I come to this work not only as a practitioner but as someone who has lived it. My understanding of trauma, attunement, and the nervous system did not arrive through textbooks alone. It arrived through "ME-search'', and research, through my own body, my own history,...
The body knows before you do. Not metaphorically. Literally. Before a thought forms, before language arrives, before the conscious mind has decided whether something is safe or threatening, the nervous system has already cast its vote. A held breath. A subtle freeze....
I have witnessed hundreds of times in session, people who arrive carrying everything: the week, the year, the decade. They lie down. The room is quiet. And somewhere in the first several minutes, before any technique has been applied, before anything has been said,...
Tantra Massage for Women: What Your Nervous System Is Telling You... She Has Everything Together. Her Nervous System Tells a Different Story. About Stress, Burnout, and the Art of Receiving She is remarkable and the people around her know it. She gets things...
Before you decide whether this work is right for you, it may help to understand how I approach healing and responsibility in the session space. This post explains why working with me is different, and why people choose to place their body and nervous system in my...
Wanting to be held seems simple on the surface. It can feel like a basic human need. Yet for many people, the moment arms come close or a body leans in, something tightens. The breath shortens. Muscles brace. The mind may say yes, but the body quietly says not yet....
There are moments when someone is right in front of you, kind, present, even devoted, and still your body stays guarded. Your mind may want closeness. Your heart may want it too. But your shoulders tighten, your breath gets shallow, your belly braces, and your nervous...
Most people arrive to bodywork carrying urgency they don’t recognize. The urge to get somewhere.To feel something quickly.To make the experience “worth it.” This urgency lives in the nervous system, not the mind. Historically, Tantra was never practiced in a rushed...
WHY SCREENING AND VERIFICATION ARE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN TANTRA MASSAGE There is a moment in many people's inquiry process where hesitation arises. A question forms quietly, sometimes spoken aloud and sometimes held internally. Why do I need to screen? Why does...
A client has been on the table for nearly an hour. Their shoulders have softened slightly, but their jaw is still tight. Their breath stays shallow. Nothing dramatic has happened. No breakthrough. No emotional release. Just the quiet work of two nervous systems in the...
