Gentle Massage, Bodywork

& Somatic Support

Queen Anne, Seattle

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Would you like to…

Relax more easily?

Have more energy?

Be more in touch with your body and its needs?

Enjoy movement more?

Be more creative?

Think more clearly?

Sleep or digest better?

Experience more joy and fun?

Feel more like your true self, more of the time?

Hello. I’m glad you’re here.

We’re living in challenging times, to say the least. Stress, injury, repetitive movement, trauma—and even just the pace of our modern world—can disrupt our connection with our bodies and our natural homeostasis. Skilled touch can help us reconnect with the body/mind’s natural ability to restore balance, heal, adapt, and thrive.

It may not seem like it at times, but our nervous systems are always trying to help us rebalance. We need space and time to downshift, process and re-regulate. When this happens, we can take those deeper breaths, move more freely, and just feel better. I offer thoughtful touch work, therapeutic presence, and space to support your physical and emotional wellness, nervous system regulation and resilience, and embodied personal growth.

I work WITH you and your body—slowly, using lighter to medium pressure therapies, so your body and mind can process, integrate, and organize new ways of moving and being (neuroplasticity!).

I bring spaciousness, curiosity and compassion to our sessions.

This work can be helpful for improving pain, mood, sleep, digestion, energy, movement, concentration, and creativity.

There are many possible points of entry for healing and embodiment. I am informed by various somatic modalities which address different tissue layers and aspects of being a human in a body, and invite different types of presence and awareness.

We’ll work together to listen to what is most helpful for you in the moment.

“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.”
~ Rumi

Massage and bodywork can be an important part of overall wellness and happiness. We’re wired for touch and it’s a basic human need.

If you’ve tried “Deep Tissue” types of massage and they haven’t totally worked for you, you might consider my approach. My touch is gentle but intentional. I listen and work with you and your body so your body can integrate the experience and function better over time.

Our massage sessions will most likely be a combination of attention to specific areas, and to the nervous system as a whole.

My work is influenced by Myofascial Release, Trager®, Swedish massage, positional release, active muscle resistance, Presencing, DermoNeuroModulation, and more.

Sessions can be clothed, or unclothed with professional draping.

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Somatic Support for healing, wellness and growth

In this subtle yet powerful work, I help you access and grow your unique physiological resources to relax, reconnect, and feel better. I bring spaciousness, curiosity, compassion, and a stable therapeutic presence to support your nervous system in increasing its capacity. This can be helpful for pain, illness/injury, stress, or trauma–or just feeling more connected. It can build resilience to get through tough situations, feel more like yourself, adapt, and even thrive.

We may include gentle touch modalities, conversation/somatic inquiry, exploration of the external environment, or other sensory activities suited to you. These experiences gradually rewire the brain and remap the body.

My primary influences are 23 years of bodywork experience, my own mindfulness/embodiment practices, and training in Somatic Experiencing®, Organic Intelligence®, Polyvagal Theory, Transforming the Experience-Based Brain®, and DermoNeuroModulation.

These sessions are clothed, and either seated in a chair, or on a massage table.