One of my teachers at Esalen said: "One way to think of what we do is that we put our heart in our hands and lead or follow them around the table." I follow her guidance in this, and I have come to rely on my hands as extensions of my heart. Through my hands, my heart listens to the needs of my clients, and from my heart I bring the skills of my training and experience to support the client's healing process. Working in this way is intuitive with a clinical integrity that is respectful of ...
One of my teachers at Esalen said: "One way to think of what we do is that we put our heart in our hands and lead or follow them around the table." I follow her guidance in this, and I have come to rely on my hands as extensions of my heart. Through my hands, my heart listens to the needs of my clients, and from my heart I bring the skills of my training and experience to support the client's healing process. Working in this way is intuitive with a clinical integrity that is respectful of the client as healer. Yes, the client is the true healer, and it is essential for me, as a therapist to recognize and honor that fact. With that acceptance in place, amazing improvement may occur (I still hear a voice from long ago - Moshe Feldenkrais - saying "all we are looking for is a little improvement"). My clients feel in my touch a healing intention, a presence with them in the moment, a generous respect. Together, we work toward a common goal, expressed by another teacher of mine - Hugh Milne - as "a clear head, an open heart, in a body free from pain."
CA # 11256
Esalen® Professional Massage Intensive
Deep Bodywork I,II, III
Advanced Bodywork, Craniosacral Therapy, Advanced Esalen®
Visionary Craniosacral Therapy 1-7
BA, MA Drama
Practitioner level training at Body Therapy Institute, Palo Alto, CA 2003 Instructor: Reiko Dewey. Advanced Professional Training with the Milne Institute 2007 - 2010 Instructors: Hugh Milne, Giorgia Milne, Regina Callahan Certified as a Visionary Craniosacral Therapy Worker (VCSW) 2010 Practicing this modality since 2003
Certified Esalen® Practioner, Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA 2003. Professionally practiced this modality in Berkeley since 2003.
Team taught Advanced Massage and Bodywork 2004-2007
Certified by Body Therapy Institute, Palo Alto, CA 2003. Practicing this modality professionally in Berkeley since 2003.
Three courses (I, II & IV) taught at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA, by Perry and Johanna Holloman completed in 2007. Practicing this modality since 2007.