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Here's what you need to know about working with me.
My practice is inclusive and welcoming to ALL BEINGS with/formerly with a uterus.
Once upon a time I was a regular ol' massage therapist, and over nearly 20 years, I've developed a unique understanding and relationship to working WITH (not against) the bodies on my table. Where there is pain, there is stagnation. I listen and I get to know your tissues. I sink, stretch, pull, dig, lift, and shift. I'll tend to your SCARS, I'll connect the dots, and look under the rug. I believe creating space and balance in your body will help YOU find FLOW not just in the body but in life. THE SNAGS IN YOUR TISSUES ARE BEYOND YOUR PHYSICAL LAYER, those snags can live anywhere in your energetic field of existence. Tending to YOUR whole nervous system + spirit is literally the 'HOW' we achieve inner peace...and we love that for YOU AND for humanity.
(Dramatic? Yes. Am I Wrong? No)
My therapeutic philosophy is: west + east + north + south. I believe whole heartedly that traditional and modern methods of healing and embodiment can and should meet in the centre.
WHO I am looking to work with: womb bodies with a desire to feel at home in their skin, an openness and curiosity to deepening their connection to themselves and the world around them. Women seeking to create harmony with their cycles, unravel scar tissue, and increase their vitality.
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ABOUT SYDNEY STARKO, RMT.
EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Aquarius, somanaut, big picture minded. I exist in the quantum, and recognize that healing in one lifetime transcends generations. Soul, human, mother, nature lover. Somewhere between really cool + super weird.
Nearly 20 years of body practice. Dance, yoga, sports therapy, peri-natal, relaxation. Chinese Fire Cupping, Craniosacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, Pelvic + Lymphatic health, Scar Tissue Integration Meditation + Yoga Philosophy.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Trained through MacEwan University’s 2200-hour program (class of 2010). Since then, I’ve been diving into everything from energy work and movement to Craniosacral and Visceral manipulation, Chi Nei Tsang (Chinese Abdominal Massage) Spinal Energetics, womb health. Yoga Nidra Guide
200-hour Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher. Co-creator + facilitator of yoga + anatomy courses with Embodied Living.
SPECIALTIES
Womb work: massage, energy healing + 1 on 1 cycle guidance. Nervous system recalibration. Birth scars, and ALL scars. Yoga Nidra. Fascia re-patterning and somatic release. Connecting the dots.
“If there is to be peace in the world, there must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, there must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, there must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, there must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the home, there must be peace in the heart.”
- Lao Tzu (probably)
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Smallish Print
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Please acknowledge that this therapist is not a physician and does not diagnose illness or disease or any other physical or mental disorder. Please understand that massage therapy/any of the services provided are not a substitute for a medical examination by a Medical Doctor. It is recommended that you attend your personal physician for any ailments that you may be experiencing. Please acknowledge that there is no assurance or guarantee on the results of your treatment. With any treatment there can be risks which may include, bruising, post massage soreness, and worsening of symptoms.
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GRATITUDE FOR THE LAND WE PLAY ON
Humbly serving the land and people of this sacred gathering place known as Moh’kinsstis, which today we also refer to as the City of Calgary.
Respectfully living, playing, and practicing on the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7 peoples of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) the Piikani, Kainai, and Siksika First Nations, Tsuut’ina First Nation, Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda), and Métis Nation Region III
Spanning generations, acknowledgement of the land is a traditional custom of Indigenous people when welcoming outsiders onto their land and into their homes. To build respectful relationships, acknowledging the land is an important part of reconciliation. It honours the authentic history of North America, its original people and tells the story of the creation of this country that has historically been missing.
A sincere extension of heart felt gratitude to the those who keep and share the stories of this land and her people. I believe strongly that Mother Earth is sacred and that the land we live on is borrowed from her...harmony among all living beings requires relationship and compassion... I'm proud to take care of, and live in reciprocity with these Traditional Lands I call home.