Stella

Ladies & Gentlemen

I am an adventurous, refreshing and passionate young woman embarking on a rather remarkable journey across the planet.

At the age of 19, I dropped out of a prestigious university, set to educate myself through life experience and travel.

My travels have taken me through the US, Western & Eastern Europe, Central America and all over the far East.

Je parle francais, espanol????????!

My most recent trip was to the East Coast of Taiwan where I spent 3 months studying Mandarin-Chinese at a Buddhist University, living with organic farmers and a wood carving artist and practicing Tai Chi with an amazing teacher who devoted 2-3 hours of her mornings Mon-Sat and refused to accept any money from me!

Sensual body work evolved rather naturally into my life as I have always loved people and have sought out a sincere and direct context through which I could connect and interact with them.

My massage practice evolves as I progress as an individual. Through sensual body work I have faced ego, overcome body image issues, and have continued to develop compassion and understanding for humanity.

Over the past two yeras I have studied various types of body work with practitioners specializing in Traditional Thai, Chinese Medicine, Lomi Lomi, Balinese and most recently techniques from Massage W/O Hands School in London.

Every four months I visit my teacher in Thailand who I study and live with in a small village outside of Chiang Mai. My most recent September/October trip was particularly inspiring. My training centred around developing sensitivity, feeling and awareness in my hands. In her words, to connect my hands with my mind and my heart. She spoke of the importance of the practitioner committing to a genuine intention and in his or her development of a peaceful, steady mind.

Over the past two years I have been cultivating a meditation practice which I feel contributes directly to my massage. I learned Vipassana meditation at a monastery in Northern Thailand where I practiced for over a month. I was approached by a Burmese nun who invited me to live in a forest with her on the border of Myanmar. Most recently, in Sept 2011, I lived and learned from high level Bhikkhuni nuns and assisted in the construction of a Bhuddhist monastery.

My holistic approach to massage has always felt intrinsically right. I celebrate the freedom that is my massage – a practice in which I don’t have to focus on proper draping technique and limiting natural resoponse to human touch.

Massage has always equated to sensuality in mind.

My Thai teacher demonstrates that the most powerful touch can often be the softest. I believe mindful and gradual (versus aggressive and brutal) pressure facilitates the most effective physical and emotional release.

I am comfortable with the body as a whole and I believe in the importance of stimulating proper blood circulation throughout.

I offer four hand massages with my dear friend Alena who is a beautiful, sensual, and certified massage therapist. We absolutely love to massage together and we have fantastic chemistry and energy between us making for a very enjoyable experience for all.

I invite you to visit my website and to email me if you are interested in arranging a body work session.

With love

Stella