Being In Balance Physical Therapy

I received my first Myofascial Release session from Jennifer two days ago and it was a wonderful experience! The gentle session helped me gain deeper awareness into holding patterns in my body that have contributed to pain, tension, and less-efficient-than-I’d-like-them-to-be movement patterns (esp. concerning my neck, shoulder and hips/​core).
Jennifer started with a comprehensive intake, including a postural assessment, where she quickly keyed in on my typical alignment patterns. The hands-​on work was super gentle yet deep, and slow enough that I could easily track how my body was responding and shifting. This helped enhance the benefits of the session. She also suggested a simple home-​care practice to build on the discoveries we made, which I appreciated.
The next day, I noticed that I brought more ease and vitality to my work with my own massage/​bodywork clients (yay!) and felt freer in my neck, shoulders and lower back.
I’m definitely curious to continue MFR sessions with Jennifer and would recommend her to anyone who wants to address chronic pain or movement issues with a kind, compassionate, well-​versed and experienced professional. Thank you, Jennifer!

I am very impressed by Jennifer’s calm professional manner. She is skillful as well as intuitive in her work. I had injured my calf hiking, and she was able to identify the subsequent muscle imbalance my injury had caused. During a single session, her work helped ease my discomfort, and begin my return to normal pain free hiking. Her explanations are complete and she answered all my questions. She did not overwhelm me with exercises, but gave me a short specific program that targeted my needs. I will definitely go see her again.

For over a decade after experiencing «frozen» shoulder, I had problems with pain, weakness, and limited range of motion in both of my arms. I sought help from practitioners of a variety of modalities including chiropractic, acupuncture, Feldenkrais, Qi Gong, and Physiotherapy.
Most seemed to help with pain somewhat in the short term, but none actually restored my strength and range of motion until I I went to see Jennifer Benton of Being In Balance. .
I did four sessions of Myofascial Release therapy with Jennifer over the course of one month. In each session she guided me into and through a self-​contained, painless but intense journey of gentle, powerful physical and emotional release.
Between sessions I consulted with her via email whenever I had questions about the exercises she gave me, or details of my process. In responding, she was generous with her time and encouragement. I felt she cared as much as I did about my progress.
Throughout my treatment, she consistently inspired trust and confidence in me with her knowledge, compassion, patience, and sensitivity to my individual body mechanics and the psycho-​spiritual issues that kept me so stuck for so long in dysfunctional energy patterns.
This is the first Unilocal review I have ever been moved to write. After waiting two full months since my last Myofascial Release session to be sure that the changes I experienced on the table at Being In Balance were real, and their effect lasting, I am ready to make this recommendation:
Jennifer Benton is a gifted natural healer and a creative problem solver, as well as an adept, well-​trained professional Physical Therapist. As a result of my work with her, I continue to enjoy a full and pain-​free range of motion in both arms and shoulders — a condition I’d lost hope of ever experiencing again.
So no matter what you’ve tried that didn’t work in the past, before you resign yourself to lifelong pain or give up on ever getting «unstuck», consider making an appointment with Jennifer. She is a wonder-​worker!

Exceptional ability to assess my particular needs and then tailor treatment accordingly. I had unusual difficulty with recovering range of motion after knee surgery, but made notably better progress with this therapist compared to others. She has command of many techniques and constantly adjusts her methods in response to what your body is telling her. Very professional, cares about the job and making the process work for the patient. A skill I wouldn’t have associated with physical therapy is her awareness of my psychological ups and downs during the often daunting course of rehab. Even before I knew it myself, she would sense the beginning of discouragement and could turn it around with just the right word. By always being cheerful, positive, and encouraging, she motivates you not to shirk your assigned exercises — an important component to successful recovery. A combination of perceptiveness, superb competence, and genuine kindness — hard to beat!