Wendell Doman; MA, CMT
Find me at the Turkey Trot at Lake Merritt on November 28th, 2024
Offering demo sessions and an exclusive offer for participants!
My bodywork facilitates fluid movement, correct posture, and overall well-being whether you’re looking to recover from injury, maintain an ideal state, or dive-in to your bliss place.
Each session includes a conversation about your present needs. We discuss objectives, your current state of being, the impact of stresses, potential approaches, and anything else that seems relevant.
While you are receiving bodywork, you’ll have an experience of discovery and exploration through your body’s tissues; muscles, fascia, bone, tendons, ligaments, nerves, cardiovascular vessels, and more. You’ll be able to feel how your tissues interplay, where they’re moving freely, and if restrictions are present. Tissues in a state of high quality easily allow strokes to flow smoothly along, enhancing their state. Tissues that present restrictions and sensitivity become apparent. My approach identifies what your body needs to achieve its ideal state of quality.
In a customized session, I use a variety of techniques to achieve your goals. Strokes weave through your body’s intricately interwoven tissues sensing their quality, listening to their current state. I often describe this as having a silent conversation with your tissues; asking what you need, how a technique feels, what direction to go, and finding “just right”. Following the guidance of your body’s replies, I then help facilitate stress release and reintegration.
After your session, we may talk briefly about the experience, any immediate changes, and how to progress. Depending on your needs, movements, stretches, and postural awareness may be suggested. You will have an opportunity to ask for SOAP notes about your session which you can use to track your response to bodywork and share with other health professionals.
About me
Massage and bodywork has been my life's passion since 2010. After returning from El Salvador as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, I began applying my aptitudes for healing, global culture, and community through one of humanity's oldest practices: massage and bodywork. Following this interest, I completed in the Massage Program at the Arizona School of Massage Therapy (now Steiner Group) with exceptional marks. My academic pursuits, international travel, and the wisdom of healing practices around the world inspired me to begin my own practice; Body Awakening: Ancient Wellness Arts. Since 2012, I have been offering service in the San Francisco Bay Area.
I offer a complete spectrum of modalities to address the needs of the human body. From Cranial-Sacral to Structural Integration depending on one's present state and goals. Whether you are looking to stay fresh, prepare for an event, shed stress, recover from injury, or just relax; my style will help you achieve your desired outcome.
