; of spirit and earth
a bodywork practice supporting renewal, curiosity, and remembering. Honoring each person’s agency in their healing process. Using craniosacral and polarity therapy to support one’s overall wellbeing.
~ welcome to my session space ~
It is a big step to take care of your nervous system and seek care for your body! I hope we can work together towards healing and transformation <3
I am currently based in Los Angeles, CA but travel frequently to work with individuals and groups. A session can look so many ways! I work 1:1 in my studio space, with groups outdoors in nature, and at large social gatherings and events. The type of healing work I do, can happen anywhere and everywhere, depending on your context and needs. Exploring options for how to feel better, whether physically, emotionally, or spiritually can be really challenging - and being open and ready to explore your challenges in life is brave and important work!
Offerings
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~ 30 min phone call or zoom where we talk about what you are experiencing & how I can support you. If this is for a group or event possibility, we can discuss visions and expectations.
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~ 1hr or 75 min session using craniosacral and polarity therapy technique + knowledge to support your body, mind, spirit.
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For those moments when you are experiencing hardship or hopelessness. You can call me for a low cost session where I just listen and accompany you or guide you in supportive cranio/ polarity exercises you can do with yourself or one other person. |||| This offering can also be a coaching call to support you process a group/organizational dynamic.
FAQs
What is Craniosacral Therapy (CST) ?
Craniosacral Therapy is a light touch healing modality focused on supporting your spine, which includes your cranium and sacrum. This therapy was first developed by Andrew Taylor Stills, a founder of Osteopathic Medicine. CST works with your spinal structure and the rhythms of cerebral spinal fluid, to support circulation and movement of life energy throughout your body. This therapy is relaxing and supportive to ones overall system.
Who do I work with?
I work with people who have been unfairly limited by systems and institutions not built with them in mind. Those who feel “inbetween” identities or social categories. Those who exist in multiple intersections of culture, contexts, and land. I work with queer, trans, non binary folks. I work with migrants, mothers, and kids. I work with anyone experiencing deep grief and heart ache. I work with groups fighting for liberation. I work at events cultivating joy and play amidst crisis.
What is Polarity Therapy?
Polarity Therapy is an energetic bodywork therapy developed by Dr. Randolph Stone. Stone was a doctor of Osteopathy, Naturopathy and Chiropractic with over 60 years of practice and study. Polarity represents a synthesis of the healing and health wisdom from the East and West.
Dr. Stone studied Ayurveda in India, folk health practices of many cultures including homeopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and quantum physics. Through his research and practice he began to gather principles of healing that were universal across space and time leading to the development of Polarity Therapy.
Why is this important to me?
In the summer of 2016 I attended a Relational Somatics training with the organization Relational Uprising. The co- director and training co facilitator, Lucién Demaris, led our group in a paired craniosacral exercise. The moment we started the exercise I started crying, while overwhelmed with this emotional release it also felt so good. I had never experienced bodywork so focused on my nervous system. It was simple and effective. As well as anatomical and intuitive. That led me on a path to getting my massage license, practicing with an auyervedic practitioner for a few years, and getting my craniosacral and polarity certification. This work changed how I related and understood my body and my trauma. It opened portals of possibility and reminded me of my own power. I knew I wanted to use this work to support my community and those like me.
What is my approach?
I believe wholeheartedly in each person’s capacity to heal. My practice is not about “fixing” or “healing” someone. It is about supporting someone on their unique journey. My practice is trauma informed and rooted in self agency and determination. I see each of us as deeply connected to our roots and communities even if that connection feels lost, disconnected or painful. My approach is to honor people in their process. I trust their guidance towards what healing looks like for them. I am a witness and a guide through that process.
How should I prepare for a session?
Whether you book online or through coordinating with me via email or text, it is important to fill out the intake form before your session starts. The intake form gives me important information about how to support you best. If you have ever had a massage or energy work (such as reiki) the beginning of the session might feel familiar. In my session space, there is a massage table and place to put your personal items. Some of the differences are that you can stay completely clothed and we might do some more verbal processing than usually happens while getting a massage. It is important to come to your session in comfortable clothes.
In the session we will do a mixture of verbal processing and cranio/polarity bodywork. This can look like light touch along your joints, light rocking, compressions along the body and sometimes deep pressure. We will communicate throughout the session to make sure you feel comfortable.
