Healing Arts

BOOK A SESSION AT THE VILLAGE, BIG SUR WITH ONE OF OUR HEALING PRACTITIONERS IN RESIDENCE.

Kassia Meador’s journey with vibrational medicine began in 2011, in tandem with her career as a professional surfer. She is a trained Holographic Sound Practitioner having studied under Dr. Paul Hubbart and learned Quantium Cranial Bio Sonics from Dr. John Beaulieu. Continually working to inform and expand her offering through multiple modalities, Kassia is currently studying Polarity and Cranio Sacral Therapy. Her work forms a bridge between ancient wisdom and our modern times to traverse deeper layers of consciousness, surfing the wave of sonic evolution and transformation with immersive sound bathing experiences. In the past eight years Kassia has brought her work to many continents around the world and to celebrated events and organizations as Summit Series, Soho House Malibu, and Rama Yoga Institute to name a few.

www.rhythmsofvision.com  www.kassiasurf.com / @rhythms_of_vision @kassiasurf

ESSENCE OF BIG SUR: HERBAL COMPRESS BODYWORK
WITH MICHA MERRICK

Experience the essence of Big Sur with this dynamic adaptation of Thai Herbal massage, using the indigenous aromatic plants of our wild California coast. Experience slow rhythmic compression that warms and releases to melt deep layers of tension. Discover intimacy with the plant life of this place and receive the nourishment of plant medicine directly into the body. All plants are mindfully gathered in Big Sur.

75 MINUTE SESSION | EXCHANGE $175

Micha Merrick believes bodywork, at its essence, is a spiritual practice. As a Birth-doula, yoga teacher and lover of wild nature, her work opens space to reconnect with clarity to our primal source, grounded in the body. Five years of apprenticeship with the Ashokananda School of Traditional Thai Yoga Massage, Lahu Village Thailand, forms the base of her work as a mediation of loving kindness, combined with wisdom from Folk Herbalists, Women's Healers and Shamanic Midwives from Thailand and Bali. She served as a Postnatal Massage specialist at Bumi Sehat, Natural Childbirth Center in Ubud and on the Healing Arts Seva Crew at Amritapuri, Amma's Ashram in India, blessed to give treatments in the spirit of the divine mother.  Micha is currently creating an herbal compress treatment program for Post Ranch Spa, Big Sur, combining traditional compress technique with local plants and flowing Esalen-style massage. She offers private treatment sessions, specializing in herbal compress abdominal work for fertility, postnatal healing, emotional clearing and deep restorative relaxation in Big Sur California.

www.simplegraceyoga.com / @micha_merrick

THE UNICORN WAY: MASSAGE THERAPY
WITH ALANA CAIN

Growing up in Big Sur Alana understood that nature holds space for everything to heal itself. During her body work sessions she creates the space for you to drop into your own rhythm of healing. Alana’s foundation of hands-on touch is born from Esalen massage—her hands, heart, and breath provide slow, long, connecting strokes in tune with the unique needs of your nervous system. She integrates deep tissue, Thai massage, acupressure, reiki, and cranial sacral therapies into each session, listening to what your body and spirit needs most.

90 MINUTE SESSION | EXCHANGE $200

Alana Cain - At 17 yrs old I was on a professional ballet path when a serious injury derailed my dreams. I was told by the western medical field that I would never dance again and that major spine surgery was the only way.  My mother is a wise woman and that was the last interaction with western medical intervention. Amazing massage therapists at Esalen institute held space with pure knowledge of the body, heart and soul. During a long two year process I healed myself with the support of body workers who are now my mentors. I continue to dance and live life with a functioning happy body.  I received my first massage certification at 19 years old and have been studying bodywork ever since. I am influenced by healing modalities across the globe and am honored to provide a safe space for individuals to unwind their nervous systems and drop into the deeper rhythms of the self.

Deva Munay is passionate about the transformational power of sacred sound. In 1997 while on a 4.5 month pilgrimage Deva acquired her first sacred sound tools: two Tibetan Singing Bowls and a set of tingshas. During this journey she also learned the art of meditation, most notably while studying with the Dalai Lama for ten days after the Tibetan New Year in McLeod Ganj, India. From there she has studied healing modalities in Belize, Thailand, Malaysia, Nepal, Mexico, Europe, Guatemala, Peru, Bali, and Egypt. She incorporates this kaleidoscope of cultures and wisdom into her sound journeys to create a unified field of pure awareness and healing, which leave most in a state of wonder, awe and gratitude. Deva has a certificate in Sound Healing from the Globe Institute of Sound & Consciousness in San Francisco and a Bachelors of Science in Cultural Anthropology, Biology and Art from Southern Oregon University, as well as many certifications in the healing arts.

www.sacredsound.love / @devamunay

SYMBOL READINGS
WITH MARILET PRETORIUS

Discover the symbols that relate to you and to where you are on your path. Explore a certain topic or be open to seeing what information presents itself during your personalized session. Embracing a grounded and non-judgmental way of working, Marilet intuitively accesses information in picture form, distilled down into shapes and symbols. Some of these symbols are universal and some are unique to you, the individual. What guidance and insight are you currently reaching for? These symbols tell a story—your story.

Additionally, Marilet offers custom-made artwork and textiles embedded with the symbols from your session. These pieces are personal talismans, ready to further impart their knowledge to you in a non-verbal and powerful way.

40 MINUTE IN-PERSON SESSION | EXCHANGE $180 Includes a sketch with the symbol(s) accessed during your reading

Marilet Pretorius is a strong believer in the power of shapes and symbols. Her work lies in the space where her art and spiritual practices overlap. Her offerings include workshops where she teaches creative methods, a textile line hand-batiked by women artisans in Swaziland, and one-on-one intuitive sessions where she accesses symbols and their messages.

Marilet has had years of training as a designer (Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, Boston Architectural Center, Art Institute of Boston, and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising). She is a juried member of the California Society of Printmakers and a graduate of the advanced clairvoyant programs taught by Francine Marie-Sheppard, her mentor with whom she has studied over the past 10 years. Originally from South Africa, Marilet has lived in Argentina and Mexico, and currently lives and works in Carmel, California.

www.mariletpretorius.com / @mariletp

PLANT AS COMPASS HEALING: BODYWORK, ESALEN MASSAGE & NATURES MEDICINE
WITH AMBER LEE

Following a heart-centered consultation, Amber intuitively and skillfully brings science and spirit together for  healing. Her work includes elements of the natural world guiding each treatment by way of earth, water, fire, air, and ether.  In addition, you will be accompanied by seasonal, local, and consciously gathered plants and flowers, to further nourish and uplift throughout.  Along with her bundle of oils, incense, and healing tools, Amber provides a truly all-sensory experience of beauty and renewal.

Fertility, Prenatal, and Postpartum Treatments Available.

60 MINUTE SESSION | EXCHANGE $125
90 MINUTE SESSION | EXCHANGE $175

Following a heart-centered consultation, Amber intuitively and skillfully brings science and spirit together for healing. Her approach to massage therapy is holistic and nature-based, as she includes elements of earth, water, fire, air, and ether. Uniquely attuned in each treatment, Amber's healing hands move to the rhythm one's breath, heartbeat, and nervous system, thereby igniting the self-healing system and inspiring harmony to be felt in the whole system. Along with her bundle of oils and healing tools, Amber provides an all-sensory experience of serenity and renewal, where deep layers of pain, tension, and trauma may also be released.

Amber Lee's lineage is rooted in the Andes, the Hawaiian Islands, in prayer, and in service. Her treatment philosophy and teaching style is inspired by the innate intelligence and power to self-heal that lives inherently in every being.  Years of study and experience in the Healing Arts has resulted in her comprehensive practice known as Plant As Compass. Woven with the teachings of Aromatherapy, Acupressure, Integrated Energy Therapy®, CranioSacral®, Esalen Massage®, Deep Bodywork® and Reiki®, her style is described as slow, deep, and holistic, as each session is uniquely attuned to support and serve the whole being. Cultivated at the renown Healing Arts Institute, Amber carries forward the Esalen lineage of healing in the world with humility and reverence. She may be found nurturing and gathering in the Ojai Valley where she resides, as she so devotes her life's path to the wellbeing of others and our Mother Earth. In her words, "Return to Nature. Return to Self."

Plantascompass.com / @plantascompass

SPIRITUAL MASSAGE SESSIONS

WITH SEEMA CHRISTIE

A spiritual massage session is a form of energetic work involving checking in, setting intention, guided meditation, clearing of your energy field with sound breath and healing tools, essential oil vibration work, gentle foot massage to draw energy down, and infusing of energy within your whole system. The whole of your being is addressed on a physical, mental, emotional, relational and spiritual level. The work is deeply nurturing and relaxing for the nervous system. This work is done fully clothed.

75 MINUTE EXCHANGE | $175

Seema has been practicing energy healing for nearly 20 years and offers a nurturing safe environment for healing and learning. She is an Esalan certified massage therapist and practices Spiritual Massage as taught by Maria Lucia Saur. Additionally, she is a Reiki Master and teacher, Cranio sacral therapist, and teaches therapeutic restorative yoga.

Seema is also a longtime Buddhist practitioner, a spiritual art maker and painter. She captures the energy of the land as well as channeling spirit through her art.

Locals discount : $10 off.
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