What Kinds of Touch
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Therapy Do
Soma Structural Integration
Soma SI is an approach that aims to restore harmony to your body/mind/spirit—your soma. Our bodies naturally organize in alignment with gravity to provide efficient function throughout. Soma SI works with the fascial system, the connective and structural fabric of the entire body. Fascia is richly intertwined with the nervous system, which means that it responds to skillful touch, allowing healing to happen. If you’ve got multiple issues going on in different parts of your body, mind, or spirit, we’ll be addressing them all at the same time because each session works towards balance within your whole being.
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Imagine an ecosystem existing in harmonious balance. Water and soil, microorganisms and mycorrhizal fungi, shrubs and trees, insects, birds, and larger creatures all feed and nourish each other. Your body is an ecosystem, too, with a natural tendency toward equilibrium. When disruption occurs, we have more success in repair when we follow our living tissues in their intelligent processes, rather than trying to do the work for them. We act as stewards rather than managers, guiding instead of fixing. Similarly, Soma SI is not something done to you. It is a process of discovery we do together. Your presence and curiosity during and between sessions allows new patterns to become established.
What to Expect at a Session
I’ll start each session asking you questions about your health and goals. I’ll assess your posture and evaluate what to work on for the most worthwhile use of our time . You’ll spend most of the session lying on a treatment table, where I’ll use my touch to manipulate your fascia and give your nervous system new sensory information. The pressure and techniques can range from satisfyingly deep to gentle and subtle. Ideally, you’ll be wearing underwear or athletic wear so you can move around during the hands-on work. We’ll end most sessions with some movement education—tools you can take with you to keep the work going as you return to your daily life.
The Series
Receiving Soma SI can be like taking a class, where the lessons are taught through touch, breath, and movement. While a single lesson can sometimes impact us for a lifetime, a series of lessons are often more likely to lead to transformation. The most powerful way to experience the results of this work is to go through the crafted Series of 11 sessions, where each session builds upon the last. This allows us to lay the groundwork for evoking deep and long-lasting change. Like going on a retreat, the Series is a time you’re investing to focus on your physical and personal growth.
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Pregnancy Massage
Pregnancy is a time of exciting (and tiring!) change. While your body grows an entire new human, you can support your wellbeing and that of your baby with massage.
Massage during the perinatal period can help:
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reduce stress
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ease muscle aches and cramps
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improve blood and lymph flow
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manage swelling
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alleviate stress on joints
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support the immune system
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reduce prenatal complications
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improve body awareness (which can be especially helpful during the birth process)
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Most of all, receiving individualized care during this time helps you have more to give to your baby and yourself.
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Post-natal massage
is also a great way to support your body that’s doing so much to care for baby.
Massage can help you:
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regulate and soothe your nervous system
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ease shoulder and neck tension from constantly holding that bundle of joy
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facilitate the healing of injuries such as C-section scars, diastasis recti, and pelvic floor dysfunctions.
Scar Tissue Release
Scars, whether caused by surgery, injury, trauma, or burns, can limit fascial movement, impact circulation and neural communication, and may be tied to emotional wellbeing. The visible part of a scar is often just the tip of the iceberg.
I'm trained in MSTR® (McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release®), a gentle, precise technique for increasing functionality of scar tissue. Clients often report a decrease in pain, normalization of sensation, easier movement, and other benefits as a result of this work. MSTR® is effective in addressing recent scars as well as scars that are decades old.