I recently had the opportunity to 'sit down' with Bijay Poudel, a physiotherapist in Nepal, to discuss how trauma informed care can be applied in touch centered fields like physiotherapy and massage therapy. The podcast is in Nepali and English, so for those in the audience who are not fluent in both, the questions I […]
Calliope Massage Studio is a body positive, diversity-friendly, queer-friendly, trans-affirming, trauma informed practice. What does trauma-informed massage therapy mean? Trauma-informed means a client-centered approach to massage therapy. It is collaborative and acknowledges that you are the expert on your body. As the massage therapist, I bring my expertise in anatomy, the nervous system, methods of […]
My massage practice is a constantly growing, expanding thing. I love to learn new ways to provide care to my clients, sometimes that comes from taking a class, sometimes that comes from the clients themselves. I recently had the opportunity to take a workshop in Dermoneuromodulation (DNM), which was a wonderful paradigm shift in a […]
