Budding Leaf Shiatsu has Bloomed into Embody Grace

For many years my business has been my practice of Quantum Shiatsu which I named Budding Leaf Shiatsu, because I felt that Shiatsu helped people blossom into a fuller expression of themselves. About ten years ago I discovered MELT, the self treatment that rehydrates fascia and balances the nervous system. 20 years of doing Shiatsu gave me pain in my hands, shoulders and neck, and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.

As a bodyworker, practicing MELT became a game changer. MELT allowed me to keep doing my work and find better mobility and stability in my body. I was a student for several years. When both my teachers moved away, I decided to start training in MELT myself. Becoming a teacher has deepened my experience of MELT and made me more convinced than ever that everybody needs to be doing it.

I then found myself looking for a business name that encompassed both Shiatsu and MELT. I thought about what they have in common: creating flow, connecting to our bodies, and balancing the nervous system. Each of these elements make us more graceful in our bodies, and opens us up to the gift of our limitless selves that is always available to us, but sometimes feels beyond our reach. And so Embody Grace was born, an invitation to find ease in your body and to slow down and reconnect with yourself.

I wanted to create a website that recreated the feeling I have when I am out in nature or after I have MELTed or had a Shiatsu session, that of a long deep exhale. I hope you enjoy.