Category: bodywork

Nish the Fish is an amazing lecturer and a powerful well of wisdom based right here in LA. https://www.patreon.com/collection/266524?view=expanded Support<3

Was going to write something very similar and discovered another bodyworker who did a write-up on the homunculus map and what it can tell us!

I’ve been asked to be a part of an interview for a local mag and the question they presented me involved risk. Here’s the preview. Perhaps even the final draft of my response. I’d love to hear about your relationship with risk-taking in the comments too! ❤ Risk taking: how do you think about risk,…

despite some outdated languaging, an all too-relevant and fascinating approach to therapy.

Decided to share this based on the card pull ”castle in the clouds” which I shared on the practice IG yesterday. The meaning behind the card matches the approach of manifestation shared here by Dr. Tara Swart. Some Questions Asked: In this episode, we learn:

Though I’m not interested in bringing ‘beauty’ or ‘spa’ like services to the practice, I have started to offer facial gua sha massage for clients (Thai inspired!). Here’s a lady showcasing her skill on the streets of BKK! I love how she just casually answers the phone while gua sha-ing someone’s back without it affecting…

Would you try it?! I’m certain that hypnotherapy has made a major impact on my life in the short time I’ve attended sessions. Whether it has just been my own will that has strengthened me to pursue certain actions (or inactions) or that my subconscious mind is actually being re-programmed, it’s working either way. Therefore,…

One of my favorite topics in massage school -> Pain Science! I am fortunate to have had a very nerdy research-driven teacher for *one semester* who also favored this topic. Here’s a summary of a Huberman Lab podcast episode I recently revisited. In short, as it relates to the practice, soft tissue manipulation, of course,…

Recently! And a fave revisited: Deb Dana’s Anchored which is best experienced as it includes guided exercises 🙂 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56614549-anchored Not available on Spotify Premium but worth the $ imo

I continue to circle back to this talk with David Spiegel, M.D. on self-hypnosis for sleep, anxiety, habit change, etc. “The subconscious mind makes up 95 percent of the brain, while the conscious mind is only five percent. If we can learn how to access our subconscious, we have the power to unlock our full potential, personally…