There are pain patterns in the human body. There are multiple points of contraction within each pain pattern. These points can exist in muscles, organs, nerve, bone and in the energetic field. Looking just at muscles, we know that they work in teams. If one muscle contacts, then another extends and others stabilize so that movement can take place.  When I am working on a client, I want them to be relaxed.  Not only does it make the session more enjoyable for the client, but it is also the only way to get the whole team of muscles to release. If the client is bracing or holding their breath, then even if I made a muscle give up its contraction, the rest of the “muscle team” would remain contracted. 

How do I help a muscle release its contraction without causing the client pain?  Well, I look for the lightest point at which the muscle will release.  This feels to me like the teapot steam moment when steam is pouring out of the teapot.  This process allows the energy caught in the muscles fibers to release.  The client feels my finger rest on the surface of their skin, then they will feel my fingers sink deeper into the tissue. 

What has occurred is that since the energy that was caught in the tissue is released, there is now elasticity to the tissue and now I can spread the fibers and allow them to lengthen and open.  So I view all the choice of treatment as to the one that will most help the system release as well as the muscle team. 

Questions I ask
If the client is having pain in an area of their body, I need to know whether this is chronic pain or the result of a recent incident.  If the pain is chronic, how long has it been there?  When did it start?  When does it get more or less intense?  What do they do to relieve it?  What movement or activity makes it worse or better?  Each of their answers guides my approach to their care. If the pain is new I need to know if it was an accident or the result of an intense activity like raking the leaves or moving boxes or too much tennis playing.  If it’s an accident, I need to know how the accident happened.  What happened to their body at the time of the accident and immediately afterwards.  All these questions give me information that will guide how I work on their body.

So what are the tools I use and the methodologies that I use.  My tools are my hands which I use not only to do the work but also to listen to your body.  I sense contraction points in the muscles and fascia, I sense other parts that are connected to the point I am working on and I sense release of tension. 
The methodologies that I use are: therapeutic massage, craniosacral therapy, energywork, sound healing and intuitive guidance. 

Through massage, I open and lengthen the muscles and fascia; 
Craniosacral therapy  allows me to access the brain, the spinal cord,  diaphragms within the body and the craniosacral fluid flow.  This is helpful with systems that are tight overall, with headaches, migraines, and TMJ.
 
Energy work allows me release energy that is caught in tissue that is too deep in the body for me to touch with massage.  I use this for joint pain, abdominal issues and meridian congestion. 

Sound healing is used in conjunction with all the therapies above to add vibration which assists the tissue in moving as it needs to.  There is a body wisdom that I work with instead of forcing my idea of how the body should heal on the process.   Last I use what I call Intuitive guidance.  This is an expansion of the listening skill that I talked about earlier.  I use my ability to listen to the whole
field of a client to assist them in working with issues that are more spiritual
than physical.

Acute and Chronic Conditions that Michele can help alleviate

Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle method of detection and correction that
encourages your own natural healing mechanism to dissipate the negative
effects of stress on your central nervous system.  It allows the natural Cranial Sacral Rhythm to re-establish itself thus increasing flow of fluids in cells and massage of organs necessary for good health.  After a session, clients feel deeply relaxed and experience lowered levels of tension or pain. 

Every healing modality assists the body/spirit in releasing restricted patterns and re-instituting correct energetic flow through a specific vibration or physical touch.   I have been trained in Craniosacral therapy, Chinese Medical Chi Kung, Chi Nei Tsang, Reiki, and Chakra Therapy, 

Clients who would find Intuitive Healing helpful have:

Sound Healing
Our scientists state that there is energy that they cannot measure that connects all things.  As creatures made up mostly of water, we exist within these fields of connecting energy and respond to the sounds and vibration of our environment.  These responses can be unconscious adaptations of our systems or they can be conscious.

There are certain sounds that can assist the body in its healing just as there are sounds that make it hard for the body to heal.  I use a variety of sounds both vocally and sub-vocally to enhance the energetic vibration of the client’s physical or energetic systems.  Clients can learn and use these sound patterns to continue the healing at home and work.  The sound methodologies come from Living Tao Healing and Tom Kenyon’s work on Sound Healing.

Therapeutic Massage
Deep Tissue Massage is a critical help when individuals need  relief from acute  or chronic pain.  If you have pain, discomfort, and/or tightness in the muscles or joints of the back, neck, shoulders, hips, legs or arms, then this would be an appropriate therapy for you.  Additionally, It is an excellent support therapy for individuals with with chronic illnesses such as Asthma, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Parkinson’s and Cancer.

Massage Therapy is an effective support for good health because  it increases circulation, lowers blood pressure, relieves tension/tightness in muscles and stimulates the immune system.  

Individuals who are changing their workout programs or preparing for a race or athletic contest often use regular massage to improve their performance. 

Overall, clients report that, after a Massage session,  they feel very relaxed, can move more fluidly and easily, and that their pain/discomfort has been significantly reduced.

Chi Nei Tsung
Chi Nei Tsang is abdominal massage focusing on energizing, strengthening and detoxifying the internal system. All internal organs react to the stress and emotions of our lives. Those reactions impact the functioning of that organ system and neighboring organs.

Clients who want relief from intestinal blockages, constipation, cramps, stomach/liver discomfort, headaches, poor blood circulation, asthma, back pain or want to balance their internal organ energies, would choose Chi Nei Tsang.

The benefits include relief from discomfort and lessening of symptoms, overall health improvement and feeling of balance internally. This therapy can include teaching of meditations so that clients can learn to recognize/direct/increase the energy flow in their bodies while maintaining daily balance of their internal system.