The Expression of Structural Bandha Theory

Created by Rachel Maria Kisellus 🦋

Definition

Spiral Somatics is the study and practice of how movement unfolds once the body is safely contained. Where Rooted Mechanics establishes internal pressure and grounding, Spiral Somatics translates that pressure into flow.

It is fascia-based, nervous-system-aware movement that follows the body’s natural helices ~ the diagonal, cross-body lines through which all power and grace travel.

In Spiral Somatics, the body no longer moves in straight lines or static poses; it unwinds itself. Each gesture arises from an organized core and radiates through the limbs in a continuous spiral of motion, breath, and sensation.

Purpose

Spiral Somatics teaches the body how to express what Rooted Mechanics stabilizes. Once the foundation is sealed, the body can begin to move freely without losing integrity.

This is the practice of freedom with containment ~ discovering that expansion isn’t escape but a release of energy that the structure can now support.

Mechanism

1. Initiation – Pressure from the Rooted Mechanics base begins to rotate through the pelvis and spine.
2. Propagation – Fascia transmits torque along diagonal lines, linking shoulder to opposite hip, heel to crown.
3. Resonance – Breath amplifies the spiral, creating rhythmic pulses that organize the nervous system.
4. Expression – Movement emerges as wave, coil, or arc ~ never forced, always continuous.
5. Integration – The spiral returns to stillness without collapse; energy completes its loop back to ground.

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