Lyrea Crawford
In her private practice, Lyrea offers
individual sessions for relaxation and therapeutic treatment of
patterns that may be causing pain, discomfort or dis-ease. Sessions may
include massage/bodywork, energy work, or instruction in therapeutic yoga and other methods of self care. Lyrea
utilizes her multi-faceted background to tailor the time to whatever
concerns the client may be presenting. All work is based on an understanding
that health and deep healing is associated with harmony and wholeness, whereas dis-ease
of any sort is the result of some type of restriction, deficiency, disruption or
disharmony. The deepest healing, or return to wholeness, occurs when vital life
force energy is allowed to flow easily through all (physical, mental, emotional,
spiritual, and energetic) aspects of one's being in an integrated fashion.
Lyrea has chosen to focus her
massage/bodywork sessions primarily on Traditional Thai Massage, but she has
training in quite a few other modalities which may be incorporated into sessions
when appropriate. Other modalities include:
Craniosacral
Therapy (gently works with the subtle fluid rhythms of the brain and spine), Tui Na (Chinese medical massage),
Seitai Shiatsu (lymph drainage), Neuromuscular and Deep
Tissue (trigger point therapy for pain relief),
Connective
Tissue Massage (addresses fascial restrictions),
Visceral Manipulation, Sensory Repatterning (Kinesthetic Bodywork
utilizing rocking motions), Reiki (energy healing), and more.
Lyrea
offers instruction
in Traditional Thai Massage, Usui Reiki, Therapeutic Yoga, Wu Style T’ai Chi, Qi
Gong, the Ishayas’ Ascension (a meditation method) and other methods of
self-care. She is certified/licensed in Therapeutic Massage/Bodywork at the
National and State Levels. She is also a certified Yoga Alliance Instructor (see
below) and
a Practitioner of Healing Arts. Links to her class schedules are found on the
home page.
To schedule an
individual session with Lyrea,
please call (608) 549-2023 or
click here to send an email.
Traditional Thai Massage
Traditional Thai Massage is Lyrea's favorite
form of massage. Also known as Nuad Bo Rarn, Thai is a beautiful and elegant 2,500
year old healing modality. This
nurturing work consists of slow rhythmic
compressions on the muscles,
gentle rocking, deep flowing stretches (similar to
assisted yogic asanas) and thumb presses on specific energetic pathways. The
basic theory of the work is to open and create space within the body, balancing
it and allowing it the freedom to move and work harmoniously. Traditional Thai Massage is believed to have been
developed by Dr. Shivago Komarpaj, also known as Jivaka Komarabhacca, who was
from Northern India. He was the personal physician of the Buddha, and of the
King of Siam. Known as the "Father Doctor," he is still revered today for his
contributions to the healing arts. In his massage work, the Father Doctor
combined yogic stretching principles from India and the fundamentals of
acupressure from Chinese Medicine. He used "Sen" lines in his theoretical
foundation, creating an energetic model of the body
similar to other Eastern healing modalities.
A Traditional Thai Massage session bears little
resemblance to Western massage work. Oil is not needed. The client is dressed in
loose comfortable clothing. The session is performed in a quiet meditative
atmosphere on a mat on the floor. This enables the practitioner to use graceful
whole body movements and even pressure during the session. Lyrea works with her
client using conscious awareness of the breath, and may utilize her thumbs, fingers, hands,
elbows, knees and feet to manipulate and stimulate the body during a treatment.
Thai Massage has been found to oxygenate the blood
which aids in good circulation, and it "creates space in the body." We are not
used to thinking of the body as needing internal space, but this phrase
describes the benefits of Thai Massage perfectly. It frees tightness and
constriction, thus increasing the flexibility and range of motion of the joints.
The internal organs are massaged and stagnant energy is released. The body is
freed of neuromuscular tension, stress is reduced, fluids are moved, soft tissue
is detoxified, and overall energy is increased. A more balanced state of mind,
body and spirit is achieved.
Please click here
for Thai Massage class schedules/descriptions and to
learn more about Lyrea's Thai related background.
Reiki and
Intuitive Healing
Lyrea is an Usui Reiki Master/Teacher, a Karuna
Reiki Master and a Level II Tummo Reiki Practitioner. Reiki is a method of
accessing and facilitating the flow of universal healing energy. During a Reiki
session, Lyrea serves as a conduit for whatever energy may be needed for
physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual healing. Since the energy is
spiritually guided, it will work according to the highest wisdom, and will go to
the greatest need. Reiki works to the degree that the recipient is willing and
able to use the energy. The healing Reiki energy may be experienced as warmth,
tingling, peacefulness, love, relaxation, or whatever is needed in the
situation. Lyrea provides Reiki and intuitive healing sessions in person and at
a distance, and teaches Usui Reiki.
Therapeutic Yoga & Self Care Training
Appropriate muscle recruitment, compensation
patterns, body alignment, strength and flexibility all
strongly affect our mental tranquility, overall health, and physical comfort. Lyrea offers individual sessions designed to
help problem solve chronic pain situations. No medical advice is offered
during these sessions. Instead Lyrea looks at
existing patterns that have been built
up due to traumatic or repetitive use injury, postural distortions, or for other
reasons. Self care suggestions may be focused on
enlivening the breath, grounding, or a variety of specific
techniques for affected areas
of the body. Often underlying core strength and flexibility issues are addressed
in some way. In most cases there are
simple non-medical self-care techniques that can be done to ease existing
symptoms, prevent their reoccurrence, and live a more comfortable, vital and
freer life.
Lyrea also offers support for individuals who are trying to structure
a own home yoga or self-care practice. Lyrea's
personal history has led her to a more than 35 year in-depth exploration of
therapeutic benefits of massage, hatha yoga and other self-care techniques. She is
certified with the Yoga Alliance and has completed a 500 hour
specialized course of study focused on therapeutic "Alignment Yoga" yoga with
Scott Anderson of Blue Mounds & Madison, WI.
To schedule a session
with Lyrea, please call (608) 549-2023 or
click here to send an email.
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