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Dianna discovered the creative process as a sculptor/potter in
college.
The clay was her teacher revealing creativity as an unfolding
path of discovery.
The path to bodywork from clay was a convoluted track, both involve
sculpting a very plastic medium. She started with tow forms of
acupressure: Jin Shin Do and Shiatsu. The Japanese ethic and their
ideas of tapping into and utilizing ki (energy) interested Dianna
from her introduction to them in ceramic arts, Zen and rudimentary
attempts at Judo.
She then studied conventional Swedish massage, Rolfing, several
forms of deep
tissue work which were taught by a series of several therapists
who worked primarily with athletes, utilizing massage as a support
for high performance. These methods include deep transverse friction
massage for adhesions and tendinitis, compression therapy for
Trigger Points, several forms of actively releasing adhesions
in tissues, pre and post event considerations, what not to do,
mostly, as well as a sense of when certain methods would and would
not be used during certain cycles of training
Dianna also apprenticed for over a year with a psychologist who
was teaching Ericksonian techniques of utilizing altered states
to enhance integration of the self to full functioning. She studied
that because she realized that clients were in a state of deep
relaxation by the time a session was half way through and thought
that with a bit more psychological sophistication, she might be
more adept at utilizing that deep relaxation to enhance recovery
and integration.
Dianna feels that her clients are really her best teachers, and
hopes that she's still learning till the day she dies.
The body, with its dimensions of consciousness and spirit, presents
a very broad field of exploration for what's possible when you
bring knowledge, a quiver of tools, intuition, communication skills,
a willingness to follow the moment into the creative act. That,
and not knowing what the moment will bring, are what keeps Dianna's
work exciting as a creative vehicle for mutual benefit.
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