“They will think it is your light that gives you power, when actually, it is your ability to see in the dark…”

Back in February it felt as though my life had fallen apart, the floor dropped out on my world, on a seemingly random Monday morning. I can feel into that time now, the depths of how far down I went into myself. The darkness that engulfed me. Each breathe felt like a lifetime. Each day was a taunting reminder that no matter how I tried, my life as I knew it - was over. I gave myself a very clear date to be in the muck, to truly just “not be ok”with my marriage ending and all our “forever” plans just poof disappearing. I made a pact with my inner knowing that it was ok to just be in the soup and not know what the next best thing was.

After my self imposed emotional prison time was over, I could start to feel into a version of myself that felt so far away that it didn’t seem possible in this lifetime. I could feel a physical strength start to root down, a glimpse of a small little love den I could create for my daughters and I, and a joy so pure it couldn’t be taken away - ever again. It felt so tender to hold. I started to take small steps in the direction of that vision.

The community around me gave their loving advice, shared their upset with my decision to move cross country away from the womb of family, and mostly thought I was unhinged to restart a massage practice that had taken years to build. They weren’t wrong, but they also weren’t me. This has been my journey time and time again. My Earth Archetype feeds off of transforming the compost into the ripeness. You could say it’s my destiny, and now I get to feel into that purpose in the massage room. You bring the compost and we grow the bloom together. I cannot thank you all enough for your willingness to trust the container of these bodywork sessions. It’s all happening! So much magic at the massage table alter.

GIFT CERTIFICATES: Tis the Season! Give the gift that keeps on giving. I just had beautiful gift cards printed, use Venmo and then email me (chelsea@considerbalance.com) to gift a session for a loved one.

NEW ADD-ONS: In addition to Facial GuaSha + Micro Cupping and Ear Seeds, I now offer a fun way to melt those dry cracked heels away with silicon gel foot masks. I love these things! In 30mins your feet are restored.

Also on offer is a post-session Caco Chat with the most delicious pure Cacao I’ve ever had, Keith’s Cacao. We can sip cacao and go deep on your session rather then feeling rushed to get you out the door. I prefer to use our 2hr sessions for table time, not chat time. So this is a way to extend that love bubble just a bit more. The cacao will also increase and improve the benefits of our session. It’s a heart opening medicine that I’ve become very connected to, and deeply grateful to Leslie of Lotus Healing Marin for her guidance.

See you on the table,

- Chelsea