Somatic Support & Polarity Therapy Energy Work
I offer one-on-one sessions that combine gentle supportive touch, somatic witnessing, and collaboration for navigating what you're experiencing in your body, mind, and world.
The people I work with are often seeking:
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Nervous system support, resourcing, and rest;
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Support in transforming old patterns and growing into fuller, more authentic expressions of self;
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To digest & integrate trauma and other life experiences;
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Tools for connecting to their bodies and felt sensations;
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Support around specific physical & emotional challenges such as insomnia, chronic pain, anxiety, or depression;
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To develop deeper capacity for connection with themselves and their loved ones.​
My role as a practitioner is to support the innate wisdom of your body as it brings you home to your aliveness, dignity, and belonging.
My work is rooted in somatics, the practice of bringing conscious awareness to the body that is central to many Indigenous healing traditions and has more recently been popularized in Europe & the U.S., and Polarity Therapy, an integrative mind-body system developed in the early 20th century by Dr. Randolph Stone, an osteopath, chiropractor, and naturopath who was informed by understandings of the energy medicine from Ayurveda, Daoism, Western astrology, and other traditions.
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Sessions are generally about 90 minutes, beginning with a verbal check-in. Throughout the session, I'll invite you to notice what's happening in your body. Most of us experience some level of disconnection from our bodies (for good reasons!) so we'll take it slow. When I ask you questions, there are no right answers - just an invitation to get curious about what you're experiencing.
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After the verbal check-in, I'll invite you to lie down fully-clothed on a bodywork table for about an hour. You can also sit or stand up. If it feels right for you, I'll provide gentle supportive touch on your feet, arms and hands, head and neck, joints, and other points across your body, checking in before coming to a new area. You can choose what feels best for you at every point in the session - you're encouraged to stretch, move around, make sounds, or ask for a pause or a different kind of touch.
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What to expect:
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Access notes:
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The entrance to my office has several steps down. If this isn't accessible for you, please reach out to explore the possibility of meeting in another location.
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COVID-19 safety - I wear KN95 masks and am happy to wear a N95 mask upon request. Masks are optional for clients.
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Please share other access needs through the contact page or the intake form you receive after booking.
I practice from a politicized healing framework that understands and cares for human beings within our wider webs of relationship - our families, communities, societies, and ecosystems.
We can source deep support from this web of belonging, and we are also deeply impacted by harmful systems that create disconnection from ourselves, the earth, and each other.
Healing practices can support us as we collectively transform these systems, helping us unbind from harmful conditioning, taste what freedom feels like in the present tense, and deepen our capacity for authentic presence with ourselves, our loved ones, and our collaborators.
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Rates:
$150 per 90 min session
If this rate isn't accessible for you, please reach out - I also offer as many sliding-scale sessions as I can.
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I strongly encourage booking at least 3 initial sessions, as this work is most supportive over time. ​​
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I also have openings for regular clients who come every other week or once a month. Establishing a consistent rhythm allows us to deepen and create more sustainable shifts. Regular clients can receive a 10% discount - please request.​​
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"My time with Rachel felt so healing. Their warm, open presence allowed me to slow down, share my needs, and relax into the session. They offer a unique combination of intuitive listening and energy work that feels special to me." - MC
"I started in a place of pretty consistent dysregulation and separation from my body, and over these last months have really gained an incredible practice of what it feels like to be fully integrated with my body and a regulated nervous system. Not only have the tools that you have taught me been invaluable and life-changing, but also the muscle memory that has come from the experience of being on the table experiencing such wholeness and presence has been such a gift." - KN
"Working with RC was wonderful...I felt empowered and heard throughout the process. RC did an amazing job of letting the relationship develop organically, which allowed me to grow in connection and trust...It also felt wonderful to do this type of work in a space that was so affirmingly queer." - SH
TRAININGS & CERTIFICATIONS
American Polarity Therapy Association
Registered in Polarity Principles (RPP), completing BCPP
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International Polarity Education Alliance
Polarity Therapy Professional (PTP)
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Somatic Energy Healing Practitioner Training, RPP level - 2023-24
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Intro to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy - 2022
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Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate Program - 2021
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Somatic Energy Healing Practitioner Training, APP level - 2018