Thrival Therapeutics

Interesting paradigm to consider (this came from an online webinar through ABMP)...I am routinely asked whether I can "fix" someone. My answer to that question has changed over the years. Now I am very intentional with language choice. A "fix" does imply something is broken. When our bodies feel like they are breaking down and need fixing, power is shifted externally to someone or something to take care of it. We are missing a huge opportunity to interpret the messages our sy...stem is sending us and potentially heal on much deeper levels. I see my role in this process for people as an interpreter, educator, and facilitator to clear out some of the roadblocks preventing optimal strategies. The same patterns will come back if their reason for existing is not identified and addressed. Before you call your body broken, take pause and consider this...how do you want to heal? #healing #cantfixit #foodforthought See more

It was my pleasure to be assisting Thomas Wells last weekend for Integrated Muscle Testing and Palpation (IMTAP) Dallas. When you find your passion in life, sharing it with others and helping them achieve mastery as you seek it yourself is quite fulfilling.

Adios for now San Diego! Making good use of an 8 hour layover in Denver en route to Dallas with some online CEU's. Fun fact: did you know nerves themselves have sensation? The nervus nervorum communicates the state of nerve health/happiness to the brain.

When #pain presents or persists in our system, we often rush to "make it stop", "take it away", "get it out"... What if we paused to listen and make an agreement to figure out what it is trying to tell us? Does Mr. Bones here look like we need to rush to take something away? His cup looks pretty empty to me. What if we filled it up and then took some away? Like any good negotiation, it tends to be more successful when something is given before attempting to take everything y...ou want. My philosophy is to give something back before taking anything away. The approach is very non-invasive and subtle, and the results can be dramatic and initially instantaneous, followed by more subtle changes our body will continue to unravel on its own. Next time you are cursing your aches and pain, I challenge you to shift your perspective and go into detective mode. Solve that mystery and your body will thank you! If you need help my negotiating skills are on point ;-) #cuphalffull #fillyourcup #givethentake #unravelthemystery #healthyself See more

"I had to discard my eyeballs as reliable reporting factors, so to speak, and to begin using my thinking to see with. This practice is not so fantastic as it may at first appear. It has long and distinguished precedence, established by some of the wisest men and women throughout history....our five organs of sense give us a kind of 'feel' of the universe and the various things that it contains, but they do not help us experience things as they really are. Rather the sense org...ans distort the reality, as if we were trying to view and understand a beautiful landscape through a camera lens that is out of focus." - Kinship With All Life by J. Allen Boone What is your reality ? Do you ever challenge it? In a similar fashion, we can experience a "distorted reality" from faulty signaling from sensory receptors to the brain. Want to know more? Just ask! See more

Hey everyone! If you are interested in learning about how I got into this field and what this work is like, I invite you to read my interview with SDVoyager. Yes that is me wearing an elephant suit at one of the classes I was assisting. I like to keep learning fun :-)

I had the honor of assisting Thomas Wells again for his Integrated muscle testing and palpation masters class. It's always a pleasure to help turn on some lightbulbs and watch these amazing therapists refine their skillset in the course of a couple of days. If you haven't taken this course yet you are missing out!

After 1 year and 9 months and 9 trips to Washington DC, I have completed all 3 modules of P-DTR. I am utterly astonished by the capacity of this technique to help people in ways I never thought were possible. Thank you to all of the brilliant minds who were a part of this journey, the lifelong friends made along the way, the instructors, and all of my clients who have been extremely understanding of my crazy travel schedule.

Lack of movement is the root cause of pain and injury in so many cases. I see this every day when people walk through my door. Did you know movement across joints creates greater elasticity in the nerves? One of my favorite assessments is to check for force transmission through joints and tissues.

When we align our thoughts, emotions, and actions with the highest part of ourselves, we are filled wtih enthusiasm, purpose, and meaning. Life is rich and full. We have no thoughts of bitterness. We have no memory of fear. We are joyously and intimately engaged with our world. This is the experience of authentic power." The Seat of the Soul -Gary Zukav I spend a lot of time traveling the country, seeking out higher education and meeting people in the process who have changed my life. I feel fortunate the type of therapy that I practice (hard to call it work when it doesn't feel like that) and continue to learn feels like it is aligned with the highest part of myself. That is all. Happy Monday :-)

If anyone in the Carlsbad area is looking for office space, an office is coming available in my building on Harding St. the first of September. It is an upstairs office and there are no elevators. The space is 503 square feet. It has a reception area, 2 private offices and a utility room. If you or anyone you know might be interested please contact me for more information. The building has a beautiful atrium and courtyard in the center and is really quiet.

There is so much more to pain and persistent injuries than the purely physical aspect. The body and the mind are inextricably related. P-DTR (Proprioceptive-Deep Tendon Reflex) provides me with a set of neurological tools to address the bodymind as a whole. If you are curious what this means and how this works please contact me :-)

It's a wrap, officially an intermediate level P-DTR practitioner! Excited to start applying this knowledge right away and to move on to the advanced material in September. If you are curious about this type of applied neurological work please contact me!