EMBODIMENT, EMPOWERMENT & SEX COACH, LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST
Located at Mandala Healing Journeys
14153 Misty Meadow Ln, Nevada City CA
Located at Mandala Healing Journeys
14153 Misty Meadow Ln, Nevada City CA
I trust the body's innate wisdom and capacity to heal and transform. My intention is to create an emotionally and physically safe space where you can explore and expand your capacity to be your true and vital self.
I offer a unique fusion of massage and energy work designed to create a profound sense of relaxation, transformation, and embodiment. So as to promote the growth that happens when emotional, physical and energetic bodies are in harmony, I prioritize creating a safe and nurturing environment where you can fully express yourself and be met with deep attunement and understanding.
My approach is slow, intentional, and intuitive, tailored to gently guide you into a state of deep relaxation and heightened body awareness. I move at the pace the body dictates, inviting it to release as it is ready. Through attuned touch and presence, I invite your body to release tension, unravel patterns of holding, and open up to a greater range of sensations.
Please refrain from taking pain medications, muscle relaxers or anti-inflammatories the day of your session. If pain demands you do, please let me know so we can adapt the session for your safety and wellbeing.
True pleasure and connection with others originate from a sense of deep connection with oneself. I am passionate to teach individuals how to cultivate an embodied and empowered way of being in their lives. Seeking to create a practical and experiential laboratory, I draw on the powers of somatic and verbal process to expand your range of experiences, exploring your limitless potential for growth and healing as you increase your capacity to be present and relate authentically.
Live a passionate life. I coach couples who want to improve their communication, deepen their intimacy and become more fluent in their experience of connection and the language of touch. You’ll have time to feel into your experience, noticing what is happening in your body and how that is shaping your experience, thoughts and feelings. You'll learn to authentically share your needs, desires and boundaries out loud, in a way that they can be heard. Together, you will cultivate trust, safety and freedom in your relationship, expanding both range and capacity for pleasure and intimacy.
MY APPROACH IS EXPERIENTIAL AND HOLISTIC, BLENDING VERBAL PROCESS, SOMATIC PRACTICE AND BODYWORK
Session length and structure is tailored for you
I've felt called to bring healing into the world throughout my life. My early years focused on emotional healing and my path led me into the field of conflict resolution where I served as a mediator and mediator-mentor for over a decade. During that time, I learned that communication is a key to healing and transformation. Effective communication happens when presence, attunement and empathy are given.
With time I was drawn to focus on healing the physical body. I trained at the Bellevue Massage School, earning licensure in 2011. Additional trainings in Reiki, Chi Gong and Feldenkrais Movement supplemented my understanding, offering vastly different ways of relating to the body. I came to recognize that when I touch, there is a dialogue taking place between my hands and the body I am working with; it is a communication.
In 2007, I embarked on a transformative Tantric journey, fully awakening my energy body, and in 2017 I pursued teacher training with SkyDancing Tantra. Throughout this profound journey, my primary focus was to deepen my ability to attend to the energy body and harness its infinite resources. I learned to fully inhabit my own body, discovering an inherent vitality and aliveness and a passion for guiding others to do the same.
Weaving together my specializations in massage therapy, Tantra, sex coaching, and conflict resolution, I bring a diverse set of skills to create transformative spaces for embodied exploration. These spaces allow for new, authentic conversations and experiences to unfold. My approach is experiential and holistic, blending verbal process with somatic practice or hands-on bodywork tailored to your specific needs.
Working authentically and relationally, we will pay careful attention to boundaries and consent, creating a structure of safety that maximizes freedom. My passion lies in empowering individuals to live life more fully and authentically, expanding their range and capacity for pleasure and intimacy. Together, we will embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation, inviting you to embrace a more vibrant and fulfilling existence.
"What Ilana does is richer than "bodywork." She provided patient, intuitive touch that allowed my muscles to let go--but more profoundly, she offered my body and emotional process a space of release and integration. It was a deep experience with plenty of time and a feeling of deep care and respect. Ilana's work is nuanced, attuned, and customized. She blends a number of massage and energy work modalities into a really great body healing and balancing experience. She takes the time she needs and the massage never feels rushed."
"Ilana's work is clearly intuitive and done with centered attention and care. Each treatment feels customized to address my needs for the day and mood. She provides the patience and space to do amazing work. I love it!!"
"Ilana Grace is an earth angel. She has an immense capacity for compassion, understanding, and empathy. Her intuition guides her in a way that is hard to put into words. Her work goes far beyond the physical, encompassing subtler, more profound layers of being. Ilana is a skilled practitioner with much more to offer than technique alone. I highly recommend experiencing her magic!!"
"Ilana Grace has a magical touch. She makes me feel so safe and seems to know just what I need on any particular day. She does not have one routine that she repeats with every visit. To say "best massage I've ever had" understates the experience. As part of my work, I am regularly measuring my HRV and tracking the metrics that show cardiac health, state of autonomic nervous system, and systemic stress and energy. I've had fair experience with massage of different sorts. Most help my muscle knots. Ilana changed my entire autonomic system's performance. Nothing has moved the needle like this since I started HRV tracking. she reads my body and crafts her massage and approach with great care and intuition. I highly recommend Ilana to anyone looking for a unique and very healing massage!"
"Ilana is fabulous! I have had many massages in my life, but I don't think I've ever experienced such a transformation. Ilana expertly released my tightest areas, some of which had bothered me for weeks. I felt like a new woman walking out."
14153 Misty Meadow Lane, Nevada City, California 95959, United States
email: ilana@ilanagrace.com phone: 425.765.6733
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Embodiment, Empowerment and Sex Coach, Licensed Massage Therapist
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