Sessions are tailored to individual needs. The result is a very satisfying massage, the client is often left feeling aligned and renewed.
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My specialty:
Jin Shin Do®
(“The Way of the Compassionate Spirit”)
I offer workshops in this extraordinary modality. Please see my calendar or contact me to find a date that works for you.
“Jin Shin Do” means “The Way of the Compassionate Spirit.” Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® uses gentle yet deep finger pressure on specific acu-points and verbal Body Focusing techniques, to help release “armoring” or chronic tension, balance the “Qi” or energy, and improve vitality. This clothes-on method helps relieve stress- and trauma-related problems. A unique synthesis of a traditional Japanese acupressure technique, classic Chinese acu-theory, Taoist philosophy, Qigong (breathing and exercise techniques), Reichian segmental theory and principles of Ericksonian psychotherapy, Jin Shin Do® acupressure was originated by Iona Marsaa Teeguarden.
I had been doing shiatsu type acupressure for a few years when I received my first Jin Shin Do® session. When Brenda Dempsey, the practitioner, did a release pattern, guiding the energy by pressing two acupressure points at once, I could feel the energy between them opening up the meridians in my body. It felt so good to have my tension contacted through the points and good to have them released. After a while I got a wonderful sensation of floating. This is what I had known existed, and had finally found! I asked Brenda where she learned the technique, and she told me about Tolling Jennings. I began apprenticing with Tolling in 2007, and completed my practitioner training in 2011. And is still my mentor. Throughout the years of my training, I received many Jin Shin Do® sessions, and through this work began transforming my life. I am now qualified to offer workshops and am still passionate about and fascinated by this technique!
Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® is not intended for the diagnosis, treatment or cure of disease. It is a relaxation therapy, and a useful adjunct to licensed, qualified medical or psychological care. For any persistent pain or symptom, even a seemingly minor one, the reader is strongly encouraged to consult a medical doctor. When used in conjunction with standard medical treatment, the Jin Shin Do® Acupressure technique can assist the healing process by releasing tension, decreasing stress and encouraging a sense of increased well-being.
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Shiatsu
Shiatsu is another form of acupressure, focusing more on joints, the back and alignment. Acupressure refers to any technique using finger pressure on “acupoints”. The acupoints are based on ancient Chinese medicine. We have pathways in the body called ‘meridians’. The meridians are like electrical circuits or roadways allowing energy, blood and oxygen to flow throughout the body. These meridians are connected by ‘pressure points’ which can get blocked, which then affects the flow of energy to the rest of the meridian. When blockages happen the result can be dis-ease which can manifest as pain, numbness, swelling, or illness such as arthritis or immune disorders. If we can keep the meridians clear and the energy flowing freely through acupressure and movement we can prevent ‘dis-ease’ and contribute to good health.
I have been training in Zen-Shiatsu and traditional Mexican medicine with my Mexican teacher Don Beto Montoya for several years.
Jin Shin Do® training:
I am qualified to teach the 55 hour Basic Jin Shin Do® Workshop as well as the Acupressure Facial, Self Acupressure and Neck and Shoulder workshops.
Tolling Jennings
Iona Marsaa Teeguarden founder of Jin Shin Do®
Qi Gong training:
Noel Taylor
Dr Stephen Aung
Therapeutic Touch:
Hugette Ruel
Shiatsu and Traditional Mexican Healing:
Don Roberto Montoya
Reflexology training:
SMART certified Ayurvedic Reflexology
Counselling training:
Tolling Jennings
Iona Marsaa Teeguarden