A unique session unlike any other body work you have experienced.
Body Reflex Therapy is the method behind everything I do, and it's also the name of my general session — the one I adjust to whatever you walk in with.
The style grew out of myofascial release and neuromuscular therapy, but what defines it is the emphasis on neurological downregulation — creating a space where the muscles and nervous system feel safe enough to let go.
The work draws on gentle manipulation, slow and deep pressure, traditional massage, jostling, joint mobilization, active and passive stretching, Feldenkrais techniques, trigger point therapy, vocal cues, neurophysiological reprogramming, and the body's own reflexes, used to invite release below the level of conscious effort. Add humor and some coaching in body awareness, and you get a session that is more than deeply relaxing — it works.
On pain
There's an old idea that the more it hurts, the more it works. I disagree. Healing doesn't have to hurt.
After almost 25 years in children's education, I compare bodywork to working with a dysregulated child. Most children — and most bodies — act up for three reasons:
- They haven't done enough, and they're bored.
- They've done too much, and they're tired.
- They feel threatened, physically or emotionally, and are guarding. In none of those cases does an aggressive approach help. Identify what's actually going on, give them a safe space and gentle guidance back to what they need, and the issue usually resolves without much trauma. If a body doesn't feel safe to let go, bodywork becomes a fight instead of an exhale.
We start the session by identifying which of those three your body is doing, and the pressure follows from that rather than from a protocol. Nothing runs in a fixed order; what comes next depends on what your body just did. Some of it is firm. Some of it is light enough that it looks like nothing much is happening, which is deliberate — light is intentional, not a weaker version of the work.
A wider view
Many practitioners work on the problem presented to them. I look at the rest of it too — your lifestyle, your work, your physical and emotional stressors, breathing, gait, posture, sleep.
The plan doesn't end when you get off the table. Most of these patterns are invisible from the inside, so during the session I'll point things out — how you breathe, how you move, how you stand and walk, what your body has learned to expect pain from. Those are yours to take with you and work into your days however they fit. A single session can change how you feel. Changing the pattern underneath is what makes it hold.
Not a solo act
Good care takes more than one set of skills. I work closely with physical therapists, master chiropractors, non-surgical pain specialists, stress management experts, surgeons, and psychologists — practitioners I've vetted myself. If I'm not the right fit for you, I'll refer you to someone who is. If you already have a medical team, I'm glad to work alongside them.
What a session looks like
Depending on your goals, the work may happen on a massage table, a floor mat, or specialized bolstering.
Body Reflex Therapy and Targeted Therapeutic Treatment can be draped, as in traditional massage, or fully clothed. Which one depends on what the session needs.
Rest & Relax is a traditional oil massage with a focus on relaxation, so it's draped. It still runs on Body Reflex Therapy underneath.
Nervous System Downregulation grew out of this style and is always fully clothed. If that's what brought you here, start with The Long Exhale.
If you're pregnant or postpartum, any of this work can be adapted for you. That's about how I position and support you, not a separate treatment. Accommodations can be made for mobility impairments (please inquire).
Whether you are suffering from chronic pain, sore from an unfortunate event, or just want to perform your best and get the most out of your body, you'll walk out of our signature treatment feeling your best.
90+ minutes recommended for optimal treatment.