Healing Bodywork by Tanner

For the 90 minutes I spent with Tanner time stopped as I was held in a womb of love, nurturing and acceptance.

I was preparing for a surgery that had been put off for almost a year because of Covid. This delay left my body in chronic pain and transformed. I had gained weight, couldn't walk completely upright, was easily winded, and felt like I hadn't slept in a year. Exhausted, hurting, self-isolated, my self-esteem at an all time low, my patience wearing thin. I was finally given an operation date. A week before my surgery I found my way to Tanner, understanding the extraordinary benefits touch can bring to the healing process. I arrived at their studio with rather low expectations. I'd hit the bottom of a deep trench of emotion and energy.

As I entered Tanner's studio I felt the weight of the world leave me. As we sat to talk before moving to the table I could feel my body collapse in on itself. The posture and strength that I had manifested through sheer will power in order to "get by" was not needed here. I almost cried from the relief, in fact I may have. For the first time since my diagnosis, and the long march through Covid to have my surgery, I felt safe. Even better, I smiled.

Now on the table, Tanner worked intuitively. Being mindful of my surgery sight, they were fully present to the needs of my body. This was not going to be a "cookie cutter" massage was the last thought I remember having. They took their time, worked on the areas that needed it, slowly and deliberately. Adding and subtracting pressure as my body informed the process. Tanner effortlessly worked in the energetic field as well, sending energetic tremors through my body as it released the trauma it had manifested and held onto so tightly. They also brought song into the session, which reawakened my own awareness of my chakras as they harmonized with the singing that filled the room.

As a somatic practitioner myself, I can tell you that Tanner has a rare gift for the work they have chosen. If you simply need to relax, or are facing physical, emotional or spiritual edges. You will find their ability to hold space and be present in walking the path with you for a time, healing in ways you may not yet realize you needed. Or, perhaps, even wanted.

Philip G.

Tanner's intuition and touch create a synergy like no other I have experienced (and I have been getting bodywork weekly for 12 years). Their elegant maneuvers are precise, intentional and amazingly effective. Magically, a shoulder relaxes with just a few strategic maneuvers. Their experience with dance and the way they move their own body clearly inform how they heal a clients’ body. I feels deeply holistically healed by the end of each session. Emotional tensions that I have held for decades have been released in just a few sessions. My partner and I have been booking weekly for just under a year and our sessions are always the highlight of our week. Tanner really is a god-send!

Regards,
NC

I have had chronic pain for the last couple of years and have sought out bodywork from a myriad of different practitioners. Getting bodywork by Tanner goes deeper than your run of the mill “relaxing massage,” and is deserving of the title of healer in its most prolific sense.

The environment that Tanner creates is one that is not just a safe space, but somehow invites expression, freedom from tension, and enjoyment of any sort during the session. I felt that any noise or emotion that came up I was given permission to make and was accepted in a truly nonjudgmental, welcoming, and nurturing way. Being someone who struggles with my throat chakra, it was incredibly healing for me to be encouraged to make noise in a whimsical way during our session as a tool for letting go.

The session was a total back and forth interaction. Tanner was so dialed in to my body, when they found a new spot that was sensitive I would react to the new sensitivity, they would acknowledge and validate that they felt it, and then we would work together to move through it. I had never felt so comfortable to go this deep with anyone and I was able to allow myself to be opened more than I had ever been.

At one point I had an emotional response in which I feel as though I had reverted to being a child on their massage table. I have heard of this happening to people before in therapy or in yoga and never really believed it could happen to me. But it did. I felt like Tanner provided the touch and nurturing acceptance of a mother figure for me in that moment. I was pleasantly surprised that when my response was so emotional, that they didn’t back away but that it was met with acceptance and we moved through it.

I can not thank Tanner enough for the experience I had with them, they allowed me the space to heal in a way I never dreamed possible. I am so grateful for this work and I would seriously recommend them with urgency to anyone in need of healing of any sort. I wish I could send this angel to all of my loved ones for healing <3