A unique training method:
Learn to unlock your core and reduce chronic pain.
Welcome to the Sustainable Body training method.
We empower you to sustain your body’s alignment and live a life free from chronic pain.
the method
the mentor
the book
the method
At Sustainable Body, our mission is to awaken the brilliant anatomy that is already inside of you. We empower you to sustain your body’s alignment and live a life free from chronic pain.
It starts with the fascia.
This revolutionary bodywork and movement approach utilizes the latest science of fascia to help you support your body from the inside out. Unlike your outer core made of abdominal muscles, your inner core of fascia is responsible for your alignment and posture; when this inner core is misused, it can lead to chronic stress and pain. Traditional western medicine compartmentalizes the body, ignoring the interconnectedness of fascia and often missing the source of pain entirely.
This training is different.
Sustainable Body teaches you how to connect to your inner core of support and unlock the solution to years of chronic pain. Through a combination of hands-on treatment and body alignment retraining, this method helps people of all ages and levels of fitness, strength, and health to optimize their body’s physical performance. Connecting to your body’s brilliant design leads to alignment, health, renewed energy, and reduced chronic pain.
the mentor
Nationally recognized bodyworker, author, and educator, Karen Gabler has dedicated her career to revolutionizing bodywork.
Originally trained as a massage therapist, Karen integrated her knowledge of multiple modalities - including Zero Balancing, Rolfing, Structural Integration, Movement Education, and Fascial Fitness - to develop a holistic approach that highlights the importance of deep fascia in resolving the body’s misalignment and chronic pain and creating a Sustainable Body for optimal health, physical comfort and performance.
In a private practice that has spanned four decades, Karen integrates her deep wisdom of the body and the latest fascial science to treat clients both on and off the table. Her Sustainable Body alignment retraining, outlined in her 2017 book Your Body’s Brilliant Design, has received international attention for the benefits it has afforded clients of all ages and levels of fitness.
Located in the Boston area, Karen currently meets with clients virtually all around the world.
the book
Your Body’s Brilliant Design:
A Revolutionary Approach to Relieving Chronic Pain
Karen’s book, Your Body’s Brilliant Design: A Revolutionary Approach to Relieving Chronic Pain, is available for purchase wherever books are sold. It provides an in-depth look at the latest science of fascia and alignment, giving a comprehensive overview of the development of Sustainable Body. It also provides easy to follow step-by-step instructions of all exercises needed for alignment retraining, complete with vivid, full-color photographs of each exercise.
Readers across the globe have marveled at the book’s remarkable ability to communicate Sustainable Body alignment routines clearly and accessibly. Without ever meeting Karen in person, many have experienced relief from chronic injuries and years of unsolvable pain.
Available in both eBook and paperback, Your Body’s Brilliant Design makes a great gift for anyone looking for a solution to their chronic pain from the comfort of their home. Check it out on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Indiebound to support your local bookstore.
What People Are Saying
“The author is a genius. Four months ago, I could not walk because of pain...in my foot. Zero diagnosis from any kind of doctor over many months. ...Last night I did just the very first [exercise in the book], having to do with the feet. Results were immediate…. I had no idea that something so incredibly simple in application could get the results I got in the time span I got them. 100,000 stars for this book.”
— Brass player, Amazon review
“This is a great book for anyone interested in learning about the dynamics at play in our bodies, and how that understanding can be used to take advantage of your body’s design to move the way you were meant to for the purposes of efficiency and pain reduction/eradication.”
—darcycyb, Amazon Review
“This is a fascinating book, clear, concise, and well-written. It is also beautifully illustrated, and the illustrations go a long way toward making the physiology understandable to a lay person. I've done many of the exercises that are carefully described and illustrated at the end of the book. These instructions alone are worth more than the price of the book.”
— IK, Amazon Review
“Karen is truly a pioneer and creative force in the bodywork world. In this book she brings together over 30 years of knowledge…”
— A. King.,
Amazon review for “Your Body's Brilliant Design”, by Karen Gabler
