General Background
The meditative embodiment arts have been a core passion, inspiration & path of service since I was a teenager.
Partly inspired by being born 3 months premature with a congenital heart issue requiring my first open heart surgery within my first year of life. And a few more open heart surgeries since then.
Learning & applying ways of naturally supporting wellness & harmonious embodiment helps support quality of life & awareness.
In affirmation of this, since1989 I have involved myself in formal & self-motivated learning & application of various massage & meditative embodiment wellness arts. And provide functionally therapeutic & nurturing, relaxing massage sessions & qigong lessons as a supportive contribution for people to compliment fitness & related self-care wellness lifestyle choices.
Massage Background.
In early 1990s I completed & was certified in Reiki 1 & 2.
And Pranic Healing in 2001.
In 2004 I first formalized my massage experience by becoming a certified massage therapist through LifeStream Massage School in Napa, Ca..
Training included Deep Tissue, Swedish, Reflexology, Anatomy, Chair Massage and other courses.
In 2005 I completed a Thai massage course at McKinnon Institute.
Between 2006 - 2009 I completed an additional 500+ hours of additional training at The Acupressure Institute in Berkeley, Ca.. Courses of study included Shiatsu, Anatomy & Histology, CranioSacral, Thai Massage, Lomi Lomi, Myofascial, Sports Massage, more Deep Tissue and other modalities. Although there were many classes in Acupressure at the Acupressure Institute, I focused more on taking sports, deep tissue, myofascial massage & anatomy courses.
I intended to complete an additional 300 hours at the Acupressure Institute as part of their 800 hour program I signed up for, but I moved out of state for a year and when I returned the school had changed ownership then closed.
Completed & passed Emergency First Responder / Advanced First Aid course at College of Marin.
Blending deep tissue, myofascial, sports & swedish massage methods with a meditatively attentive, slow, nurturing quality is the foundation of sessions I provide.
Supporting people in maintaining a healthy, fit body and an appreciative, honest way of being & relating, exploring & addressing interrelationships of muscles, fascia, how people use their bodies and ways of optimizing such while helping resolve & prevent areas of excess stress, misalignment, injuries and nourish healthy, harmonious embodiment.
Since my original training in these arts, I have been providing massage as a wellness support for people at my office. And I have provided massage sessions independently and working with other companies at spas, hospitals, for corporate & event massages at businesses such as Google, Microsoft, Intel, Bloomspot and other tech companies, various high school, college & city parks events and other locations.
And Pranic Healing in 2001.
In 2004 I first formalized my massage experience by becoming a certified massage therapist through LifeStream Massage School in Napa, Ca..
Training included Deep Tissue, Swedish, Reflexology, Anatomy, Chair Massage and other courses.
In 2005 I completed a Thai massage course at McKinnon Institute.
Between 2006 - 2009 I completed an additional 500+ hours of additional training at The Acupressure Institute in Berkeley, Ca.. Courses of study included Shiatsu, Anatomy & Histology, CranioSacral, Thai Massage, Lomi Lomi, Myofascial, Sports Massage, more Deep Tissue and other modalities. Although there were many classes in Acupressure at the Acupressure Institute, I focused more on taking sports, deep tissue, myofascial massage & anatomy courses.
I intended to complete an additional 300 hours at the Acupressure Institute as part of their 800 hour program I signed up for, but I moved out of state for a year and when I returned the school had changed ownership then closed.
Completed & passed Emergency First Responder / Advanced First Aid course at College of Marin.
Blending deep tissue, myofascial, sports & swedish massage methods with a meditatively attentive, slow, nurturing quality is the foundation of sessions I provide.
Supporting people in maintaining a healthy, fit body and an appreciative, honest way of being & relating, exploring & addressing interrelationships of muscles, fascia, how people use their bodies and ways of optimizing such while helping resolve & prevent areas of excess stress, misalignment, injuries and nourish healthy, harmonious embodiment.
Since my original training in these arts, I have been providing massage as a wellness support for people at my office. And I have provided massage sessions independently and working with other companies at spas, hospitals, for corporate & event massages at businesses such as Google, Microsoft, Intel, Bloomspot and other tech companies, various high school, college & city parks events and other locations.
Meditative Embodiment Background.
I began practicing foundational martial arts & meditation as a teenager in 1987. In 1989 I began Tai Chi, Qigong, Zhan Zhuang, Baguazhang & Wing Chun practice with Sifu David Leung in Eugene, Oregon. Eventually focusing on Tai Chi & Zhan Zhuang qigong ( and some baguazhang ) as my main practices.
From 1998 - 2001 in Eugene, Oregon, I taught Tai Chi Qigong and Zhan Zhuang classes to the public.
In 2002 I moved to the San Francisco Bay area, and continued my learning & practice independently, and by attending Yiquan, Zhan Zhuang & Tai Chi Qigong classes taught by Fong Ha in Berkeley, Ca from 2004 to around 2013. Along with teaching my own classes at community centers and at a park.
At a Bodyworlds exhibit at The Tech science center in San Jose, California.
Bodyworlds is a collection of real human bodies which have been preserved using a method called plastination.
This provides a uniquely detailed, authentic presentation of human anatomy.
Bodyworlds is a collection of real human bodies which have been preserved using a method called plastination.
This provides a uniquely detailed, authentic presentation of human anatomy.
