HOLISTIC BODYWORK

with NIUKA Tea Founder Alexander Friend CMP, Reiki Master Teacher 

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“I’ve deeply loved my sessions with Alexander. I’ve worked with him over the years, and my first experiences of profound spiritual healing took place in his sessions. In his presence, I have consistently felt safe, held, and truly seen. Alexander is a gifted intuitive practitioner, and I refer him whenever I have the opportunity.”

- Valentine Falcon, Seer & Spiritual Mentor

 “Alex is an incredibly intuitive and skilled bodyworker. My session with him was deeply transformative on both physical and energetic levels in ways I haven’t experienced with other practitioners. He has a rare ability to sense the deeper layers of the body and work with both the seen and unseen. The craniosacral work was especially powerful and left me feeling aligned, restored, and profoundly supported.”

- Sara Bassindale, Integrative Wellness Facilitator 

 

Alexander is kind, skilled, intuitive & humorous! Great experience, connection and results.

- Gifford T.

My session with Alexander was an incredible experience. I've received Reiki for years and have never had a more profound experience. It's continued to resonate with me since I returned home, and as I meditate the impact of that session continues to reverberate. I don't know how to fully explain it, but I want to say that I am truly and profoundly grateful for the experience.

- Ned L. 

 

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Introduction

Experience a deeply integrative path to healing that nurtures body and soul. Alexander Friend is a holistic practitioner whose work is rooted in two lifelong passions - bodywork and tea. With over 15 years of experience, he blends Reiki, CranioSacral Therapy, Somato-Emotional Release, and Tui Na massage to provide what you need for healing that is unique to you. 

Each session is intuitively tailored to support your personal journey whether you're in need of physical realignment, emotional release, deep relaxation, or any combination therein. Overall, the work soothes the nervous system and helps restore harmony from within.

Benefits Include

- Relief from physical pain (pains and discomfort related to moon cycles, migraine/sinus headaches, TMJ, scoliosis, sciatica & most any condition whose symptoms involve neck, back, knee, & any other joint, muscular and myofascial constrictions)
- Relief from mental-emotional stress and traumatic experiences

- Enhanced mental clarity, emotional balance & spiritual growth
- Release of stagnate energy (or "qi")

- Enhancement/vitalization of existing qi/energy

Clothing

Clothing optional: All three of the modalities I use can be practiced over clothing or a sheet. Ideal clothing is soft and snug, non-restrictive / non-bunching material. We can also work directly on the skin with oil upon request. 

My Approach

My central priority is to be present with you and create a safe, trustworthy space, so you may feel comfortable and supported enough to let go of restrictions and embrace fresh vitality and clarity to carry with you into the rest of your life.

I regard the physical, mental, emotional and energy bodies as interrelated and interdependent. I approach all ailments as opportunities to seek out and employ these modalities to relieve illness and in the process, cultivate greater strength, resilience, fortitude, wisdom, and—ultimately - health and happiness.

The variety of healing modalities I employ enables me to engage a holistic approach to each individual's fluid condition. I custom tailor different combinations of these techniques according to what is called for by the client on any particular day and within the course of an extended healing journey.

In these ways the practitioner-client relationship is a collaborative experience, which seeks to understand the root of the ailments at hand and respond to your unique and ever evolving states of being.

 

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A DEEPER LOOK AT EACH MODALITY

 

CRANIOSACRAL 
UPLEDGER CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY (CST) is a system of evaluation and treatment viewing the individual as an integrated totality and utilizing gentle, non-invasive mobilization techniques. As a result, the application of CST helps to enhance the body's innate healing abilities. Studies have shown that CST improves the quality of life in those with neuromuscular dysfunction, reducing the perception of pain and fatigue in fibromyalgia, improving sleep, mood, and increasing physical function. It has also been shown to reduce anxiety levels, improve depressive states, and as a manual therapy is considered an ideal complementary therapy within a multidisciplinary approach to healing.

 

REIKI
REIKI (Rei = universal, ki = life force) is an energy healing modality developed around the turn of the twentieth century by Japanese Buddhist and scholar, Mikao Usui. It uses a technique commonly called ’palm healing,’ which transfers healing energy through the palms to the recipient. The practitioner uses a gentle, warm touch to promote relaxation and healing. This natural and simple method clears energy blockages from the chakras and meridians, helps accelerate the body's self-healing process, provides a lightness of being, physical health, mental/emotional balance and energetic clarity ("qi' or "ki" cultivation).