One thing about me is: I don’t like to be rushed.

In the event that I have to be somewhere in the morning, I wake up at least 2 hours prior so that I can move slowly.

When I feel rushed in trying to express myself, my mind often goes blank. (as someone who finds being articulate very satisfying, this is very challenging for me!!!) - but when I feel that there’s space for me to breathe and move at my own pace, I can express myself authentically and with ease.

I don’t do well as a client in a 50 min session - I’m more of an 80-90 min kind of girl. I want more time and space to soften into the process and also to move gently coming out of the experience.

In my private healing arts practice, I let my own needs be a guiding force in designing my offerings.

Today I want to share a bit about the behind the scenes of my design.

In my craniosacral practice, I don’t offer 1 hour sessions.

Although you are on the table for about an hour, the sessions total at 80 min intentionally to allow you space to really arrive, take some deep breaths, land and settle after being in the car and coming from whatever you’re coming from. We drink warm herbal tea together and give you the space to share what’s alive for you in the moment. In your body, mind, heart.

The thing is, I don’t offer bodywork focused specifically on physical ailments. I believe deeply in the healing power of touch as a pathway for clearer self-connection, emotional regulation and a greater sense of wellbeing, and this is what my practice is oriented toward. So yes, please, come and share what you’re navigating in your life, and let’s invite this full spectrum truth into your time on the table.

I consider the extra 20 min to be just as important as the time you’re on the table. I want you to be able to have space to really land and settle on arrival, and also permission to enjoy the process of transitioning out of your inner space before coming back to our sitting with tea.

I look to the unrushed arc of the sunrise to sunset as a teacher of gentle openings, transits, and closures.

I also consciously choose to practice out of my home not just for the easy commute ;) -

In the hundreds of sessions I’ve received through the years, I’ve had my fill of sessions in office spaces on busy streets where my nervous system is jacked up from looking for parking amidst zooming cars….and when I need to go to bathroom I need to grab a key, cross through multiple doors to land in a fluorescent lit hallway and bathroom with chemical soap and paper napkins.

Um, no thank you.

When you are coming for a deep experience, I want to invite you into a quiet neighborhood, to a well-loved property that is woven with a prayer for healing and lovingly tended to. In my opinion HOME is meant to be a place where we can really soften - and I’m so honored and delighted to tend to a home space that is not just my own safe space but a sanctuary for others too.

For me, it’s not just about the modality. It’s about the multi-sensory and emotional experience along the way. Soft natural fiber blankets, subtle botanical scents, beeswax candles, drinking temperature herbal tea, gentle barely there music or intentional silence… these are the things I love considering as I create an experience for you.

I’m writing a lot today about more logistical elements. Time, Order & Environment.

and of course - there’s a much deeper side of my intentions as well - quality of presence, attunement, and compassionate care.

Beautiful healing can most certainly occur under the most simple conditions as long as these aspects are in good health and aliveness.

…and in terms of who I am and what I offer, I find my sensitivity to time and space as a natural part of what I can authentically share, for those who are also sensitive to such things.

I’m going to make this a 2 part series and write next week about some of the WHYs behind my journey offering. In the name of natural order and moving slowly, that’s what feels right to me today.

as always,

thank you for being with me on the journey!

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with you + with love,

mari mu ♡

P.S. I made an archive page for all my past newsletters! Find it here: mari.mu/musings