Gigi Mok in Wembley Downs, Western Australia, Australia | Alternative & holistic health service

Gigi Mok

Locality: Wembley Downs, Western Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 411 889 925

Address: 31 Unwin Avenue 6019 Wembley Downs, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.gigimok.com.au/

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25.01.2022 As I come down, so to speak, from my meditation retreat, I am thinking a lot about the vagus nerve and how my lifelong love for yoga and meditation has helped to keep this vagrant wanderer (that’s what the Italians termed this 10th cranial nerve that wanders all through the body) happy and humming along. You’ve probably heard it referred to by your body therapist or yoga teacher. In fact, I’ve been starting a lot of my SI sessions with a basic exercise to release the vagus ...nerve so that my client is ready to heal and is in parasympathetic nervous system mode. This article is a great place to learn more about it. It is written by Suzanne Krowiak, a wonderful human I met on my live tissue dissection with Tom Myers. And there are a few videos by the incomparable Jill Miller showing you how to stimulate the vagus nerve yourself. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

24.01.2022 Breathe. Softly. Befriend your body. Be your breath’s friend. Thank you @somaticsagehealing #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #bodyworknotmassage #fascia #proprioception #interoception #bodyawareness #structuralintegration #si #idarolf #idarolfslegacy #lovemyjob #comebacktoyourcentre #comehome #scarwork #anatomytrains #12series #standtaller #loveyourbody #theissuesareinthetissues #yogateacher #yoga #painnomore

23.01.2022 Structural Integrators look at the whole you. And sometimes, but not all the time, it’s all on one side right? But it depends. ... If you want to be seen, all of you, then come and try something different. CHANGE YOUR BODY ABOUT YOUR MIND Thank you to @neurokinetictherapy for the image. #fascia #structuralintegration #idarolf #tommyers #anatomytrains #bodyworknotmassage #yoga #pain #yogateacher #meditator #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind

22.01.2022 My face after 23 hours of meditation at my first rounding retreat this weekend in the beautiful Perth hills. Rounding is a Vedic Meditation technique considered to be industrial strength meditation. This is the meditation my birth family has done since I was an 8 year old child and my family, my partner and child now do together.... To experience this as an adult, in seclusion in nature, with no phones and no contact with the outside world was essential as we were releasing so much stress. We ate light Ayurvedic food cooked with love, we rested, we spent time in nature and we practised abhyanga - a self massage used to detoxify the body with all the meditation we were doing. It is truly the first time I have deeply experienced yoga - the union of the human spirit with the divine spirit. The union of apana and prana. When the five senses, along with the mind, remain still and the intellect is not active, that is known as the highest state. They consider yoga to be firm restraint of the senses. Then one becomes un-distracted for yoga is the arising and the passing away Katha Upanishad 5th century BCE. Taking away the performance of duties in everyday life allows us to go deep and release stress. And meditation is said to be 35 times more restful than sleep Mmmmmmmm sleeeeeep... yogas chitta vritti nirodhah Yoga is the calming down of the fluctuations/patterns of consciousness #yoga #vedicmeditation #union #prana #apana #unifiedconsciousness #unifiedfield #letitgo #releasethebeast #meditation #roundingretreat #rounding #perthhills #anapanaridge #ayurvediclife #ayurveda #abhyanga

22.01.2022 Embodying anatomy versus studying anatomy Bonnie writes about the difference between the traditional way of learning/teaching anatomy and the process of embodying it. Generally when anatomy is taught as I learned it and as I see it taught elsewhere, you’re given visual pictures of it. We have an image of it but we don’t have the kinesthesia of it within ourselves.... Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen I would love to learn from this trailblazer one day. And when we work together, this is my intention for you. Can I wake up the quiet areas of your body? Can I talk to the tissues that have been dormant? Can I increase your kinesthetic quotient? Can I share my decades of movement practice, breath work and meditation in our session? #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #bodyworknotmassage #fascia #proprioception #interoception #bodyawareness #structuralintegration #si #idarolf #idarolfslegacy #lovemyjob #comebacktoyourcentre #comehome #scarwork #anatomytrains #12series #standtaller #loveyourbody #theissuesareinthetissues #yogateacher #yoga #painnomore #manualmedicine

22.01.2022 ScarWork. What is it? Why am I so drawn to it?... Sam nails the WHY so well I couldn’t have said it better myself.

21.01.2022 I’m on the linkTree train! Easy speedy booking using the link on my profile To celebrate my tech savvy-ness I’m offering a 10% discount in the month of April on the first 4 sessions of the 12 series.... S1 Superficial Front Line S2 Superficial Back Line S3 Lateral Line S4 Spiral Line The outer sleeve of your body will be released and it’s a great introduction to Structural Integration. If you’re unsure of what it is I actually do, you could read about it more on my website. Or better yet call me for a chat or come in for a body reading. Anticipate physical, emotional, mental releases as we peel back the layers that make up you. Change your body about your mind #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #bodyworknotmassage #fascia #proprioception #interoception #bodyawareness #structuralintegration #si #idarolf #idarolfslegacy #lovemyjob #comebacktoyourcentre #comehome #scarwork #anatomytrains #12series #standtaller #loveyourbody #theissuesareinthetissues #yogateacher #yoga #painnomore #manualmedicine #meditator

21.01.2022 Because you are alive, everything is possible. THICH NHAT HANH Thanks @gisele for the quote. It’s perfect. I’m waiting for my client to arrive and this pearl comes across my thumb as I scroll. ... I’m inspired by my clients who are curious about changing their bodies about their mind. It’s a privilege to do series work with clients who range from 11 to 80. #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #bodyworknotmassage #fascia #proprioception #interoception #bodyawareness #structuralintegration #si #idarolf #idarolfslegacy #lovemyjob #comebacktoyourcentre #comehome #scarwork #anatomytrains #12series #standtaller #loveyourbody #theissuesareinthetissues #yogateacher #yoga #painnomore #manualmedicine #firstyoudotheyogathenyoudothethings

20.01.2022 Here’s a short video of my new toy. A cute little dry brush for my face. I've been meaning to get one for years. Dry brushing has roots in healing practices of ancient cultures. It’s simple and inexpensive and it’s a great way to massage and exfoliate your face. Skin flakes and dead skin cells can clog your pores. And of course it’s great for lymphatic drainage. Your lymphatic system is important for immune health. ... And the best part is it can reduce and prevent wrinkles. The contraindications are if you have rosacea, eczema or psoriasis. Cleanse your face after and apply moisturiser. I do it a couple of times a week and my skin is super smooth! See more

20.01.2022 Nerding up with my fascianistas at the #australianfasciasymposium @davidlesondak it was so easy listening to you, thank you #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #bodyworknotmassage #fascia #proprioception #interoception #bodyawareness #structuralintegration #si #idarolf #idarolfslegacy #lovemyjob #comebacktoyourcentre #comehome #scarwork #anatomytrains #12series #standtaller #loveyourbody #theissuesareinthetissues #yogateacher #yoga #painnomore #manualmedicine #firstyoudotheyogathenyoudothethings

20.01.2022 A cuddle on the couch with this little yogi pup between clients. Ahhhhh so much nice for my nervous system. #interoception #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #structuralintegration #idarolf #fascia #nervoussystem #nervoussystemregulation #vagusnerve #yoga #meditation

19.01.2022 Soften your hand that’s your heart that your holding. .. .. .. Illustration by @infinitenoon ... #structuralintegration #bodyworknotmassage #fascia #touchisseeingwithyourhands #touchisseeingupclose #idarolf #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #change #acceptance See more

18.01.2022 Change your bodyaboutyour mind #structuralintegration #idarolf #fascia #bodyworknotmassage #educationforyourmuscles #painnomore #perthstructuralintegration #interoception #propiocepcion #handson

17.01.2022 R U Ok #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #ruok #bodyworknotmassage #fascia #proprioception #interoception #bodyawareness #structuralintegration #si #idarolf #comebacktoyourcentre #comehome #scarwork #12series #loveyourbody #theissuesareinthetissues #yogateacher #yoga #painnomore #manualmedicine #vedicmeditation #vedicmeditator #vedicmeditationperth #firstyoudotheyogathenyoudothethings

16.01.2022 Ram Dass wisdom Thanks @courtney_hahipene #befree #free #ramdass #fridaymeditation #structuralintegration #fascia #gravity #painnomore #gravityisyourtherapist #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #yoga #idarolf

16.01.2022 The feeling of rotations and shifts in your body could feel like this jar of rubber bands. The bands pull you downwards with gravity (think physics) and the struggle with gravity can be tiring, painful and constant. The fascial lines that #structuralintegrators release help to unwrap these strong downward bands and allow gravity to be your therapist. ... #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #fascia #skeletal #musculor #nervoussystem #vagusnerve #breath #fasciallines #yoga #idarolf #bodyworknotmassage

16.01.2022 Some individuals may perceive their losing fight with gravity as a sharp pain in the back, others as the unflattering contour of their body, others as constant fatigue, yet others as an unrelentingly threatening environment. Those over 40 may call it old age. And yet all these signals may be pointing to a single problem so prominent in their own structure, as well as others, that it has been ignored: they are off-balance, they are at war with gravity.... Ida Rolf I love this John Mayer song. It kinda explains what Structural Integration is. The feeling. The struggle. The pain. The story of your body. What if gravity were your friend? Have a listen. To the song. To your body. Gravity is working against me And gravity wants to bring me down Oh, I’ll never known what makes this man With all the love that his heart can stand Dream of ways to throw it all away Whoa, gravity is working against me And gravity wants to bring me down Oh, twice as much ain’t twice as good And can’t sustain like one half could It’s wanting more that’s gonna send me to my knees Oh twice as much ain’t twice as good And can’t sustain like one half could It's wanting more that's gonna send me to my knees Whoa, gravity, stay the hell away from me Whoa, Curious? Book an appointment to have a consult & body reading and CHANGE YOUR BODY ABOUT YOUR MIND.

15.01.2022 Ahhhhh this hand massage is sooooo good. Spoil yourself! Do it with your kids. ... Share it with your loved ones.

13.01.2022 Client testimonial Body movement has been a huge part of my life with many years as a dancer before going to WAAPA to study a 3 year Diploma in Performing Arts in Dance where I began doing yoga classes outside of studies. Coming into the Structural Integration with Gigi, I have had a long term labrile tear in my right hip that I was able to manage most of the time but the hip used to catch and get very sore which would pull back my yoga practice.... I also had developed a lot of pain in my outer right knee which was stopping me from binding into lotus. During the sessions I found the manual release of muscles to be different to any bodywork that I had done previously, as it was very subtle most of the time, after each session I had small tightness in areas like mid thoracic and neck but it was gone after a couple of days and felt more open. During the sessions Gigi asked me to walk around and I felt really light on my feet and the photos helped with recognising the previous misalignment coming into the session. After the series of sessions I began to feel my body start to let go of learned movement to protect an injured area of my body, and start to let go, allowing me to move freely without pain 4 months after the Structural Integration sessions my body has held onto the adjustment memory and has not come back to the original protective movement, which is fantastic as I am not a fan of "maintenance" appointments As a yoga teacher I have recommended this kind of bodywork to students that have long term injuries that they believe they will have to "live with " for the rest of their life and have exhausted all other bodywork to relieve the pain and protective movement. .. .. .. Model @the.beautiful.bones.by.angiep @deannawhytephotography #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #bodyworknotmassage #fascia #proprioception #interoception #bodyawareness #structuralintegration #si #idarolf #idarolfslegacy #lovemyjob #comebacktoyourcentre #comehome #scarwork #anatomytrains #12series #standtaller #loveyourbody #theissuesareinthetissues #yogateacher #yoga #painnomore #manualmedicine #firstyoudotheyogathenyoudothethings

13.01.2022 Client testimonial I have had life long lower back issues/pain which eventuated into a bulged disc causing debilitating effects. To maintain basic life functionality I was regularly using a chiropractor from childhood and anti inflammatories though after months the pain was not receding without the constant dependency on both. ... I have tried cupping, acupuncture, physio and massage - they all gave short term relief but never solved the issue. Since starting the 12 series with Gigi, I stopped going to chiro and was not needing to use anti inflammatory's, as pain resided!! Throughout the 12 series, I felt like what I can only explain as a process of turning human from a neanderthal. To completely release my abused clammed up body takes time thru the process, and feel I would never have got to where I am today (finished 12 series) without finishing the SI 12 series. I now have AMAZING posture - standing straight and tall without effort. I CLEARLY feel and know that I have (since a child) been balancing and exerting my weight thru my lower back/hips and not my legs. Everything I now do I am so mindful of including the use of my upper legs and not my lower back - I don't have to consciously move my body into the desirable posture, my body takes me there before I have to even think about it. Mindblowing to me, change your body about your mind, you won't understand until you experience the brilliant phenomenon I also experienced impressive results to my abdomen scar which I had recent surgery on. There was a lump beneath the incision which has completely gone with Scarwork performed. Working with Gigi has been an absolute pleasure. Extremely professional, down to earth, kind, peaceful and a brilliant atmosphere to experience my body transformation so much so, I have my 2 children completing the 12 series. Above and beyond all the greatness I have experienced, my son who has Muscular Dystrophy, is currently experiencing the best relief than any discipline tried in the past. #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #bodyworknotmassage #fascia #structuralintegration #yoga #meditation #idarolf #painnomore #standtaller

13.01.2022 Who’s got 5 minutes? This is Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains stuck in iso and giving us a way to sooth our tense faces. And just quietly, gee I’d love to have his library ... Happy Friday folks, keep smiling and wash your hands!

12.01.2022 Client Review of visceral structural integration- Lungs. I won’t go into my health issues which were many. I have recently had a health report I could have only dreamed of. And I credit much of this well-being to Gigi’s SI treatment. 10 years ago I was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called Anti-Jo-1. One of the symptoms are organ damage. Mine happened to be my lungs. ... At the time my lung function was 79% and was told it could only get worse and could not be reversed. Specialists talked to me about lung transplants. I did everything possible to prove the experts wrong. Swam for years, removed chemicals from my life and never ate processed foods etc. My lungs stabilised but didn’t improve. Then I discovered my lovely friend Gigi was an SI practitioner and decided to give it a go mainly because I had neck and back pain. During my 12 series Gigi decided to treat my lungs. I have recently had a lung function test and now have 85% capacity (within normal range) My bloods also show NO evidence of Anti Jo 1. I’m waiting for my next specialist appointment to make sure they haven’t given me the wrong persons report!! You can draw your own conclusions to this story but for me I have to credit SI for a big part of my improved health and a much more comfortable body. SI will be my 1st port of call with any future body pain. Good health to you all JJ (72yrs young) Image of the topography of the Lungs : Anterior view, by Netter. #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #bodyworknotmassage #fascia #proprioception #interoception #bodyawareness #structuralintegration #si #idarolf #idarolfslegacy #lovemyjob #comebacktoyourcentre #comehome #scarwork #anatomytrains #12series #standtaller #loveyourbody #theissuesareinthetissues #yogateacher #yoga #painnomore #manualmedicine #firstyoudotheyogathenyoudothethings

12.01.2022 I have a total frog phobia. And I mean when I was young, even when turning a page of a book about animals, and a frog was on the next page, I squealed, dropping the book and gagged and totally freaked out. And it’s like magnified by a million when they’re the real deal.... But just how cool is this little guy? To be able to see his insides through his outsides. #loveyourorgans #loveyourviscera #visceralstructuralintegration #anatomyandphysiology #anatomy #yogi #structuralintegrator #fascia #bodyworknotmassage #frogs #myskinfeelsweirdthinkingaboutfrogs # See more

10.01.2022 Let’s make some music . . . The clinic is reopening on Friday 1st of May. ... . . Go to my website to book or email me to ask about how to begin, continue or maintain the good juju in the layers of your body wide web of the good juicy stuff - your fascia. . . . #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #bodyworknotmassage #fascia #proprioception #interoception #bodyawareness #structuralintegration #si #idarolf #idarolfslegacy #lovemyjob #comebacktoyourcentre #comehome #scarwork #12series #standtaller #loveyourbody #theissuesareinthetissues #yogateacher #yoga #painnomore #manualmedicine #firstyoudotheyogathenyoudothethings

09.01.2022 When your tarot card reflects your #isolife .. ... .... #tarot #goldentarot #slowingdown #katblacktarot #structuralintegration #yogi #fascia #idarolf #firstyoudotheyogathenyoudothethings #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #meditate #vedicmeditation #si

09.01.2022 #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #bodyworknotmassage #fascia #proprioception #interoception #bodyawareness #structuralintegration #si #idarolf #idarolfslegacy #lovemyjob #comebacktoyourcentre #comehome #scarwork #anatomytrains #12series #standtaller #loveyourbody #theissuesareinthetissues #yogateacher #yoga #painnomore #manualmedicine #firstyoudotheyogathenyoudothethings

06.01.2022 Beautiful fluid movement. Enjoy!

06.01.2022 We are dancing monkeys and don’t ever forget that. Thank you Kurt.

06.01.2022 Here are my trusty rehab partners - Barney & Mochi. I’ve been a little quiet as I’ve been on holiday with my family in the Pilbara region of WA. While up in this amazing ancient land, I dislocated my right shoulder. So I’m taking some time out of the clinic to rest and repair my shoulder. I plan to be back in clinic in September. ... In the meantime, you’ll find me having lots of bone broth, meditating in the infrared sauna and out of it, and doing some light yoga : : : #vedicmeditation #vedicdogs #mindfulmovement #rehab #shoulderdislocation #shoulderdislocationrehabilitation #structuralintegration #fascia #strengthbuilding @ Gigi Mok - Yoga & Structural Integration See more

06.01.2022 Making shapes Making movement Making good feels ... Making good vibes Making me go back to me #yoga #yogini #meditator #vedicmeditation #fascia #makingshapes #nervoussystem #nervoussystemregulation #structuralintegration #trancendental #rittam #firstyoudotheyogathenyoudothethings #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #idarolf

04.01.2022 Happy Lunar new year everyone This Year of the Gold or Metal Ox that helps bring strength, resilience and prosperity #chinesenewyear2021 #gongxifacai #gongxigongxi #chineseaustralian #structuralintegration #fascia #yearofthemetalox #bodyworknotmassage #yogateacher #vedicmeditator #meditation

03.01.2022 The clinic is closed for the week of lockdown in our little state of Western Australia. We got this WA. Stay home. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Stay physically distanced. Let’s do it right. If you can, rest, relax, be with your family. ... Meditate. Stretch. Read. Cook. Eat well. If you’re an essential worker, take care. Reach out to others for help. #structuralintegration #yoga #meditation #vedicmeditation #staysafe #washyourhands #fascia #idarolf #idaslegacy #bodyworknotmassage

02.01.2022 People often talk about needing or wanting to break up with another person and sometimes I think they need to break up with stories that longer serve them. So what parts of yourself are you trying to break up with? Esther Perel @estherperelofficial ... #changeyourbodyaboutyourmind #bodyworknotmassage #fascia #proprioception #interoception #bodyawareness #structuralintegration #si #idarolf #idarolfslegacy #lovemyjob #comebacktoyourcentre #comehome #scarwork #anatomytrains #12series #standtaller #loveyourbody #theissuesareinthetissues #yoga #painnomore #manualmedicine