Methods

Methods

Over the years that I have been helping those who are suffering, I’ve researched and tested many methods and modalities that can be used to catalyze and quicken your natural, built-in healing powers. In sessions with clients, I use any one of the following tools to help bring you relief. If you want to learn about the methods, these introductions should give you a sense of comfort in the knowledge that they are not new. They have been proven thousands of times over worldwide over many years. In the hands and heart of an adept therapist, these methods are quite powerful. I intuitively choose which if any to use with each client, and the results can be dramatic. Read on — or, if you are ready, call me and we’ll get started with lifting you out of discomfort as soon as possible.

Hakomi

The Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy was first developed by Ron Kurtz in the 1970’s. Hakomi has evolved into a complex and elegant form of psychotherapy that is highly effective with a wide range of populations. Hakomi draws…. > see more

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is a method developed by Pat Ogden, Ph.D., for trauma resolution. SP focuses on the wisdom of the body. When we experience a life-threatening event. if we are not able to fight… > see more

EMDR

EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) is a well-researched, evidence-based psychotherapy originally developed by psychologist Francine Shapiro to resolve PTSD and trauma. In addition, current literature documents the efficacy… > see more

Internal Family Systems

I have found the Internal Family Systems approach to therapy, developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz, to be a very effective method for peeling back layers of protection to get to, and heal the core of our ….
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Gestalt

The Hakomi method draws strongly from Gestalt, founded by Fritz Perls . Gestalt therapy can be summed up as “the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” In Gestalt, therapy, as in IFS, we work with creating dialog between parts of our… > see more

Yoga and Yoga Therapy

I have been a serious and dedicated student of yoga since 1995 when I began studying at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, MA.  Along with the experiential therapeutic methods that I have experienced and now practice, yoga has changed my life. In the west, we generally think of “yoga” as being the physical (asana) practice. From my beginnings at Kripalu, “yoga” has included meditation and pranayama (breathing practices) as fundamental aspects of practice. > see more

The Four Desires

The Four Desires is the culmination of my teacher’s 35-year journey into a concise blueprint for finding our soul’s purpose, creating a life of purpose, happiness, prosperity and freedom through spiritual fulfillment. I came to ParaYoga through The Four Desires, after crossing paths with Rod Stryker at a Yoga Journal conference in Estes Park, Colorado in the fall of 2011 when he was talking with a friend who was holding the book in her hand. I immediately bought the book, began working through the practices and did my first Four Desires workshop in May 2012. It was life-changing.

While there are numerous New Age paths and practices for manifesting the life of your dreams, the Four Desires is based in ancient Vedic teachings, which say that the soul has these four desires:  purpose, the means to achieve that purpose, pleasure and spiritual fulfillment. The Four Desires process helps uncover what is in the way of achieving our deepest driving desire, or soul purpose. The process also includes specific meditation practices and exercises designed to get beyond the surface level of the thinking mind (really the tip of the iceberg) to the deepest level of our soul. The book is full of real-life stories of transformation, as well as Rod’s own personal story. I know these stories to be true, as I know some of the people personally.

It is a great and profound honor to be a Certified Four Desires trainer, as I have full faith and commitment to this transformative process.

For more information about The Four Desires and to listen to a free interview, click here.

Please contact me to learn more about the various approaches I offer at 303-507-6310 or to schedule a free consultation.