ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE and JIKIDEN REIKI® with Maya
Alexander Technique
Developed in the 1890s by a Shakespearean actor/reciter Frederick Matthias Alexander.
It is commonly used by professional musicians, actors, dancers and athletes.
However, it is beneficial for literally all kinds of occupations, activities and overall health.
The Alexander Technique helps your body to move more efficiently, smoothly as a result of letting go
of unnecessary tension and harmful habits while strengthening postural muscles.
You will obtain more freedom to express your art through your body over activities such as…
playing instruments, singing, acting, dancing, speaking, modeling, walking, cooking, painting,
crafting, exercising, skateboarding, desk working, cleaning, caregiving,
performing surgery, giving dental / physical treatment, even meditating and just breathing.
It is very helpful for posture improvement, body tone-up. Your body will gain flexibility and
feel longer, taller by decompressing the spine. You will have a lot more space to breathe in.
Improving coordination and balance will even make your motion look sophisticated.
Some research shows there is evidence of an effect for promoting recovery from injury,
reducing disability associated with Parkinson’s disease, and
pain management such as back pain, sciatica, and fibromyalgia.
The Alexander Technique energizes your awareness and quiets your nervous system.
Therefore, it reduces stress, anxiety and even, stage fright.
When you feel grounded, you will gain more confidence which
changes your stage presence and your behavior in daily life.
Freeing your body boosts your creativity and lifts up your mind to pursue your dreams !
During the Alexander Technique lesson
Despite the fact that this technique is an educational technique and not considered as a treatment,
it makes you feel deeply relaxed as a consequence of releasing stiffness of your body.
Especially, lying in the semi-supine position during table work is very therapeutic and supported.
Sessions usually begin from simple daily activities such as walking, sitting, standing,
moving arms during chair work in order to establish the foundation of
steadiness for the movement instead of suddenly jumping into practice advanced activities.
Slow and steady wins the race !
My hands guide you to aim the direction, inhibition / non-doing with verbal instruction.
Jikiden Reiki® 直傳靈氣
Rei -靈- means miraculous, universal. Ki -氣- means energy.
Reiki was discovered by Mikao Usui - 臼井甕男- while he was fasting in a mountain retreat
on Mt.Kurama in Japan in 1922.
For the past decades, it has been very popular in the world, especially in Europe and North America.
It has gained recognition as an important effective alternative medicine in some countries.
Jikiden -直傳- means directly passed down, directly taught.
Jikiden Reiki® offers the original authentic form of Reiki which is not present in westernized Reiki.
I was taught by Tadao Yamaguchi without any western influences.
(His mother Chiyoko Yamaguchi was taught by Chujiro Hayasi who was taught by the founder Usui.)
I have a deep understanding of the true meaning of traditional principles and symbols
in Japanese language which is my mother tongue.
Jikiden Reiki® boosts your natural ability to heal and helps to maintain overall health.
It increases vitality, energy and strengthens your immune system.
It is beneficial for treating all kinds of physical illness, weakness and psychological problems both
such as headaches, anemia, tinnitus, asthma, allergy, digestive issues, circulatory diseases,
surgical / dermatological diseases, insomnia, grief, depression, nervousness, mood swing, trauma, etc.
It also helps palliative / hospice care and reduces side effects of chemotherapy.
Jikiden Reiki® energy also can be transmitted distantly which makes it possible
to treat patients who are infected, hospitalized and not permitted to have contact in-person
or people who cannot have access to in-person sessions locationally.
During the Jikiden Reiki® session
It is simple hands-on (or distant) physical treatment.
You can just relax without thinking. It is non-religious.
I receive energy from the universe and transmit it onto the receiver. Most of cases, people feel warm, pleasant, peaceful, and even fall asleep while lying down on the massage table.
In some cases, people feel tingling, throbbing sensation or intense heat, pain
but all of these feelings are reactions for accumulation of toxins.
It is possible to feel heavy, sluggish afterwards because of detoxification.
But after this process, you will feel lighter and refreshed.
About Maya
- Alexander Technique Teacher -
Completion of the three-year, 1600-hour CANSTAT teacher training.
- Jikiden Reiki® 直傳靈氣 Practitioner -
Okuden 奥傳 Level.
- Stott Pilates® Instructor -
Matwork, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair & Barrels.
Besides my main practice, I am also influenced by ... Somatic Experiencing (SE),
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Family / Systemic Constellations works.
I practice healthy, clean, sustainable, mindful living while fangirling over Rock ‘n’ Roll music as
Vegan Straight Edge. Music always saves and encourages my life.
I learned English from US, UK song lyrics by myself during my teenage years in Tokyo, Japan.
I go to see a lot of concerts, and sometimes dance / ballet shows.
I also enjoy art galleries and museums.
I read non-fiction books about psychology, veganism, nutrition, environment, well-being and autobiographies, etc.
Sessions
I offer Alexander Technique in-person lessons and Jikiden Reiki® in-person / distant healing.
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Vegan-Friendly private session space.
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Mobile sessions upon request. (Hospital, Assisted living facility, Training center,
Rehearsal studio, Backstage at the venue, etc.)
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Sliding scale for intensive sessions.
Please be mindful of scent-free policy. Sessions are held fully clothed.
Please wear comfortable clothes that allow easy movement to work in and don’t forget your socks !
My Mission
Being healthy and having benefits from natural holistic care is not just clean and safe for your body.
It is also for your loved ones, our earth, and animals.
I hope for the future, as society becomes more interested in alternative health care,
we can reduce medical waste and promote the banning of animal testing for chemical products.
I approach the actual cause of the problem from the inside rather than treating symptoms from the surface.
I help you to find a way to refine your authenticity and inner strength.
I can't wait to make positive changes with you.
All the changes start with you !
Contact
Please feel free to ask any questions, concerns and about my availability.
I am so excited to hear about your dream!
Tokyo
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