dragonfly Bodywork

Mar 2024

I was in a car accident 6 years ago, and ended up with a lot of titanium in my arms and legs. My trauma surgeon gave up on me after two years saying, "I don't know why you're still having pain." And the answer was because I hadn't had this treatment. Nobuko is amazing. It took many sessions because there was a ton of damage all over my body, but eventually I could tell we were working on older damage predating the accident by 30 years. (That was from a karate injury that never healed properly.) She fixed it all. My doctors had nothing for me, and left me trapped in a broken body. She gave me my body back. I will always be grateful for the work she has done. My only issue...read full review

Jan 2024

Nobuko is knowledgeable, competent, and skillful. And this therapy is amazing! I had not heard of counterstrain therapy before, but tried it based on a recommendation. A little press here, a little touch there, gently push the rib cage, push up on a leg, move my head slightly. Nothing strenuous. BUT, I felt like after 2 hour mud bath and vapor wrap at a Calistoga spa. She claims it is not magic, but I have my suspicions :-). Seems magic to me!

Nov 2023

Nobuko is a compassionate and gifted bodyworker! I went in initially for jaw work & craniosacral and she introduced me to the fascinating world of Fascia (the complex web of connective tissue that covers everything in our body and tightens with stress and trauma) And the highly effective method for unravelling the fascia : Counterstrain. As someone who deals with a lot of stiffness & pain issues; I was amazed that old patterns, tension, & tightness could be unraveled without pain and in a very nonthreatening way to the body. Not once did I tighten up or feel as tho it's too much. It's a very gentle method that works with the body and hydrates the fascia. There are not...read full review