“Whether we touch only what we see or the mystery of what lies beneath the veil of what we see, we are made for unending meeting and exchange..”
bodywork
I prefer to go deeper, on a softer level, and with a more refined touch. If you're looking for Remedial Massage, I can refer you to someone who is better suited.
We mostly work on the floor using a Shiatsu mat for both modalities. A table is used if we're using oils for FERTILITY MASSAGE, PRENATAL MASSAGE OR POSTNATAL MASSAGE. FOR PEDIATRIC SHIATSU OR CST, caregivers are present and may be a part of a session.
From Binary to Non-Binary. For Women, Men and EVERYONE in between or uncertain. From Infancy to End of Life.
SHIATSU
I offer Shiatsu mixed with a hint of Thai Massage and laced with Chinese Medicine. Usually practiced on the floor using a thickened mat and you're fully dressed. I utilize various palpation and diagnosis techniques, specifically Abdominal Hara Diagnosis which is considered a therapy all it’s own. For a number of reasons that are personal to you, we may engage with your abdomen for an entire session, we may incorporate Craniosacral Therapy or we may spend time discussing lifestyle, dietary or Self-Care Protocols. In our Shiatsu sessions, we work along Meridian Lines and depending on the goal of each session, Shiatsu can be either invigorating and stimulate or it can calm and sedate. Each session is ideally a collaboration.
CRANIOSACRAL
Visionary, Biodynamic and Bio-Mechanical Craniosacral Therapy. For integration, unfinished stories and resolution. For infants, children and adults. CST is a modality of gentle touch used for general maintenance, relaxation and relief. If the body or nervous system is overwhelmed, its natural ability to heal and self-correct may be dampened and CST, like Shiatsu may be used for a number of issues. CST is a safe and gentle way to work with both physical and emotional trauma. Craniosacral Therapy addresses the bones of the head, face, spine and mouth. As everything that the body experiences is recorded by the body, we may dig a little deeper and we may dialogue and we might move. With consent, mouth and pelvic work are available.
SHIATSU AND CRANIOSACRAL MAY BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES
colic in babies
learning difficulties in children
issues with dental work
fatigue or fibromyalgia
TRAUMA of any kind
emotional well-being
insomnia or sleep disorders
digestive dysfunctions
stress and anxiety
fertility issues
pregnancy and the postnatal year
pelvic dysfunction
GIVING & RECEIVING
“Intimacy occurs when the boundaries between you and someone melt, and your hearts touch.”
maybe a baby?
Incorporating aspects of Swedish Massage as well as Shiatsu and Craniosacral Therapy, Massage for the Childbearing Years supports the free flow of energy and blood to help nourish the tissues, systems and organs that maintain a healthy reproductive system. A healthy reproductive system is also supported by a healthy digestive system and a well-functioning nervous system.
Sessions may also include Tui Na and Chi Nei Tsang techniques and oil is used for some or parts of these sessions.
Advice about the length of treatment is discussed prior to consent to proceed. Again, each session is ideally a collaboration. For children, initial consult is 60 minutes depending on the child, and sessions thereafter are 30 minutes.
FERTILITY MASSAGE
For both women and men preparing for pregnancy. You do not have to be having a hard time conceiving to enjoy the benefits of Fertility Massage. We'll spend a great deal of time in and around your abdomen and belly. With consent, we'll work in and on your pelvis. I utilize Hara Diagnosis, Shiatsu and Craniosacral Therapy techniques, Chi Nei Tsang and applicable Swedish Massage Techniques.
PRENATAL & POSTNATAL
Massage during and after pregnancy. For women who want to relax or take a time out. For muscles, joints and better circulation. Sleep better, digest better, feel better. I offer Swedish Massage, Shiatsu and Craniosacral Therapy. Postnatal Care can include Castor Oil packs for Scar Tissue Remediation. As always, each session is a collaboration and we'll serve each of your needs as they come.
release & realign
“Rest renews and restores the very cells of our often tired and over-stimulated bodies and minds.”
BEYOND PHYSICAL TOUCH
“There’s no organ system in the body that is not affected by sound, music and vibration.”
ONE:ONE AND SMALL GROUP SOUND SESSIONS
Therapeutic Bodywork is as varied as “types and styles” of Yoga. Whatever the name of the modality, someone impresses upon another; be it person, place or thing. No-Touch or Deep Tissue work; are we on the floor or are you on a table? Who created the modality, what came from where, are we conversing or did you simply need a nap.
Mostly, I believe, we need to be seen and heard. Touch is necessary for survival, future-forward living and happiness.
Massage and Therapeutic Bodywork modalities are not the only forms of “bodywork” on offer. I know, for me, that I affect my “body” when I Sit Tea, in Ritual or as Ceremony. I affect my “body” when I meditate. But what about Sound and Vibration? What if no one actually touches me? What if I can’t “feel” it? All great questions, and depending on who you’re asking or talking to, WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN IDEAS of what constitutes “bodywork” and massage. Therapeutic Yoga IS bodywork. Doing a yoga class with no intention other than to stretch IS bodywork. Is Reiki? If I can’t see or feel it, did anything happen?
The Four-Chambered Heart plays a large role in everything I offer. The Physical Body. The Energetic Body. The Mental-Emotional Body. The Wisdom, or All-Knowing, Body. The Bliss Body. Each “body” and all aspects of the How the Heart Plays It’s Part ideally have a say in any and all Massage or Therapeutic Bodywork sessions. That said, if you’re simply looking to relax, I can easily accomodate. I work with all ages and at all life stages. Come as you are, as ALL IS WELCOME.
SOUND healing
“THE MEDICINE OF THE FUTURE will be music and sound.”
YOGA THERAPY EDUCATION offers more than Yoga and more than Bodywork. I welcome every age and every ability, both ON AND OFF THE MAT, in the Crucible of Resonance and Life-Long Learning.
I offer Sound Healing using various Sound Tools, Shiatsu, and Craniosacral Therapy for all ages.
Sound Healing can be used on its own. Or we can add Sound to the Medicine of Yoga & Therapeutic Bodywork.
Through Resonance, we impact the unseen. Together we weave ourselves into THE LIVING & LIQUID CRYSTAL LATTICE of our body’s extracellular matrix; THE LIVING MATRIX AND INNER LIFE of our body, our 4 Chambered Heart and maybe even something bigger. Using Mandalas, Crystals & Sacred Ceremony we thread Ancient, Indigenous and Everyday Medicine together. You + Me. Together.
