"A healer does not heal you. A healer is someone who holds space for you while you awaken your inner healer, so that you may heal yourself." - Maryam Hasnaa
Please Note: Online booking is not available. Please text (858) 522-9277 to schedule an appointment.
Hi, I'm Mija. Welcome.
I offer work that engages with pain in a variety of ways, whether it is physical, energetic, or somato-emotional in nature. As in the quote above, I believe that each person is their own healer. It's my job to hold the space, or offer whatever tools I have at my disposal to help them on their journey, but each person is their own destination, their own healer.
Depending on what each person presents with, a session might involve a visual posture evaluation and possibly a visual assessment of their movement. We will talk about what the session will look like and go from there. If I believe craniosacral, somato-emotional, or flower essence therapy will be more appropriate for what is going on, I may suggest those instead of, or in addition to, physical bodywork.
My physical bodywork is more medical in nature, geared at spot focus and on unwinding chronic patterns of holding in the body, or addressing injury. I draw upon trigger point therapy, structural integration, deep tissue sculpting, pin and move, deep circulatory, cupping, gua sha, and whatever my intuition throws into the mix.
Biodynamic craniosacral therapy is the form of energy work that I offer. It is fundamentally about the offering of held space. Craniosacral therapy can address the emotional, physical, and energy body, and can be profound in its scope. Among other things, it can offer respite for a mind that feels too busy or overfull emotionally, as well as help soothe physical pain.
Somato emotional bodywork might involve dialogue, expressive arts therapy, or guided imagery to engage with stored emotional pain. It can be powerfully cathartic and, especially in conjunction with craniosacral therapy, shift stuck patterns of being in order to release that which no longer serves you.
I have recently added Flower Essence consultation. It works with the spiritual essence of plants in order to engage with spirit and soul growth in subtle but effective ways. It is not aromatherapy. I dialogue with the person to craft a formula of 7 or 8 flower essences to treat the emotional body. Somato-emotional bodywork may become part of a flower essence session, if it seems fitting.
It is an honor and a pleasure to do this work. It can be intense at times. But we spend a lot of time laughing as well. If this sounds like your jam, text me to set up an appointment, I'd love to see you! Text me directly to schedule, at (858) 522-9277. Online booking is not currently available.
If you are experiencing financial hardship, I have sliding scale available. Please ask.