Intuitive Bodywork
As an Intuitive Bodyworker, I listen + respond to what your body tells me.
When I place my hands on your head, your body energy pulls me in the direction it needs my help.
I listen + I offer support. Your body does the healing.
I'm not your ordinary manual therapist.
I only work with women who are committed to their health + to making change.
I do not offer single sessions of Intuitive Bodywork any longer as I believe
change can only happen with time + your wholehearted commitment.
SERVICES OFFERED:
120 minute Intuitive Bodywork Sessions
Schedule your first session here
Prior to your first appointment, we will discuss future sessions.
I am currently offering IN HOME Sessions within 25 miles of New London.
What to Expect:
I will set my table up in your home, preferably in a warm, quiet area where you are comfortable. It is best if your house is quiet. I will do an energy cleansing of your space and my table with an essential oil blend. You will remain clothed, though I may request access to your skin. Ideal is leggings and a tank top, though loose fitting clothing also works. I will ask some questions about your pain/stress/struggles at the beginning of the session, but will allow your body to guide me to where it needs my help. This may be near a site of pain or it may be quite removed from where you perceive the trouble to be. I may be guided to your viscera (organs), to nerves, or to energy surrounding your body. Sometimes the energy I am drawn to is yours, sometimes the energy you are holding onto belongs to someone else. Oftentimes, I am led to clearing unneeded energy from your body.
FAQs
Is it safe to receive bodywork during the Covid-19 pandemic?
As a frontline healthcare worker, I have received my covid-19 vaccinations. Additionally, I adhere to all public health guidelines including wearing an N-95 mask, washing + sanitizing my hands frequently, and monitoring my temperature and health daily. I also work hard to keep myself healthy with nutrition, vitamins, exercise, fresh air and sunshine!
Your work is kind of expensive, isn't it?
It's so easy to look at a number and think "that's way too much", but I invite you to consider the costs associated with not dealing with your stress. We know that heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. and science has shown over and over again that stress is a leading contributor to heart disease. Reducing your stress can be helpful then in reducing your risk for heart disease and of course a myriad of other diseases which over time, and especially as we age, limit our abilities, shorten our lifespan and cost us a lot more than money (which can also be substantial!).
When we think of aging, I think most us wish to live a long, healthy life where we can be active with and in our children's and grandchildren's lives. In fact, most of us would consider these goals priceless. At some point, we need to make the hard choices and commit to taking care of our health and ourselves, commit to healing and do the work. I'm here to help you!
Is there a payment plan available?
I believe that everyone should have access to hands on bodywork and I don't want finances to stand in the way of your health. I am able to set up automatic payments on a bi-weekly or monthly schedule.
Why do I have to commit to 3 or 6 sessions? I only see a massage therapist when I feel I need it;
what's different with this work?
The bodywork I provide is different than a Swedish massage (your typical massage) in that I am working more intimately with your nervous system via myofascial, visceral, craniosacral, neuromeningeal and dermoneuromodulation techniques. I look for specific physiologic responses that indicate your nervous system is discharging energy and completing feedback loops. Your body 'tells' me when it has had enough work and I honor your body's messages. In between sessions (I recommend 7-10 days), your body is resetting and adjusting to the changes it made during the previous session. I typically see the best results when we work together a minimum of 3 times - this allows for enough change that you notice a difference and allows your nervous system to integrate that change. Following the first 3 sessions, I invite your body to a longer reset time (2-4 weeks) and then, if you're interested, we can continue with another 3 sessions.
I noticed some uncomfortable feelings in my body following our session? Is this normal? I didn't like it. What can I do about it?
It is 100% normal to notice some changes in your emotional state with bodywork of any kind. Perhaps you've heard the phrase "your issues are in your tissues". Have you ever had an encounter with someone who was angry and belligerent and wouldn't listen and leave that encounter with a headache? Have you ever had a quarrel with your spouse and notice that over the next few days your low back hurts? Have you ever worried about the health of a loved one and noticed that your shoulders are up to your ears and your neck hurts?
We can't separate our feelings from our body; in fact, our body state informs our emotions. We tend to cut ourselves off at the neck, ignoring our body and keeping all attention in and around the head. When we open up the connection between the body and the mind, we may notice that our mind is overwhelmed with information from the body. Suddenly, we notice everything! The fear from that car accident 20 years ago, that time that kid in school called us names, the pain from slipping on the ice, the annoyance at our boss...the list goes on and on. In a perfect world, we would deal with these issues as they arise. When we can't or don't know how to deal with these issues, the emotion from the issue doesn't just go away - it just gets stuffed down inside of us. Anger in the liver. Fear in the kidneys. Grief in the lungs. Not to mention the myriad of musculoskeletal pains and tightness we feel daily.
This complex trauma sensitive work I do with your body helps to discharge some of the emotion and energy of these daily stressors without having to talk about, re-live or even think about the specific event that caused the issue in the first place. We literally clear space in your nervous system.
Interesting?! But I'm not sure!
I get it! Healing is hard! We often enter into bodywork just because it feels so good, not realizing the profound changes it can create in our life. If we choose to work together, I will support you and your commitment to change. I will also hold you to your commitment. I encourage you to consider adding BodyMind Coaching into the healing equation once you have experienced the effects of my Intuitive Bodywork. The combination is unmatched in helping you create the life you deserve to live! And that's why I ONLY work with women who are committed to themselves.
Call 320.354.YOGA for more information!