North Star Somatic Arts

633 Germantown Pike, 2nd floor (elevator available) Lafayette Hill, 19444

Follow signs for LSR Wellness

Please use parking spaces designated for CLIMB or any other available parking spaces. The entrance for the building is in the parking lot that you access from Crescent ave. Once you enter the building you will see the elevator and the stairs. When you arrive at the second floor, turn left to enter into the community kitchen.

I will be there to greet you.

Embodiment is feeling spiritually at ease within your own body and presence. It is the feeling of being “at home” in your body. You live from your heart as much as your mind, you are fully present with yourself and others, that is embodiment.

Soma when translated from greek means body, translated from sanskrit means elixir. Somatics used as a term to describe intuitive, internally driven movement becomes a nurturing elixir within your body. Somatics are not exercise, stretching or yoga, it is a way of moving in the body that is motivated primarily by nurturing your nervous system. somatic practices invite you to listen inward — noticing sensation, breath, tension, rhythm, and subtle shifts in your nervous system.

Trauma informed refers to specific practices that promote autonomy, embodiment, self-regulation and physiological relaxation; some of the keys to trauma recovery. All practices at North Star Holistic Health are trauma informed.

The term medical massage is used to describe my skill level and the intention of the service. I have extensive training in the structure and function of the human body. A medical massage is directed towards a specific discomfort and/or in consideration of a health diagnosis.

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Pre-natal or pregnancy massage requires specialized training and knowledge of the physiological changes that take place during all three trimesters of pregnancy. You have a a choice of side-lying position or specialized pillows and bolsters that make a prone (face down) massage possible.

Book a medical massage and type “pre-natal” in the note section.

Craniosacral therapy is a gentle hands on approach to nervous system regulation and deep healing of the body and mind. Developed by Dr. John Upledger during extensive study and research during his time at The University of Michigan (1975-1983), CST relieves restrictions in the structures of the nervous system (sacrum, external and internal skull, spine (including the dural tube housed within the spine) to help reduce pain, relieve dysfunction, and improve whole-body health and performance. CranioSacral therapy facilitates your body's innate, natural healing ability, bolstering your immune system and improving your ability to maintain your natural state of harmony. More on CST here.

Somato Emotional Release (SER) is the organic unwinding of trauma held in the physical structures of the body such as the cells, tissue, organs, and functional systems of the physical body. This unwinding and subsequent release may occur spontaneously during a CranioSacral Therapy (CST) session or in the days after. The intentional facilitation of traumatic energy release from the body MAY be encouraged during a CST session, under certain circumstances. For more information on this intentional process please call 267-257-0001 or email hello@blakeyhastings.com