My Approach
When someone comes into the office, I look to treat the whole person and not just their one pain, as that is usually not the root cause of their aches, pains, or anxieties. I get as detailed a history as I can and then ask the body how best I can help it. I have many different modalities that I draw from so it’s hard to just do one, as they all correlate with each other and make the work more effective.
Unless someone wants strictly one modality like muscles, lymphatic drainage, or craniosacral/ brain work, I will be including all the techniques the body asks for in the sessions. The brain is usually where I start because once the tension around the brain is released the whole body situates itself. I will go into more specific things if needed to help balance the brain or I will move down the body to the lymphatic system or the muscles that are tight and affecting the functioning of the body. The lymphatic work I do is gentle touch with my hands to get the “rivers” in the body to flow where they should. This breaks up adhesions and scars unlike anything I've seen before.
Understanding Your Body and Brain
Everything that happens to us gets recorded in our bodies. Animals have a way of dealing with stress and trauma- they shake when they are safe after they have experienced trauma or fear. We as humans like to hold onto the experience and as such it often gets stored in our cells versus being released from shaking or processing out. My goal is to help release that fear and in turn help the body relax onto the table.
I also teach you how to use these techniques on yourself if you would like to know. Connecting with your body is important because it talks to you all the time; you just need to listen and be friends with it. The more you can listen to what your body says, the more you will know how to help it. Emotions are at the root of most things in the body. Once the emotional tags are gone, the body heals so much faster, as nothing is holding it down. The body does not want to be in pain, in fact it will actually do everything in its power to get out of it.
Client Experience
This is from a client in another country I usually see once or twice a year.
“I have had the pleasure of working with Julie a lot over the years, both in person and remotely. When she works on me in person she does a massage/ energy work combination that has helped with physical issues and helped clear the emotions behind them. Many times it will take a few sessions that at times includes homework to get to the bottom of things. The homework is usually some form of meditation/writing exercise to help me address issues.
The first time she did the emotional clearing was with my shoulder. I had shoulder pain on and off for just over a decade. She massaged me and we talked and she got everything all situated. Then I talked with the person that was a trigger for me, and my shoulder hurt again. I went back to Julie and together we were able to figure out my trigger and let things go. That was four years ago. I haven't had shoulder problems since Julie helped me. I was so shocked and had no idea how much our emotions impact our bodies.
Julie also helped me clear many food aversions I was having that had emotional weight behind them too. For a long time I couldn't eat beets. I had a scarring experience and she was able to help me clear it. Now I love beets and eat them all the time.
With the lockdown we have not been able to see Julie in person. She has been able to help remotely. I had no idea that was even possible. Julie is able to energetically work on things from a distance. I was skeptical but she was able to help my lymphatic system get moving. It was a little creepy and cool to feel the water moving around in my body. The brain work she did to help calm down my body and balance my brain has been cool too. She has worked with my son helping him with food allergies remotely as He hasn't been able to eat egg for four years without breaking out into a rash. With a few remote sessions and some meditation homework of working through emotions he is able to eat eggs now. It really is remarkable. I was skeptical but Julie won me over.
It is emotional work but Julie is there with you every step of the way. She is so talented and intuitive with the body. If you are willing to do the emotional work behind the pain that is stuck in your body Julie is your person to help.”
