During your first session Sarah will do a thorough intake process that includes a medical history form and discussion about your lifestyle, stress level, and painful areas. In the first session you will begin to set goals that you wish to achieve with bodywork.

For massage sessions Sarah leaves the room so that undressing takes place in private. You then lay down on the massage table under sheets and a blanket. Clients are encouraged to remove all their clothes so there is complete access to all muscle groups. However, some clients are more comfortable leaving their underwear on. During the massage only the part of the body being massaged is undraped, ensuring that your modesty is respected at all times.

Craniosacral sessions vary, but if no massage is expected, you will usually stay dressed and should make sure to wear comfortable, non-restrictive clothing. Most sessions take place on the massage table, but sometimes it is more appropriate for you to be in another position, including sitting, or on the floor with cushions. Sarah will monitor the craniosacral rhythm with her hands and encourage the body’s natural instinct to correct the sources of pain and dysfunction using gentle techniques to encourage release of harmful patterns. Emotional releases or crying may take you by surprise but are perfectly normal.

At the end of massage and craniosacral sessions you are given time to ease back into the world. After you are dressed Sarah rejoins you to follow-up with your experience in the session and discuss how the work might continue to grow within you.