Zen Hewn

Integrating the Mind and Body

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Overview

I provide an integrated approach to the body to create movement patterns that heals, strengthens, and connects to your spirit. My offerings reflect my decades long training in dance, massage, fitness, anatomy, kinesiology, embodiment, and somatic arts.

Integrating the East and the West

Health as both a science and an art.

Balancing the Yin and the Yang

Change requires external force Yang), and internal yielding (Yin). Balancing the two creates effective change

Integrating the Mind and the Body

Health informed by both mind and body.

Move the body to move the spirit

Lets connect

Specialties

Hand and Foot Pain

Lasting pain relief from Carpal Tunnel and Plantar Fasciitis

Restructuring Posture

Realigning the muscle, bone, and fascia to produce effortless posture

Athletic Longevity

Enjoy playing your sport, as you age.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

Services

Our sessions are informed by the breath and depth of my training, and often mix ideas from all modalities. What we create together is informed by what is revealed in our sessions.

  • Massage

    My approach to massage is to treat the body as it shows up to the session. What is present yesterday may not be present today. What needs to be addressed today, may no be the same as yesterday. What is important is for the body to inform the my work.

    I have studied and practiced a broad spectrum of bodywork modalities: Crainiosacral, Biodynamic, Fascial Restructuring, Shiatsu, and Deep Tissue. These cover the range of the phyiscal to the metaphysical, allowing me to connect with the body in it's entirety.

  • Gyrotonic® EXPANSION SYSTEM®

    The Gyrotonic EXPANSION SYSTEM® is an exercise method designed to take your body beyond its current limitations. Each Gyrotonic session combines aspects stretching, strength training, and physical therapy to create a strong and invigorated mind and body.

    • Through the use of oppositional movements, it builds tensegrity within the body to create balance, strength, agility and resilience.
    • Through the use of spiraling motions, it challenges the fascial lines to improve flexibility, increase functional range of motion, and relieve pain.
    • Through the use of flowing exercise sequences, it develops the mind-body connection to harmonize muscular effort and achieve whole body strength.

    Each exercise is uses a custom suite of Gyrotonic equipment is designed to guide and challenge you through the entire arc of each each movement. Each machine is designed to highly adpatable, allowing it to be tailor fit to your body's fitness, ability, conditions, and needs. The goal of each exercise is to target weak and tight areas simultaneously, to build a more integrated body free of aches, pains, and restrictions.

  • Workshops

    I offer classes and workshops in functional movement, embodied anatomy, and social partner dancing.

Find your joyful movement

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Rates

Individual Sessions

I work on a flat rate basis, regardless of modalites and techiques. This allows us to have the freedom to use best tools to address your needs. Sessions start at an hour with longer sessions available upon request.

Duos, and small group sessions are available as appropriate, typically for exercise and embodiment sessions.

Private Sessions

Single $100*
10-pack $850

Duo Sessions

Single $65
10-pack $580

Policies

  • Cancellations made less that 36 hours in prior to the session will be charged to the client at full rate.
  • Packages expires 90 days after purchase date.
  • For sessions outside of my studio, Center Gyrotonic, additional fees may apply.

Testimonials

He's a f*>¥ing genius! You can seriously hear his hands talking to your bones.
Mary S.

The most intuitive feeling massage I've had.
Lily H.

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About the Joseph Liu

Joseph Portait

I am a Licenced Massage Therapist OMBT #24254, Certified Gyrotonic® and Gyrokinesis® Trainer, Franklin Method Educator, and Dance Instructor in Portland, Oregon. For the past 10+ years, I've been helping clients move with eas in their body -- the antidote to "dis-ease". I believe when the body is allowed to freely move, and express itself, health and healing will naturally follow.

Wellness rooted in dance

My approach as a wellness practitioner is rooted in my partner dance training. How to connect, listen, lead, and follow– these are all components of informed touch. Listening and understanding how the body responds to touch, not just where, but when, how, and why is important in helping the body find comfort and heal. I see each session is a dance, with each action flowing seamlessly from one to another to create a harmonious healing experience. The aim is to create space for the body to be free to move with joy.

Specialties & Interests

I enjoy working with athletes, dancers, and performance artists. People who are aware of their bodies, and are seeking to get more performance from them in a sustainable way so they can enjoy their art throughout their lives. I also find working with the elderly deeply satisfying. For many, they have lived with chronic conditions that have been impacting their quality of life for years. The most subtle changes in posture, flexibility, and mobility and vastly improve their quality of life. As a POC, I relate to the trauma of the BIPOC folx. I specialize in holding space and witnessing the trauma that we hold in our bodies.

Training & Studies

  • Shiatsu with Wendy Ward at Oregon School of Massage.
  • Cranial Fluid Dynamics with Beata Alexander, PT
  • The Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis Exercise methods with Master Trainer Emma Kingston
  • Movement embodiment & education with Eric Franklin of the Franklin Method
  • Blues & Jazz dance training with Barry Douglas of the Hustle Hall of Fame

Embodiment involves contacting your own vulnerability.

— Mary Bond

Contact

Looking to schedule a private or for more information?

Phone: +1 971.303.8936
SMS: +1 971.303.8936
Email: joseph@zenhewn.com

Send me a message!