Bio:

Growing up as a farmer, Kaya noticed a deep connection to plants and began to dive into the importance of spiritual and biodynamic farming. Her passion for plant medicine blossomed just as many herbalists before her; health issues that felt undernourished by the modern medicine. With the blessing of family members in the holistic healing field, Kaya was able to access the power of Traditional Chinese Medicine at an early age. She then went on to study herbalism through the Herb Pharm, Earthwalk School of Herbal Traditions, and local indigenous healers from her home on the northern coast of Maine. Kaya has now completed her Asian Bodywork Therapy certification at the Shiatsu School of Vermont. Through traditional Asian, Native American, and European practices, she is dedicated to honoring the origin and ritual of the medicinal plants used in Wild Carrot Botanicals products and traditional Asian Bodywork techniques used in the clinic.

Shiatsu: 

Shiatsu is a Japanese bodywork treatment, traditionally practiced through clothing on a futon on the floor and can be done on a massage table if desired. Unlike regular massage, Shiatsu offers a pressure touch, sinking into the body rather than gliding over the skin. I use my hands, elbows, and knees to work to contact the dynamic life source energy (Qi) alongside stretches and limb rotations to open, connect and create space and movement within the body.

Like Acupuncture, Shiatsu works by treating the whole person, rather than one single ailment or point of discomfort. Through the simple power of touch, Shiatsu engages the body's innate wisdom and healing resources to bring integration and transformation. Although deeply satisfying at a physical level, Shiatsu is not just a physical treatment as it includes the emotional, psychological and spiritual aspects of being.