Listening to the Body’s Language

I’ve found that deep listening—to both the words you speak and the nonverbal language of the body—is where true healing begins. I'm especially attentive to the places where the body speaks what words may not yet express.

Because I don't push or require you to share more than you wish to, our work together unfolds at a pace that feels safe and respectful.

Meridian Emotions

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the body’s energy flows through meridians—channels that correspond to organ systems and emotional patterns. Each Yin meridian, which nourishes and protects the inner body, is associated with a core emotion or set of feelings.

During a session, I may sense emotional imbalances expressed through specific meridians. With this awareness, I can gently support the body in releasing stored emotions and restoring energetic flow.

Here are the six primary Yin meridians and the emotional themes often connected with them:

• Kidney Meridian
  Associated with fear, anxiety about survival, insecurity, and exhaustion.
  Often affected by trauma or long-term stress.

• Lung Meridian
  Related to grief, sadness, letting go, and the process of mourning.
  Also linked to how we take in and release life—breath, experiences, and emotion.

• Liver Meridian
  Holds frustration, irritability, and anger, especially when emotions are repressed or when life feels constrained.
  Also connected to our sense of direction and purpose.

• Heart Meridian
  Related to anxiety, insomnia, emotional vulnerability, and an overactive or restless mind. In Traditional Chinese Medicine the mind rests in the heart when we sleep or are in deep contemplation.
  When the Heart qi is balanced, we feel centered, open-hearted, and calm.

• Pericardium Meridian
  The protector of the heart—this meridian relates to emotional boundaries, feeling overwhelmed, and unresolved heartache.
  It governs how we open and close to emotional connection.

• Spleen Meridian
  Associated with worry, overthinking, and rumination.
  Imbalances often show up when we feel unsupported, scattered, or drained from caregiving or overdoing.

As I listen to both your body and your words, I assess and work with your meridians. I may sense where an emotional imbalance is affecting your physical system—and support it in returning to balance through both touch and awareness.

Cell Talk and Deeper Awareness

In more advanced sessions, I may use a process known as Cell Talk, inspired by Dr. Upledger’s work and his book Cell Talk: Talking to Your Cell(f). By tuning in to specific tissues, cells, or organs, we invite direct communication—asking what they need in order to function more freely and with less distress.

This work draws from what I learned in Dr. Upledger’s trainings The Brain Speaks and CST and the Immune Response, and from my honor of serving as his teaching assistant during two of his final in-person trainings in San Francisco.

A Safe Space to Feel and Heal

You don’t need to have the right words. You don’t need to tell your whole story. You only need to be open to what your body is ready to release.

Whether you're dealing with grief, anxiety, chronic tension, or the aftermath of trauma, this work offers a gentle, grounded way to reconnect with your emotional body—and with your capacity for healing.

If you feel called to explore this work, I welcome you.