| Photographs by © Judy G. Rolfe www.rolfephotography.com |
| Lighthold Massage Therapy & End of Life Care specializing in oncology & pregnancy massage & clients facing life-limiting illness |
Lauren Muser Cates,
CMT/LMT, NCTMB
CMT/LMT, NCTMB
Conveniently located
near the intersection
of Route 50 & Glebe
Road in Arlington, VA
near the intersection
of Route 50 & Glebe
Road in Arlington, VA
Flexible schedule with
early morning, late
evening & weekend
hours available
early morning, late
evening & weekend
hours available
Discounts for
Capital Hospice staff &
volunteers
Capital Hospice staff &
volunteers
Ask me about using
your FSA to pay for
massage!
your FSA to pay for
massage!
Wheelchair access
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What is Lighthold?
The name "Lighthold" speaks to what
I believe can be one of the essential
pieces of true healing.
The name "Lighthold" speaks to what
I believe can be one of the essential
pieces of true healing.
In our daily lives we cause ourselves so much physical, emotional and spiritual suffering
by holding on tightly to what we think, feel and experience.
We think something and we decide that it's true or that it's wrong or that it's something.
We judge it. When we judge it, we hold it where it is. We feel something and we decide
that it's bad or it's good or that we always want to feel that way. We close around it or
we push it away. We experience things constantly and we grasp at them, label them,
ignore them, resist them and all other manner of exertions to effect what happens
around us and inside us. It makes me tired just thinking about it.
So much of this effort and struggle can be released...in our minds, in our hearts, in our
bodies...if we hold it ALL just a little less tightly. If we choose, instead, to hold it
lightly. If we allow things inside us and outside us to just flow; to keep moving, we open
ourselves to great possibilities. When we hold tightly...to pain or to joy or the myriad
states between we prevent the next moment, the next feeling, the next thought from
flowing freely into whatever it might be. We block the mystery. We block the natural
openness of the world, of our cells, of our lives.
In my practice, I bring together what I am able to learn from you about your experience
and your process with my own training and intuition to travel with you on a road of
healing. Healing looks different for each person and it may even look different for the
same person on a different day. Together, you and I will work to stay open to the
mystery and the possibilities it holds for wholeness and for peace.
by holding on tightly to what we think, feel and experience.
We think something and we decide that it's true or that it's wrong or that it's something.
We judge it. When we judge it, we hold it where it is. We feel something and we decide
that it's bad or it's good or that we always want to feel that way. We close around it or
we push it away. We experience things constantly and we grasp at them, label them,
ignore them, resist them and all other manner of exertions to effect what happens
around us and inside us. It makes me tired just thinking about it.
So much of this effort and struggle can be released...in our minds, in our hearts, in our
bodies...if we hold it ALL just a little less tightly. If we choose, instead, to hold it
lightly. If we allow things inside us and outside us to just flow; to keep moving, we open
ourselves to great possibilities. When we hold tightly...to pain or to joy or the myriad
states between we prevent the next moment, the next feeling, the next thought from
flowing freely into whatever it might be. We block the mystery. We block the natural
openness of the world, of our cells, of our lives.
In my practice, I bring together what I am able to learn from you about your experience
and your process with my own training and intuition to travel with you on a road of
healing. Healing looks different for each person and it may even look different for the
same person on a different day. Together, you and I will work to stay open to the
mystery and the possibilities it holds for wholeness and for peace.