After a time, that movement pattern might become a part of your body's way of moving, even thought the injury had been healed long ago. As described in the discussion of connective tissue, this tension is then reflected through the body and further influences our movement patters. As life goes on and again continues, more and more of these patterns become embedded in our connective tissue simply because we don't move freely. In our misalignment, gravity becomes the enemy, compounding and magnifying any stress that is there. As the body accumulates these patterns, it begins to shorten and shrink.
People get shorter and stiffer.
This is what people identify as aging. The Three Main Components of Hellerwork Reconditioning the body after it has gone throughout this process of aging requires not only releasing the rigidity from the connective tissue, but also bringing awareness to and changing the patterns that caused the tissue to rigidify in the first place. Work Deep connective tissue bodywork is designed to release the tension that currently exists in the connective tissue, and to return the body symmetrically to an aligned position. Bodywork accounts for the majority of the treatment period. To the client, this is felt as a great release of tension throughout the body.