About
Working with feet, hands, and ears to create connections.
As the reflexologist in a reflexology session, I provide sensation to the feet, hands or ears of my client and these sensations are received and processed by the client’s body and nervous system. However, in a somewhat amazing turn around, I also receive sensation back from the person’s body. Reflexology allows me to listen and be present in a way that seems to create a space within which the client’s awareness of the inner connections that are creating the sensations is enhanced.
Awareness creates connection and connection creates awareness.
Both support the ability to heal.
I stumbled into reflexology in 1999.
Hearing about a place “where they massage JUST your feet”, I had no idea that reflexology and massage differed, but I knew that my feet loved massage. As I began to receive reflexology, discover how wonderful it felt, and feel hip pain and anxiety retreat, I developed a curiosity to learn more and began to take classes.
Although every class was more exciting, I had invested much of my adult life learning ecological sciences and quantitative methods and the rational part of my brain sometimes felt uncomfortable with the reflexology maps. It was enough for me that reflexology felt great and created deep relaxation – did I have to believe the maps?
Over the last 23 years of receiving and giving reflexology I have come to greatly respect the ability of the maps to facilitate connections in the body. As scientists have come to understand the “body-mind” connection, and as I have experienced personal changes and changes in my clients, I have seen that the internal, apparently physical connections that can be stimulated with reflexology enhance one’s ability to understand one’s self and to connect with other people and with the world at large. Connections create function, awareness, and ease.
Reflexology Education
Certified Reflexologist, State of Washington, 2002, WA.
Department of Health License # RF 60423740
Seattle Reflexology and Massage Center, Seattle, WA. State certification requires 200+ hours of classroom time and 90 documented practice hours that are reviewed by the school
National Board Certified Reflexologist, 2008, American Reflexology Certification Board.
ARCB # B01296
National certification requires an additional 90 practice hours and graded documentation (30 people @ 3 hours each), written and practical exams, and continuing education
Reiki II Practitioner
Eden Energy Medicine 2-year certification program (2016)
Other Certifications
Other Education
My particular focus of study was estuarine vegetation and its relationship to landscape processes. I am currently enjoying learning about the ecological processes of the shrub-steppe, riparian, and forested ecosystems of the North Cascades and the medicinal qualities of its plants. I came to science to be able to understand and help our planet. I now understand that we must also heal ourselves to help her!