating ammmmazing community and workshop focused small intimate festivals that have been really inspiring. Complete with an incredible Sierra's spa style location and meals. I am excited to be teaming up at long last with my dear friend and total badass Philippe Lewis on a 3 hour special co-fascilitated Somatc Attachment workshop we are creating just for S...oul Play. Not to be missed! In addition I am also presenting a experiential Aikido class for the embodiment and movement crowd.. one my most favorite workshops to share. AND if that isn't enough.. message me for a extra special friends only discount code. We want you there!

A light hearted guide to Attachment Theory.

Excited to be instructing at Midline again and launching new things! This is a great class for any level or background of bodyworker interested in becoming more effective with your work.. Come advance your touch, mechanics, and understanding of the body.

***Sneak Peak**** After 3 years of intensive training I have completed major professional practitioner trainings in Hakomi somatic therapy, Source School of Tantra, Circle of Heart's shamanic guiding, and a lot of professional mentoring. Personally it has truly been one of the most transformative experiences of my life, and I am forever grateful for the journey.... Over the next couple months I will launch a new website.. and after 2 years of gaining professional experience in doing the work, I am now "officially" publically offering and expanding somatic counseling in my practice. Sessions are also available over Skype and in addition to Santa Cruz. This new format includes day long guided personal retreats and a long term transformational multidisciplinary approach. It truly warms my heart to expand this in the world. Annnnnnd a whole new series of workshops, classes, and mentoring are in creation and will be announced shortly. Some real excitement is building including offering classes through Midline once again, as well as my own independent offerings outside Santa Cruz. 2017. It's time! Looking forward to seeing you in this new year.

This is an excellent discussion on structure, movement and health in yoga asana. Mark is someone I really admire as a deeply embodied and knowledgeable teacher. It's inspiring to see all this knowledge coming together and being applied in all these multidisciplinary ways.

Ever been curious about Meyer's Briggs Personality types? This is a great site for learning more about yourself and others in many different aspects of life. As I deepen my work in somatic therapy the inner workings of all of us are a fascinating interest and potent layer in helping to support and access the transformation we seek.

Excellent article on the dynamic function of the pelvic floor. Rare to find such well done information and movement exercises.

For the last year (and the next) I am in the Comprehensive Hakomi therapy training. And it's amazing! I make use of it in subtle ways in my practice now, and am starting to offer full Hakomi session. Over and over again people ask me "You are studying what again? What is it?" Well this is a great little digestible write up on the method. If this interests you I am currently offering sessions for $40 (an incredible deal), and little intro consults for free.

A nice simple explanation of Rolfing. With further training the work goes beyond connective tissue as osteopathic skills for addressing joints, organs, neural tissue and more and brought into the structural perspective. Somatic movement, awareness and mind/body holism round out the work for deep integration into our sense of Self and Being... Enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving <3

On self mastery through the somatic experience: The body is the only tool available to us. Thus, our first lesson is to learn how to occupy the body. Oftentimes, when we aren't in the present moment and occupying our bodies, we are simply taken over by impulses that we don’t recognize, let alone understand. The past and the future act like energy vortexes that the ego doesn’t control. They bring about tornadoes of thoughts, feelings, and impulses that lead the human entity towards uncertain directions. ~ Prem Baba

Turning into quite the "expansive" read on bodywork and consciousness. Biodynamic work is the art of "Being without Doing" and allowing the natural life force with all of us to reset our system... finding Stillness. When done well it be incredibly profound and effective.

Next level integrated strength training

Rise & Shine #imandaily

This. Right now.

Looking to pack my schedule before I leave 2 weeks! Sooooo.. mid-August $15 discounts in Santa Cruz in effect until 8/22! Book here: http://midlinebodywork.com/onlinebooking/ AND if I can line up a few folks Ill do a work trip up to the Bay this weekend. Get it while it's hot!

An amazing display of integration in motion, words of wisdom.. and most importantly: "Trust".

This is a wonderful "expansive" explanation of Structural Integration. There are many perspectives within this body of work. Enjoy!

Ain't technology grand! A real time digital posture coach. I gotta try one of these out and see what it's all about. There are so many dynamics to posture and movement I really wonder how much this captures.

Professional geekery. "I’m thrilled to announce the arrival of James Earls’ new book applying the Anatomy Trains to gait: Born to Walk. Using his sequence of ‘essential events’ in walking, and showing how they are ‘spring loaded’ through the myofascial meridians, James has advanced the Anatomy Trains theory into normal and rehabilitative movement."

Well if you REALLY want to know about Structural Integration.. here's the full story. Profound in it's depths and limitless as a journey of exploration of the Self... not to mention you might just become a physical genius along the way!

The body is an intrinsic part of the path to Freedom.. if we only but listen.

Surrender that which no longer serves you. <3

Ooops! Forgot to mention: I am in Costa Rica right now until March 6th! Please call Midline at 831 421 9222 for scheduling purposes. Sessions in Los Gatos will be booked upon my return. I will be unable to check messages much here and my net access is extremely limited. Mucho gusto! Pura vida por tu!

Exciting news.. here is the event link for my upcoming Advanced Deep Tissue and Myofascial Release class in Palo Alto on March 13th-16th. This is for California certified hours for all skill levels of massage therapists and bodyworkers. All the information is in the event details.

Self-transformation is not about changing yourself. It means shifting yourself to a completely new dimension of experience and perception. ~ Sadhguru

Exciting news! March 14-19th I will be instructing weekend workshops with CEU CA "Certified" hours for massage therapists and bodyworkers of all types and skill levels in Palo Alto. The 1st class up is the 1st of 2 Upper Body Advanced Myofascial and Deep Tissue. Please contact me or the Bacn MassageProgram for more information... thank you for sharing if you feel so inspired!

Awesome when the championship team is talking about the inner work that goes with exceptional performance. As my Qi Gong teacher used to say "there is a whole Universe outside you, and a whole Universe inside you.. and they relate with one another. The path of mastery is the path of discovery in both."

Daniella is an amazing instructor and dedicated yogi.. she is running her upcoming teacher training very soon. Check her out if you are considering advancing your yoga instructing.

This week a sale on "The 10-Series Companion"... I utilize this for client's going through the 10-Series. A beautiful experiential movement and exercise guide for getting the most out of your 10- Series experience, and a handy guide to keep for future reference.

This is so cool! So it's not just all in our head!

We really are quite extraordinary... the pursuit of the body in motion.

Holiday Greetings everyone! Hope this finds you well and nourished.. scheduling over the next couple weeks is going to be bumpy with the holidays falling on Wednesday, and my office days being T/Th. SO YES! I have other days open.. and am OFFERING 20% DISCOUNT for the next 3 weeks to Facebook followers. Contact me for info. Would love to see you all and celebrate another year!

Maybe just maybe.. because I love you, and you can do it!

Fun with foam rollers, the single best self care tool out there! The Key: being able to RELAX and RELEASE tissue.. not just mash it. Mashing is nice for fatigued muslces, but can actually aggrevate restricted structures. This is often overlooked in most articles or tutorials, and people actually resist the foam roller when using it. Not so effective. A little proper coaching on use can go a reallly long way!

Happy Halloween!

One of the keys to Health

The more you truly love yourself, the more protected you become. Self love is your shield. Sidonie Bouchet 2013 www.sidoniebouchet.com... Artist: Daniel B. Holeman

.::Inspire & Inspiration::. The dictionary references several definitions for these two words. Three among these are: - To move or guide by divine or supernatu...ral influences. - The act or power of stimulating the intellect or emotions. - the drawing of air into the lungs in breathing (Latin. Inspirare means, "to breathe into"). <3

Well that was fun! Careful when asking for a more "power" type with workout with your personal trainer Tobin Sheffer at Toadal Gym in Santa Cruz.. who is not only a great trainer, he's got an impressive workout app he's developing that is really cool and useful. Can't wait to see him launch it.

Fall is here! My epic travels have concluded.. and I'd love to see all your lovely faces! I'm going to start promoting a 20% discount off 1 session for the next month, so come on in, spread the word!.. more to come!

A very useful and beautiful companion guide of experiential movement exercises for each session of the 10-Series. It was written and recently self published by my awesome mentor Brian Johnson. I've found my client's are getting a lot out of it for deepening and connecting with their embodiment process, and creating a framework to discuss their experiences.

"Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions m...ercilessly." - Franz Kafka "I disregard the proportions, the measures, the tempo of the ordinary world. I refuse to live in the ordinary world . . . I want ecstasy . . . I will not adjust myself to the world. I am adjusted to myself." - Anais Nin "There are and will be those who think I have gone overboard. Let them rest assured that this assessment is correct, probably beyond their wildest imagination, and that I will continue to do so." - Mary Daly "To be strong does not mean to sprout muscles and flex. It means meeting one’s own numinosity without fleeing, actively living with the wild nature in one’s own way. It means to be able to learn, to be able to stand what we know. It means to stand and live." - Clarissa Pinkola Estes + Image: Alex Grey, http://alexgrey.com

The stunning painting "Vision" on display in my office in Santa Cruz! Thank you to the artist Peter Westermann for his support and inspiration... will be looking down on the healing space for years to come. Feel free to come see it sometime at Midline Bodywork.

Perception perception perception. Totally amazing. Enjoy! Part 1 linked in the comments.

Loving that this book exists! Validation that I am not the only one putting all these cards together! One day I will write something like this from my own perspective. If your interested in learning more about "reading" what bodies communicate from movement and structure and what that says about us as individuals this is a great start with something for everyone regardless of experience. It is written by two innovative authors who very effectively overlay many perspectives from somatic psychology, Rolfing, many conscious movement practices, Traditional Chinese Medicine and much more.

Online scheduling is now available for Midline in Santa Cruz Tuesday's and Thursday's! Very simple... go to midlinebodywork.com and you can book in mere moments 24 hours a day! It's looking like a really busy Spring is in effect!

"Changing alignment in a dynamic way, not just altering your external shape,changes your relationship with the whole world and the people in it. A static change is just a momentary forcing of your body into a more upright position. It lasts about as long as you pay attention to it. As as you continue into your activities, you "collapse" into your previous posture. As dynamic change includes your whole being, your entire identity. To improve your alignment, you must be willing... to embrace all the consequences to your personality, a transformation that can be overwhelming. I cannot emphasize this point enough: Since we are integrated beings, we need to change the whole as we change a part, or improved alignment is merely a cosmetic adjustment that crumbles under the slightest test in the real world." -Eric Franklin "Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery" See more

My my friend's it's time to post stuff up here again! I've done a lot of traveling lately and study.. time to share the wealth! Moving into a busy Spring as we all get moving... so I'll find some relevant content. Requests for topics are always welcome.

Happy Holidays! Will be away from 12/12 until New Years, and am offering $15-20 off the few remaining sessions slots I have this week. 1 today, 1 Wednesday, 2 Thursday, 1 Friday. Come treat yourself!

A little on the science and basis for why structural work, yoga, and movement is so effective. Go fascia!

Life's Instruction Manual: #1: Be grateful. #2: Enjoy.

One of the toughest and hardest working athlete's (MMA fighting) I have ever worked with recently was featured in a video series. He's come half way around the world and put it all on the line to live his dream. Noad "Neo" Lahat is on his way to the top of his sport and the UFC, and I can't wait to see him make it! Click the link to view his videos and a look behind MMA fighter's lives and training.

"The patient needs an experience, not an explanation."- Frieda Fromm Riechman

Lately I have been finding piano music is wonderful for sessions, something about the single instrument and the way the mind flows with it. So on this blustery late fall afternoon take a moment to close your eyes and enjoy the ride...