I’m so glad you’re considering getting bodywork! I find all challenges in the body can be  improved, often dramatically, and sometimes be resolved completely. What I’ve witnessed  over the years, in clients as well as myself, is that “our biography becomes our biology”.  What I mean by that is, everything we experience in life lands in our tissues. It doesn’t mean it  always sticks around, but sometimes it does.  

This could be something as simple as a left ankle sprain sustained 10 years ago, where the  actual injury healed, but left behind a pattern in the body where the fascia in the left leg  continues to tighten, and one day we have chronic left hip pain and don’t know why.  

Surgical procedures successfully treat injuries. Yet sometimes the body continues laying down  scar tissue or tightening fascia in the area to protect when it’s no longer needed, and over time  that tightening begins to “anchor” an area of the body creating tension or misalignment.  

Perhaps we have neck tension that began with a car accident or a sports injury. There’s no  actual damage to the musculature or skeleton, yet we experience recurring pain. Why? The  body has established an “injury pattern”. At the moment of impact our brain instructs our body  to brace for protection. Although useful at the time, if the feedback loop doesn’t resolve, our  neck continues to have tightness. 

Maybe we are experiencing TMJ, a tendency for the muscles of the jaw to tighten. Or we simply hold stress and tension in the tops of our shoulders! 

Perhaps we’ve been through a particularly stressful period of time, and we are experiencing  physical symptoms, tension in the body, difficulties sleeping, anxiety, and so on. 

Maybe we work sitting at a computer. 

“Our biography becomes our biology” just means there’s a story that brings our body to where  it is. It may not be from a major event - just simply the threads of our work and recreational  activities that build up over time. What I often say to clients is - the name of the game is  maintaining space. So often the discomfort we experience in our bodies is simply from lack  of space. Whether the fascia has us shrink wrapped in a certain area, or our muscles are over  tight. We want optimum space between our vertebrae, and in our joints, to support alignment  and function. 

We are always training our body, whether we are doing it intentionally or not. The good news is  there are always things we can do to condition it in the direction we would like it to go. And it’s  never too late. Bodywork is one of those ways. 

Having practiced massage for 20 years, I’m passionate about unraveling the patterns in the  body and creating space. I’ve been a yoga and functional movement person for just as long. If  applicable, I may offer suggestions for a stretch or two.  

I also offer Craniosacral Therapy, which addresses patterns and limited space in the nervous system, the cranium and the spine. Often I incorporate a bit of this along with physical work as  needed. Or you can book a dedicated session.  

Clients come to me for many reasons. Some to resolve acute issues, others to “clear out the  cobwebs”, as ongoing maintenance and injury prevention. When you’re on my table my goal is  to help you with any physical restrictions or needs of the day, but also to provide an energetic 

“docking station”, for your nervous system to restore. We live in a fast paced world. We all  need it. 

Technically speaking I am trained in: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Myofascial work, Reiki and  Craniosacral Therapy. 

I look forward to working with you!