people at The Nest
A community of sanctuary + healing is emerging in beautiful ways now.
There are people who visit + bring their considerable gifts to the Nest. And more that my mind is imagining are on their way. I hope you’ll join on a wellness day or reach out in between for some selfCare.
Wellness Days will happen seasonally if not monthly…They will be dedicated to one modality/practitioner at a time + range from sound healing therapy, to massage, MFR, Biofield Tuning, BIOmat Sessions, Reiki, Tarot Card Reading, Threshold Talks, Group Support activities + more!
Tune in here + on the events page for upcoming happenings
New peeps who cameo with some regularity will show up below, they may also be available for sessions at the Nest, simply ask.
It’s a puzzle, in a paragraph or two, telling our reAl story, the one that opens and connects us. I so appreciate the direct interplay between people, even as i have a love affair with words and the sacred through poetry and all things leading to the sublime. With that at the forefront, i thought sharing some of what matters to me might matter to you. To begin with i’ve been down a few roads, definitely some really dead end ones - drugs, alcohol, food, driven by fears of all kinds. They've each informed me, humbled me, reminded me, got me to start again! I imagine more moments when i slip, inadvertently, down the not right path for me {or you} - i know more now about getting up and living anyway, all the way. I am coming to understand the nature of being human, living, being thrust into life & being trampled by it or opened & enlivened by it. It all gives me glimpses of the beyond, the mystery, the magnificence of it all. Holy smokes, we’re alive! At the heart of it NOW for me is to show up, to keep learning how to shed the odd & old beliefs that hold me back and to find my fierce essence. Here - for me & for you. My particular way is with Yoga, Meditation, Inquiry, IFS {Internal Family Systems}Therapy, Insight Dialogue, Compassion Practices, always in all ways to know More peace, find more heart in it…
If you want to know more details Read on…
jenn Thomas
Reiki, yoga, IFS sessions
Myofascial release therapy focuses on demeaning and realigning fascial restrictions within our body. Fascia is a specialized system of the body that encompasses and envelopes all other structures, joints, muscles, nerves, organs, etc. When fascia is in a healthy state, it serves to support the function of those structures for normal pain free movement.
Trauma, accidents, inflammatory changes, surgeries, and chronic pain all respond well to the gentle work of Myofascial release. This technique focuses on releasing the cause of the symptoms and restrictions while enhancing the mind body connection, ultimately releasing the source of pain.
As a physical therapist with 28 years experience, my primary focus has always been on manual therapy. I took my first MFR course in 1995, and over the years, several more courses to enhance my knowledge and skill level. I look forward to sharing this healing technique and assist you in achieving improved health and freedom of movement and function.
Gina Patrizio
Myofascial Release
Sam watts
Massage, acupuncture & ayurveda
Sam is a dedicated massage therapist with a deep passion for bodywork and integrative medicine. Since graduating from the Santa Fe School of Massage in 2014, he has drawn on a diverse range of therapeutic techniques in his work, including Swedish massage, shiatsu, and structural integration.
In addition to his bodywork expertise, Sam is a nationally certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine at the New England School of Acupuncture.
These complementary disciplines inform and enrich his approach to the healing processes. Sam is committed to supporting his clients as they navigate life with a body, offering thoughtful, holistic care tailored to individual needs.
Marlisa considers her ability to help others help themselves the most valuable asset to her healing career. She has served as an integrative health professional for over thirty years, starting with a yoga certification and studies in CranioSacral therapy. A naturalized citizen of Iceland, her healing work began on Iceland’s northern coast where she opened the first yoga studio and healing center. A decade later, she returned to New England and developed her practice into what she calls, Energy Alignment, which incorporates basic yogic principles of alignment and with the dynamics of subtle energy flow. Realizing the need to help her clients more fully embrace their own dynamic power, she introduced the element of sound via the use of tuning forks. Her work as a certified Biofield Tuning practitioner led to her Sound Bath certification with Sara Auster, as well as studies and practice in Sound Therapy through the Institute of Sound Therapy and Shamanic Studies. Delighted and grateful for the
integration of deeper listening, she loves to offer the connective, collective experience of shared sound experience. Marlisa presently resides in Connecticut where she enjoys family, her yellow labs, Ruby and Summer, fine food and friends and the amazing coastal vibe.
Marlisa McLaughlin
Sound healing, biofield tuning sessions
“Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion.”
~bell hooks