What is Energetic Bodywork? It is quiet, soothing bodywork, designed to bring a sense of peace to your nervous system as well as your physical body. It is focused listening to the stories that your body wants to tell. It deals with the quantity and quality of one’s individual energy. Energy is the movement of life force. Energy moves and when there is energy/movement, there is life. Without motion there is no life. Energy is subtle, non-visible, non-tangible for the most part. We recognize abundant or diminished energy in people around us. Feel the energy and feel Life. We need movement in our bodies to be healthy. During a session, your body directs the way. As the therapist, I follow your lead in a dance of energy. What is Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy®? Biodynamic craniosacral therapy is a fluid and energy based modality. It has returned to the origins of craniosacral therapy originally developed by the early osteopaths. The therapist listens to the inherent movements within the body below the beating of the heart and the breathing of the lungs. Craniosacral therapy is a very gentle hands-on modality that assists one’s body in re-organizing into a more efficient way of being in life. As we release old tensions, held patterns or trauma that manifest as chronic tight shoulders or TMJ or indigestion, we free up energy for use in our present life and a greater sense of relaxation follows. Sacral work is helpful in 3rd trimester and cranial work after the birth with the mum holding the baby works wonders for both. This work allows the baby to tell its story. It can help with digestive and sleep problems. What is Polarity Therapy? Polarity is a hands-on energetic modality that uses non-invasive bodywork to palpate stuck energy in the body. Additionally, Polarity uses diet, Polarity yoga and addresses thought patterns to alter habits and create new pathways within the mind, body and spirit. When the energy is blocked or not flowing smoothly, the client will experience pain and discomfort – the reason why they seek help. The body has an inherent sense of wellness. It is always trying to self-correct, sometimes it just needs an assist. The intent of Polarity is to bring about a balanced distribution of the body’s energies. Rocking, stretching, holding are used in a Polarity session. What is Yoga for Everyone? Yoga taught with the principles of energy work incorporated into alignment and movement. I have been studying yoga for more than 40 years and teaching yoga for over 30 years. I bring the principles of Craniosacral and Polarity therapy to yoga along with a very conscious awareness of the body’s potential to grow, change and heal. Every student is encouraged to seek their own level of excellence in their own time frame. I also bring a history of injuries that makes me a better, more understanding teacher. I completed my 200 hour Teacher Training with Charles and Lisa Matkin in 2005 and am completing a 500 hour Teacher Training in January 2011. I am a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. When we allow our bodies to stagnate, we begin to lose mobility. As with the Craniosacral and Polarity therapies, movement is how energy manifests itself in a sense of wellbeing after a class or practice. Yoga for Everyone seeks to encourage people of all abilities to bring more movement and strength into their bodies. I encourage students to find their edge of resistance and gently work at that level. Yoga is not about competition. Yoga is about being present to one’s body in the moment. What does it want today? What is it capable of doing today, right now?
