53 YEARS RESTORING EASE “There’s no substitute for conscious human touch "

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Openness -Self-Kindness - Ease Of Being

Somatic Touch Bodywork: Learn to Self-Heal Pain

Relax, Release, Renew - Returning to Ease, Harmony and Flow

Schedule a Session~ by appointment only.

2 WAYS FOR RELEASING PAIN, STRESS AND FEELING YOUR BEST

1) AWARENESS-BASED SOMATIC TOUCH BOWEN - GENTLE NERVOUS SYSTEM SUPPORT

Somatic Touch - a subtle, non-invasive conscious bodywork guided by listening and gentle touch. Sessions are quiet and unhurried, allowing for deep relaxation and self-healing. You remain fully clothed and comfortably supported, with light and minimal touch. There is nothing to do—simply rest. This gentle approach is especially helpful for people who feel overwhelmed, sensitive, anxious, fatigued, or worn down by stress. It can provide significant pain relief while aiding in stress management.

How You Benefit

Awareness-Based Somatic Touch promotes deep relaxation, preventing stress-related injuries. It relieves back, neck, and shoulder tightness, aids in pain relief, and manages stress, easing and preventing neurological concerns like migraines. It supports self-regulation of chronic tension or fatigue, releases trauma, and enhances presence, functional ease, and flow.

Somatic Touch session.

Price $130

or *Regular clients who commit to a minimum of one session per month can enjoy a special price of $115.

Somatic Touch sessions effectively rebalance the body through precise, subtle rolling moves over soft tissues and fascia, including muscles, tendons, and ligaments. This practice encourages self-healing, relieving pain and enhancing stress management.

Discount Programs

Discount Series Special Prices.

Five sessions prepaid for only $550 (You save $100!) is the most popular choice.

Ten sessions prepaid for $1,000 (You save $300!).

Twenty sessions prepaid are available for $1,850 (You save $750!)

This will support your return to being present in the body.

2) Rebalancing Deep Muscle Massage

When you prefer a deeply transformative massage using oil, it can serve encourage pain relief and supports functional ease. Rooted in the power of Silent Awareness, is an effective tool for managing stress.

An effective pain relief approach, it encourages self-regulation through awareness and presence. Deep muscle massage enhances self-connection, releasing physical stress. Precise non-force methods promote holistic well-being and empower recovery.

Prepaid Discount Series

B) Deep Muscle Rebalancing Massage (massage using oil) 60 minutes – $140

• Regular clients who commit to a minimum of one session per month – $120

Experience the benefits of mindfulness therapy through our discounted Rebalancing Massage prepaid package designed for effective pain relief and wellness.

Five Rebalancing Massage sessions ~ $600 (You Save $100!)

Most Popular Ten Rebalancing Massage sessions ~ $1100. (You Save $300!)

Twenty Rebalancing Massage sessions ~ $2100. (Save $700!)

Simplicity, Silence, Stillness, and Space are grounding elements that play a vital role in Somatic Touch therapy aiding in pain relief and promoting ease. Silent Awareness is essential in returning to balance.

53 Years Proving The Power of Awareness and Human Touch

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Somatic Touch invites your “Inner Physician “ to reset the whole body to balance, ease and flow.

“The Art of Somatic Touch helps you unlearn habits that block your natural ability to relax, let go, and flow in the present. Rooted in mindfulness therapy, it cultivates self-kindness and presence in your body, regardless of circumstances. Somatic Touch offers pain relief, self-healing, and stress management.” - Michael Harrison

Face Neck Shoulder Massage

This Face Massage combines gentle acupressure, rejuvenating strokes, and scalp massage to release facial tension and restore serenity to the face, neck, shoulders, skull, and overall well-being. It promotes self-healing by enhancing natural radiance, increasing flow, improving circulation, providing pain relief, and supporting stress management. Fee: 30 minutes/$50

Foot Massage

Foot massage is a wonderful form of mindfulness therapy that helps you relax and unwind after a long day. Michael combines various techniques in his practice, focusing on somatic bodywork to release tension and promote pain relief throughout your body. This approach also aids in stress management and encourages self-healing. Enjoy a 30-minute session for just $50.

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Michael’s Financial Policy

For individuals interested in mindfulness therapy but facing financial limitations, I’m open to negotiating a price for mindfulness therapy if you’re financially limited. Our sliding scale is $65 to $115. We aim to support your journey to pain relief, self-healing, and stress management through somatic bodywork.

THE PERFECT GIFT CERTIFICATE...

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"Everything comes and goes in Silence. " - Jean Klein

Silence, Stillness, Spacious Awareness

Silent somatic inquiry:

“Who is this ‘me’ that suffers pain?” - Jim Dreaver.

Somatic touch therapy is an effective pain relief approach. It helps you uncover your relationship with the bodymind and understand the conditioned myth of “I, me, my” and its connection to pain.

ONE 2 ONE SOMATIC TOUCH MENTORING.

Michael offers one-on-one and small group mentoring for massage therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, physicians, and the public. His mindfulness therapy protocols help clients, families, and friends achieve pain relief, self-healing, and balance through effective stress management and somatic bodywork.

$1740 for all 12 sessions.

🔆 You can prepay at a discounted price of $1360 (you save $380).

The Mindfulness-based “Gym”

Discover a simple series of movement exercises designed for releasing psycho-structural stress through mindfulness therapy. This approach combines chi kung with self-healing movements that are restorative and gentle, making them effective for people over 50. These techniques also serve as a form of somatic bodywork, providing pain relief and contributing to effective stress management. You can practice this routine in just 5-20 minutes.

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“The Gym”

Five 30 minute sessions $150

Learn a simple series of psycho-physical movements that support flexibility, self-healing, and pain relief, promoting greater range of movement in the neck, shoulders, and extremities as we age. This approach integrates awareness and somatic bodywork for effective stress management, tailored to your needs.

It’s easy to learn and can be practiced on Zoom or FaceTime.

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🔆 30 Minute Chair Massage Tuneup session. (Done through clothes)

$50

Michael has offered this potent Chair massage for years at the Claremont European Health Spa in Berkeley, Whole Foods Market, Berkeley, Vidal Sassoon in San Francisco, and several locations in the San Francisco Financial District. This excellent form of somatic bodywork serves as a preventive tune-up for managing stress and preventing stressful back, neck, and shoulder conditions, promoting pain relief and enhancing self-healing through mindfulness therapy.

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Somatic Touch Bodywork Programs

Tara Hills Mobile Manor by the Bay. ⚜️ Homecall educational manual therapy programs.

510-525-1250

Important

Michael, an educator and over 50 years a certified massage therapist, offers safe mindfulness-based gentle hands-on approaches for self-healing and wellbeing.

His somatic touch bodywork helps your body rebalance and heal at its own pace. Loving awareness relaxes all obstacles to flow.

Openness -Self-Kindness - Ease Of Being

Somatic Touch Bodywork: Learn to Self-Heal Pain

“LESS IS MORE” - basic principle of this restful approach

2 WAYS FOR RELEASING PAIN, STRESS AND FEELING YOUR BEST