Bodywork
Advanced Massage
Equipoise Series
HEALING
John LeFan is the founder of The
Mariposa Studio, a center for the
creative and healing arts in San
Francisco. John has practiced and
taught bodywork and movement
internationally for over twenty years
at places like White Street Center for
Movement and Bodywork in New
York, The Performing Arts Medical
Association, Kaiser Permanente
Physician’s Education Program and
Esalen Institute.
Advanced Massage
Equipoise Series
HEALING
John LeFan is the founder of The
Mariposa Studio, a center for the
creative and healing arts in San
Francisco. John has practiced and
taught bodywork and movement
internationally for over twenty years
at places like White Street Center for
Movement and Bodywork in New
York, The Performing Arts Medical
Association, Kaiser Permanente
Physician’s Education Program and
Esalen Institute.
Healing
John LeFan, photo by Christine Federici
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INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS:
John's work is a truly advanced form of massage for stress reduction and immediate relief from pain.
"Really heard my input and helped me recover for the racing season."
-- Frank Huebsch, ultra-endurance athlete
"It felt like John's hands and my injured shoulder were communicating."
-- John Cleese, founder of Monty Python's Flying Circus
"Great for my posture. It really works!"
-- David Lawrence, computer artist
“The series not only worked to release old somatic injuries but also helped me
toward a better posture and a more open attitude."
-- Robert Burg, Union Local 816 Scenic Artists
EQUIPOISE SERIES:
The series is a comprehensive restructuring of your entire body. From head to foot, from the superficial muscles to
the inner core, we break up old patterns held by bound connective tissue and attitudes of movement. The series is
designed to make you feel great during the day -- your walking, working, playing life -- not just while you are lying on
the massage table.
The integration of intellectual and intuitive knowledge promotes self healing.
The dictum, “Know thy self” is universal wisdom.
This is your time to reacquaint yourself with your body, to bring your body and mind together.
Equipoise means balance in motion -- grace.
Many are afraid to think of themselves as graceful.
Will you become as graceful as Baryshnikov? I don’t know. He puts a lot of time into being graceful.
Equipoise enables efficient use of the body, less pain, more joy. What I can do is help you to become the most
graceful person that you can be.
My job is to use my technical skills to break up old patterns of postural holding from your head to your toes. I am
also there to help you research the tools you will need to take control of your own physical well being.
Taking the series requires not only participation in the sessions but also a couple of minutes of homework a day....
really only a couple. The couple of minutes are usually fun movement games.
MATERIALS: The Anatomy Coloring Book. Buy it from any large book store or online at Amazon.
CONTACT JOHN:
For information, registration, and/or appointments, call 415.861.4330
John's work is a truly advanced form of massage for stress reduction and immediate relief from pain.
"Really heard my input and helped me recover for the racing season."
-- Frank Huebsch, ultra-endurance athlete
"It felt like John's hands and my injured shoulder were communicating."
-- John Cleese, founder of Monty Python's Flying Circus
"Great for my posture. It really works!"
-- David Lawrence, computer artist
“The series not only worked to release old somatic injuries but also helped me
toward a better posture and a more open attitude."
-- Robert Burg, Union Local 816 Scenic Artists
EQUIPOISE SERIES:
The series is a comprehensive restructuring of your entire body. From head to foot, from the superficial muscles to
the inner core, we break up old patterns held by bound connective tissue and attitudes of movement. The series is
designed to make you feel great during the day -- your walking, working, playing life -- not just while you are lying on
the massage table.
The integration of intellectual and intuitive knowledge promotes self healing.
The dictum, “Know thy self” is universal wisdom.
This is your time to reacquaint yourself with your body, to bring your body and mind together.
Equipoise means balance in motion -- grace.
Many are afraid to think of themselves as graceful.
Will you become as graceful as Baryshnikov? I don’t know. He puts a lot of time into being graceful.
Equipoise enables efficient use of the body, less pain, more joy. What I can do is help you to become the most
graceful person that you can be.
My job is to use my technical skills to break up old patterns of postural holding from your head to your toes. I am
also there to help you research the tools you will need to take control of your own physical well being.
Taking the series requires not only participation in the sessions but also a couple of minutes of homework a day....
really only a couple. The couple of minutes are usually fun movement games.
MATERIALS: The Anatomy Coloring Book. Buy it from any large book store or online at Amazon.
CONTACT JOHN:
For information, registration, and/or appointments, call 415.861.4330