A little bit of magic
How is it possible that I’m writing another monthly newsletter, where did November actually go? It’s goddamn December and that means it might as well be February. Time is such a tricky witch.
Writing to you fresh off an incredibly powerful session that traversed levels I’m honing my skills to journey through. I used to think that each massage session lived within a level of bodywork and the next level couldn’t be reached until we’d completed the first but after the past few sessions — I’m amending that. We’re navigating all levels, all the time. Duh.
Level One: Structure
I mostly start sessions working on your back. It’s the tree truck that everything hangs off and if it’s not mobilized — nothing is. We glide through the long back muscles, sweep across the shoulders, and sometimes reach into the joints to unlock stuck energies. In the words of Brene Brown “strong back, soft front”
Level Two: Muscle + Emotion
We get into the thighs. Oh, the thighs lately…holding, gripping, taking on the burden of whatever the back can’t or won’t hold anymore. If we’ve done some deep tissue work in your quads/thighs — you know the real real. These are our thrusters forward in life and they are tired. I witness the emotions stir as I access the craniosacral fluid through the sacrum hold for a lifetime of five minutes - I’ve been told dimensions can be traveled in this position. I could seriously write a book on the power of the sacrum and all it buries. More on that later. We’re in the feels now. The nervous system has moved out of flight/fright and into rest/digest, twitching itself into releasing.
Level Three: Spiritual/Other Worldly
It’s coming through. I’m not even trying to pretend it’s not anymore. As I clear the conduit connection to the Other Side - you mention loved ones that are departed or memories of times of more body freedom. It’s not a coincidence — it’s all connected. I’m knee-deep in Laura Lynn Jackson’s book “Signs” for anyone looking to dive deeper into this communication channel. Sometimes the hardest part is knowing whether or not to break the spell of silence and verbalize the signs popping. Using the Five Element Archetypes as my guideposts and the meridians as the energetic pathways in/out we traverse whatever comes up.
Level Four: Who the F knows
Sometimes it just flows, so I’m leaving space for the MAGIC to enter.
With care,
Chelsea