Monica is a Physical Therapist with over 25 years experience of working in diverse clinical & community settings with clients of all ages and abilities. She currently specializes in providing manual therapy and therapeutic movement . She is an Upledger Institute Diplomate Level Certified Therapist in Craniosacral Therapy (CST) and SomatoEmotional Release (SER) Techniques, is certified in Jones Strain-Counterstrain, and a Certified Reiki Master Practitioner & Instructor
Monica completed a 4 year certificate training program in Dream Tending under the mentorship of Dr. Steven Aizenstat. She offers individual dream tending sessions and small group Dream Tending classes. Monica is also a Mentor of The Academy of Imaginal Arts and Sciences. Dream Tending sessions and classes assist clients with developing skills for accessing the creative abilities & healing resources offered by dreams.
Celtic Shamanic Techniques for Healing and Wellness are also offered.
All offerings are gentle and facilitate the body's innate ability to heal. Craniosacral Therapy, SomatoEmotional Release, Strain-Counterstrain, Reiki, Dream Tending, and Shamanic techniques all assist with Healing and Integration of the Whole Person: Body, Mind, and Soul.
BENEFITS
Manage and treat: headaches, migraines, acute or chronic neck and back pain, head injury and post-concussion syndrome, arthritis, autoimmune disorders, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, autism, learning and developmental disabilities, ADD/ADHD, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, birth trauma (child and parental), orthopedic and post-surgical conditions, TMJ dysfunction, difficulty sleeping, stress and anxiety. Access improved immune system function and well-being.
Email below to: schedule an appointment, for
upcoming Dream Tending class/group dates, or to schedule an idividual Dream Tending session. Zoom Sessions also Available!
Access your innate body-mind wisdom and expand your creativity and healing capacities.
Discover new ideas for problem solving. Manage stress and anxiety. Learn skills to reduce fear and face nightmares.
Understand messages offered by recurring dreams. Identify common dream themes.
Learn to tend dream images in order to understand their meaning and messages. Develop your personal dream praxis.
Connect with community and learn to engage life from an imaginative, dream centered perspective.
Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is an osteopathic based, hands-on, light-touch approach that releases osseous restrictions & soft tissue tensions of the brain, spinal cord, membranes, and supporting musculature & soft tissues of the body and central nervous system. CST relieves deep tensions in body tissues & systems and relieves pain & dysfunction while improving whole-body wellness. SomatoEmotional Release (SER) is part of CST.
The SER process supports the CST techniques by assisting clients with releasing foreign energy accumulated in body tissues or systems from life experiences, trauma, or injury. Techniques incorporating imagery & dialogue may be utilized. Each session is individualized to each client's needs and goals. One of the core principals of CST/SER is that each living being has an innate knowledge to facilitate their healing process. It is a goal of CST/SER to support the unique healing process of each individual, and to assist each client with accessing & activating their innate healing abilities.
Strain-Counterstrain is also an osteopathic, positional tissue technique that gently releases tensions & improves function in all body systems.
Service Fee: $75 to $100 per One Hour Session
Reiki, Pronounced "ray-key" is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing on all levels: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Rei means "Universal" and Ki means "Life Force Energy" Reiki is classified as a vibrational, or subtle energy therapy & is facilitated/activated by light touch. Reiki is theorized to balance the human biofield. Therefore, the body's ability to heal itself is supported and strengthened. Reiki is recognized as an alternative, complimentary medicine technique.
$60 per hour
CELTIC SHAMANIC HEALING (Individual and Group Offerings)
The exploration and application of vital cultural soul elements and healing techniques in the ancient Celtic Tradition. Perceiving and relating to the Divine in Nature and all Beings. Holding powerful respect for and hospitality to all Peoples. Honoring nature, the feminine, the balanced masculine, elders, and spirits of the ancestors through rituals of the Celtic wheel, and rituals of remembrance and communion. Appreciating the Hearth as the alter of family, community, and Otherworldly passage. Engaging the inherent wisdom of dreams and the process of engaging with them. Observance and participation in the cycles of life as perceived in the seasons and rhythms of the Earth.
Individual Session: $75. Group Events: Price Varies
Dream tending (DT) is one approach to living a soul filled life. It is reflective of methods that shamans, storytellers, artists, and poets have engaged in for thousands of years. There is intelligence, wisdom, compassion, and creativity alive in the dreaming psyche. DT ventures far beyond analysis & interpretation.
We work with animated dream time images, utilizing specific techniques & skill sets, to activate & engage the deep imagination. Through art, poetry, journaling, movement, story- telling, & experiences with nature, we invite & interact with the wisdom of Dream Time figures & landscapes, incorporating the creativity & generativity into everyday life & the healing process.
Working with images of the dream time offers us opportunities to gain deeper insight & assistance with: creativity, problem solving, managing stress, anxiety, fear, nightmares, recurring dreams, & with cultivating compassionate insight into our everyday relationships & experiences. In shared experiences, we create community and develop a sense of belonging. Classes & Individual Sessions are offered.
*Dream Tending is not counseling & is not a substitute for professional psychotherapy or medical treatment*
Service Fee: $15 drop-in tuition per in person group class. $10 Zoom Class. $75 per one hour individual session. Retreats: $ to be determined.
Graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Physical Therapy
October 1994
Upledger Institute Craniosacral Therapy Technique Level Certification
August 2013
Upledger Institute Craniosacral Therapy Diplomate Level Certification
November 2016
Graduate of the Mentors of the Academy of Imaginal Arts and Sciences - Dream Tending Program with Steven Aizenstat, PhD
November 2022
Dream Tending Certificate, Pacifica Graduate Institute - Dream Tending Program Levels I, II, and III with Steven Aizenstat, PhD
December 2021
Celtic Shamanic Training and Mentorship with Jeanne Marie Troge, MA
January 2019 - July 2021
Evidence Based Mediumship I and II - with Medium Michael Mayo
June - September 2022
Psychism II and III - with Medium Michael Mayo
Winter; Spring 2023
Certified Reiki Master & Instructor
October 2007
Certified in Jones Strain-Counter Strain Technique
August 2012
Dream Tending Groups:
Introduction to Dream Tending
When: Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Time: 6 - 7:30pm
Where: Mcmenamins Outdoor Pub - Hugh O'kanes
ZOOM sessions: Schedule to be posted here
In Person Dream Groups:
Bi-monthly, in person Indoor and Outdoor classes and groups resume October 2023. Schedule to be posted here, on Facebook, and Instagram.
Cost: $10/class after complimentary first class/group.
Please bring paper/notebook and pen/pencil.
RSVP to mjmctweet@gmail.com or through contact form at bottom of page.
ZOOM Link sent at time of registration.
Venmo accepted.
Venmo: @Monica-Tweet-4
Individual Dream Tending Sessions - In person or via Zoom
Request session via email or contact form below.
"Monica is a gifted Dream Tender. She is skilled in her craft, but more importantly she is sensitive and intuitive and there is no one I would trust more to tend my dreams with. She holds sacred space with curiosity and depth and has an uncanny ability to ask the right question at the right time to help my dreams reveal their deepest meaning. I couldn't be more grateful for her wise counsel and supportive presence."
~Rev. Kathie McCutcheon, Interfaith Minister, NC
Web Resources
www.dreamtending.com (Dream Tending)
www.upledger.com (Craniosacral Therapy)
www.mistsofthecelticheart.com (Celtic Shamanism)
Books
Aizenstat, Stephen Ph.D. Dream Tending: Awakening to the Healing Power of Dreams.
Andrews, Munya. Journey into Dream Time.
MacEowen, Frank. The Mist Filled Path: Celtic Wisdom for Exiles, Wanderers, and Seekers.
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Feel free to email at: mjmctweet@gmail.com
Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed