REFERENCES / I RECOMMEND
Lineage references, clinical teachers, trusted resources, and foundational texts
Lineage Teachers & Foundations
Honoring the living roots from which this practice weaves
Ayurveda & Marma Chikitsa (India)
Studies in Kerala under traditional Vaidyas and Marma masters. Formally grounded in Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita methodologies of Abhyanga, herbal oil decoction, and vital points.
Taoist Alchemy & Chi Nei Tsang (Thailand & France)
Lineage instruction in internal organ massage, five-element diagnostics, and somatic wind dispersal based on traditional Taoist Mountain lineages.
Traditional Rebozo & Partera Lineages (Mexico)
Direct apprentice learning from traditional Mexican midwives (Parteras) regarding the Rebozo shawl, postpartum sealing of the bones (Cerrada), and womb positioning.
Somatic Trauma Integration & Nervous System Theory
Informed by the somatic experiencing paradigms of Dr. Peter Levine, polyvagal theory of Dr. Stephen Porges, and trauma-informed somatic space holding.