Does Sunlit Shadow seem a bit paradoxical to you? If the sun shines on a shadow, isn't that shadow no longer there? With my own experience of massage, or any type of healing work we do on our own, with another, or in community, we only come to know our darkness by knowing our light, and vice versa. Sometimes, we settle into pain patterns, accepting that that is just the way it will be. Often times, we have additional tension patterns (the living shadow either being created behind felt pain or causing the felt pain) that may not be felt yet which could be the cause of the felt tension or pain. Awareness of our Selves and bodies create the foundation, or sturdy roots to healing. By bringing light to the shadow, we can have a better idea of where to begin as the interconnection of our physical and emotional bodies comes into our awareness.
Massage is a form of feeling, whereby touch brings more awareness in our body. My ultimate goal through massage, is to create a safe space, where my client experiences communication from their own body and ultimately getting to know more of themselves with every session. Sensation created through caring touch, informs the client and myself of where we need to spend more time doing more detailed and precise work, or perhaps, you just need to temporarily abandon the thinking mind and travel to the Alpha state, whereby your body’s innate intelligence, through the parasympathetic nervous system, can take over and self-heal.
You are the most essential piece to your own healing. I am here to help, but I encourage your active voice and respect that you are the most knowledgable about your body. Through conversations with my clients, together, we can create a personalized massage with each visit, where you are in that given moment.
