sensitive, intuitive, effective touch
Cistern Bodywork is calm, slow, and personalized.
This practice pulls from the best parts of the spa experience and community massage to offer a moment of rest and respite.
Sessions are intended to counterbalance the typical medical experience, taking place in an intentional and low-stimulation environment, curated for comfort and ease.
Each session has built-in time so we can discuss your full health story, the context that your body shows up within.
axial massage
Axial Massage is a blended Swedish massage which combines manual lymphatic drainage, diaphragm release, facial and abdominal massage with the application of heat and deep breathing to encourage circulation and relaxation.
It focuses on specific structures of the midline, such as the face and jaw, the spine, ribs, diaphragm and abdomen, and the lumbar area.
Discomfort and misalignment in one of these structures has an effect on the others; Axial Massage uses these relationships to bring balance and release.
Axial Massage was developed for folks with chronic pelvic pain and it is suitable for anyone with chronic pain, strain or imbalance in the midline, as well as those with chronic nervous system stress.