There are kitchens, and there are temples. Some practitioners are more like chefs who will work the physical body like a practiced cook expertly manipulates raw ingredients. Other practitioners are more like priestesses who will work the physical and emotional/spiritual bodies like a healer touches into the heart and soul of the matter. I dance between both, but have a natural inclination towards the latter, with clients calling my work a "transcendent experience". While clients benefit from physical relief and improvement from issues like frozen shoulder, low back pain, tension headaches, tight hamstrings and more, some have also had emotional epiphanies, one client healed part of a birth trauma, one finally conceived after years of trying, and just about everyone drifts into a blissful altered state. As a massage therapist I thoroughly tend to the physical body, incorporating Swedish strokes, Thai stretches, Shiatsu meridian work, Lomi Lomi strokes, and site specific deep tissue work. As an energy worker I make contact with the nervous system, and silently encourage the unwinding of stories and tension held in the cells and tissue of the body. Seamlessly combining these pieces, part chef, a little more priestess, is my special offering. I am a licensed NY State Massage Therapist and a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist. I have extensive training in the healing arts, including Eastern & Western massage, Movement based Expressive Art Therapy, Yoga Dance, and most recently Lomi Lomi massage (Hawaiian style bodywork). My private practice is in Red Hook, New York. I am also a practitioner at Northern Dutchess Hospital and at Bard College. Testimonials
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