ABOUT ME
My journey with touch
You wouldn't believe if I told you I wasn’t always someone who felt comfortable with touch! In fact, I used to really dislike it, unless it came from someone I was intimate with. Being touched by others felt invasive and deeply unsafe.
Through my own healing journey and talk therapy, I began to understand a bit more about that discomfort. I talked about it, processed it intellectually, and believed I had moved on. But still, I didn’t feel entirely safe in my own body.
It took years of Somatic Therapy and other body-based practices, along with attending relational spaces where I could explore setting boundaries and listening to my body, for something to finally shift. Learning to honor my true yes's and my true no's helped me find safety within myself. This sense of safety rippled its effect into many areas of my life, and it wasn't all about touch, but touch was a big part of it. Slowly slowly, I began to experience the healing power of consensual, safe, kind, and nurturing touch, even if it comes from someone I'm not particularly close to.
I've experienced what it feels like for every cell in my body to awaken, in spaces where I was fully accepted and celebrated, where touch was offered with love and without expectations or attachment to outcomes. And as a practitioner, I found that offering touch became just as healing. It grounds me, connects me, and nourishes my soul to be fully present with another person, holding them with care and devotion.
My approach
Touch Temple was born from the desire to hold space for people to rediscover the simple pleasure of being touched with care. So many people are touch deprived, especially when only getting it in the context of romantic relationships (something I hope to gently help you deconstruct!). My mission is to offer a space that can also be educational in the way you relate to touch, to your body, your sexuality and your sensuality, and help you release any shame you carry around these topics.
My offerings mainly combine training in Therapeutic Massage, Tantra Massage, Trauma-Informed Yoga, and Mindfulness practices. Even though the work is definitely influenced by Tantra Massage principles, I would (unofficially) prefer to label it as something like Tantric Inspired Bodywork, as it's also informed by many embodiment practices I’ve experienced, especially in Temple Nights and other relational spaces where touch is invited only if it's a full body yes.
Labels are tricky, and my work is constantly evolving, just as I am. While Tantra Massage was the spark that lit this path, and the closest label I can find for the work I do, I trust the right label will emerge over time. For now just know that this is the container I’m holding: a space for softening, surrender, connecting with your full body pleasure, and potentially rediscovering safety within.