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Massage & Cranio-Sacral therapies
and a brief summary on shamanic work
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" Whatever we see in others that we cannot own within is something for us
to own and bring into the light of our compassionate awareness "
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fees for sessions
Special Offer for 1st time clients : $ 5 off for first session
regular cranio-sacral
1 hr $ 55 $ 45
1.5 $ 85 $ 60
Hot Rocks are included without charge in a 90 minute massage , otherwise they can be added for an additional $10
Seniors will receive a $ 5 discount if requested ( not valid with other discounts)
payments in cash or by check only . payments are expected after each session.
housecalls
Housecalls are an additional $ 25 with each session, if you live within a 15 mile radius...
If you live beyond that, i charge an additional $ 10
Cancellation policy : accepted w/ at least 24 hr. notice , otherwise 1/2 fee . If you make another appointment
within same week, only add $ 10 as cancellation fee to regular fee. If you have an emergency, fees will be waived .
This also depends on prior experience w/ clients' reliability .
Cancellations are only accepted by phone !
GIFT CERTIFICATES
are available with prior notice and must be redeemed within 12 weeks of date on GC .
( ie birthday of recipient) . If not redeemed , the GC will automatically fall back to the purchaser for another month.
Should there be more than one session payed for , the time will extend 1 month for each session.
CANCELLATIONS REGULATIONS FOR GC'S:
if the recipient cancels the first appointment ( w/24hr notice) , a second time will be given . if that is cancelled
or a no-show , there will be no further times given and the payment considered compensation for time lost .
NO SHOWS FOR GC'S will not get any further credit and payment will be compensation for time lost.
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Description of services offered
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Integrative therapeutic massage
incorporating deep tissue, Swedish, Sports, NST, Energy, Hot Stone ( seasonal)
Pre- and Postnatal
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The massage work i provide usually is called "integrative" , because of it's client-centered
approach, the long connecting strokes and the work with breath and body-mind awareness .
Overall, i have a nurturing yet penetrating style that intends to slow down the nervous system and , with that , allowing the body-mind to become more fluid.
The word "client-centered" basically means that i try to meet each individual in a way that brings balance and awareness to their current situation .
I have a very ecclectic training and self-healing background that has to do with an awareness of how the different layers of our being are connected and thus manifest within our tissues .
Working with breath, deep and/or light tissue strokes, movement, cranio-sacral elements and somatic awareness allows for a deeper sense of connecting and release in the client.
The intention of slowing down the nervous system and broaden the focus to the whole , rather than the particular, helps to integrate areas of stagnation or disconnection that are often therefore experienced as painful.
Sometimes i give suggestions for changes in movement, thought patterns and/or life-style, but i always respect a clients need for boundaries in that way.
I work as an advocate for balancing ... bodymindspirit ... but also with the philosophy of "less is more" and
with the knowing of our inner healer/guide being the true expert.
As always , holding the space for change to occur involves an openness from both client and practitioner.
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Cranio-Sacral work is taught in various ways. The training i received was an in-depth training of 10 full weeks over 2.5 years ( as opposed to 2 to 3 weekends that many practitioners receive) and is a form of very light holding and tracking of energy, interspersed with very mindfull verbal suggestions/ check-ins
to help and enhance the tracking.
This tracking of energy includes what are called "tides" , which relate to the different speeds of brainwaves .
A tide can be defined as a subtle, wavelike form of energy that underlies our living system and sustains and feeds it.
There is usually a period of education between practitioner and client, as the tracking is often done on both sides and a client will become more know -l/edge -able over time as to his/her own rhythm as the system clears itself of core holdings ...
In a session, the practitioner holds space for the client's system to resource and un-wind. the work is done from a place of "witnessing" : both client and practitioner witness the intelligence of the living system as it wants to/ can unwind.
This is done through inviting the system to come to a " stillpoint", a deeper meditative place that re-sources the being. from this place, core-holdings , also called " shapes" often present themselves. then it becomes a renegotiation of an "edge" : the more quiet we become, the more we may become aware of any "rubbing" / speeding in the tissues
So, working with slowing down around the patterns of holding would need the client to be able and willing to drop to a quieter place while staying present.
It is quite a remarkable teaching in our times to be able to be present from a place of slowing and expansion. therefore, this work is often compared with learning how to meditate, only that it has a very clear focus around staying with energy or what is sometimes called "felt-sense" .
another part of the learning is around an awareness of changing the language around what we notice. this is a very large part of a healing/release process ; as language is often part of a sometimes quite unconscious pathologizing of our holding...
In my experience, this work can bring a true unwinding of core holdings, but it is not a "quick fix ". because of it's non-invasive application and focus on holding the underlying health and ability of a system to recover, this work is often used in cases where trauma is involved.
This work is best for those individuals who have at least started on a path of de-toxing the physical body...
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what is shamanic work ?
shamanic work defines a large spectrum of work and often, people specialize in certain areas . the most general definition of shamanism is the understanding that all is connected within the Sacred Web , that everything is animated ( soulfilled ) and that there is no real distinction b/t the Unseen and the Seen , by which is meant the different layers of realities/worlds .
As part of this understanding , the shamanic practitioner endeavors to be/become non-judgmental and " amoral " ( according to Alberto Villoldo:)) . by which is meant to be above ( beside/ underneath) any kind of conditioned response to a Happening .
That Happening, in many cases , is something which people call " dis-ease " , because somehow it makes them un-easy . In shamanic view , all is part of the dreaming of the Soul wishing to make ItSelf heard ....
many healing disciplines have caught on to this , but often not to the extent that shamanic view invites . The ceremonies and rituals in shamanic work -- the cleansings , prayer , invocations, beautiful offerings etc -- really have to do with acknowledging and inviting in the God/ Goddess - SELF : the Source we all spring from and that moves through All That Is .
When we suspend knowledge , we cannot truly be dogmatic ; there is no one way to do things and all is quite malleable, even in the physical plane . In that understanding , shamanic work becomes an " in the moment " healing creation .
One of the first things to understand is that we are all co-creators of our state of being , like it or not .
In my experience , the best way of learning about something is to open the language around it , to become a warm = compassionate , yet somehow detached witness of What Is . That is often part of the recovery of Soul ...
With shamanic work, it very much depends on the state of mind/heart of the seeker -- the one that wishes to fill a hole within the self . Often, we listen to that hole only when something has come very much into im-balance . Soul recovery requires openess, first and foremost, listening , suspending any kind of expectation of what IT would look like -- when we have a certain expectation, we exclude a million other possibilities -- patience, surrender , humor and hanging in there .
In my experience , the rituals and ceremonies that are offered/ suggested and actually DONE by the seeker open the heart and help us to let go of our shame. They also open a pathway to healing and the Unseen . Communication with the Unseen happens in every moment -- we just often don't listen . If you approach me about doing shamanic work, we can start from any place . to me, a massage , a cranial session, is no less part of the work than anything else . I like best working with people who , for one reason or another , are ready to be open and receptive :
I am not the one doing things to you , i am one who does things WITH you . That always requires co-operation ...
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