Healthy Tales
Addictions
Drinking and Smoking
"Ever since I started working on my fiancé with Access Energy, I noticed that his lifestyle choices have changed. I haven't had to push him or argue with him- they've just fallen by the wayside. He hasn't needed to smoke or drink, as he used to- he's just let them go. I've given him Access Energy sessions a couple times a month since February. After work, I set up the massage table. We'd have dinner and then I'll work on him before bed. It's a really nice transition we are both so relaxed from the giving and receiving."
-Elena N., 550 hr graduate
"Ever since I started working on my fiancé with Access Energy, I noticed that his lifestyle choices have changed. I haven't had to push him or argue with him- they've just fallen by the wayside. He hasn't needed to smoke or drink, as he used to- he's just let them go. I've given him Access Energy sessions a couple times a month since February. After work, I set up the massage table. We'd have dinner and then I'll work on him before bed. It's a really nice transition we are both so relaxed from the giving and receiving."
-Elena N., 550 hr graduate
Asthma
Amazing Results with Reflexology
"I have been working on my son's feet every night since I took my first Reflexology class. My son has been an asthmatic since birth. For the last seven years he has had to use an inhaler regularly, often daily to manage his asthma. The points on his feet related to the Esophagus and Lungs were really congested and tender when I began working on him. About the first 5 times he hardly let me touch him. Just gradually over the first few weeks they became less sensitive. Now, five weeks later, I can apply a strong pressure with little reaction. His need for his inhaler diminished as he received the work. He hasn't used it at all in the last two weeks with ease-full breathing and very few asthmatic symptoms."
-Paul Zegala, SBBTI student, Massage Practitioner Program
"I have been working on my son's feet every night since I took my first Reflexology class. My son has been an asthmatic since birth. For the last seven years he has had to use an inhaler regularly, often daily to manage his asthma. The points on his feet related to the Esophagus and Lungs were really congested and tender when I began working on him. About the first 5 times he hardly let me touch him. Just gradually over the first few weeks they became less sensitive. Now, five weeks later, I can apply a strong pressure with little reaction. His need for his inhaler diminished as he received the work. He hasn't used it at all in the last two weeks with ease-full breathing and very few asthmatic symptoms."
-Paul Zegala, SBBTI student, Massage Practitioner Program
Athletics
Running without Pain
"Learning massage and Access Energy has taught me to listen to what my body needs nutrient-wise. I can now adequately fuel my muscles to supply energy I need for my run. I've been able to run harder and longer. In receiving bodywork twice each week in class I've relaxed my muscles so I'm not sore anymore. The most profound thing that's happened to me from receiving and giving bodywork is that I no longer have lower abdomen pain. I've tried everything, including doctors, to relieve that and nothing was helpful. I'm now able to go the distance and run harder and longer without the pain."
-Rebecca Kurta, student, Santa Barbara Marathoner
"Learning massage and Access Energy has taught me to listen to what my body needs nutrient-wise. I can now adequately fuel my muscles to supply energy I need for my run. I've been able to run harder and longer. In receiving bodywork twice each week in class I've relaxed my muscles so I'm not sore anymore. The most profound thing that's happened to me from receiving and giving bodywork is that I no longer have lower abdomen pain. I've tried everything, including doctors, to relieve that and nothing was helpful. I'm now able to go the distance and run harder and longer without the pain."
-Rebecca Kurta, student, Santa Barbara Marathoner
Emotional Balance
Anger Management
"The class was really powerful and I am glad I took it. It helped me get to some deeper layers and emotions for my spiritual growth. A lot of anger came up for me that I’d been harboring and thought I’d dealt with in other types of therapy. It came up in a gentle way and now I have a greater awareness of what I need to work on. The techniques is so easy to administer and while giving I felt benefit being the conduit for facilitating healing as well as the one receiving."
-Erica Winston, CMT, recent student of Access Energy/ Bars training
"The class was really powerful and I am glad I took it. It helped me get to some deeper layers and emotions for my spiritual growth. A lot of anger came up for me that I’d been harboring and thought I’d dealt with in other types of therapy. It came up in a gentle way and now I have a greater awareness of what I need to work on. The techniques is so easy to administer and while giving I felt benefit being the conduit for facilitating healing as well as the one receiving."
-Erica Winston, CMT, recent student of Access Energy/ Bars training
Fear
"Last week I worked on my son and gave him an Access Energy session. He has been down lately, having some issues with school, sports and at home. The next day he felt happy; so much had lifted for him. He had been working on doing a back flip for months. His fear had been stopping him. After the access session he was free of the fear and did his first back flip the next day in gymnastics."
-Paul Zigala, Access Energy student
"Last week I worked on my son and gave him an Access Energy session. He has been down lately, having some issues with school, sports and at home. The next day he felt happy; so much had lifted for him. He had been working on doing a back flip for months. His fear had been stopping him. After the access session he was free of the fear and did his first back flip the next day in gymnastics."
-Paul Zigala, Access Energy student
Managing Daily Life
"When the details of life seem like too much, Bars help me stay at the top of my game. Using Bars gives me a sense of ease. Exchanging Bars has been a weekly practice for me for the last six years. All kinds of things have shifted for me: the quality of my communication has improved and I am now able to embrace things that were difficult for me to deal with before and can accomplish them with ease."
-Sagar Faucheaux, Access/ Bars Facilitator
Sense of Calm
"I received a Craniosacral therapy session at the advanced clinic at SBBTI and was astounded by the process and results. Without knowing the premise of Craniosacral therapy, I was seeking a somatic therapy that would assist me in "getting into balance." Once the session began, I could feel waves of light and fluid pulsates through my body. My head felt like it was gently moving in a figure-eight, seeking to find its right place. When the session was over, I felt as if I had done extensive physical and emotional therapy. I felt lighter, calmer and centered. Since that first session I have sought out the student practitioner, Marla [VanStein] for another private session. Thank you."
-Kara Powis, Ph.D.
"When the details of life seem like too much, Bars help me stay at the top of my game. Using Bars gives me a sense of ease. Exchanging Bars has been a weekly practice for me for the last six years. All kinds of things have shifted for me: the quality of my communication has improved and I am now able to embrace things that were difficult for me to deal with before and can accomplish them with ease."
-Sagar Faucheaux, Access/ Bars Facilitator
Sense of Calm
"I received a Craniosacral therapy session at the advanced clinic at SBBTI and was astounded by the process and results. Without knowing the premise of Craniosacral therapy, I was seeking a somatic therapy that would assist me in "getting into balance." Once the session began, I could feel waves of light and fluid pulsates through my body. My head felt like it was gently moving in a figure-eight, seeking to find its right place. When the session was over, I felt as if I had done extensive physical and emotional therapy. I felt lighter, calmer and centered. Since that first session I have sought out the student practitioner, Marla [VanStein] for another private session. Thank you."
-Kara Powis, Ph.D.
Energy Balance
More Energy & Better Sleep
"It was amazing to let things go and feel energized at the same time-like I wanted to run, jump, skip and dance. I have felt really different since the class. I have slept the entire night soundly and I am fully awake in the morning."
-Laurie McCarthy, Access Energy student
"It was amazing to let things go and feel energized at the same time-like I wanted to run, jump, skip and dance. I have felt really different since the class. I have slept the entire night soundly and I am fully awake in the morning."
-Laurie McCarthy, Access Energy student
"I had an amazing beginning to my day with acupressure. I feel a sense of calm that I can carry through the rest of my day and have the energy I need. I highly recommend acupressure."
-Bobby LeBlanc, Acupressure student
-Bobby LeBlanc, Acupressure student
"I arrived Friday night pretty frayed around the edges emotionally. That session of medical qigong was extremely powerful energy work Slept really well Friday night. Saturday morning woke up with a profound blissful consciousness, silent and deep. Tons of energy on Saturday. Clear, happy productivity. Something definitely worth learning and receiving. Thank you for making such body work available to the community."
-Tiffani M, Medical Qigong Recipient
-Tiffani M, Medical Qigong Recipient
Headache
"I met Deb about 11 years ago. At the time, I had major migraines pretty often. I had headaches for about 25 years. Since aromas were the trigger for my headaches, it was hard for Deb to convince me to use oils. I finally tried an oil called M-Grain. I used it 4 times a day for about six months and my headaches were cured. That was about 11 years ago. Occasionally I feel a headache coming on and I just use the oil to get rid of it. I hardly ever get headaches today. One thing I appreciate about oils is the low cost. I use a drop at a time - each drop costs less than any over the counter pill I could take."
-Patricia Gohman about her session with Deborah Devar
-Patricia Gohman about her session with Deborah Devar
Insomnia
Better Sleep
"I have chronic insomnia. I had very little sleep going into the session. I have used the points I learned during class one night in place of a sleeping pill and I slept pretty well."
-Brynda McPeters, Acupressure student
"I have chronic insomnia. I had very little sleep going into the session. I have used the points I learned during class one night in place of a sleeping pill and I slept pretty well."
-Brynda McPeters, Acupressure student
More Energy & Better Sleep
"It was amazing to let things go and feel energized at the same time-like I wanted to run, jump, skip and dance. I have felt really different since the class. I have slept the entire night soundly and I am fully awake in the morning."
-Laurie McCarthy, Access Energy student
"It was amazing to let things go and feel energized at the same time-like I wanted to run, jump, skip and dance. I have felt really different since the class. I have slept the entire night soundly and I am fully awake in the morning."
-Laurie McCarthy, Access Energy student
Injuries
Bone Spurs
"As I was driving away from my session, the sensation of a cold bar in my foot began to subside into this feeling of dissolving and I realized my bone spur had dissolved. The cold bar sensation pushing up through the heel of my foot is gone! Before the session, I felt like my heel was on a marble. I now have a relaxed sense that my heel and all the receptors in my foot are fully contacting my shoe. Everything in my foot has changed. I used the Bars clearing statements during the session and I just dissolved my spur. I am walking completely differently. I have no pain."
-Vanessa Kay, commenting on her Shiatsu session with Eve Roma, and adjunctive Access Energy clearing statements with Katie Mickey
"As I was driving away from my session, the sensation of a cold bar in my foot began to subside into this feeling of dissolving and I realized my bone spur had dissolved. The cold bar sensation pushing up through the heel of my foot is gone! Before the session, I felt like my heel was on a marble. I now have a relaxed sense that my heel and all the receptors in my foot are fully contacting my shoe. Everything in my foot has changed. I used the Bars clearing statements during the session and I just dissolved my spur. I am walking completely differently. I have no pain."
-Vanessa Kay, commenting on her Shiatsu session with Eve Roma, and adjunctive Access Energy clearing statements with Katie Mickey
Laryngitis
"Wow! I can talk again! After Katie worked on me I went home and rested. That night I felt awful, but when I woke I felt great. My voice is back and I am able to work. Usually it would take me several days to get over a bug like that. The session was amazing. The next time I start to come down with something I am going to see you first thing."
-Sonia Ross commenting on her body's quick recovery from laryngitis following a lymphatic/reflexology session with Katie Mickey
-Sonia Ross commenting on her body's quick recovery from laryngitis following a lymphatic/reflexology session with Katie Mickey
Oral Care
"Dear Body Therapy Institute, when I came to your lymphatic drainage massage clinic, I had experienced a swollen right cheek for weeks. I thought it was due to gum weakness because it was painful when I flossed and brushed there. After Anna's skillful gentle touches in that area during my clinic session, I came home to no pain when flossing or brushing. Thank you!"
Tiffani Manley, commenting on her clinic session
Tiffani Manley, commenting on her clinic session
Relaxation
"Hot stone massage is a blissful therapeutic experience. The warmth of the stones relaxes muscles and promotes the flow of circulation. It deepens your state, relaxes your mind and rejuvenates your spirit. It's a great technique to connect mind, body and spirit."
-Angelina Rodriguez, recent Hot Stone student
"The Craniosacral treatment put me in a profound meditative state. I felt myself drifting into a deep inner space where I became very aware of subtle rhythms of body systems that are barely perceptible in ordinary consciousness. At one point I felt a definite release of tension in my cranium - I must have been holding it for some time without realizing it. All in all, I highly recommend this as a worthwhile form of therapy."
-Detty Peikart, Craniosacral clinic client
"Receiving Craniosacral Therapy is like dropping into a deep well; the mind settles and the sensation in the body is like warm elixir permeating all the tissue layers and beyond the body. I often feel like I am floating for days afterwards."
-Katie Mickey, SBBTI director and recipient in Craniosacral clinic
"I had a spectacular session with Joanne. She had a quiet, calm sense of confidence as she approached the whole session. She really allowed it all to unfold and had a presence of authority in what she was doing. I have had other Craniosacral sessions before and this was the most profound I have experienced- the depth to which I entered into it, as well as the stillness of the process- it seemed to allow for deeper shifts and quality of presence. I feel very relaxed."
-Shyama Osborne, Craniosacral clinic recipient, and Polarity, Jin Shin Do Practitioner
-Angelina Rodriguez, recent Hot Stone student
"The Craniosacral treatment put me in a profound meditative state. I felt myself drifting into a deep inner space where I became very aware of subtle rhythms of body systems that are barely perceptible in ordinary consciousness. At one point I felt a definite release of tension in my cranium - I must have been holding it for some time without realizing it. All in all, I highly recommend this as a worthwhile form of therapy."
-Detty Peikart, Craniosacral clinic client
"Receiving Craniosacral Therapy is like dropping into a deep well; the mind settles and the sensation in the body is like warm elixir permeating all the tissue layers and beyond the body. I often feel like I am floating for days afterwards."
-Katie Mickey, SBBTI director and recipient in Craniosacral clinic
"I had a spectacular session with Joanne. She had a quiet, calm sense of confidence as she approached the whole session. She really allowed it all to unfold and had a presence of authority in what she was doing. I have had other Craniosacral sessions before and this was the most profound I have experienced- the depth to which I entered into it, as well as the stillness of the process- it seemed to allow for deeper shifts and quality of presence. I feel very relaxed."
-Shyama Osborne, Craniosacral clinic recipient, and Polarity, Jin Shin Do Practitioner
Spiritual Growth
Vibrational Frequency
"I really love the Bars energy work - I feel that this goes along with what I have been getting about the release work that allows us to raise our vibration frequency and be more fully the glorious unlimited beings that we are."
-Cat Weeks, Access Energy student
"I really love the Bars energy work - I feel that this goes along with what I have been getting about the release work that allows us to raise our vibration frequency and be more fully the glorious unlimited beings that we are."
-Cat Weeks, Access Energy student
Positive Shifts
"I just had a medical qigong session with Lisa D, a 500 hour student. I feel profoundly relaxed and in a zone of peaceful calm. I had several dream-like images while receiving the treatment and felt that I was energetically shifted in a very positive way. Thank you so very Much!"
-Lisa Star
"I just had a medical qigong session with Lisa D, a 500 hour student. I feel profoundly relaxed and in a zone of peaceful calm. I had several dream-like images while receiving the treatment and felt that I was energetically shifted in a very positive way. Thank you so very Much!"
-Lisa Star
Weight Management
Weight Loss
"After receiving Bars my anxiety eased. The relief in my body was immediate and allowed me to be more present. I began to sleep without medication. After each Bars session, I slept well and had more energy in the day. I would get so much more done in a day. The mood swings, heart palpations and acid reflux eased as well. Prior to my cancer surgery I would have intense PMS. My husband would "run my Bars" and I would have relief mentally and physically. Over the years, I have shed 200 lbs without dieting and went from being confined to a wheelchair to being physically active- walking, gardening, and even dancing."
-Audrey Lynette, Access/ Bars Facilitator and Instructor
"After receiving Bars my anxiety eased. The relief in my body was immediate and allowed me to be more present. I began to sleep without medication. After each Bars session, I slept well and had more energy in the day. I would get so much more done in a day. The mood swings, heart palpations and acid reflux eased as well. Prior to my cancer surgery I would have intense PMS. My husband would "run my Bars" and I would have relief mentally and physically. Over the years, I have shed 200 lbs without dieting and went from being confined to a wheelchair to being physically active- walking, gardening, and even dancing."
-Audrey Lynette, Access/ Bars Facilitator and Instructor
