Anatomy Trains in Santa Cruz
The lineage, the work, the local practitioner
If you searched Anatomy Trains in Santa Cruz, you are most likely looking for one of two things: someone who can do the work, or context on what the work actually is. This page covers both.
What Anatomy Trains is
Anatomy Trains is a map of how fascia connects the body. Not as separate muscles. As continuous lines of connective tissue that run from foot to fingertip, head to heel, side to side, and in spirals through the trunk.
Tom Myers developed the map over thirty years of dissection, clinical work, and writing. The framework is taught in medical schools, used by physical therapists, and is increasingly cited in mainstream anatomy. In May 2026, the New York Times Magazine ran a major feature on the interstitium, the fluid network running through fascia.
What Anatomy Trains Structural Integration (ATSI) is
ATSI is the hands-on practice built on the Anatomy Trains map. A 12-session series that reorganizes the fascial system in a defined sequence:
- Sessions 1 to 4 (Sleeve). Open the superficial layers. Restore the breath. Free the surface lines.
- Sessions 5 to 8 (Core). Work into the deep fascial structures. Address core support, hip mechanics, the deep front line.
- Sessions 9 to 12 (Integration). Bring it together. Refine movement. Lock in the new organization.
Full program detail on the 12-Session Series page. Athletes who want the off-season framing, see the Off-Season Structural Reset.
Who does this work in Santa Cruz
I do. ATSI-certified, over 750 hours of training, and currently a teacher-in-training under Tom Myers, co-teaching courses with him.
There are only a handful of ATSI-certified practitioners in the broader Bay Area. As far as I know, I am the only one based in Santa Cruz. Full background on the Training Lineage page and on the Tom Myers-trained practitioner page.
How this differs from massage, PT, and chiropractic
- Massage releases tension locally.
- PT rehabs a specific injury.
- Chiropractic adjusts joints.
- ATSI reorganizes the fascial system so your body needs the others less often.
It is not better. It is different. Most serious clients use all four.
Where I work
Santa Cruz studio. Mobile sessions throughout the Bay Area, from Half Moon Bay south to Monterey, and inland through the South Bay.
Book a free 30-minute movement assessment
I will watch you move, ask the questions that matter, and tell you honestly whether the 12-session series makes sense for what you are after. No pitch.
Questions, answered
Is Anatomy Trains the same as fascia work?
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Anatomy Trains is a map of fascial relationships in the body, developed by Tom Myers over thirty years. Fascia work in general is any hands-on practice that addresses the connective tissue system. Anatomy Trains Structural Integration (ATSI) is the specific 12-session series built on that map.
Where can I get Anatomy Trains work done in Santa Cruz?
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Here. I am an ATSI-certified practitioner based in Santa Cruz with over 750 hours of training and a teacher-in-training relationship with Tom Myers, who founded Anatomy Trains. I am one of a small number of ATSI practitioners in the Bay Area, and the closest one to Santa Cruz proper.
How is this different from Rolfing?
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Same family of work. Ida Rolf developed Structural Integration in the 1950s. Tom Myers studied under Rolf and built the modern Anatomy Trains framework on top of her foundation, with updated anatomical and fascial research. ATSI is the current evolution of that lineage.
How long does the series take?
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Twelve sessions, typically spread over eight to twelve weeks. Sessions run 75 to 90 minutes. You finish with a reorganized fascial system, not a maintained one.
Do I have to do all 12 sessions?
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For lasting structural change, yes. For a specific issue, three to four sessions sometimes resolve it. We will talk through what makes sense at your assessment.