I feel so honored to have been on this journey of exploration, acceptance and connection that has been both personal and professional for 20 years now. What a blessing to have walked this path with so many of you. Deep thanks for all you have shared with me and for how we've grown together.

I continue to offer my hot stone massage and facials and waxing and I also am now offering body-mind integration sessions. See the blog postings before this one for descriptions of my new work. It takes us to wondrous places!

For all of 2012, I am offering each client $20 off with the purchase of $60 or more in any of the services I provide as a gift of appreciation and gratitude. This offer can be used only once, but please do tell your friends and call or text me at 503-975-4097 with your questions.

Connect with the loving wisdom of your body for a more peaceful and satisfying life...

Last August I completed the 2-year META (Mindful Experiential Therapy Approaches) training which combines training in the Hakomi Method of body-centered counseling; Recreation of Self, which helps us choose and stabilize expansive, loving states; and tools for recovering from trauma and attachment difficulties.

I have developed my own synthesis of this work with the touch therapies, spiritual counseling and energy work I've been offering for 20 years. I call this blend Body Journeys.

Benefits of Body Journeys sessions:
~Free your creativity and enthusiasm
~Enjoy greater body acceptance and celebration
~Reduce fatigue and chronic pain
~Feel more peaceful and loving
~Have more satisfying relationships

Call me today to discuss how Body Journeys can help you thrive...

with Megan Lilah Martin, LMT, Living Ceremony Priestess, META (Mindful Experiential Therapy Approaches) Graduate

Through guided mindfulness, dialogue, and gentle, non-sexual touch, experience:

~vibrant libido & connection to your unique desire rhythms
~greater body acceptance & celebration
~pain & fatigue transformed into aliveness & enthusiasm
~thriving in the transitions and challenges of fertility, pregnancy and parenting
~peace with aging & menopause
~reclaimed ease and power after sexual violation or difficult relationship losses
~infuse your whole life with pleasure and creativity

Write meganlilahmartin1@gmail.com with questions or call 503-975-4097

Recently I was at an ecstatic dance and I saw a young girl there, about 10. I found myself taking great delight in her enjoyment of expressing herself through movement. She twirled, and stomped, sashayed, and growled with a sometimes shy and sometimes bold manner. I later noticed that she had a body that most people would describe as plump or round, and that didn't make her any less wonderful. I've been feeling some self-consciousness about my own recent weight gain, and being able to appreciate her as she is led me to ask myself some important questions. Does being larger or smaller, plumper or leaner make me any more worthy of dancing and moving? Is my own fear of being judged by others something I should let stop me from enjoying myself? Do I want to welcome people of all shapes to explore conscious movement and dance?

I'm sitting here thinking about all the holiday-related stuff I have to do...gift buying and wrapping, food preparation for everyday and special occasions...you know! And in the face of this, I feel hesistant to make some time for yoga and walking today. I know the stretching, breathing, and fresh air will help me to focus better and enjoy the rest of my day more. But the "doer" parts of me sometimes don't remember how to slow down once I get going. But even 30 minutes will help me to feel so much more fresh and engaged and available. Okay, that sounds great...here I go!