My Bodywork:
My bodywork blends Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Massage Therapy, and Coaching skills into a holistic approach to healing, with a specialty in head injury and trauma recovery. Healing from trauma, whether it be physical, emotional or spiritual, isn’t linear, and its not about staying centered and aware all the time. Its learning how to dance the dance, recognize when we are off center, and then finding our way back in. The body does what it knows how to do to get us through, and often that’s the only response available to it in the moment. However, the body doesn’t always know when its over and when that protective pattern that once kept us safe is no longer needed. Especially when it stacks in with other traumas from our history. My work is about helping people recognize that difference, and gently guiding the body, and the whole person, back towards balance and health. With my coaching skills I’m able to offer support for my clients that extends beyond the table and brings awareness, tools and support into their daily life.
Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy:
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle and subtle way of working with the body and the entire system that embodies us. As the practitioner, I listen very closely to all these forces at work in the body. Reflecting the health of the patient’s systems back, I use a very light touch to palpate and release the areas of tension within the fascia and this fluid system.
Somatic Therapy
I use Somatic Therapy to help one deepen their mind body connection and/or help trauma process thru the body that has been struck and may be causing chronic pain, fatigue or autonaumic nervous system dysfunction. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction can occur in many different environments and injury types. Whether it is concussion, TMJ, shoulder injury, recovery from knee surgery, the autonomic nervous system can be involved. Addressing this craniosacral system, as well as the other parts of the injury helps to re-establish homeostasis, the body’s steady state, so patients can get back on the road to recovery.
Therapeutic Massage:
I use many different styles of massage including neuromuscular, myofascial release, deep tissue, sports massage and medical massage. My bodywork is slow and intentional to allow your tissues to open up on their own, and with ease. My massage techniques are a tool I use to help clients recover from surgery or injury, increase
range of motion, and become pain free. I have focused on deep tissue, rehabilitative work since beginning my massage career in 2007. Since graduating from massage school I have had the opportunity to work with a variety of clients from ultra runners, cyclists, skiers, avid hikers to those who have had surgeries, chronic pain, head injuries and trauma to both the physical and emotional body.
