I want to recommend Dr Andrew Weil’s new book “Spontaneous Happiness”. I am listening to it on CD and find his perspective on health very enlightening and true. Today’s track was about the challenges our minds, bodies and emotions face by living on our modern culture. Our whole organism, including our psyche, was “built” for constant activity and community. He highlights the compounding stress on ……our health and mood that comes from sitting all day at desk jobs, from the electronic over-stimulation of staring at screens, and the isolation that comes from our digital preoccupations that keep us from engaging with one another. It’s really hard to do, I know because I struggle with it too; but the simple truth is: you will feel better physically, be happier and more healthy if you make sure to close the laptop, turn off the TV, shut down the smart phone and take a moment to be quiet, to move, even if it’s just for a short walk, and connect with people (real ones that is, not through a screen), every day. You don’t have to commit to an intense, time consuming practice like Yoga, meditation, or working out for an hour a day, to make a difference in how you feel. It’s these simple day to day practices that can change your life, and health for the better.
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D.L., PhysicianI became a client of Alison’s as I heard she was a great massage therapist. However, after several months, our sessions deepened, to include body-centered counseling and energy work. Before long, I was able to address deep-seated emotional challenges and find profound healing, strengthening the foundation of my work in the world and supporting my spiritual growth. Alison is a uniquely gifted therapist who combines a range of therapeutic modalities to create a gentle yet powerful approach to healing body, mind and spirit. I recommend her enthusiastically.
M.F. Nurse“As I worked with Alison my body slowly awakened from a deep sleep. Blockages opened and energy began to move. Once deadened from the outside in, I became alive from the inside out. How do you thank someone for giving you back your life?”
J.B., PsychotherapistAlison is a special practitioner. Her exceptional diagnostic skills and her grounded, compassionate interventions have helped me through some long-standing personal blockages. And she has helped me to trust that all of the human energies, from the physical to the emotional to the spiritual, are fair game when it comes to healing. I am highly grateful to count her amongst the supporters and teachers in my life.
M.G. Artist“Alison is a master in her approach. She hears what is occurring energetically within a person’s body and helps them come into alignment consciously. The integration of her bodywork, talking and teaching make for an empowering process of self-discovery.”
J.M. Historian, Teacher“Alison is the best body worker I have ever met. Her wisdom, nurturing and skill, along with the variety of approaches she uses make for an extremely rich healing relationship. Through feeling my life story in my body I have healed on a much deeper level than would be possible through talking therapy alone.”
L.K.When Alison leads me in a guided awareness exercise, her calm, soothing voice takes me into visual imagery that expresses what my body and soul are feeling. Connections are made and healing occurs more directly and much faster than in any talk therapy I’ve ever experienced. She is filled with insights and metaphors that have supported and guided my healing journey. She taught me to face my fear of cancer by moving through the fear, instead of being gripped by it. When my feelings are too much to face on my own, Alison helps me untangle them. Even when I’m not in her presence, Alison is with me every day.
P.E. Actress“Alison’s work helped me overcome chronic muscle spasms. She easily identifies the areas that need healing and release…. I feel touched on a cellular level. Bodymind Repatterning provides me with a map to understand and free my body and emotions.”
S.R.E., Performer, TeacherAlison’s work is gentle and robust, insightful and collaborative. She listens deeply, and responds with respect, love, integrity, curiosity and a lively imagination, meeting me on an integration of physical, emotional or energetic levels. She makes it possible to see the emotional and physical landscape of old pain and to find possibility beyond familiar habits and coping strategies. She has made the journey into the wilderness of healing less lonely.
B.J. Performer, teacherI am grateful I was led to Alison’s presence. Her specific blend of skills is entirely unique. I’ve had so much body work in my life, and mind and soul therapies as well: none come close to matching what Alison does for me. She has helped me identify and release tensions and traumas in my body – both new and old. This concept of traumas that are “kept” in the body– many since childhood – has been pivotal in my recovery process.
H.W. Psychologist“Alison ….helped me to heal and change my life. She helped me find my personal power….to become the person I was always meant to be. She is a healer of great strength, caring and integrity and I trust her completely with my mind, body, and spirit.”
