Jim Gates

What can I stand on; to be myself, in my own power? I have been working with a great Hatha Yoga teacher, Charles Matkin of Stepping Stones Yoga. He’s helped me make connections in myself that I have been trying to get to for a long time. It’s been wonderful for my own body-mind – and it has given me great resources to contribute to my clients. He’s helped me a lot with breathing and how the ribs and diaphragm work. Especially great is that he’s showed me restrictions in myself and helped and taught me ways to open up and evolve my own breathing. Especially key for me has been …

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  My client today asked why she was feeling the pain in her back. She is young and active and has tried a number of things, including exercise, PT’s, which seemed to make things worse, DC and DO, which didn’t help. She has seen me a few times and is feeling better, but asked me why she has the pain. Were tight muscles pulling on her back? I reflected and said that she was an open, perceptive, positive, loving person who seemed to enjoy lif, which is wonderful. Being sensitive – she may have some difficulty really being in touch with her physical body. It is as if we have three …

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I love working with Cathy French. She is very spiritually sensitive. She feels, senses, and knows so much that is happening behind the scenes. At a session, I first gave her some Rolfing so that she could get that nourishing, grounding touch and then switched to Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapy, and I then shifted to doing energy work, following the flow of inspiration. I had put my hand under her spine under her heart area and a beautiful pink light came in which reminded me of a rose quartz heart crystal. It was very sweet, healing, and loving. I felt the spiritual beings so to speak, …

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