- Here is a list of what services/items I might be willing to trade one session of my time and the energy that it takes to give a body listening session:
- 3/4 hrs of help in the Garden or cleaning the bathrooms/kitchen etc
- Informal Martial Arts Training in any style as long as it is taught informally: Particularly interested in Shaolin Bo Staff, Aikido, Jijitsu, Qi Qong, Tai Chi, but check in with any style and i will probably be interested unless its taikwondo
- Physical Therapy, Physical Training, Special Yoga styles, Pilates, etc
- mini session trade for Time at your pool (if you live in walking distance of me), or for dinner, if its all organic,
- Tutoring sessions for my son done at same time as Listening Body Session in CSS, HTML, Javascript, electronics, etc
- Acupuncture,
- If you have a skill of any kind, let me know what it is, and I might be interested in it. 😉
- If you have a truck and are willing to move pots, plants, construction materials, along with helping out in a garden at one of the locations.
- website design, advertising, video editing, sound audio repair
- equipment repair
- trade for equipment
but
Please note, even though I am not a massage therapist anymore nor can i charge or barter for massage anymore as I am no longer a certified or licensed therapist and no longer provide massage therapy, I do still provide you my 30+ years of experience of listening to bodies and do provide a session of listening to your muscles and your body and your mind while hope to help you to become a better listener to your own body. but even though i no longer provide a massage per say, i still base what i think my time and and energy is worth based off what I once made as a MT. The avg massage therapist — even many who are fresh out of school and who have not been doing it very long, on average, the rate is about a $1 a minute. Home delivery massage therapists can cost anywhere between $150 to $200 or more per hour. Noted, again, I am no longer licensed or certified as a massage therapist, nor do I practice massage but rather I provide a bodymind listening session. plus, I DO have over 30 plus years of experience. I have been listening to people’s bodies with my hands nearly every day since I was a little child and people would let me play and listen to their backs, and at my peak busiest time sometimes over 10 hours a day everyday. I have been working on and listening acutely to muscles and bodies since I was about less then three years old. Actually all babies start off of listening and paying attention to bodies.. but i nver stopped. we actually all communicate with our bodies but truly being aware of listening is something so many people ignore. But for me, listening to muscles is something I have a passion for. So, I have put over more then the 10,000 hours they say it takes to be able to do something fairly well by nearly instinct alone.
What I do has also evolved, though. I no longer do the traditional massage and have become more focused on many alternative ways of listening to the body but my style still comes combined with the past experiences and knowledge and questions and answers I have picked up along the way.
My time and energy has also become more and more precious to me. I also now only have a few hours a week to be able to give to you.. So access to me has become rather limited and more valuable. If I had my way, I would ask for over a $1000 for a nearly two hour session, but I also understand that that would be preventing many people who really could use some body listening time no access. But because my time is so limited, and you will be lucky if I can get to you, I request that if you are helping out with money, that it be about $150-200 minimum for the avg session (which is about 1hr15 to 1hr 40mins long on avg _– that amount also depends upon what you can afford and what you make yourself in a day./hr IF you make more then $150/hr yourself, then I will expect you to pay the equivalent of what you make for the same amount of time in order to have access to my many years of experience .
for simplification though, lets just say its a mimimum of $150 session. and 1.50/minute if you are within easy walking distance but $2/minute if it takes me longer then $15 mins to get to you and you must provide transportation.
you must also be aware clothes stay on, amd i always have my assistant with me.
But for those who make less then $200 a day, I am also a firm believer in the bartering system.. The time trade will depend upon your market rates and other factors as well.
For example, if trading help around the house/garden, it would be a trade of four hours for a 20 to 40 minute session depending on what was done during that time. But if you normally received about $30/hr-$50/hr, it would be a two to one trade. If you normally received $90 plus for your services, then it would be a one to one trade. Remember to look above for services/items I am willing to trade my time for; or just ask if I would be interested in whatever skills you have , and I am sure we could probably work something out.
IF I have time available that day, for a full session my usual time) slots are in the late afternoon for a time-slot between(2-4) or (3-5) or after dark/dinner (9-11), but the after dark are usually reserved for people I know well. between 6-9 depending on weather or season, I prefer to reserve those slots for those who are willing to do a session at the park . Discounts available for park sessions.
For people whom I have already accepted as clients, I might be willing in some circumstances to take some emergencies in the morning, but it is not something we could plan ahead (you would write in that day and would see if I can fit you in, and IF I can, I will respond back to you within an hour or two.) If I am willing and up for taking you as a client, then I would also happy to do a variation of a body-listening session over the telephone for those who are in need and whom I am have already accepted as clients. For people in foreign countries, I will be okay trying out skype or other service. To get the link to my contact info or to sign up to get periodic updates from me, please click on this link here: Body Listening Newsletter . 🙂