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The key is to be in a state of permanent connectedness with your inner body - to feel it at all times. This will rapidly deepen and transform your life. The more consciousness you direct into the inner body, the higher its vibrational frequency becomes.  ~ Eckhart Tolle 


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The use of therapeutic massage for healing is relatively new in the United States, however therapeutic bodywork has been an integral part of the medical system in China along with many other countries for thousands of years. The key to ultimate health and wellbeing is the continuous flow of our inner worlds. Where there is pain, there is no free flow of blood, Qi and fluids.


All Adjunctive Therapies (Except the energy pre-work session and cord cutting) I use such as; Moxibustion, Fire Cupping, Gua Sha, Manaka Hammer and Shonishin tools are all incorporated into each session depending on what the person needs during that time. 


* Amma Massage with a blend of Zen Shiatsu and Tui Na: The word amma means mother. In ancient Chinese the word am-ma means “push-pull.” Rooted in the same fundamental medical principles as acupuncture and herbalism, Amma therapy focuses on the balance and movement of life energy (Qi) within the body. The Amma therapist relies primarily on the sensitivity and strength of the hands to manipulate the flow and balance of energy in the pathways of Qi, commonly known as the channels or meridians, that form an energetic web throughout the body. Where amma involves more circular movements, shiatsu involves more static/still pressure where elbows can be gently used on specific points. The tui na is a combination of pulling and rolling techniques. 


I will first open sacred space before the cord cutting. You tell me the name of the person you want to cut cords with and you will then stand up with your arms down at your sides. With your eyes closed you will very slowly turn around until you feel a pull coming from a certain direction and that is where you will stop and where we start. This pull from a specific location is drawing our attention from an inner wisdom and this is where we want to cut cords from first. You say out loud___________(the persons name) I Set You Free, for each side of your body where I will cut the energetic cords, which will be six times for six different sections. Now, open palms of hands facing up with arms gently reaching out. I will clear away and "shave off" any residual energy or cords. Then, I will smooth out your energy field with a rattle. This clearing, smoothing and rattling accelerates the process and heals it. I finalize the cord cutting by saying, either my sister/brother/friend You Walk Free...  

We cut cords to give us our energy back while the other person also receives their energy back. We are releasing this person, letting them go, setting them free and at the same time setting ourselves free as we are becoming free of their energy field from this cord that is connecting us. The other person we are cutting cords with can be either consciously or unconsciously stealing, siphoning or taking over our energy without our permission, without us even knowing or being aware of it. They have a hold on us and we may feel it in a specific area on our body and is holding us back. There is information that goes through our luminous field through these energetic cords and subconsciously we hold this information and it greatly influences us , how we feel and how we lives our lives. If our energy is flowing out without our permission and we are trying to heal this will create a block, holding back and drained feeling. We need to be the master of our lives, we have the right to be healthy and have all of our energy and so does the other person. 

Cutting cords actually helps the relationship, makes the relationship easier since we are not feeling the old emotions and really it heals us. I set you free, I set me free, I am not triggered by you anymore, I'm in a more balanced state. Cutting cords allows us to move forward without having that hold anymore. After a cord cutting more of our energy rises, where before it was hijacked or leaking. We forgive them and we forgive ourselves. Our hearts are pure and intentions are true, therefore this benefits everyone. 

We are not able to cut cords with people who have passed because they don't have a luminous field, which is the energy body that creates that pull, siphoning and hold of energy. A person that is not in a physical body is not able to hold power over us anymore in the physical realm.  

I want to mention the importance of this being a ceremony. Cord cutting may not feel like an elaborate ceremony as we are accustomed to living here in the USA, however it is a sacred, simple and powerful ceremony. The Q'eros people live high in the Peruvian Andes mountains and they are always in ceremony, it's their entire lifestyle and way of living everyday. One vital aspect that makes cord cutting and other techniques a ceremony is the witness. When we see or feel something and someone witnesses it, it changes. The pure act of observing changes what is being observed. That witness also tells our subconscious that I cut cords. If we don't have a witness our narrator ( our other voice inside ourselves ) can say, "that never happened" or I can easily slip right back into that draining cord. Our energy is to be seen in the eyes of this world.   

After the cord cutting stay with that feeling of freedom and energy you have for a week or more in order for the healing to root. If the person contacts you after the cord cutting don't respond right away, feel that freedom and give it time and space. Then, on our own terms when we are ready, we can respond to them in a way that has more sacred boundaries in a peaceful manner. We can perform one cord cutting a week so that we are able to feel the energy of that one person and notice the shift and change and allow it to integrate and settle in. You are welcomed to make a list of people to cut cords with if you like. 

When we allow ourselves to fully participate in the technique, then we are able to release more and not hold on to feelings or people.

The meaning of both the sound of the rattle and other clearing, smoothing and cord cutting sounds are very important because it changes our psychology, clears the mind and body. I rattle the truth. The rattle is used as a sacred tool. In a healing session the rattle will be used first to open sacred space in which the healing may safely take place and opens compassionate doors for the four directions to enter. The sound of the rattle is first used to shake out any heavy energies from the persons luminous field. The sound also prepares us to enter into a deeper level of consciousness. The rattles vibration cuts through the fabric of the seen world. 

I can also teach you how to do a cord cutting for others! Remember the importance and meaning of the witness to perform the cord cutting, therefore we are not able to do this on ourselves. 


* Energy Work Pre-Session: I am so happy to offer a small added optional service to include in a bodywork session. In this short 5 or 10 minute time before the bodywork, we will start by standing and doing a simple breathing and grounding exercise. Next, while standing awaken our bodies with some tapping. Then, sit in front of each other quietly, with eyes closed, breath and simply be still and feel. There will naturally be an energy exchange just as there is an energetic exchange just by walking by someone "we don't know." Healing may take place within this connection or perhaps the body may not be ready for healing at that moment, but just to observe and notice your body's presence. Some may feel sensations such as tinglings, sharp or sudden pains, pressure, emptiness, numbness, a specific emotion arises, a certain song pops in your head, thought of a person, temperature changes in or around you, itchiness, even coughing or sneezing, tapping, throbbing, laughing, or nothing at all, anything is possible really...


Our breath carries us through it all and shifts our energy, moves our Qi, blood, fluids, thoughts, emotions, pain...




* Moxibustion (Moxa): Is dried mugwort (Folium Artemisiae Argyi) .  The pole/stick moxibustion is not aged and is a combination of both the leaf and the fur (grows on bottom of leaf.) It increases blood circulation, Qi and moves fluids of the body. The cigar shaped stick or pole moxa is lighted and as the moxa burns down the heat from the herb is released. It is held a few inches above specific points or areas of pain and never touches the skin. Its this medicinal heat that strengthens the body and brings in the prostaglandins, red and white blood cells to heal the injured area and move the stagnation. Moxa is excellent for: bruising, injuries, edema, transforms phlegm, cold or damp in body, digestive and menstrual problems, breech babies- which is point bladder 67 on outside end of pinky toe, chronic asthma, joint pain, breaks up stagnation and removes obstructions. The heat of this plant is highly medicinal and is the only known plant to reach the deepest internal parts of the body, the heat goes through bone and marrow to reach the root. I highly respect this medicinal plant spirit.


*Fire and Manual Cupping: The cup creates suction that pulls up on the skin to move fascia tissue and muscle to break up and/or loosen any stagnation/tightness/fullness, that may lead to pain on an area of the body.  Cupping is also good to use for cold symptoms. They are generally left on for 5 to 15 minutes as well as moving the cups around the specific areas. They are removed by simply pressing down on the skin and letting the air out. Manual cupping creates the same function and effect without the heat from the fire. They can leave a mark on the body which lasts for about 4 -10 days depending on the condition. The mark is very useful as a diagnostic tool, the darker the mark, the more stagnation there is in the muscles. As the marks lighten through progressive treatments, it is a sign that the underlying conditions are improving.


* Shonishin: The term shonishin is a Japanese rendering of the older Chinese term erzhen. It literally means “children’s needle” or “children’s needling.” The metal tools are gentle and do not puncture the skin. The metal activates the Qi in the body very effectively. A specific tool is placed on an acupressure point to stimulate the Qi/energy of the body, which is highly effective in the movement of flow to areas where the body needs it.


* Gua Sha: This is a dull tool used for downward scraping to get the skin red in order to bring the blood and Qi to that area.  Gua Sha is great to help loosen tight muscles and it shows us where the sha/stagnation is located when a darker or more red area appears while scrapping. It alleviates cold/flu symptoms by bringing the pathogen up to the surface and out of the body similar to cupping. During this time a fever may rise in order to burn off what is not needed anymore. 


* Manaka Wooden Hammer/Drum: Dr. Yoshio Manaka’s wooden hammer is an adjunctive Japanese acupuncture technique. The wooden needle (dowel) is placed on specific acupressure points and/or where there is tightness or fullness or on areas of the body that are more deficient. Then, the little wooden hammer strikes the dowel creating a vibration to activate the points, loosen muscles or move the Qi to fill in space that needs more blood and fluids to that area. I love this little hammer! It works wonders!


Offering a highly effective, powerful, individually tailored healing package!!! Caitlin Perry owner of Core Connections Abdominal Centered Therapy offers gentle abdominal manipulation to create a better flow, balance, connection and positioning with the abdominal organs and their entire systems. The abdomen is our core, our center, where we make our gut decisions from. It holds and protects most of our vital internal organs. To allow our bodies to function properly, our minds to find clarity, and our spirits to feel settled, we must not overlook the abdomen.  

Lucia Voorhies owner of Ancient Roots Massage & Wellness offers bodywork rooted in Chinese medicine that address all our meridians and acupressure points in a total mind, body and spirit of strengthening our constitution, rebalancing, creating a natural inner flow of movement that connects with our entire life force and more. 

This healing package will be two separate 75 minute sessions. Both sessions are a total of $220. The price for each individual session is $110. This is a steal! Schedule both sessions to get your discount. * Please note we have separate booking systems so be sure to click on both links. * Book your sessions and pay at the time of your visit (2 separate transactions. We accept card, cash, check or Venmo.