Trauma-informed bodywork · neurodivergent friendly · LGBTQIA/trans-affirming bodywork
Kyren is thoughtful, supportive and knowledgeable. I appreciate their approach and intentionality around the care they provide. I just had my first session, which exceeded expectations and I’m looking forward to continuing treatment with them.
Tracey Sept 2024
My practice centers accessibility for people of all bodies and minds. Before any hands-on work, we will have a conversation about what will create a safe and supportive therapeutic space for you in alignment with your treatment goals. We work together collaboratively in every session to identify your health and healing goals and assess how to improve your treatment. Client consent is centered at every step of the process.
Specialties
- Recovery from burnout and emotional stress and its affects on the body: sleep, digestion, immune, and nervous system
- Support for emotional overwhelm, especially for LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent folks
- Relief from chronic tension and pain resulting from stress
- Digestive support for problems originating from chronic stress and tension
- Grief and loss support that honors the body
- Pain relief and tension management for active individuals living with chronic pain (athletes, martial artists, movement professionals, day-laborers, service industry professionals, and others who use their body for a living).
I also offer cupping, moxibustion, guasha, and East Asian Medicine lifestyle consultations as supplements to my Shiatsu practice. I always work collaboratively with each client to determine which modalit(ies) will best work for each client.
What have clients said about Shiatsu with Kyren?
“Had my first shiatsu session with Kyren and it was magical. The attention to detail is outstanding, and I couldn’t have been happier with how I felt by the end. Highly recommend!” Jill (Jan 2024)
“I always feel taken care of, and I always feel better after a treatment with Kyren.” Karen (Nov 2023)
“This was my first experience with Shiatsu and it was excellent. Kyren took the time to explain it all to me, check in with me, and still had lots of time for bodywork, which was fantastic.” Karri (Oct 2023)
“Kyren has such attention to detail, and is so in tune with my body. Kyren is intentional with their care, and my mental and physical health has been improving with each session.” – Renee (June 2023)
“Kyren is a great practitioner. I’m one of those people that sometimes has challenges with receiving bodywork, and Kyren makes me feel really safe.” – Amy J (Jan 2024)
Shiatsu Bodywork can also be good for folks looking for a “massage alternative.”
People who—due to trauma, gender dysphoria, or body shame—don’t feel safe being unclothed.
Shiatsu is performed over clothing, which makes it more accessible for many folks who struggle with dysphoria or body shame, as well as sexual assault survivors and others healing from trauma. Kyren, as a nonbinary transperson and trauma survivor, understands that it can be difficult for some folks to feel safe in a therapeutic context. Their shiatsu practice centers consent and client autonomy.
People who are touch-sensitive, ticklish, highly sensitive, or easily overwhelmed by sensation, including many neurodivergent folks.
Shiatsu can be as gentle or as firm as needed, which allows greater capacity for either deep pressure, or more gentle, but still highly effective therapeutic touch. If you have ever been told you’re “too sensitive” (either emotionally or physically), if you’ve ever received a form of massage or bodywork, or acupuncture and felt it too stimulating, or even painful, then Shiatsu might be the right modality for you.