My work is in service to my community and the collective body.
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Philosophy and Approach
Everyone is capable and deserving of relief, peace, and a sense of deep meaning from clear understanding.
To support you in your personal growth toward these qualities, I combine my professional training as an artist, educator, and bodyworker in order to provide you with a fully integrated experience in mind and body.
If you are seeking bodywork,
I will bring to you my studied understanding of anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology and therapeutic manual techniques, and I will ground this work in the educational and artistic philosophy that healing and learning are one and the same beautiful process.
If you are seeking holistic tutoring,
I will bring to you my patient reverence and vulnerable curiosity to follow the student’s lead, watching a personal curriculum emerge as the way you learn becomes revealed, and I will ground this work in my understanding of the nervous system’s effects on one’s availability for gaining new insights.
If you are seeking community happenings,
I will bring to you a calendar of intimate group events that weave together healing, arts, mindfulness, and connection, and I will ground this work in my trained sensibility for holding space so that others may bravely embrace what comes up in collective process.
If you are seeking mindfulness and meditation,
I will bring to you the guidance of a responsive environment, clear intentions, and gentle instruction, and I will ground this work in my training through therapeutic bodywork, performance art, and integrative educational practices so you are able to stay in the authentically present moment.
If you are seeking handcrafted objects,
I will bring to you my training as a fine artist and craftsperson to create quality, unique objects that physically and aesthetically support your needs in rest, and I will ground this work in my deep passion for beautiful things that work, feel right, and are beautiful in the owner’s sense and appreciation.
If you are seeking The Listening Wall,
I will hear you.
Neuromuscular pain is a psychosomatic experience, and I use a variety of integrated, manual techniques to help bring you whole body relief. These include:
Swedish and Relaxation // Intentional Deep Tissue // Trigger point and Myofascial Release // Assisted Stretching // Guided Meditation
***I have also received introductory training for craniosacral and acupressure, and I look forward to receiving certification for both in the very near future. Please, feel free to ask about where I am in this training and practice.
Integrative Bodywork
Session types, cost, and how to schedule…
It is my philosophy and goal to create pathways to accessible therapeutic bodywork when possible, and much of this comes down to communication.
If you would like to use the provided pay scale below, I ask that you email, call, or text in order to schedule a session. My phone number is 207.807.7970, and my email is centerfornewsystems@gmail.com.
If you would like to use the online scheduling platform, you will be charged the flat rate that is the midpoint of the offered pay scale below, and is listed below as well next to the pay scale. To be redirected to the online scheduling platform you can click here.
60 minutes… 90.00
75 minutes… 93.00 - 131.00 // 113.00
90 minutes… 112.00 - 157.00 // 135.00
120 minutes… 150.00 - 210.00 // 180.00
***I do not expect tips, but welcome them with warmth and gratitude.
***Please ask me about my discounts for students, full time locals, and care-industry professionals.
***Sliding scale and discounts do not apply to 60 minute sessions.
What to expect for your scheduled session…
Before your session…
After scheduling, either directly through personal communication or the online scheduling platform, you will receive a welcome email providing you with directions to the studio and helpful information.
At your session…
In addition to the time we spend doing hands-on work, detailed in the session type, we will also need ten to fifteen minutes for discussing you personal needs and goals for our work together. A gentle reminder about this extra time will be included in your welcome email so you can plan your daily schedule with ease.
After your session…
If you have not paid in advance, we will do so at the end of your bodywork session. I am able to take the following forms of payment:
Cash or check
Venmo
Most major credit cards, including Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, and Discover
On the day after your session, if you do not have a future or follow up appointment already scheduled, you will receive a check-in email asking about how you are feeling and giving you the opportunity to be in touch regarding any novel or unique sensations you may be experiencing after your bodywork session.
Thank you for considering my support in your personal care and wellness practice
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I look forward to working together towards your sense of relief and wellbeing.
Details are coming soon! Please feel free to reach out via email, call, or text to learn more or schedule a session. My phone is 207.807.7970, and my email is centerfornewsystems@gmail.com.
Holistic Tutoring
Community Happenings
Being fully present in mind, body, and understanding is a practice. This means— we must practice! Not for perfection, but simply to continue shifting back into our personal sense of alignment. Just as our physical body is continuously working to maintain a sense of homeostasis, so are we in our consciousness.
Mindfulness and meditation practices can help strengthen this act of shifting back towards center, and to support you in either creating or continuing a personal practice, I offer these private experiential sessions:
Facilitated Meditation
60 minutes spent with introductory discussion and grounding exercises, followed by a 45 minute silent sit, or other form of silent meditation, and ends with brief stretching to re-enter the daily flow.
Guided Meditation
60 minutes spent with introductory discussion and grounding exercises, followed by a 45 minute guided sit (guiding style determined day of), and ends with brief stretching to re-enter the daily flow.
Guided Meditation with Integrative Bodywork
60 minutes spent with introductory discussion and grounding exercises, followed by a 45 minute reclined meditation with integrated bodywork and guiding instructions for engaging the parasympathetic reaction, and ending with brief stretching to re-enter the daily flow.
Curated Rest
75 minutes spent with introductory discussion and grounding exercises, followed by a 45 minute reclined rest with options for ambient sounds, music, or reading, and ending with brief stretching to re-enter the daily flow.
All of these different styles of experiential sessions are open to your collaboration, because your mindfulness practice should feel right for you. Many people have a certain idea in their head about mindfulness and meditation should look like, when in actuality it is simply about finding the path that best suits your presence.
Mindfulness and Meditation
Cost and how to schedule…
All meditation and rest sessions are private and priced at 75.00.
Please let me know if you are interested in package pricing! I truly appreciate the opportunity to work with you through a durational practice, and value the experience of witnessing your growth while developing a sense of mindful peace through meditation.
To schedule, you can either email, call, or text, or you can use the online scheduling page here.
If you are interested in crafting a unique experience, either for a private session or a group, please reach out! I’m very excited to hear about your interests and hopes for your mindfulness and meditation practice, and how you wish to incorporate these sessions into your life.
Thank you for considering my support in your mindfulness and meditation practice
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I look forward to sitting together.
A place for deep listening // A space for feeling heard
The Listening Wall is a performative public service that demonstrates active, deep listening with the use of clearly states boundaries and mutual trust while simultaneously accessing and validating the intrinsic, communal need to feel heard.
This service is available for volunteer community events and private hire. Settings and events where The Listening Wall has appeared before:
Private galleries and stores
Community spaces such as libraries and schools
Sidewalk events
Small businesses
Private or ticketed events
Do you take part in managing a community or event space? Are you interested in supporting the ease and movement of stagnant communication? I’m listening. Please reach out via email, call, or text if you have any questions or interest in hiring The Listening Wall.
The Listening Wall
In the news…
How it works…
Welcome to The Listening Wall
This wall does not keep things out or in.
This wall lets things through.
This wall is a place for freedom.
Behind this wall sits The Listener.
Their only role and objective is to listen to you,
The Speaker.
A few considerations for The Speaker:
Speak freely and without concern.
The Listener does not offer The Speaker any verbal response.
The Listener is a real person, actively listening with trained sensitivity. Please maintain a clear, respectful volume, and give consideration to how The Listener may become mutually responsible in your truths.
Soft supports and cushions are miraculous, therapeutic objects. They support our weight, structure, and can move with us as we do. The meditation stool you use needs to bolster your sitting pose so your mind can be clear and undistracted. The pillows below your knees, waist, or neck hold space where your body doesn’t. The shoulder cushions the bodyworker puts under your shoulders lifts up your scapula and opens your heart.
To support you through the many postures and resting poses you take, I offer handmade, intentional soft objects, such as cushions, eye masks, and bolsters. Pre-designed objects can be found on the “Objects” page.
Handcrafted Objects
If there is a specific object you have in mind and don’t see it in the shop, please reach out! I warmly welcome commissions and collaborations. To do so, you can email, call, or text to get the conversation started.
