My Story
I have been a Physical Therapist for over 30 years and continually look for treatments and products that can help alleviate stress and pain. The problem with working with people on land is gravity and I only have so many hands to put a person in a position to allow the body unwind while staying completely relaxed. Then I found watsu. In the water, people can be moved three dimensionally without great force from me, while remaining in a relaxed space where time, place and awareness melt away and the person enters a state of deep inner peace and release all trauma, stress, and holding. This is the most beautiful work I have ever experienced and love sharing it with others. For when I take you to that space, I am halfway there myself. I do private treatments for friends and clients. The work focuses on deep relaxation and stress relief. When working as a Physical Therapist, I use this to alleviate pain (sudden onset or chronic), fibromyalgia, arthritis, multi-dimensional trauma such as a roll over car accident, traumatic falls, emotional and physical trauma, after stroke or head injury, after surgery of all kinds, pregnancy, etc. Most people report no pain afterwards, a deep sense of inner peace and stillness, a great sense of nurturing and love (in a non-sexual way) and healed emotionally and physically.
On land, I offer CranioSacral Therapy. This is a light touch technique that works deeply, at the core of the nervous system, which guides and directs our daily processes and healing. Once tension is alleviated in the central nervous system, CranioSacral therapy naturally eliminates pain and stress, strengthens your immune system and enhances your health and well-being. Clients often fall asleep during a treatment. Great to reconnect within ones self to support healing physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
I also provide Lymphatic Drainage therapy for general health, fibrocystic breast, lymphedema to arms or legs and more. 70% of the lymphatic system lies just below the skin and the other 30% lies deep within the body. Stimulating one area automatically has carry over to the rest of the system. I see many women for fibrocystic breast tissue to help normalize the tissue integrity, improve circulation and teach them how to continue to assist their breast tissue on their own. There are many easy ways to stimulate your own lymphatic system daily to continue to assist your body in detoxing and promoting health and normal tissue response. We discuss these during treatment and a written handout is given.
Another technique I offer is called Visceral Manipulation. This is a great technique to alleviate scar tissue, nervous tension, and assist the organs and tissues of the body to return to optimal function. It is often stated that once someone has had any surgery to the abdomen, they have an 80% or greater chance of developing scar tissue. This scarring can initially or eventually contribute to dysfunction of surrounding organs (like the small or large intestine, ureters, blood vessels and more). This manual technique helps to alleviate this scarring and assist with return of function to the organs around that area. These principles can be applied to any tissues in the body.
Myofascial Realease accompanied with or without hot stones always helps the body let go of stress and promotes deeper relaxation of the client. In most cases, I offer massage with myofascial techniques and hot stones to the back and neck and then other body parts that the client may need. Relief of tension and restoring a relaxed mind is a great way to improve the immune, neurological and hormonal systems of the body.
The other part of Watsu and Wellness is promoting wellness through the use of nutrition and lifestyle changes. Jean has completed certification in Functional Nutrition and is a certified health coach through Dr Wahls Protocol (used by many to support the body to heal itself and reverse symptoms of MS, neurological and autoimmune diseases).
For people looking for a private coach to guide them into personal wellness, I offer coaching in how to incorporate exercise,whole food nutrition, water, stress reduction, self-talk and self-treatments. Contact me for consultation schedules and pricing.
