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Ben Fleisher Bodywork Remedies

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Massage Therapy

Therapy through touch is an age old, intuitive process, evolved and ripened over eons of research and feedback. It is perhaps the oldest known method of treating the human body.

1. Zero Balancing
A leading edge body/mind therapy, Zero Balancing (ZB) is a hands-on bodywork system designed to unify the energetic body with its physical structure. This form of bodywork incorporates Eastern concepts of energy and healing with Western standards such as critical evaluation and skeletal alignment. ZB balances the energy in the body's densest tissues, creating clearer, stronger fields of energy in the body/mind. The intention of a Zero Balancing session is to relieve physical pain and re-organize vibratory fields. This supports one's ability to deal with life stresses and promotes a sense of wholeness and well-being.
The hands-on portion of a Zero Balancing Treatment is between 30 and 45 minutes long, with the remainder of the hour devoted to the entrance into and the integration out of the treatment. You should wear comfortable clothing. We recommend that one prepares for a more leisurely evening after a treatment if possible, as to maximize the benefits of the work.
Since Zero Balancing works with the deeply-held bone energy, the effects of the changes on the bone level are often felt for a few days or more, as the echoes of the work continue to resonate. We recommend that those new to Zero Balancing commit to three sessions, paced approximately a week apart. This allows for the treatments to build on one another, creating a deeper sense of ease and balance and maximizing on the degree of change that is ready to happen during that time.
2. Deep Tissue Massage Therapy
My approach to Deep Tissue Massage Therapy is a handcrafted combination of Swedish Therapeutic Massage and Deep Tissue massage techniques, including trigger point therapy, tui na, myofascial release, cross fiber friction, and orthopedic joint mobilizations.
Swedish massage, perhaps the most commonly known form of massage therapy involves working the soft tissues of the body (the muscles, fascia, skin, and connective tissue) with smooth and flowing strokes to stimulate local circulation and gently flush these layers of qi and blood obstructions. Trigger point therapy, tui na and cross fiber friction are more penetrating techniques with a similar goal. Myofascial release, though applied with less pressure into the body, works with the fascial sheaths to re-arrange these layers to accommodate a more easeful posture and deeper breathing pattern.
The primary goal of these massage techniques is to liberate held blood and energy from the soft tissue restrictions, distilling a sense of proprioceptive ease in the body.
3. Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a complex, highly developed system of understanding and treating dis-ease in the body, mind, and spirit, based on how the elements of nature are at play within the microcosm of each and every human being. Ben studies at the Tri-State College of Acupuncture and anticipates NYS licensure in 2010.

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*Outcall rates are negotiable, depending on factors such as client-owned table, distance, number of clients, etc. hours of treatment are tallied by individual sessions (e.g., two one-hour treatments are $250, one two-hour treatment is $215). On-site chair massage is available as well. Massage therapy is wonderful for special occasions, corporate settings, bridal parties, photo shoots, film sets, etc.

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Massage therapy is contraindicated (not medically safe) for the following conditions:

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Non-sexuality

All massage therapy treatments are strictly non-sexual, in accordance with the New York State laws and regulations regarding Licensed Massage Therapy. I will not tolerate any allusions to massage therapy treatments leading towards any kind of sexual experience. Physical signs of sexual arousal are completely natural due to the increase in circulation throughout the body. However, I have no tolerance for any sexual requests before, during or after a massage therapy treatment. I reserve the right to end any treatment immediately if this boundary is crossed, and will expect payment in full. I encourage you to hold me by the same standards. If you feel I have crossed a physical boundary that you are not comfortable with, please tell me immediately.

Non-discrimination

I will not turn away any client based on race, religion, gender, age, or physicality.

Lateness

New York City has its own timetable for all of us. Lateness happens. Please try to arrive at least a few minutes early so as to avoid these delays bumping into our treatment time. If you are late for a treatment, there are occasions when I can go over your appointment time by a few minutes, though this is not always possible. Please let me know if a few extra minutes in treatment presents a conflict for you. I reserve the right to end all treatments at the exact time that was scheduled. Thank you for your understanding.

Cancellations

Please allow 24 hours for cancellations. If you must miss a scheduled appointment, and we are able to re-schedule you for the same day, there is no additional fee. If the missed appointment can be re-scheduled within one week, there is a 50% re-scheduling fee. If the missed appointment is not re-scheduled within one week, I reserve the right to expect full payment for the late cancellation. Thank you for understanding.

NYS License # 27 018348

AMTA Member since 2002

Biography

I received my undergraduate degree from Hampshire College in western Massachusetts, with a self-designed major that examined the potential for an Integral Psychology (a la Ken Wilber), through the study of Developmental Psychology and Tibetan Buddhism. As part of these studies, I attended Naropa University in Boulder, CO, and traveled to Sarnath, India, where I attended The Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies to delve deeper into my Tibetan and Buddhist education. Unsatisfied with seeing Buddhism and personal growth through an academic lens, I looked to bodywork to give me the medium to channel my passion for the healing arts. Though I began in my college years with meditation, yoga and reiki, it was not until massage school that my learning began to come into form.

I attended the Boulder College of Massage Therapy in Boulder, Colorado, completing my studies in 2002. After a couple of years of excellent mentorship in Boulder, I returned to the east coast to continue my education while pursuing creative pursuits and being closer to my family. Moving to New York City in 2004, I began my practice here and have been deeply moved by diversity and motivation of this city. New York is a mecca of creativity, brilliance and inspiration from all over the globe, and I am so happy to be a part of it.

I was delighted and honored to graduate from the Zero Balancing Certification Program in 2008 under the tutelage of Michael Oruch and the compassionate guidance of Dr. Fritz Smith. I have also completed numerous workshops with Tom Bisio and Frank Butler in their Zheng Gu Tui Na training program, as well as Glen Black's Bodymastery Apprenticeship Program. I am currently studying Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Tri-State College of Acupuncture in Manhattan.

For a slightly more personal biography, check out my blog at http://movingbetween.blogspot.com/

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