Laura Hill, LMT
Licensed Massage Therapist, OR #15656 (2008), NJ #18KT01354600 (2018)
Tensegrity Medicine™ Practitioner
Certified Bowenwork® Therapist
Certified Yoga Instructor
Craniosacral Practitioner (Upledger), Level 1
Graduate of Ashland Institute of Massage
BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts (2003)
Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England
Former Musical Theatre performer and member of Actor’s Equity
Extensive professional experience supporting Adults and Children on the Autism Spectrum
Experienced in Facilitated Communication (FC)
Trained in Internal Family Systems based MindBody Dialoguing
Why I do this work
Providing this work is much more than a job for me. It’s my creative practice, my passion project, and my form of activism.
For thousands of years, all humans have been adapting to survive within the complexity that is our shared societal atmosphere. Despite vast disparities in our experiences due to systemic structural constraints, and the conflicting compensation patterns we adopt within them for survival, I believe all humanity is united in what we seek: Safety and Connection.
Now, more than ever, as outdated systems of control threaten to diminish our collective power by distorting truth, eroding connection, and generating fear, it is imperative that each of us has the capacity to anchor to a clear sense of our own internal authority. True confidence comes from within. It is a felt sense of stability that is available to each and every one of us, regardless of our story. Nervous system regulation is not about learning to breathe through genocide, or bypassing anger while the world burns down around us. It’s about unraveling the distortion field and returning to safety first within ourselves. By compassionately investigating our own triggers and clearing our systems of outdated compensation patterns rooted in past trauma, we can relate to our own internal environments and to one another with clarity. We can passionately speak for our wise and intense emotions instead of reacting from them. When faced with weaponized confusion and fear it will be possible to stay grounded. Unshakable. Resourced with global support.
When our systems resonate from a stable base of love, we connect with all that is love. Our communal strength is unmatched and can not be divided.
Separation is a myth. We are one.