Le Body Electric

"Health is the greatest possession."

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:26:05 -0700

“Health is the greatest possession.”

- Lao Tzu

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Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:10:40 -0700

Integrating from another wonderful Ortho-Bionomy workshop this weekend, and getting all excited to...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:51:25 -0700

Integrating from another wonderful Ortho-Bionomy workshop this weekend, and getting all excited to start work at Integral Body tomorrow! Bodywork sessions with me are available on Tu/Th/Sun. Book online anytime : )

Continuing on the topic of the heart, a beautiful, up-close glimpse at its innately pliable, fluid structure. Click for video.

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:01:53 -0700

Continuing on the topic of the heart, a beautiful, up-close glimpse at its innately pliable, fluid structure. Click for video.

New studies show us the heart is actually a spiral. Watch it be...

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:05:58 -0700

New studies show us the heart is actually a spiral. Watch it be unwound in this amazing video.

"It doesn’t feel like I’m getting worked on, it feels like I’m being loved."

Wed, 02 May 2012 20:46:23 -0700

“It doesn’t feel like I’m getting worked on, it feels like I’m being loved.”

- session feedback from a fellow practitioner in my Ortho-Bionomy workshop : )

Haunting, mesmerizing. Susan Marshall’s, Arms (excerpt).

Tue, 01 May 2012 12:48:50 -0700

Haunting, mesmerizing. Susan Marshall’s, Arms (excerpt).

ENTRAINMENT“One of the forgotten geniuses of Western...

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 12:20:53 -0700

ENTRAINMENT
“One of the forgotten geniuses of Western science was a Dutch mathematician named Christian Huygens, who approximately 350 years ago discovered one of the fundamental laws of this universe. Huygens noticed that when he moved two clocks close to one another, their pendulums always synchronized and moved as one. Huygens called this phenomena entrainment. The urge of anything rhythmic (and everything is) to move together, to find a harmonious relationship, to share energy, is one of the glues (maybe the glue) that holds Everything together.”

-Anon

After five months of waiting for my paperwork to move through...

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:30:23 -0700

After five months of waiting for my paperwork to move through the system, I’m officially a CERTIFIED MASSAGE PRACTITIONER in the State of California!!

Massage as Medicine - Wall St Journal article

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:46:21 -0700

Massage as Medicine - Wall St Journal article:

Scientists now studying what bodyworkers have known all along…

Just completed another wonderful Ortho-bionomy workshop with Jim Berns, “Exploration of...

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:27:29 -0700

Just completed another wonderful Ortho-bionomy workshop with Jim Berns, “Exploration of Movement.”

Movement to assess.
Movement to heal.
Movement to integrate.

www.ortho-bionomy.org

94 year old woman shows us what’s up on the dance floor.

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:35:15 -0800

94 year old woman shows us what’s up on the dance floor.

Moving constellationsby Alonzo King LINES Ballet.

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:07:53 -0800

Moving constellations
by Alonzo King LINES Ballet.

"I think we are very visible as people and that through that comes emotion. When I’m dancing,..."

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:06 -0800

“I think we are very visible as people and that through that comes emotion. When I’m dancing, I totally experience so much. I hyper-experience…a study in emotion. But, if it’s not associated to a narrative, people sometimes…it evades them. But it’s there.”

- Choreographer, Trisha Brown, in 1996. I relate so much to this, the directly swirled link between our physical and emotional experience.

Wonderful interview with my teacher, Jim Berns, on...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:03:06 -0800

Wonderful interview with my teacher, Jim Berns, on Ortho-bionomy; what it is, how it works.

An amazing feat of human strength, daring, and creativity! The...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:09:11 -0800

An amazing feat of human strength, daring, and creativity! The Philippe Petit tradition continues…

“Fascia is like the Cinderella tissues of the body,”...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:58:34 -0800

“Fascia is like the Cinderella tissues of the body,” says Tom Myers, a leading thinker in integrative anatomy and author of Anatomy Trains. “It has been the most ignored of all the tissues in the body — at least up until recently. Yet, fascia is critical to understanding the body and what it takes to keep your body functional and healthy all life long.”

Click photo for the full article. Great read on an important topic!

Say What?! Pay-What-Feels-Good Sessions in December!

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:50:00 -0800

Dear Awesome Clients & Friends,

I just cannot stop watching the video (see blog post below) of this adorable two-and-a-half year old doing contact improv in a sea of adults. With a pacifier in his mouth no less!

Witnessing something like this reminds me of the innate intelligence we all contain. I find it kind of ironic that some dancers (myself included) often spend countless hours “un-training” themselves in order to tap into that first intelligence of the body, reawakening the body/mind/spirit connection that is typically more fluid and available in our earliest years.

My intention as a bodyworker is to honor this natural intelligence of my clients and serve as a facilitator to a “coming home” to that potential we have to heal, realign, renew, and know. I am thrilled that this weekend I will have an opportunity to further my training in Ortho-bionomy (www.ortho-bionomy.org), a technique I believe compliments my own innate talents and this very intention.

And now, time for an announcement!

In the holiday spirit, ALL SESSIONS IN DECEMBER WILL BE PAY-WHAT-FEELS-GOOD! Any amount will do, from $10-110, and you can decide after the session what feels right. If you’ve already pre-paid for sessions or have one booked, let’s talk and figure out what makes sense. This is my way of saying thank you to you all, whether we’ve worked together yet or not, and to add an extra dose of feelin’ good to your life as 2011 comes to a close. These sessions will run a bit more openly in terms of time and format, as I am experimenting with new skills and intuitions and integrating them with older skills and experience. As such, I will be asking for more feedback and participation from you. I will still of course pay focused attention to your specific needs and goals, but will also be playing around with new ways to work that are simultaneously effective, subtle, powerful, gentle, and of course (fear not!) deeply relaxing.

If this sounds like a “win win” to you, here is when I’m available in the coming weeks. I anticipate these times going quickly, so please email me as soon as you feel the call to do so!

Tues, Nov 29: 6-8pm

Wed, Nov 30: 1-8pm

Wed, Dec 7: 1-8pm

Sat, Dec 10: 11am-8pm

Sun, Dec 11: 11am-8pm

Tues, Dec 12: 5-8pm

Wed, Dec 13: 1-8pm

Sat, Dec 17: 11am-8pm

Sun, Dec 18: 4-8pm

Tues, Dec 20: 1:30-8pm

Wed, Dec 21: 1-8pm

Sat, Dec 24: 11am-8pm

Sun, Dec 25: 11am-8pm

Tues, Dec 27: 5-8pm

Wed, Dec 28: 1-8pm

{Also, just a quick heads-up that starting January 1, 2012, my regular rates will increase slightly to honor the start of the new year, as well as my increased knowledge and experience having now amassed over 250hrs. of accredited training. More specifics on that will come to you soon!}

“The session I recieved from Helena was a gentle and powerful unfolding. Her touch quality put me into a deep state of relaxation where healing occurred. In a short amount of time, she found some deep trigger points and non-invasively helped them to release. It was a real treat.”

- Paula Rashkow, Yoga Instructor

LOCATION

Peaceful and lovely Albany, CA, right near the N. Berkeley border. Free and convenient street parking available, as well as secure space for bicycles.

Booking your session(s) is as easy as emailing me at HELENATF@GMAIL.COM. If you have questions about anything, I’d love to hear them.

Looking forward, and be well!

Helena

I love this! To me, it speaks to everything beautiful about...

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:02:05 -0800

I love this! To me, it speaks to everything beautiful about contact improv and innate physical intelligence. I can’t decide if I want to be the baby or the adults or both.

“…the wrasse [fish] rubbing on the pelvic and...

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:13:58 -0800

“…the wrasse [fish] rubbing on the pelvic and pectoral fins of the surgeonfish might serve to calm it down, in much the same way a masseur can relieve stress in a human.”
Click on the surgeonfish for the full article. Massage for all!