My approach to touch therapy is grounded in a decade of myofascial massage experience. Within this framework I bring influences from Zero Balancing, Deep (Lauterstein), traditional Thai, Neurobehavioral Reflex Therapy (Ulm), Anatomy Trains (Myers), and clinical orthopedic modalities. I was raised Unitarian Universalist; I judge that this heterodox approach to life has stuck with me in any serious pursuit. I can’t help but mix everything together in my bodywork. I am equally comfortable working on a western-style table as I am on a traditional Thai mat. Mostly, I bring myself. Its a deeply personal endeavour. I started massaging my mother’s feet when I was young and took great pride in my service to her. Her needs turned out to be well beyond my scope of practice. Nevertheless, this interest initiated me into a life of service and of inquiry into the felt sense of wellness. My bodywork practice serves me as well as my clients. It is an opportunity for me to practice presence, and has become a like a mirror for me as I grow. Through my own experience of reparenting this precocious inner child, at my mother's feet, seeking validation through evidence of healing, I have come to learn how to accept with grace that it is not my role to fix problems for people. Instead, I provide a mirror that reveals where pain and pleasure live in the other, and - with patience and presence from both parties - we can witness the biological miracle of change.
Working Thai/Shiatsu with Brian. He is a personal trainer and requires a high level of engagement when recieving bodywork; he is used to intense sensation from his active life, so I meet his at that high intensity level. Over time, senses become more subtle, and so does the touch. The floor allows for a wider range of motion for him, increased leverage for me, and provides a quick transition to somatic movment work afterwards.
- I like to listen to reeeeally nice ambient and minimalist tracks while doing massage on my Bang & Olufsen reciever through Bose 901 speakers. It bathes us both in warm vibrations and gives me access to a deep sense of flow and sponteneity as I navigate each session.