Just a SWAG (scientific wild-assed guess), but I think she has some
"major fear issues" accessing her deep core. Touch may not be the
right approach for her right now. I'd go with movement work like
Rolf Movement, Feldencris, or even Pilates and Yoga.

Does she have a psychotherapist she's working with? She should bring
up what's going on in her sessions with her therapist.
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Michael Vilain, Certified Advanced Rolfer
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Gravity is the opposite of comedy.
You can observe a lot by watching--Yogi Berra
In theory, theory and practice are the same.
In practice, they are not.--Yogi Berra

On Mar 17, 2009, at 7:24 AM, Eli wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I recently had a one time, abstract session with a new client (an
> LMT). She complained of some SI/hip discomfort due to a massage
> session two weeks prior.
>
> I did some preliminary sleeve work to support the pelvis and set
> the stage for some core work. When trying to connect with the hip
> flexors things became very intense and hard for her, with a strong
> fear response. She described a history of fear and anxiety / pain
> with psoas work. I experimented a bit with using her hand as the
> 'tool' to connect. It was a bit easier and the fear response was
> much reduced but still hard. I don't think we made it past the
> abdominals and did not connect directly with the psoas either
> time. The session ended well with good results and she expressed
> interest in the series.
>
> She called back a week later complaining of daily, long lasting
> hiccups (30 minutes each time).
>
> Any thoughts about the relationship here?
> Thanks
> Eli
>
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Michael Vilain, Certified Advanced Rolfer
michael@... http://www.vilain.com

Gravity is the opposite of comedy.
You can observe a lot by watching--Yogi Berra
In theory, theory and practice are the same.
In practice, they are not.--Yogi Berra