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Damiana Carpizo
I call my bodywork artful massage because it is a creative, perceptive and educated response to the needs of every person. Like all art forms, massage requires refined sensitivity; it is a natural talent as well as a developed skill. Drawing from the bodywork-forms I have studied, every massage becomes an integrated collage of techniques, energy flows and intuitive responses. In the process of listening with my hands and my heart, a beautiful, nurturing solution of touch reveals itself.
I completed the Hollistic Health Certification Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz while doing my undergraduate degree in Language and South Asian Studies. The massage training I received focused on Swedish, deep tissue, acupressure and neuromuscular release techniques. I have also learned much from my father, who is a gifted massage therapist. Through my continued work, ongoing workshops and self-study I strive to deepen my skills and knowledge and pass this growth on to my clients.
My fascination with the body as the abode of spirit and as an instrument of the mind has defined my exploration and keen interest in bodywork, art, meditation and yoga (which I have been studying and practicing for the past 10 years). Currently I am enrolled in the Anusara Yoga Teachers Training program.
I like to celebrate the gift of embodiment through creativity and movement, singing, friendship, good food, discipline and fun! Through my work, which I truly love, I see a chance to share an offering of kindness and healing with anyone who needs it.
“Our hands imbibe like roots
So I place them on what is beautiful in this world,
And I fold them in prayer
And they draw from the heavens light.”