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Jo practices massage, and loves to
receive good work, in the Community Referral pages, are some of the
folk you dance with who are worth a visit.
I am trained in Esalen Massage (a combination of modalities, with Swedish,
Shiatsu, Deep Tissue, and Esalen’s own long integrative strokes,
using the body, rather than technique as the guide) with additions of
Cranio Sacral and Somato Emotional Release work, as well as Trigger
Point, and Energy work. I continue to learn, and find fascination in
all that is being discovered.
I have led a massage workshop in Bali, and love being able to share
this most exquisite way of connecting with others.
To me, good massage develops a connection through listening, attending
to breath, bringing in all the most profound elements of great dance:
the pause, the relationship to other through connection to self, movement,
repetition, and observation. Massage is more than touch of skin and
release of muscle, it is contact of spirit, and it is eternally humbling
and inspiring.
The work was developed at Esalen Institute
in Big Sur CA which is a magnificent place to study in central California.
I recommend a massage, a workshop, a retreat, an extended stay (831-667
3000 for catalog 831 667 3005 for reservations http://www.Esalen.org).
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I also love languishing in hot water:
I love the baths at Esalen and I have also taught at Harbin Hot Springs.
Besides reveling in the warm waters, and being utterly indulged in the
watsu and water dance that was born there, the springs and grounds are
lovingly maintained. The Conference Center is my favorite place to teach;
it is a beautiful space, with high ceilings and a gorgeous floor. I
recommend a visit, a massage, a training, a retreat (800 622 2477 in
CA or 707 987 2477 outside CA http://www.harbin.org).
In Los Angeles? Try the Beverly Hot Springs if you can’t get to
Esalen or Harbin: 308 N. Oxford Ave, Los Angeles, 90004 323 734 7000...open
7 days a week 9-9 except Jan. 1 The Olympic Spa is great (but only for
women), just east of Crenshaw on Olympic Blvd. I love the Mugwort tub...
There are other spas and places to go, and I recommend getting watsu
and water dance by
Davida Taurek http://www.davidadance.com/
More to come!
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