Contact Kristen directly for an appointment: (340) 513-8120

Kristen began her career as a massage therapist in 2001. For eight years, as a part of a group practice in Mobile, AL, she continued to develop her skills in Neuromuscular Therapy under the guidance of her
initial teacher and mentor. During this time she maintained a loyal clientele in the studio in addition to providing onsite massage in the corporate setting. Focusing her continuing education on Thai massage,
she has accumulated over two hundred hours attending workshops and intensives that also included yoga, meditation, and breath work.

 Arriving in Norfolk in March of 2011, Kristen spent nearly two
years lending her talent to a local chiropractor while starting a family and assisting Michael Weber in laying the foundation of FLOW Massage & Bodywork. She is proud to be a part of The Space Above,
and looks forward to continuing to provide the community with tools that will lead to healthier, happier lives. In her free time she enjoys educating herself on how to provide optimal nutrition for the body
and deepening her personal yoga practice. With a profound love for nature, she finds adventure in mountain camping and ocean sailing.

Practicing Ayurvedic Healing and Counseling since 1991, Vijaya Stallings studied with both Dr. Vasant Lad at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico from 1990-1991, and Dr. Lobsang Rapgay, Ph.D. in 1995. Vijaya also studied at the Rishikesh Ayurvedic College in Rishikesh, India in 2000.
Vijaya works in California from May to August and again in November and December. Dhanvantari Ayurvedic Center locations are in San Anselmo, San Francisco, San Rafael, Concord & Monterey in California. From January through May and in September through November, he usually offers classes in Newport News/Yorktown & Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia.

To contact Vijaya:

http://dhanvantari-ayurveda.com/

San Francisco Bay Area: 510-282-5282
Monterey/Carmel, CA : 831-402-9770
Tidewater, VA : 757-254-3588

 

Gabrielle Gerard Breathwork/Bio-energy Facilitator & Creative Spiritual Life Coach Yoga & Meditation Teacher

Gabrielle Has been studying breathwork and pranayama for over 20
years. She began her studies of yoga, breath, and meditation in the
early 1990’s with Kathleen Barratt at the Subtle Energy Institute in
Virginia Beach, VA. She offers private sessions, workshops and offers
professional trainings and certifications in this modality. To
schedule a session or inquire about workshops please contact Gabrielle
at gabriellergerard@me.com or 757-409-2041 ~ www.insideoutyoga.com

Intake Consultation

Our model focuses on personal profiling and assessment in formulating
a system that will address individual differences. Some sessions focus
on restoring physical health, while others focus on emotional healing
and spiritual development. This customization is based on a
confidential questionnaire completed upon arrival followed by a
sequence of mindfulness breathing practices designed to profile
restricted breathing patterns and their energetic disturbances.
Clients will receive a recommendation for a method of approach.
Ninety minute session...$100.00

Breathwork Private Sessions

A progressive sequence of guided mindfulness breathing practices
designed to cultivate wellness and self development. Restorative
Breathwork sessions $75.00 for sixty minute...$115.00 for ninety
minutes...Transpersonal and Advance Transpersonal Breathwork sessions
$115.00.  All transpersonal sessions are ninety minute sessions.

Yoga and Breathwork sessions

Combines yoga poses to open the breathing spaces and breatwork.... 60
minute sessions....$70.00

 Private Meditation Instruction

A progressive sequence of appointments designed to develop personal
skills in basic and advanced meditation
.  These sessions provide the
framework for cultivating a daily disciplined meditation practice.
Sixty minute sessions..$70.00 Ninety minute sessions... $80.00

Personal mentoring...One hour session...$80.00
Phone Consultations by phone ...One hour session...$80.00

What to Expect in a Private Barratt Breathwork Session

A typical session is composed of four segments, which are briefly
described below:

Customization:  Each of your sessions is customized for your
particular needs. If you are new to breathwork, this customization is
based on a confidential questionnaire that you will complete upon
arrival to your session, supplemented by a brief discussion with
Gabrielle. If you are already working with Breathwork and within the
program,  the customization is based upon your evolving needs and
interests as they have developed during earlier sessions.

Understanding : For your initial session, Gabrielle will provide a
brief overview of the ancient history of breathwork therapy, and a
description of the unique characteristics of the Barratt Breathworks
model. You will then be invited into one of the therapy studios, and
asked to lie down on a massage table, fully clothed in a supine
position.

Breathing and Mindfulness : You will be guided  through a meditative
process designed to bring you into a state of relaxation. Then,
assisted by Gabrielle, you will engage in breathing and mindfulness
practices that will address your particular needs, helping you balance
your emotions and facilitating healing and self-development

Integration:  Following the dedicated breathing and mindfulness
segment, you will proceed to the final element of your session, the
“integration period.” This part of the session is very important,
because it gives your body and mind the opportunity to adjust to the
biological and energetic changes that have occurred as a result of the
breathing and mindfulness segment. You can plan on your session
lasting approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.

Cancellation Policy:  You may cancel or change your appointment up to
24 hours in advance of your service.  After that time, a 50%
cancellation fee will be applied.

A Balanced Approach To Breathwork Practices

Originally the Science of Breath was an oral tradition taught by
skilled teachers who carefully monitored the physical, emotional and
psychological health of their students as they experienced various
stages of healing and transformation. Some of these practices can
trigger strong physical and emotional cleansing, possibly resulting in
unexpected side effects. Therefore, breathwork should not be used by
itself, but rather should be part of a systematic approach which
encompasses other supportive techniques that serve as a container for
integration. It is highly recommended that one seek out the guidance
of a competent teacher before engaging in any breathwork technique.
Breathwork has powerful potential as a therapeutic practice and, when
used wisely, can have transforming effects on consciousness, physical
health and well-being.

The Barratt Breathwork Approach

In addition to supplying oxygen during the process of respiration, the
breath simultaneously draws in another energetic quality, known as
"prana." This prana, or "Qi" as it is called in China, is the vital
energy of life. Eastern adepts have long been aware of the
rejuvenating power of prana, recognizing it as an essential link
between the mind and body. For centuries, they have used specific
breathing practices to harness and direct this life energy in order to
facilitate healing and self-development. It is these breathing
practices that form the basis of the Barratt Breathworks Aproach.

In recognizing that the breath is a primary vehicle for our life
energy, we begin to understand how the quality of our breathing
literally reflects the quality of our lives.  When we begin to
cultivate an awareness of our breath, many of us notice that we are
unable to breathe fully, and that our breathing is labored or erratic.
 Most of these tensions in the breath grow out of highly complex
breathing habits caused by chronic stress and suppressed emotions.
Our dysfunctional breathing habits inhibit the body's natural ability
to draw in and absorb prana, creating energetic disturbances within
the human energy system.  These energetic disturbances deeply affect
the intricate balance of the mind/body continuum, ultimately
undermining health and well-being.

Our model employs a systematic approach designed to identify and
dismantle dysfunctional breathing habits as a means to impact energy
flow and allow it to move more freely. As tensions in the breath are
released, the movement of energy through the human energy system
becomes stimulated and is redirected to balance both excesses and
deficiencies. By dissipating energetic blocks and regulating energy
flow, this redirected energy helps restore the synchronistic balance
within the human energy system, resulting in improved health and
emotional balance, which ultimately lead to personal and spiritual
growth.

Benefits of BreathWork

Modern scientific research demonstrates what Eastern traditions have
known for centuries. When we breathe effectively, we create optimum
conditions for restoring overall health and well-being. Breathwork has
been known to achieve remarkable results, including

Relieving stress and fatigue
Inducing deep relaxation
Restoring physical health and vitality
Decreasing anxiety
Balancing blood pressure
Pain management
Improving sleep patterns
Increasing mental concentration
Emotional healing
Enhancing self-awareness
Personal growth
Spiritual development

“Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person in an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity. Flow is completely focused motivation. In flow, the emotions are not just contained and channeled, but positive, energized, and aligned with the task at hand. The
hallmark of flow is a feeling of spontaneous joy, even rapture, while performing a task.”

This is similar to the idea of “being in the zone” while at work or during sports and much like channeling a creative expression into dance, music, or art. As a child, Michael would be immersed for hours and even days in some sort of activity. Those moments had a timeless, effortless sense about them. The rest of life seemed to fade into the background and patiently await his return. As an adult, he recognized that he was in “the flow” and has made a practice of getting there as often as possible. Seeking flow is what inspires him to do what he loves. It is in that state that he feels most natural and balanced. He attributes this phenomenon, not so much to the activity at hand, as much as with living in the moment, not concentrating on past or future. He believes that by being mindful, aware, and intentional, anyone can focus their energy with compassion, integrity and inspiration to achieve greater flow in their daily lives.

Michael is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and Bodyworker. Raised in Norfolk, He left nearly fifteen years ago to travel and live life as a sailor. Trade winds led him around the world on what ended up being a journey of self- discovery and a redefinition of purpose. Joined by his soul mate Kristen Lyle, He returned to Norfolk in 2011, started a family and eagerly began developing FLOW Massage & Bodywork. To undertake this line of work is a natural expression of his compassion, integrity, and awareness. He does not view clients as broken, and therefore does not feel a need to fix them. He views people as whole and complete and himself as assisting their effort to cultivate balance and grow naturally. Michael takes pride in centering his practice on individual attention and deliberate intentions.

Michael would like to extend deep gratitude to all of the amazing healers that have selflessly shared their gift with him. Twenty years of receiving bodywork and nearly five years of practice has had a profound and lasting effect. He has become more aware of his personal ability to heal from within and views the mind, body, and spirit as interdependent and inseparable. He has experienced that by removing blockages and keeping channels open, holistic energy flows more freely and expands; and that by combining bodywork with practices like yoga and meditation, one can realize the benefits of each more fully. Consider expanding your regular practice to include touch therapy too.

Incorporating elements of Eastern and Western modalities, each massage is customized to accommodate the
client. Whether applying the “good hurt” of Deep Tissue work, the subtle nuances of Craniosacral Therapy, or the mystical dance of Thai Massage, the foundation of Michael’s work is firmly rooted in metta, a Pali word defined as “a benevolence toward all beings, without discrimination, that is free of selfish attachment” and also indicating, “a strong, sincere wish for the happiness and wellness of all beings”. 

Kim Austin Peterman CMT, RYT 500 Kim is the co-owner and co-creator of The Space Above Yoga Center.

 Kim not only appreciates the daily reminders yoga brings to who she is, but also considers the incredible influence it brings to her family. Raising her two children, daughter Josie and son Hobie along side her husband Greg, with the principles and understanding of yoga and Ayurveda is for Kim a wonderful way to contribute back into the world. It is her goal to forward deeply her personal devotion to yoga, and equally important for her to share, on any level, the gift of yoga with others. Kim believes that by planting even the smallest of seeds to even the smallest of insights, is giving back on a Universal level. By working with people in ways most suitable to their needs Kim hopes to motivate any start for opening up to a better life. Her eleven years experience as a massage therapist is only complimentary to her abilities as a yoga teacher and Ayurvedic Practitioner. Kim has been practicing and studying yoga for close to ten years and has successfully completed both the 200 hour (in 2004) and 500 hour (in 2006) level of teacher training with well respected teacher Anna-Amulyana Pittman. At this level she is certified and registered (500RYT) with the National Yoga Alliance. Kim has also experienced profound influences studying with senior level teachers Sarah Powers, Aadil Palkivala and Doug Keller. She has been certified by Emerson Theological Institute and the Dhanvantari Ayurvedic Center, after finishing the required 500 hours of studies with teacher Vijaya Stallings in 2008 to become a practitioner of the cosmic science of Ayurveda. In her teachings she intends to blend today's more modern lifestyle with the ancient wisdom of Vedic philosophy. She knows through pure experience how Ayurveda can cultivate a profoundly clear understanding of what balance can do for the body, mind and soul. Kim has also extended her yoga studies and teachings to infants, toddlers and children. She is trained and certified in the Internationally known Itsy Bitsy Yoga Program. She has also certified in prenatal yoga and enjoys very much bringing the practice of yoga to women preparing for motherhood. After considering the contrast of each personal experience (carrying and birthing one child without yoga in her life and another with the a strong yoga practice and awareness) Kim feels well aligned to share and encourage other women to seek a more organic, connective and amazing prenatal experience.

Kim humbly and thankfully appreciates that her abilities and offerings as a mother, teacher and therapist are ultimately gifts of a divine nature.

Lisa Meer, CMT, 500 RYT, Level 1 Crossfit Trainer

Lisa is the co-owner and co-creator of The Space Above Yoga Center
Graduating from Old Dominion University in 1995 with a BS in Psychology and a BS in Human Services Counseling, Lisa began exercising her curiosity for the body-mind connection while working in the mental health field. A year later, inspired by a close friend, she began study at The Fuller School of Massage Therapy. Lisa became a National Certified Massage Therapist in 1997 and began work in private practice in Ghent.

Lisa began practicing yoga in 1997 under the guidance of Anna Pittman and Gabrielle Gerard at Inside Out Yoga Center until 2006. Completing her 200 hour yoga certification with Anna Pittman in 2002, her 500 hour certification in 2007, she is now a 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance. Lisa has also completed the first level of training for The Great Yoga Wall and continues to share the fun, enlivening and therapeutic benefits of play on the wall in The Space Above.

In addition to being a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist, Lisa is also a Certified Neuromuscular Massage Therapist and a Level 1 CrossFit Trainer (www.crossfit.com). Her approach to working with her clients is a wholistic.  She adheres to the philosophy that what happens on the massage table can only make a small difference.  Health-ful living requires a client's commitment to understanding their own bodies inside and out.  Her work has been especially influenced by her passion for fitness and her belief in the importance of functional movement along with her studies in John Barnes’s Myofascial Release Technique, The Structural Integration Method and an extraordinary six day human dissection experience with the Somanautics team of Todd Garcia and Gil Hedley.


 

Christian Parker Borum, CMT, RN, BSN began her career helping others as a nurse in 1995. She quickly came to understand that there was more to healing than western medicine alone offered. She completed her initial course work in massage therapy at the Fuller School of Massage Therapy in 1999 and has been practicing body work ever since.

In 2002 Christian completed her certification program for Neuromuscular Therapy with Judith DeLany at the Potomac Mills Massage School in Washington D.C. She went on to get her certification in Manual Lymph Drainage at the Dr. Vodder School in Walchsee, Austria in 2005. She completed additional training in Lymphatic Massage Level 1 & 2 with Equilibrium Therapy in 2007. She has taken Biodynamic Cranio-Sacral course 1 with The Lyons Institute in 2008. Christian is also trained to treat repetitive use injuries with Muscle Release Technique, which is a form of soft tissue release.

Christian offers 60 and 90-minute sessions in any of her specific modalities but prefers to use a more holistic approach to treatment by incorporating all of her techniques, as needed, in a regular, periodic bodywork regimen. She feels honored to work with a wide array of clients and helping them discover healthy, practical choices.