In a Session, You May Experience:

My massage technique is intuitive and improvised—responding to your body’s needs. Every session is unique.  I view my role as a facilitator, of a conversation you are having with your own body.  The body is wise, and has fantastic abilities to heal itself.  Massage and Bodywork is a wonderful way for the body to gain self-awareness of what’s happening inside; to track what needs changing, and to release tension, emotions, and energy that is held in our tissues.

Sessions are usually done on a massage table.  Clients may choose from a variety of options to customize their experience.  Clients may choose to remove layers of clothing for an oil-on-skin massage.  In this case, I use sheets on the massage table to cover personal areas while I am working.  Clients may also choose to wear lightweight comfortable clothing during their session.  There are many techniques that I can use that will work with either option.  What’s most important is that you feel comfortable.

My massage practice focuses on releasing tension in the body stored in the body through a variety of bodywork techniques, including:

• Fascia unwinding through deep steady pressure, supported movement and assisted stretching.
• A range of different-intensity touch:  from subtle holding and micro-movements to deep muscle tissue release, outlining and describing specific muscles to release and relax.  I communicate with clients during each sessions to find the correct amount of pressure and speed.
• Quiet, slow, and more subtle forms of touch that communicate with the body with gentleness and calm;
• verbal suggestions that engage imagination in the healing process;  Or wordless sessions that allow clients to have their own internal experience.
• Gentle rocking or shaking to integrate and encourage the body to release patterns of holding and tension.

A primary tool I use in my work is loosening holding patterns in the fascia. Fascia is the connective tissue that wraps every muscle, organ, bone, and ligament. Repatterning the fascia is an important element in releasing long-held tension, and opening to new ways of being in your body.

I sometimes use my own breath and subtle sounds to communicate to the body’s tissues, and may encourage the client to use their own breath, and perhaps sound, to deepen their experience and release tension.  These can be especially useful tools for opening areas of stagnation or holding patterns, and focusing awareness.  Breath is a vital part of giving our body the fuel it needs to regenerate, increasing the blood flow and providing a way out for the tension and toxins that are released.

 

More information on Somatic Massage here.

I am experienced in working with:

Clients who have never received a massage before; to clients who are receive bodywork regularly.

Pregnant and postpartum clients.

Clients who have injuries, pre- or post-surgery, past body-traumas, and other experiences that require greater sensitivity and care.  I use slow and subtle techniques, consent-centered touch, and communication before, during, and after sessions to customize sessions with each clients’ needs.

Clients of many gender identities, ages, and cultures.

I also offer sessions in Somatic Movement Therapy.

Expanding your range of motion through various experiences in active movement, including assisted stretching and movement, or verbally guided explorations in movement as therapy.

Somatic Movement Therapy sessions are done in loose, comfortable clothing; and may or may not include a massage table.

I am experienced working with clients who are new to movement; may have injuries or physical limitations; or who feel disembodied generally.  Anyone can benefit from a greater sense of their own bodies.  Movement is a wonderful way of sensing and knowing yourself; it can open up places in you that are stuck, awaken abilities or memories you’d forgotten; allow you to feel more fully, and rest more deeply.

More information on Somatic Movement Therapy here.

To sign up for Somatic Movement Therapy session, please fill out this form and I will follow up with you within 1 week about scheduling your session.   (this requires a larger space than I have for my regular practice hours).