Hand to Heart Being

08/31/2026

Beautifully said.

🌷 What if feeling better
began with listening?

🌿 What is Shiatsu?

🌿 The answer is both simple and much deeper than “Japanese massage.”

🌿 Shiatsu is a Japanese form of bodywork that uses pressure, gentle movement, stretching and touch to support awareness, relaxation and balance in the body.

🌿 A Shiatsu session is traditionally received fully clothed, on a comfortable futon or mat. Although it can also be received on a massage table. The practitioner uses their hands, thumbs and sometimes other parts of the body to apply pressure and work with the body as a whole.

🌿 Shiatsu is rooted in traditional East Asian approaches to health and wellbeing, including the concept of meridians and Ki.

🌿 But perhaps the most important part is simple:

Shiatsu begins with listening.

🌷Listening to the body.
🌷Listening to the person.
🌷And noticing what is happening in the moment.

08/20/2026

We all have access to all five of the elements or energies, but tend to dwell within 2 or 3 with regards to our physical, mental and emotional health, just as we each display primarily 2 or sometimes 3 of the
Facial Archetypes:
Sage or Water
Warrior or Wood
Captivator or Fire
Nurturer or Earth
Royal or Metal
Have you been curious to know more about your innate archetypes, personality traits, as well as those of your family, friends and colleagues, according to the Five Elements/Archetypes principles?
💞Now is a great time to book a Face Talk session to explore your own personal or professional blocks, and learn how to bring greater balance into your life from an Archetypal or 5 Elements perspective.
Consultations are also available for couples or families to explore and understand each other's personal dynamics, take a closer look at long standing issues or simply find ways to smoother and less reactive communication.
I also incorporate Nine Star Qi consultations into my practice. In this work we explore the energetics of your birthdate, giving you even more insight as to how stress affects you, where you might be more successful focusing your energy in this particular year.
👩‍🦰Mini Face Talk session – 45 minutes - $80
Elemental Energetics Coaching - book a series of Zoom calls with me, using the tools of Facial Intelligence and 5 Element Energetics.
CHOOSE FROM:
3 weekly or bi-weekly calls – focus on a current personal or professional issue or obstacle - $333
5 weekly or bi-weekly calls – look at longer term goals, relationship issues or family dynamics. $555
OFFER EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 so take advantage of it before the next school year is underway.

07/30/2026

The clinic will be closed from Friday July 31st through
Monday August 3rd.
Wishing you a glorious long weekend.

07/13/2026

☯️ I now have 32 years of experience as a Certified Shiatsu therapist. This Japanese holistic practice has been described as Acupuncture without needles but it is so much more.
👍Shiatsu addresses a myriad of issues - using thumb and palm pressure as well as passive stretching, shaking and energy work.

You get to stay in your own comfy clothes while as much of your body is treated as possible - lying on your back, sides and front. Shiatsu can be explained from a western medical perspective as bringing balance to the nervous system, addressing muscles, joints and fascia, or from an eastern perspective as working with the flow of Qi or chi, within the meridians.
Book an appointment this month at Hand to Heart Being and enjoy a complimentary mini facial gua sha session.

Openings this week include:
Tuesday morning
Wednesday morning, afternoon and evening,
Thursday afternoon and evening.

07/08/2026

Book a shiatsu appointment of 75 minutes or longer by the end of July and receive a bonus "Mini- Face Talk" session to help you show up more true to your own nature.

06/20/2026

Just so you know...
I've been helping you do "nervous system reset" for almost 32 years.

06/15/2026

Shiatsu helps you learn to listen to your own body, as well as develop an awareness of the relationship between body and mind. If you can pick up strange sounds in your car, pay attention to flashing lights and warning indicators, but don't yet know how to do that with your body, it's time to book a tune-up.

Yesterday was International Shiatsu Day, part of Shiatsu Awareness month. Our international community has a dream of making SHIATSU a household word and it requires YOUR HELP.

SHIATSU AWARENESS MONTH SPECIAL

For the rest of June, I am offering $10 off an initial shiatsu treatment to all first time clients.
Regular price :
90 minutes - $120 ($110 for seniors/students)
75 minutes - $105 ($95 for seniors/students)
For those of you who help spread the word, a coupon for $15 (good towards any service) goes into your file for each new client who mentions they were referred by you.

06/14/2026

Riding the wave of International Shiatsu Without Borders Day as part of Shiatsu Awareness month, I couldn't say it any better than this lovely video from Shiatsu Society UK

Shiatsu Society UK Video: Get in Touch with ShiatsuThis video int...

05/19/2026

05/05/2026

In honour of having a mother, being a mother or simply needing a little mothering, I would like to re-introduce 5 delicious and delightful experiences I curated in 2024, with the special
package prices remaining the same - until the end of May.

Combining the many holistic tools I have acquired over almost 32 years in practice, each of these one-of-a-kind offerings may appeal just a little more to one of the 5 Facial Archetypes I have mentioned in previous posts.
Let me know which of them intrigues you the most....

QUEEN FOR A DAY

Begin with a face and neck Gua sha (with a special rose quartz tool ) or a silicone cupping treatment to alleviate facial tension.
Then, choose between a full-body, 60 minute shiatsu therapy treatment or a reiki session, both of which can be enjoyed while fully clothed.
Release the remnants of your stress by indulging in a personalized diffusion of beautiful essential oils tailored to your preferences.
Enhance your experience by integrating the therapeutic power of gemstones, and conclude with an Archetypal clearing and balancing session. $120

SOOTHING SURRENDER

Allow a guided visualization to lead you to a state of tranquility.
Transition into a profound and restorative journey within, with a shiatsu therapy or reiki session - no talking needed - set to your preferred music.
Delve into a comprehensive or targeted 5 Element Oracle Card reading with Raïssa.
Finish with some time alone to journal or colour in a Mandala page, or play with a mini Zen sand garden or use a finger labyrinth while sipping a cup of soothing tea. $110


MANIFESTING MAGIC

If you're dealing with eye issues, headaches, difficulty staying on task, or irritation from obstacles, this session is designed to help you overcome mental, physical, or emotional challenges, whether they occur in your private or professional life.
Start with basic vision improvement exercises and self-care practices catered to your personal needs
Follow by a one-hour shiatsu or reiki session
End with a brainstorming focus session, utilizing the concepts of Face Talk and Elemental Energetics, to explore what the rest of the year holds for you based on your unique energetic signature and how to optimally balance your energies to achieve your goals. $140


FEELING GROOVY

Start with a wonderful, heated 30 minute far-infrared sauna, to sweat out the small stuff, while doing your body the favour of a delicious detox.
Enjoy an alkalinizing recovery drink as well as diffusion of some energizing and joyful essential oil blends (both from Young Living) Enjoy a 60 minute post sauna shiatsu OR reiki session.
Rest for awhile, and then enjoy your choice of :

a mini Facial Talk consultation exploring your relationship with yourself, or a loved one
OR help create your own essential oil personal scent blend in a personal discovery session - whichever sounds the most fun! $140


NATURE VS NURTURE

Are you often putting the needs of others ahead of your own? Do you spend time worrying about things that may never happen? Are you caught up in old stories about how life works?
In this session you will enjoy a unique combination of:

45 minutes of Shiatsu and a 45 minute Access the Bars session. Involving the simple light touch of 32 points on the head, it serves as a gentle but powerful tool to step out of limiting beliefs. The effect of having your "bars run" can vary from an increased sense of peace and relaxation to being less reactive to previous concerns, to even deeper, more restful sleep.
Conclude the session with a cup of nurturing tea, while helping intuitively create your own personal relaxing blend of essential oils in an easy roll-on bottle. $120

Feel free to pick and choose any of the tools and therapies described above to create your own experience, and I will come up with a special discounted rate for you, or the mother/caregiver/ in your life, until the end of May.