Supportive Touch: partner massage class
Saturday, November 18
6:00 PM 7:30 PM
Led by Rachel Tate (they/she)
Description
This event invites couples, partners, friends and/or family members to engage in guided bodywork within a group setting. Join this class with one other person you feel comfortable connecting closely with, and learn some tips and tricks in sharing supportive touch. You and your partner will both be guided through exercises aimed at connection, massage, and breathwork that are simple enough to take home to enhance your care practice.
Each person will have a chance to hold space for the other with a variety of massage techniques and adaptations. This class is guided both from a standing position with your partner seated in a chair and a kneeling position with your partner lying on the mat.
Note: Many props to include blankets, blocks, and bolsters will be provided for comfort.
Class Details
Who: this class is adaptable to most folks who can get up and down from the ground or a chair. During class there will be multiple options and adaptation for movements. If you are limited in the range this class invites or you are tending to an area of your body, please let me know before class so I can offer support that meets your specific needs.
Wear: clothing that allows easy movement with little restriction.
Bring: yourself and one other!
Class Size: Limited to 8
Cost: At Empowered Spaces, we value community care. Given the systemic injustice in this world which affects each of us differently, this equity pricing scale acknowledges that our ability to pay for services, and access those services, varies. We offer a self-determined sliding scale based on the ways that your identity grants you access to privilege and to social capital, e.g. race, gender & sexual identity, socio-economic status, educational background, able-bodied-ness, etc.
Sustainer Rate - "I can pay my way" - $36
Supporter Rate - "I can help support my community" - $48
Community Rate - "I can use support from my community" - $24
*Full and Partial Scholarships available
Building Accessibility
There is a 10 car parking lot adjacent to the studio that can be accessed from the side street Exeter Ave with less than 100 steps to a ground level studio. There is additional free parking on neighborhood streets, but please be mindful of neighbors. Restroom is wheelchair-accessible & ramp-accessible in the main building. Please reach out to Kelly at kkcaul@yahoo.com if there is anything more we can do to make our offerings more accessible. Empowered Spaces is committed to accessibility, and strives to be accessible and inclusive of all abilities and all individuals.
Health and Safety Precautions
masks are requested to be worn when in the main house and moving about the studio space.
Meet Rachel
Massage therapist and Movement Guide
For nearly 15 years, I have been working as a health and wellness professional serving various communities. Within my experience as a provider and patient, I have developed the ability to create comforting environments that invite regulation, supported by various tools and resources. In each space I hold, I seek to meet the individuals in my community where they are, in each moment.
As a massage therapist & movement guide, I believe the core of why I do this work is to develop supportive connections with others, earth, and myself. Stemming from my value in relationship, is my great curiosity and interest in how our bodies function and experience life on this planet.
I aim to support others in the ongoing journey of self and communal connection. I am especially passionate about fostering the relationship to our earth body, and enjoy sharing tools and resources to enhance personal rituals. Through my ever evolving practice and continuing education, I strive to consistently develop and offer quality care for those I have the privilege of communing with.
To learn more about my work and offerings, visit: https://earthbodystl.com