Honoring your journey

Awaken the Flow of your Life Force Energy
Release tensions caused by stress
Restore your body's ability to Heal
Services
30-minute Spinal Flow Sessions:
To support your self-healing process, I offer a unique blend of intuition-led hands-on touch and energetic healing work to hold a safe space for your body to freely unwind tensions while using Spinal Flow Technique as a foundation.6-Session Spinal Flow packagePlease contact me for ratesComing Soon:
30-min Remote Spinal Flow SessionsCustomized personal intensive in-person sessions (available upon request)
For same day booking requests, please call or text 707-354-4565 for availability.
Round Valley Spinal Flow
located at the south end of town
73500 Covelo Road, Covelo, CA
Little Studio in the Back
If you are unable to find a time slot that fits your schedule in my booking system, please feel free to make requests by contacting me at (707) 354-4565. I can be flexible and may re-arrange my schedule in the future to better accommodate clients.
The Spinal Flow® Technique is a philosophy, a science, and an intuitive, hands-on approach that prompts our spine and nervous system to release stress and help heal itself.There is an innate intelligence inside every human body to grow, repair and heal itself. Just as our gut digests our food, our hair grows and our heart beats naturally, our bodies know how to harness this innate intelligence – or Life Energy – to heal and grow.The spine and nervous system is the pathway through which our Life Energy flows. Unreleased stress creates blockages in the spine which prevents the flow of this energy.By releasing stress stored in the spine, Spinal Flow helps restore the flow of healing Life Force Energy through every vertebrae in the spine and to every cell in the body.Below is a chart of the 7 Gateways of the Spine and how each part of our spine correlates with various parts of our body.

Above is a clip of a session where you can visibly see FLOW waving through the spine, expressed via movement. These waves can also be expressed through the breath and/or perception/energy sensations.
COMMON KEY AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT WITH SPINAL FLOW:-PAIN RELIEF: Alleviation of chronic pain, back, neck, shoulders, sciatica, knees, ankles, feet and more.-IMPROVED MOBILITY: Increased range of motion and flexibility.-ENHANCED NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION: Better communication between the brain/mind and the body.-ENHANCED WELL BEING AND PERFORMANCE: More balanced and at ease in the body, stronger connection to intuition and self-awareness, more clarity-STRESS REDUCTION: Promotes relaxation, reduces stress and built-up tension.-BETTER SLEEP: Improved sleep patterns and quality-INCREASED ENERGY LEVELS: Feeling lighter and more energetic, vibrant-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING: Release of stored emotional tension/trauma/PTSD, leading to improved emotional balance and resilience.
-Individual Variation: The extent of improvement can vary depending on the individual and their specific needs.-Recommendation: It is recommended to start with at least 6 sessions to truly give Spinal Flow a try, after which, we would have a better idea how to proceed.-Regular Sessions: Benefits from Spinal Flow would probably appreciate continued treatments. Ideally, starting off with sessions close together and then tapering off to a session once a month for maintenance, if desired.

My Journey
*Trigger/Content warning: talks about suicideMy late-spouse died by suicide in October of 2006. I will never know the full extent of it, but they had left a letter expressing that "the pain was unbearable." Even though they were loved by many, even though they had a beautiful relationship with their children and their children adored them, even though they had a lot going for them, the pain was just too much, so much so, that along with all the other things they had going on within them, created a momentum that pushed them to the breaking point of killing themselves. After their suicide, I didn’t really know what else to do except accept the fact and move on with life. I was 36 and my kids were 9 and 11. So, left as a single mother, I decided to put most of my attention on being the best mother for my kids that I knew how to be. And, that's what I did, and I honestly thought I was doing a pretty good job of it considering what our family had gone through.Fast forward to 15 years later... in early 2021, I find out that one of my children had been fighting the urge to kill themselves by suicide. They expressed that they didn't like themselves and that they didn't want to live anymore.I... cannot... express... how much that hurt to the core. Especially since I didn't see it coming (or maybe I didn't look), and I had thought (or told myself) all along that they were fine... actually, more than fine. I actually patted myself on the back a few times believing that we had a healthy relationship and that they were thriving in life. Instead, they were feeling an insufferable amount of internal pain and being alone in the world, despite having friends and family that loved them. This was an absolute shock. I was devastated."The best thing you can do (for your child) is go on a healing journey and work on yourself," said a good friend of mine. I hated him for saying such a thing to me at first, but that ended up being the best advice anybody gave me. Thus began my healing/learning journey.Some big questions that I had:
What is this intolerable internal pain that one has that makes one decide that they no longer want to live, no longer want to exist? And, is there anything that can be done for it?Which led me to question what I believed about my own existence. Because if I can’t value and celebrate and love my own existence, then how can I convince someone else to do the same?In this learning journey, I've come to believe a few things:About pain:
If you are going through pain (internal/emotional or external/physical as they are often closely related)… you’re not alone and you are not imagining it, but there are ways to MOVE THROUGH it. Pain is a signal, like a check engine light, so it’s actually good news because it means that your body is functioning as it should. And, just like a check engine light, it also means that your body wants attention somewhere… and when we can give it attention where it needs it, the pain can shift. When we suppress ourselves, deny how we feel, avoid what our bodies really need, our bodies often resort to pain to express how deeply we are hurting or suffering. When we don't scream out with our voice or when we continually live in stress, our bodies scream out in pain. (Spinal Flow can help the body unravel through these tensions and pains that we hold).About healing:
It isn't about fixing ourselves. We are not broken. It isn't about being a better person or becoming someone different. But rather, UNBECOMING the programming that's disconnecting us from our true selves... less about trying hard to overcome what we perceive as our problems and more about accepting and surrendering to who we are... less about changing ourselves and more about coming home, being and remembering who we always have been. (In Spinal Flow, the client uses a practitioner's touch to help them find themselves... and all healing that happens, is self-healing. This empowers your own body to find itself and heal itself... and, yes, I believe your body is that amazing and powerful!)Over the past couple of years I personally got to heal in ways I never thought was possible, shifting my anxiety and pain, unwinding ways that my body held tension, releasing layers of emotions that were stuck, untangling and re-organizing patterns within my nervous system that were outdated and no longer served me. Even so, I still have my very human experiences of not feeling worthy, worry of people not liking me, wanting to hide/withdraw and all the other human things that can come up, but they come up less and they don’t overwhelm me the way they used to. There’s less fear. Less shame. More power. More compassion. More freedom. More living, with a deeper knowing, in my cells, of who I am.And, from the depths of experiencing this myself, comes a heart-felt desire to share what I can with others so that those who are seeking for relief and answers can also find it within themselves, too. I wasn’t sure before, but now I believe… a journey towards healing is possible… for all of us.Spinal Flow is an offering from my heart to yours.
Spinal Flow supports any healing journey, whether physical or mental, but one can start by just learning a few things. Here are some recommended resources that you may find useful...
List of Books:-The Body Keeps the Score
-When the Body Says No
-It Didn't Start With You
-No Bad Parts
-Healing Trauma
-Molecules of Emotion
-The Biology of Belief
-Loving What Is
Get nerdy with these links...A medical article explaining how the Spinal Wave has the mathematical properties of a central pattern generator and how that may represent a new measure for central nervous system health, with implications for recovery from spinal cord injury and for reorganizational healing development.
Spinal Flow Technique aims to increase the CerebroSpinal Fluid (CSF) flow along the spine. Dr Mauro Zappaterra, a Harvard-trained physician, explains how CSF, the liquid flowing in and around the brain and spinal cord, shapes our conscious experience.
A medical paper on the importance of spinal flow: Cerebrospinal Fluid Stasis and Its Clinical Significance
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Testimonials
Jenn Proccaci
“I love Spinal Flow! I had great results for reducing anxiety… It improves any pain I have immediately. I highly recommend this treatment.”
Latricia Benton-Davila
Now I walk better and without as much nerve pain... I don't need my walker as much... Before, it took me a long time to get in the shower, but now it's easier to get in and out. I haven't had shin splints since I started Spinal Flow either. It's very relaxing and I always feel better after.
Marilyn Magoffin
"I have had 2 sessions now with Susan and am very happy. Areas where I had pain and stiffness in my body were better after the first session and more improved after the second session. My back feels wonderful after each treatment. I am going back for more!"
Lucia Duval
"Leading up to the session, I was battling severe allergies, with a constantly running nose and tearing eyes, as well as significant lower back pain and discomfort in my left hand. Within just 10 minutes of the session starting, I began to yawn deeply, and remarkably, my allergy symptoms completely subsided -- my eyes and nose stopped tearing and running. I felt profoundly relaxed throughout the session. By the end, the lower back pain had completely vanished, and the pain in my left hand had decreased significantly... I will definitely recommend her to anyone seeking energy healing. Thank you, Susan, for your help and assistance!"
Paula
"My Spinal Flow treatments provided enormous relief from neck pain while enhancing a sense of how my body could help address its own challenges. The gentle energy guidance that Susan offers has really supported opportunities for enhanced physical, emotional and spiritual well being."
Nadia Davila
"During my Spinal Flow session, I felt a wave of relaxation... my back had felt tight and sore, but the session brought... relief and looseness... I left feeling lighter, more comfortable and grateful for how much better my back felt."
Jessica Harness
"Working with Susan through Spinal Flow has been an incredibly powerful and eye-opening experience for me. I feel a deep sense of trust and safety in her presence. She has this unique ability to guide me to my own body's wisdom, helping me tap into my natural ability to adjust and heal myself. It has improved both my physical and mental well-being."
Bruce Hilbach-Barger
"...your sessions with me helped my body find clear paths to letting go of tensions... Although my changes are subtle they are profound. Thank you."
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