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Sundown Healing Arts

Intuitive, compassionate bodywork for trauma

Bodywork Services


COVID-19 UPDATE

For everyone’s health and safety, in-person sessions are available for fully vaccinated, boosted, and masked clients. I have also been fully vaccinated, boosted, and wear a mask. Why only vaccinated and masked clients?

I offer online sessions as well.


Bodywork Sessions

Combining intuitive attention with Reiki Energy, Massage Therapy, and CranioSacral Therapy, as well as other bodywork techniques, I bring your awareness to areas of tension in your body, and together we ask the areas to relax. My compassionate presence invites you to be present as well, and my training in Somatic Experiencing creates a safe container for any emotions that may emerge as you gently connect with abandoned parts of yourself.

Online sessions are also available.

Here are the forms to fill out for your first appointment.

Fragrance-Free, Organic and Healthy
Sundown Healing Arts is committed to the health of people and the planet. I use organic cotton massage sheets, lotion with organic ingredients, and non-toxic cleaners. I don’t wear nor use chemicals and scented products, and I require that clients not wear them for their sessions either. The garden you see as you walk in is pesticide-free. You can be assured of a relaxing, chemical-free experience when you come in for a session.

Learn more about my Fees and Policies and Credentials.

In a 30 minute session, we focus on one or two major areas (back and neck, for example) and give them in-depth attention. A 30 minute session can provide a much-needed breakthrough when you do most of your trauma healing on your own.

A 60 minute session covers the whole body, including extra attention on one or two symptomatic areas. This gives a feeling of overall relaxation and healing, and brings attention to previously disconnected areas. “Oh yeah, I forgot that my feet have been hurting at the end of the day, too.” Bodywork modalities can be combined as desired – half Massage and half CranioSacral Therapy, for example. Trauma healing in a 60 minute session allows time for several cycles of activation and settling.

A 75 minute session covers the whole body, with detailed attention to three or more symptomatic areas. It can include a full body massage as well as time for CranioSacral Therapy and/or Reiki. When exploration of trauma doesn’t quite fit in a 60 minute time slot, it can be helpful to extend the session to 75 minutes.

A 90 minute session covers the whole body in luxurious, leisurely detail, and allows you to take all the time you need to address traumatic material.

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This practice is closed. Thank you to all the clients who have come in over the years. I appreciate your courage and trust. Click here for practitioner referral list. I am returning to my previous career of computer programming, and my previous home of Oakland, CA.

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