Posts by Bevin Keely
Somatic Experiencing
With Somatic Experiencing, we nurture health by assisting an inherent physiological process, slowly building awareness in the felt sense of the body, thereby fostering resilience and a sense of well-being. Our bodies have a naturally rhythmic arousal/completion cycle in response to the normal stresses and joys of everyday life. When we are able to ride…
Read MoreThe Dr. Ida P. Rolf Method of Structural Integration and Rolf Movement Integration®
Structural Integration and Rolf Movement Integration invite positive change into your body. Offered as a series of unique sessions, we seek to deepen your sense of well-being through gradual and balanced release of habitual tension and to expand your options for movement by broadening your perceptive field. If you are seeking change, you are likely…
Read MoreTip It Forward
Beginning in September 2021, Bevin has set aside any money given in excess of her stated fees in a “Tip it Forward” fund. This money has been used to make her work accessible to folks across a broader economic spectrum through very low-cost or gifted bodywork. Inspired by this practitioner in Kentucky and by the…
Read MoreSliding Scale Fees for Bevin
This Sliding Fee Scale only applies to Bodywork with Bevin Keely The rate you pay is an agreement we make as two humans living in an expensive city with bodies to take care of and other financial obligations to uphold. It is my desire to be of service to folks who need bodywork, and it…
Read MorePain Scale
If you are dealing with persistent pain, it’s useful to be on the same page when we discuss it. Please use this chart to help us understand how you are or have been feeling when it comes to your pain and discomfort, and we will do our best to help you feel better.
Read MoreCOVID-19: Masking and Screening Policies
Masking & Screening Policies April 2023 Effective April 3, 2023 the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) ended the Secretary of Health Mask Order, which required universal masking in healthcare facilities for people age 5 and older. In this office, you are always welcome to wear a mask or request that we wear masks, and…
Read MoreThe Rolf Pelvic Lift
The Rolf Pelvic Lift is a classic piece of self-care. I often recommend this for people, usually with more emphasis on allowing the weight of the body to pour through the feet into the table and a lot more cues about letting your butt kind of go along for the ride, but if we have…
Read MoreIntroducing Jennifer Keller, LMT
Beginning in July 2021, Jennifer Keller will join me here at Thrive Together Healing Arts. Here’s a little Q & A to help you get to know her: What draws you to bodywork as a career? I’ve always enjoyed helping people and being of service. After a lot of customer service jobs, I needed to…
Read MoreCrisis Care November 2020
UPDATE January 7, 2021: I got my first dose of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 today, and will follow up with dose number two in a few weeks. I will still be wearing PPE, screening you before you come in, and sanitizing and clearing the air out of my office between appointments. We have a…
Read MoreTummy Time for Adults!
In my own adventures of owning and maintaining a human body I have (re?)discovered the joys of “tummy time”. Parents will be familiar with tummy time as a thing we have our babies do to develop their back and neck muscles that eventually becomes rolling over, crawling, and the like. We basically plop them down…
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