Humans need touch to thrive

Experience the power of an attuned touch - combined with breath, connected presence & gentle unwinding movements - to melt away your body's knots and tensions. 

This fundamental component of healing, so neglected by our modern medical system, is now starting to make a comeback as technology and social distancing make its absence ever more dire. According to research assembled by Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, "touch is truly fundamental to human communication, bonding, and health...it’s good for our entire physical and mental health."  Bodywork in particular "decreases cortisol, the stress hormone. There’s an increase in serotonin, which is the body’s natural antidepressant and anti-pain chemical."

Freeing your fascia

Our fascial system - the connective tissue of the body that binds every organ, muscle, and cell - is remarkably elastic at birth. As we grow, the physical and emotional scars we endure store excess energy that manifests as increased tension in the fascia. Working with the myofascial system allows us to contact and release our traumas at their root, no analysis required. 

As I became more aware of my body through my healing journey, however, I realized that many massages were actually making me more tense. Fast movements would trigger my body's defensive response to tighten up, and too much force too quickly would rip the fascia, giving temporary relief but causing it to grow back even tauter. Training in two bodywork modalities - Myofascial Energetic Release and Myofascial Deep Tissue Release - has taught me to move slowly and in connection with the body, inviting release instead of trying to force it. Just like in the biodynamic breathwork sessions I offer, this energetic release can take the form of somatic flow, heat, movement, vocal or emotional expression, all held and welcomed in a safe, accepting and loving container.