Transformative Experiences
Emotional Release Therapy
ERT is a hands-on body work modality that activates points in the body with physical touch and directed breath to open doorways in the body in order to release stored emotions. I'll guide you to the doorways and you'll use your breath to open them and move whatever is waiting to be released. Many of us have an understanding that "The Body Keeps The Score," and ERT can help us re-write the scorecard.
For instance, t​here are a myriad of lessons children learn about crying. Some are sent to their rooms until they're done crying and learn that crying = exile or disconnection from those we love. Others experienced physical violence when they cried in front of a parent. Many learn not to cry through more subtle cues--validation for being tough or cheerful as the case may be. Most of us learn to stuff our feelings to some degree in order to maintain safety or connection. An Emotional Release Therapy session is a great place to release these trapped emotions and create new ways to be with our feelings.

Benefits of ERT
Release of long-trapped emotions:
Feelings that were unsafe to express have been waiting to be seen and released.
Relief from Chronic Pain:
Many clients report alleviation of chronic pain when emotions stored in these areas have been released.
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Increased Compassion for Younger Self:
So often the choices we regret are informed by our wounded parts. Being able to see them and love them increases our ability to accept, love, and forgive ourselves.
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Coming Home to Our Bodies:
We learn to leave our bodies to survive trauma. Coming back into our bodies with conscious breath--even if it is for fleeting moments to begin with--helps us
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​Clearing the Path to Our Hearts:
​So much occurs in life that causes us to wall off our tender hearts! We meet and unburden these wounded parts in order to fully occupy our hearts and feel deeply the peaceful loving being that remains at our center no matter how much (or how long) calamity has obscured the path home.
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What to Expect in a Session
ERT Sessions take place on a massage table and last 60-90 minutes.
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We always open the heart first! Whether face-up or face-down, there are doorways to the heart that we open at the beginning of every session. Once we have met parts/feelings in your heart, we'll proceed to other points in the body as timing and intuition allow.
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It's probably going to hurt--some these doors have been closed for a long time. Opening them often comes with physical pain/pressure which serves as an entrance point to the emotions that want to move.
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It might get loud--some folks sob and scream, others whimper and whisper, and sometimes the outcome is FEELING the frustration that "nothing is happening."
The only goal of any session is to BE PRESENT with whatever feelings arise and believe that they are precisely what need expression.
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Sessions can take place at a private home in Forestville or I can travel to your home if it allows for unguarded expression.
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Training
I studied with Pat Jackman in Sebastopol, CA, from 2022-2023, after having profound experiences in her private sessions and workshops.
Her videos explaining the work and her upcoming workshops can be found at PatJackman.com