About Heather Emanuel |
No matter what we are facing, whether chronic illness, pain, degenerative disease, the natural aging process, we are all able to improve, and to change how we engage with our difficulties. This improvement is what I call healing. Different from returning to a former state of being (that may or may not have been ideal) this is moving forward with new knowledge and wisdom gained from injury, experience, and maturity. Often this means a decrease in discomfort, and an increase in joy and internal confidence.
Heather empowers and supports people to find ways to befriend themselves, and to cope with, and/or change pain patterns. Using pain free, hands-on therapeutic methods, she helps you connect to yourself. Her work is to be a neutral witness, to help you build on your gifts, so you can engage with your challenges more easily. She guides people to find self-care practices that support their wellbeing.
After the impacts of multiple car wrecks, Feldenkrais Method restored Heather's ability to trust her spine, and her bones. Her healing journey has led her to seek a mindful approach to moving—an approach based on body-awareness, compassion, intentionality, expressiveness, and even fun. Her formal training as a dance teacher and high school educator gives her a deep understanding for how people learn and that, as well as her extensive experiences with physical therapy, Feldenkrais, and yoga, informs how she structures classes. She is devoted to helping people lower stress and find new possibilities for health.
As a licensed healthcare practitioner in the state of Washington, Heather has trained extensively in anatomy, osteopathic methods such as Cranio-Sacral Therapy, Barral informed methods, and Intraoral work.
After the impacts of multiple car wrecks, Feldenkrais Method restored Heather's ability to trust her spine, and her bones. Her healing journey has led her to seek a mindful approach to moving—an approach based on body-awareness, compassion, intentionality, expressiveness, and even fun. Her formal training as a dance teacher and high school educator gives her a deep understanding for how people learn and that, as well as her extensive experiences with physical therapy, Feldenkrais, and yoga, informs how she structures classes. She is devoted to helping people lower stress and find new possibilities for health.
As a licensed healthcare practitioner in the state of Washington, Heather has trained extensively in anatomy, osteopathic methods such as Cranio-Sacral Therapy, Barral informed methods, and Intraoral work.
- Feldenkrais Method®
- Cranio-Sacral Therapy
- Neural Manipulation
- Manual Therapy
- Reiki and Intuitive work
- Restorative Yoga
- Workshops for moving with more ease and coordination
Member: Feldenkrais Guild of North America; Feldenkrais Teachers in Seattle, ABMP,
Certified LMT in Washington State, and Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner
Certified LMT in Washington State, and Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner
Heather in front of her work on show in Burien, 2018