Holistic bodywork
and energy medicine
Ask me how I can help.
center your healing… by healing your center
most body/spirit/energetic-work sessions will center…your center!
I specialize in abdominal manual therapy techniques. my training is in Visceral manipulation, chi nei tsang, structural decompression, conscious, connected breathwork, myofascial work…and more. My many (many) years of bodywork practice have led me to the truth that so much of what needs healing is stored in our middle: our hips, our bellies…they hold the stories that would be unwound. Let’s partner together, in healing.
let go of Chronic or acute Pain
Maybe you have an old injury that flares up from time to time. Or, perhaps it is a new occurrence - from a car accident, fall, planned or unplanned surgery, or just too much time hunched over the computer. My trauma-informed, intentional bodywork style engages with your body in such a way that allows your body’s wisdom to come to the forefront. Whatever the origin of your issues, together we can co-create a session or series to unwind your pain patterns. So you can come home to yourself.
lessen anxiety or feeling “stuck”
Let’s face it: these times have taken their toll on all of us. People who cannot find direction, have little joy, cannot ascertain value in life, have a fear to act, exhaustion, and inability to keep a job or a relationship, drug or alcohol abuse, numbness in limbs or similar complaints, or exhibit symptoms of emotional tension, wariness, stress, irritability, sadness or other "common" complaints - all can greatly benefit from my gentle, intuitive bodywork, breathwork, and/or flower essence preparation. You don’t have to suffer alone - there is a process to release that what no longer serves you.
support with baby’s Feeding, digestive and integration issues
When your baby is comfortable, sleeping, and feeding well, EVERYONE else in the household is happier. Colic, fussiness, torticollis and latch issues can contribute to your new baby’s discomfort. Using a blend of techniques, I can help them settle more easefully into their bodies. My deep reverence for the gift of new life and for the sacredness of birth inform my infant work. Sessions can be done in office or in your home. Please reach out via my contact form for scheduling.
I can help with your painful scars.
Whether from a surgery, accident or burn, scars continue to grow internally for months and years after the event. The tissue twists and turns inside of us and, like the underside of an iceberg, effects the surrounding areas, causing pain and disfunction. Whether from caesarean sections, hysterectomy, spinal surgery, or any other surgery or trauma, my MSTR training makes me uniquely qualified to help.
Offerings
ABM Neuromovement
Where in traditional therapies there is great emphasis on trying to get a child to do what they are supposed to be doing based on his or her age, a very different approach is taken with ABM Neuromovement. Instead of trying to directly fix the problem by focusing on what the child cannot do, whether that’s trying to stretch a short muscle, practice reading repetitively or instructing the child over and over how to relate to others, the focus is shifted to meeting the child where they actually are. By meeting them where and with what they can do. This strategy allows us to access where the solutions actually lie – with the brain.
deep body medicine. Treatment with a twist
I intentionally craft each session around your body’s needs for that day. After our intake and tuning into your body, we will create a treatment plan incorporating a combination of treatment modalities. Unlike other more traditional rehabilitation styles, my approach works WITH your body’s readiness to change instead of more aggressively PUSHING your body to change. In this way, we can achieve more gains in session than if we forced your body past it’s limits. Through this establishment of trust, your body is then more ready for change in our sessions going forward. Come in and feel how good your body can feel!
Please book this session if you are interested in any of the hands-on therapies I provide. Thank you!
Body and breath
Experience deep healing and energy clearing. After breathwork sessions, clients often report feelings of deep peace, of release, of insight, of tranquility. Conscious Breathwork Practices have been taught and practiced for centuries, and these sessions can be profoundly healing on their own OR in conjunction with other healing or therapeutic processes.
What People Are Saying
“Wonderful Bodywork”
“It can be rough to get bodywork during this era of Covid 19, but Taylor takes many precautions to help clients feel safe during a weird time. I found the treatment to be gentle and effective for helping me work with my chronic issues caused by abdominal adhesions from multiple surgeries, and she has also helped my tight neck, too! her rates are extremely affordable and I’ll definitely be back.” — Ariel S.
“definitely recommend”
"I started seeing Taylor after a bad whiplash injury from a car accident that was not healing. I have a connective tissue disorder, and was afraid to try massage therapy because my joints so easily roll out of place. I reached out to Taylor and explained where I was at. She was so responsive, had plenty of experience, and didn't pressure me at all. I'm so glad I met with her! Taylor has helped my whole body, not just my neck. I had years of injuries piling up that made my whole body hurt: dislocated ribs, unaligned hip joint, chronic headaches, the list goes on. When I first saw Taylor my neck was so locked up that I couldn't drive at all or work full time. Since I started getting massage therapy treatments from Taylor my general pain level is much lower. I sleep better and I'm back working full time. She continues to help me heal. I'm so grateful for her warm energy, expertise, and understanding. I'd recommend her to literally anyone. She's been a lifesaver for me!" — Sophie B.
“exactly what I needed”
“I initially came to see Taylor when recovering from a hysterectomy and resulting widespread tissue damage and sacrum pain. Her visceral manipulation techniques were exactly what I needed to reach a great deal of healing, going from a pain level of about 7/10 to a 2/10 in a few months. Later I was in a motor vehicle accident, which she was able to treat with gentle and effective treatment.”
— J.R.,Psychoanalyst
“Sensitively supporting newborns”
“I highly recommend Taylor’s work. She Gently & Skillfully navigates treatments that support mother & baby to integrate & heal after birth.
She models healthy infant sensitive communication & listening that supports newborns feeling really safe in their bodies & in relationship. Just being in her gentle caring presence it's easy to feel her passion & proficiency in supporting families to thrive."
Clara Cunningham RBCST
Attachment & Bonding Specialist
postpartum support
Birth always is a life-altering experience, for everyone involved. Sometimes - especially when births did NOT go as planned, or if there was an emergency - you and your baby may need extra assistance with integration and unwinding. In this type of session, usually you hold or feed your baby while I do the gentlest work - a combination of ABM Neuromovement, Visceral Manipulation, Cranio Sacral and Energy Medicine - with your little one, depending on their needs. While this work is happening with one hand, my other hand can link up to your body, in a way that feels supportive, to balance you and your baby’s nervous systems. I can see you and your baby in my office, or can come to you for an in-home service. Currently offered in Edmonds and North Seattle locations only.
Please reach out with your questions regarding this customized, deeply nourishing offering. I request that we speak via email or telephone in advance of booking your first session.
Blessings to you and your growing family in this sacred time of profound change. Support is here for you - you do not need to go through it alone.
mstr through a trauma-informed lens.
The McGloughlin Scar Tissue Release method is a gentle and profound way of remodeling any scar tissue. It dramatically reduces the persistent “pull” that scar tissue exerts on the inside of your body, which often causes pain and disfunction in other parts of your body. Caesarean section scars, Hysterectomy scars, Spinal surgery scars, Trauma scars, Head wound scars, Mastectomy scars, Amputation scars or Underlying scar tissue from laparoscopic surgery…ALL scars can be gently remodeled with this treatment.
From the inside out - Visceral manipulation.
Visceral Manipulation is a soft manual therapy which uses gentle compression, mobilization, and elongation of the soft visceral tissues and their related structures to encourage release.
There are many reasons our organs may lose their mobility: physical trauma, surgeries, infections, poor posture, and pregnancy/delivery, to name a few. Our bodies and organs are meant to move freely – when an organ is no longer mobile but adhered to another structure, the body is forced to compensate. This disharmony creates fixed, abnormal points of tension which lead to functional and structural problems throughout the body.
My treatment goal is to treat the source of the pattern, not just the symptoms. As the root of the problem is addressed, symptoms start to decrease and the body returns to greater health.
VM is effective in the treatment of chronic and acute injuries, and is particularly effective in the treatment of whiplash. To learn more please visit www.barralinstitute.com.
you don’t have to suffer.
My approach to bodywork is best suited for people who:
Are working with a talk therapist and feel ready to include the body in their healing process.
Experience persistent, systemic pain and tension.
Are currently experiencing digestive disorders, bloating and constipation, nausea and acid reflux, GERD, swallowing dysfunctions
Feel “numbed out” and disconnected from their body.
Experience anxiety, depression, PTSD, C-PTSD, sleep issues, loss and grieving.
Have had adverse reactions to more traditional forms of massage and bodywork (e.g. flare ups, pain during or after).
Are wanting to heal from an old injury or surgery with an associated emotional component (e.g. sadness, grief, anger).
Have tried everything to resolve their pain, and are open to a new approach.
Internal and external surgical scar rehabilitation
Head injuries or other physical trauma (car accidents, falls, etc.)
Have a complex set of issues which don’t respond to a traditional bodywork approach
nurture yourself.
Improve your relationship with yourself.
Try something new
Begin exploring your relationship with yourself. Take the time to relax, to unwind, to slow down, to get in touch with what really matters - you!
Conscious, Connected Breathwork
Treatment work for targeted results
If you have recently experienced a motor vehicle accident, surgery or other trauma, come see how good you can feel with intentional, intuitive, holistic care.