HEALING SANCTUARY
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Welcome to the Bhakti Fest Healing Sanctuary - offering healing services from some of the most talented practitioners in California and beyond. Every one of these "Healers" (because healing truly occurs from within) is devoted to supporting your unique journey, and enhancing your Bhakti experience from the inside out. We encourage you to consider booking your session for one of the morning appointments - especially Thursday and Friday morning, when the energy is fresh, and before the rush. Drop right into the Bhava when you arrive.. Or feel free to come by at 9 am - we'll be there!
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 Ani Cole Ani Missakian Cole received her shiatsu certification in ’92 from Shiatsu Massage School of California. Shiatsu (“finger pressure”) is a natural healing art utilizing the same meridian system as acupuncture to help release tension and energy blocks while promoting better blood circulation and lymphatic drainage. She also incorporates other modalities, including Swedish, deep tissue, lomi-lomi, and energy balancing. After becoming certified to teach yoga in ’08 (at Yoga Adventure’s amazing oceanfront retreat in Hawaii), she began to include yoga therapeutics in her work so as to empower those she works with to heal/balance themselves through individually-tailored yoga asanas. Ani currently teaches yoga at YogaCo in Santa Monica every Saturday 1:15pm. www.yogaco.com for more info or email her directly at
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Birch Storey is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine practicing Harmonic Healing, using Sound, either alone, or in conjunction with acupuncture needles. The archetypal influence of the Acutonics Sound frequencies engages the cellular patterns of the acupuncture points and the chakras, quickening the life force, activating the innate intelligence and circulating essential vitality. The body and being can then mobilize the life force into one's tissues, imaginations, and actions, for the benefit of all.
William has innovated a sophisticated and unique form of bodywork called “Structural Energywork” over the last 8 years, presented within the context of “Somatic Consulting [SM].” Structural Energywork is an integrative blend of many physyical modalities such as — trigger point, myofascial release, shiatsu, acupressure, and swedish — blended in a way that responds to the specific needs of the client. This advanced, intuitive, and transformational art serves the yogi in opening physically, while supporting the deeper processes that are involved in cellular awakening. William acknowledges the emotional and energetic aspects of one's experience, working with non-invasive depth and subtlety to restore balance and wholeness of being. Somatic Consulting acknowledges that we are multi-dimensional beings – having physical, emotional, psychological/psychic, and energetic “bodies.” Through inquiry and observation, William observes that the most profound and lasting results arise when one acknowledges that all of these bodies, are one system. A core principle of this work is that our lives or “outer world” are an expression and reflection of these inner energetics, alchemies, the intent being to draw a coherent thread through these realms of experience leading to deep resolution or notable life change – specific to the intent of the client. He can be reached at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Maura’s background as a biologist, yoga teacher, acrobat and bodyworker fit together like pieces of an intricate puzzle, when she works with her clients. Her style is a blend of Thai, Shiatsu, Deep Tissue, Cranial Sacral and Rolfing, and when she is working it is as though she is vicariously entering the inner world of her clients, taking them on a journey through the vehicle of the body into a realm of the spirit world. “Maura Rassman is an artist whose canvas is the body lucky enough to be exposed to her healing and transformational touch. Her work defies easy categorization. The experience on one occasion might feel like your body's sweet surrender, on another, feel as if stretched taffy and as yet another time feel like being "opened" or "unblocked”. Maura has a way of deconstructing the body and putting the body, mind and spirit back together again more whole, connected and grounded. Her signature bodywork reflects profound respect for—and knowledge of—the body guided by keen intuition. It wouldn't be strange to feel otherworldly after working with Maura because the world that one has entered is so much more harmonious and peaceful. You just know something alchemical has taken place”. by Enid Singer, PhD  Gianna Mia DeFlice L.Ac. Dipl. O.M. Gianna Mia DeFlice L.Ac. Dipl. O.M. is a licensed acupuncturist (California), a nationally certified Diplomat of Acupuncture, Bodyworker, Theta healer and certified Yoga instructor. She earned a Masters of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Virginia. She also has more than 700 hours of yoga teacher training. A session with Gianna is a fusion of her extensive and intimate knowledge of the human body as well as the energetic field. Her sessions are best experienced as a combination of either Acupuncture or Bodywork with Theta Healing. She treats the body to balance the meridians and internal organs and then removes any blocks or belief systems from your energetic space that may inhibit you from realizing your highest potential. This is a true and holistic healing experience.  Tiffany Hume Tiffany Hume offers Therapeutic Bodywork: In Depth body realignment and balancing. In her unique style she combines subtle unwinding techniques with deep structural work. She specializes in Cranio-Sacral and Deep Tissue Therapy to facilitate healing of old injuries and blockages in the tissues and spine. This is highly effective for Spinal related issues such as Scoliosis, Bulging Discs, Sciatica and TMJ as well as sports injuries and emotional tension patterns in the body. Her background in dance, yoga, pilates, strength training and tai chi, provides the foundation for an intimate understanding of fitness, healthy alignment and self care. She has been practicing bodywork for over 8 years and studied at the Institute of Psycho-Structural Balancing (IPSB) in Culver City, CA. Esalen Institiute in Big Sur, CA and with the Upledger Institute in San Diego, CA. In addition to her private practice she has worked at numerous spas and healing facilities from Maya Tulum, Mexico to the Equinox Gym and Spa in Santa Monica, CA. She looks forward to helping you find lasting balance and harmony in your bodies and feels so blessed to be part of this blissful, sacred event! www.unwind.be  Alexis Ware, L.Ac., MSTOMUtilizing the arts of acupuncture, Theta Healing, Reiki, and intuitive bodywork, Alexis creates opportunities for safe, open-hearted healing and transformation of body, mind and spirit. Each session with Alexis is custom designed to best suit the needs and goals of the client. Alexis's formal training includes an undergraduate degree in "Alternative Approaches to Healing: the Creative Arts", a Master's degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM) and certificates in Asian Body Therapy (PCOM) and Theta Healing. Her education is enhanced by the experience of having lived, worked and studied in China for three years. It is with the utmost joy and passion that she brings her gifts and skills to you in this ever-deepening journey into health, well-being and abundance.  Arianna Gouveia Arianna's passion for the healing arts extends to every client she holds healing space for. She brings over 1000 hours of study and teaching, national certification, and a decade of dedication and excellence in the healing arts to her Los Angeles based mobile spa practice. Arianna specializes in Aroma-Therapeutic Deep Swedish Healing Energy Massage, focusing on pain relief and profound relaxation, as well as Chi Nei Tsang (CNT) abdominal massage. CNT ("chee nay song") is the ancient Taoist art of applying chi (energy) to the visceral organs, spine and other areas of the body for internal feng shui. This therapy addresses physical issues in the gut as well as the entire body, promoting pain relief, detoxification of the internal organs, and release of stuck emotions. Arianna's work is intuitive, connected, and nurturing, and through her natural gift and extensive background in massage, she will guide you through an enjoyable session of self-transformation. You will step out of your treatment with Arianna feeling revitalized, and deeply connected with your mind, body, and spirit.  Garrett James Garrett James is a visionary mystic & founder of WorldHeal.org a charity promoting affordable healing to all who could not otherwise afford world class healing. None ever turned away for financial reasons. Not mere bodywork but avatar force-a taste of your Infinite Self from touch. Feel your deepest pains and sorrow unravel as you melt into ecstatic bliss. Many report kundalini/tantric experiences from half a world away during weekly online Facebook Celestial Tantra events. Physical, emotional, mental and spiritual healing on levels which often transcend into profound, sacred, supernatural experiences. A mystic channel of Angelic Shamanism - the developer of SoulTouch Healing, he is a gifted Source Energy channel since an instaneous healing on Christmas morning in 1973. Over the decades more 20,000 in-person & 100,000+ distance healings. He is the force behind the effective & busy Free healing service on Facebook where he performs upwards of 10,000 healings each week. Thousands of positive testimonials in the last 4 months alone including relief from migraines, back, neck, shoulder, hip pain. breast cancer, fibroids, depression, grief, sexual trauma and abuse. etc. etc …. even one person waking from a”lost cause” coma from heart attack/stroke.. True Love is real & effective http://freedistancehealings.wordpress.com/  Kim Ross Kim Ross, LMT, begins by listening on many levels to what you and your body have to say. She works with your body to create openings for more possibilities – for movement, breath, presence, ease, strength, alignment… and for integrating your spiritual and emotional journeys with the physical. Trained in Aston-Patterning® (Certified Practitioner), Cranio-Sacral, Visceral Manipulation, Shamanic healing and several other hands-on and energetic techniques, she has over 24 years of experience as a massage therapist. Her sessions are healing and transformative. They leave you feeling deeply grounded, relaxed and balanced within yourself.  Bill Wicks Inspired with a desire to heal deep wounds and reduce stress in all beings, Bill changed his direction of healing with Chinese Herbs and Homeopathy, to hands-on Reflexology treatments. His journey with Reflexology started when his elderly art teacher, Norma Flynn, needed an effective way to ease her arthritis pain in her hands and feet. He trained with Dr. Jan Head (Ingham method) at the L.A. Center for Health and was awarded National Certification in 2003 by the American Reflexology Certification Board. He continues to help Norma, and his regular clients with Reflexology in his Topanga home office, and has found Reflexology to be a key factor in a person's well-being. Bill is a healer who thrives on helping others and is very open to discussing health and psychological issues with his clients, enabling him to focus his attention on their specific needs. He has traveled to Thailand and Laos to learn more Reflexology techniques, and his practice has taken him all over the L.A. area, working on everyone from the homeless to Hollywood celebrities. TopangaReflexology.com  Jenna Anjali Jenna Anjali has been offering bodywork, yoga, and dance workshops at festivals and events in the US and abroad for over four years now. She originally attended the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Arizona in 2004, the largest healing arts college in the US, where she studied various modalities and graduated with certificates in Cranial Sacral Unwinding and Polarity Therapy in addition to a Healing Arts Practitioner diploma with over 1,000 hours of study. She continued her studies in Cranial Sacral with the Upledger Insititute and has also studied Thai Massage in Thailand. Jenna offers Integrative Intuitive Deep Tissue sessions which seemlessly weave together Deep Tissue, Myofascial, Cranial Sacral, and Thai Massage. Her experience with somatics, nutrition, Anusara yoga therapy, dance, and breathwork also inform and inspire her work. She works off of the basic premise that the body knows exactly what it needs to heal itself, thus, a good practitioner will listen closely, pay attention, stay present, and support the body in it's healing process.  Charlene Jensen Charlene Jensen is a Naturopathic Physician, Craniosacral Therapist, and Shamanic Practitioner. She intuitively integrates advanced Visionary Craniosacral Therapy, Reiki energy balancing, and light Shamanic extraction work in her unique healing sessions. You will be guided in accessing your body and being’s timeless wisdom to fully realize the teachings being offered to you by health issues and other life experiences. Each treatment is designed to promote deep relaxation, increased focus and awareness, and revitalization of mind, body, and spirit.  Rebecca RowbathamRebecca Rowbatham is a Licensed Acupuncturist, Clinical Herbalist, Massage Therapist and Reistered Yoga Teacher teaching and practicing in Austin, Texas. She has been studying and practicing healing arts for over fifteen years. She has studied around the world and blends a variety of techniques to create healthful treatments that are unique and highly personalized. She specializs in deep tissue massage infused with Cranial Sacral Therapy, Thai Meridian Massage, Acupressure and Medical Qi Gong.  Rivka Leah JadeRivka began her holistic health training at the Yoga Society of San Francisco (raja yoga, ayurveda), with Dr. Jyoti Miller & the Light School of Ayurvedic Healings (massage, aromatherapy, ayurveda), & the International Association of Integrative medicine (music, dance, art, drama, & writing therapy). She furthered her training in bodywork at the Heartwood Institute (Treatment of Orthopedic & Sports Injuries), Acupressure Institute (Acupressure & Shiatsu), Alive & Well Institute (Neuromuscular Reprogramming), Laban Bartenieff Institute (Alignment & Kinesiology), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute (Trauma Healing), & Padmacahaya Institute (Reiki). She is a certified Sampoorna Yoga Instructor (Yogi Hari) & is trained in Kundalini Yoga (3HO). She is also a certified Doula (Heart & Hands Midwifery) & Counselor (Interchange). She has also trained in Yogic & Buddhist meditation at M.A.T.H. (Ammachi), various Vipassana Meditation Centers (S.N. Goenka), Deer Park Monastery (Thich Nhat Hahn), Cakrasamvara Center (Phagyab Rinpoche), & with Lama Tulku Karma Rinpoche. The modalities she offers are Acupressure, Aromatherapy, Ayurveda, Counseling, Detox & Fasting, Emotional Release Work, Herbology, Kundalini & Chakra Balancing, Lymphatic Drainage, Meditation, Myofascial Release, Nutritional Healing, Orthopedic & Sports Injury Treatment, Pre & Post-natal Support, Raja Yoga, Reiki, Shiatsu. For more information visit www.wix.com/cosmicat/awakesoulhome or email me at
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.  Jen HealyJen Healy has focused her bodywork on bridging the gap between science and the healing arts. She combines her background in Electrical Engineering and Physics with numerous healing modalities from Eastern and Western philosophies to offer a unique style of Body Engineering and Energy Management. What you will experience from her sessions is a clear understanding of the function energy, alignment and balance plays in the body. While gaining structural stability, there is a sense of deeper relaxation and release of accumulated emotional and physical stress, chronic pain and fatigue. This healing process is informative and fun yet intense and profound. This spiritual-based, meditative approach promotes balance and harmony by working with the universal life force and the body's own healing intelligence. The focus and goal of her work is to uncover what Truths are held in the body's energy system, what message is behind the disharmony, and what is blocking the natural flow of energy.  Roen Jason DeLeonRoen, originally from the Philippines and raised in San Diego, has now lived in the Bay Area for the past 11 years. Trained in Massage at SFSM, in Thai, Shiatsu and Swedish. Went on to work at ZUBIO, a chair massage studio, using a Japanese-form of acuppresure. He also became a certified Yoga instructor through Yoga Tree (Darren Main). He recently completed the first level of the Hendrickson Method and is also part of an Anusara Immersion with Stacey Rosenberg. And now a new proud father of his son, Orlando.  Karin Pine Karin Pine’s unique approach to bodywork, “fasciotherapy,” is immediately effective at tracking the source of pain or injury and “melting” it -- often permanently. This new therapeutic approach, based on manipulating layers of the body’s all-encompassing web of connective tissue under the skin, can release adhesions, relieve overworked or sprained muscles/tendons/ligaments and free up sources of chronic pain. Clients also report that fasciotherapy can help to restore flexibility and comfort of motion. Karin's fasciotherapy combines a patented series of slow, passive yogic positions and gentle rocking with a deep, soothing manipulation to release the source of pain. It draws from -- but transcends -- her studies in Taoist healing, acupressure, ch'i gung, cranial-sacral therapy, myofascial therapy, ortho-bionomy, etc. At her new office, opened 2009, at the Starlite Courtyard in Joshua Tree, home of Insta nt Karma Yoga, an enthusiastic following of her devotees -- including some of Joshua Tree’s leading yoga instructors, practitioners and others in the spiritual, healing and consciousness communities -- are spreading the word about her effective healing approach. Her website is www.Besthealingmassage.com.
Seva Practitioners Certain practitioners in the Bhakti Community choose to make their offering to support those who make Bhakti Fest happen. We choose to acknowledge and celebrate these individuals. Though they will not be available for appointment at the event, we want you to be able to find them if you choose to, after the event.
Hawk Sanders Hawk Sanders is a sensitive and profoundly trained Biodynamic cranial sacral practitioner, medical intuitive and healing artist. He has studied a number of related arts including Acupressure, Rolfing, Reiki, Breama, EFT & the Emotion code, Ortho-bionomy™, Quantum Touch 4 health, Yoga and Chi-gung. In addition to these ongoing studies, Hawk has received spiritual healing initiations into Sufi, Buddhist, Sikh, Taoist, and Lakota traditions. Hawk is a gifted indigo child, although predicted to encounter an early death by many. He has survived a multitude of negative projections and physical challenges. Now he applies his vast wisdom which includes several near death experiences, to assist, empower and coach others to overcome & transform their own personal challenges. He awakens the blessings of real Luv in everyone he touches, weather at a distance or in-person. The LuvHue transformational transmission is now available to you, so take advantage of this rare opportunity. More about Hawk at www.LuvHue.com
Ryan Seaman Ryan’s journey into the healing arts began with my first step onto a yoga mat thirteen years ago. Yoga became the foundation of a healing path that led him to massage therapy certification, advanced training, and multiple apprenticeships in transformational bodywork with Fred and Cheryl Mitouer www.bodyworkmassage.com. Ryan sees the physical body as a sacred temple through which we access the energetic holding patterns of our individual traumas and wounds. I approach bodywork and breath work as an opportunity to reconcile and integrate the imbalanced physical, mental, emotional and psychic patterns that will otherwise perpetuate an unconscious limitation to Self-realization. Ryan’s training includes over a decade of disciplined practice and countless workshops in yoga, qi gong, tai chi, aikido, butoh, reiki, deep tissue massage, Swedish massage, ayurvedic massage, Thai yoga massage, structural bodywork, myofascial release, esoteric anatomy, shamanism, Fourth Way studies, Jungian psychology, astrology, tarot, Native American studies and acupressure. After completing a year of Traditional Chinese Medical School, He embarked on travels and deeper studies throughout India, Egypt and South America. “In deep gratitude to all my teachers, I offer my services on your journey to oneness in mind, body and soul. Namaste, Ryan Seaman.” This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Justin Caruso
Justin has been practicing yoga for over 10 years. Born in New York, for the past three years he has traveled extensively through India, Nepal, Southeast Asia, Bali and South America practicing, studying and teaching yoga and bodywork. His studies in bodywork include advanced thai massage, osteo-thai and swedish massage trainings. Sessions are customized to each client and his touch is deep, comforting and highly intuitive.
Greg Franklin
Greg began his formal massage training over 10 years ago in Southern California and has since completed hundreds of hours of training and practice in various modalities including Swedish, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, and Polarity. He currently finds the beauty, creativity, and flow of Thai massage to be most mutually beneficial to recipients of his work and himself. Greg comes to Bhaktifest fresh out of the latest AcroYoga Teacher Training, and is excited to integrate this transformational and healing bodywork into his practice with others. When we're engaged in devotional kirtan we experience a self-generated flow of Bhakti. This same flow can be tapped into and channeled from oneself to another through massage.
Jordanna Dworkin, L.Ac.
I am a Licensed Acupuncturist and Certified Chinese Herbalist in both New York (2004) AND California (2009), with hard core certification in Pilates (2002). I operate a lovely private practice in New York City, focusing on pain management, emotional balancing, and women’s health. I also teach A TON of mat classes for Equinox, so definitely let me know if you're planning on visiting the city and be my guest at any class! I adore the idea of being able to offer my services to those in need without monetary exchange. It's an honor to serve our transient desert community in the true spirit of Bhakti
Rebecca Fresco Rebecca Fresco has been studying yoga for ten years and gymnastics from a very young age. She is a certified Yoga teacher, AcroYoga teacher, Massage Therapist and Personal Trainer. Dedicated to her movement practices (aikido, surfing, dance, yoga and acroyoga), Becca finds balance in the quiet Metta of giving massage, and the stillness of meditation. Born and raised on a homestead in Los Angeles, she has traveled throughout Asia, teaching yoga, acroyoga and studying and giving massage. She currently resides in the Bay Area. Becca gives thanks to her many extraordinary teachers and bows humbly in reverence to all who have blessed her path. Om Tat Sat!
Natasha Blank Natasha Blank has been dancing since she could stand on two feet, and travels the country using the power of movement to facilitate deep self discovery, healing, and community building. She is a Reiki Master, Esoteric healing Practitioner, Movement Educator, and Certified Holistic Health Counselor with a degree in Nutrition and Complimentary medicine, and uses a unique combination of counseling, energy work, inquiry, and meditation to asses core imbalance and address the root causes of illness on psychological, emotional, and physical levels. She specializes in digestive disorders, pain management, fertility issues, and eating disorders, and works with individuals to heal their relationship with themselves through food.
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Maura Rassman