“I suffered low back/sacro-illiac joint pain from a fall that wasn’t properly diagnosed for several years. As time went on, the pain was growing worse and became chronic. I sought the help of doctors, physical therapists and chiropractors with limited success. I reluctantly scheduled an appointment with a pain management doctor (I feared the surgery and/or prescription pain killers they would recommend) when I came across an article from The Capital Newspaper I had cut out and saved in case I needed it. Am I glad I did! I canceled my previously scheduled appointments and instead went to see Ryan to experience and learn more about how Somatic Education could help me. It has changed my life! I now am almost entirely pain free. The best thing about it is that I am in control of dealing with my issue—I don’t have to rely on a doctor, therapist or chiropractor to temporarily “fix” me. It was very empowering to take back control of my life through my Somatic education. As a result of my sessions with Ryan I now know how to move Somatically every day. I also found myself more emotionally relaxed and easy going since I wasn’t in pain or in fear of the pain returning at any arbitrary moment. My husband once insisted that I was upset about something that I honestly wasn’t, because in the past the incident would have upset me. I had to tell him several times that I was really not upset. Somatics has given me back my life. Thank you, Ryan!!" Claire