My name is Kalou (pronounced kuh-loo).

My journey to Structural Integration (SI) began with watching my father discover the work…

Throughout my childhood, he struggled with several serious and unexpected health dramas, despite being a fairly healthy, active human. A stroke in his 50’s left him with nerve damage on one side of his body and a severe limp that he would carry for the rest of his life. This was hugely debilitating for someone who had sailed around the world, jumped off mountains to fly paragliders and consistently rode around on a bicycle. 

Some years after the stroke, a friend suggested he give Structural Integration a try. As he began to receive the work, I observed the reclamation of a relationship to his body as he moved through this process called the 10-series. The change was incredible.

Although my father’s handicap never quite disappeared, his movement became noticeably more easeful, he grew taller and his entire attitude towards his once defeated body became more gentle and accepting. To watch a parent experience such a drastic shift throughout their entire being over the course of a couple months was extremely powerful. 

At sixteen, I was presented with the idea of working through the 10-series myself, and over that summer I watched as everything in my own world shifted. A potent, underlying sense of ease developed out of learning to let go of the patterns I had been carrying unconsciously in my tissue all my life…..

A new understanding bubbled up within; change was a constant, and my body’s ability to become more fluid could also translate into my relationship with life. To experience the body as a plastic medium, highly capable of finding new form and function was a huge relief. 

Post 10-series, life spun me around the globe several times over. My late teens and early twenties found me seeking adventure and culture across several continents and many countries. As my traveling shoes began to wear, I yearned for a more grounded existence in which my system could settle. In time, I found my way back to the work of Ida Rolf. I became re-invigorated by the support and grounded-ness SI uncovered in me. The work magically dissolved tensions built up in my system by years of countless transitions. It allowed me to fully integrate the profound experiences of connection, culture and self reliance I had discovered while out in the world. I felt relieved of the identities I had tried on while exploring the globe as a budding 20 something, and found myself reunited with my own true nature. By now, pursuing the powerful skill set SI offered felt imperative for my own development.

I went on to study at the Crestone College of Structural Integration, completing my Basic Training in 2015, under the careful guidance of David Davis & Buddy Frank.

Over time, my understanding of the work has continued to grow through personal study, continuing ed. trainings, mentorships with seasoned practitioners, as well as receiving regular sessions to keep my own body functioning well. I find myself ever in awe of the incredible healing potential of the body.

In 2020 I returned to my little hometown, nestled up against the Sangre de Cristo mountains, and settled into growing my practice here in Southern Colorado. Both the Crestone & Salida communities have warmly welcomed me, and I feel incredibly honored to participate in these unique mountain towns in such a way.

Structural Integration has been the fulcrum in my own journey of personal growth and understanding of what it is to be in a human body on the planet. I seek to inspire this within my practice, and it is my very greatest hope to share the potential for this work with each client as we collaborate to create felt understanding of a higher functioning, more resilient system; something I feel is possible for all of us.

Together, we can begin to address the unique strain pattern held in your body, allowing you to find more balance, space and levity in your human experience.