Meet Your Myofascial Therapist
Hello, I’m Lorien (pronounced Lori-yen) and I’m a Myofascial Release Therapist
I am absolutely honored to be able to treat you with MFR therapy. No matter what you have been through, I am confident that I can help you reach your goals. As your MFR therapist I meet you where you are and come from a place of unconditional love. MFR has changed my life and so many others for the better and I know it can do the same for you!
"Lorien has a calm and reassuring presence and an approachability that I was drawn to. She creates a sense of warmth and safety. She has always been encouraging of my experience, even my resistance! Her personal manner, voice and energy are a source of comfort, strength and hope for me."
~Patricia Fleming~
You have a story in your wellness journey and I am no different…
In 2001 I saw my first John F Barnes Myofascial Release Approach (JFB MFR) advertisement in a massage magazine while in massage therapy school. There was John’s face looking confidently into my eyes. The ad was clear, this therapy is going to change your career, life and the world for the better. He was clearly on a mission of excellence in hands-on therapy.
It was a year later, while attending Zen Shiatsu school, a teachers’ assistant who had been attending John’s seminars, introduced the class to MFR. As we tried it, I was immediately amazed at how my body responded by letting go on a level that I had never felt before. Intrigued as I was, at the time I was a very young therapist and lacked the confidence to get myself to the seminars.
I know what it’s like to live with pain and chronic conditions…
Family life took over and I was never able to commit to getting trained. As a busy mom and a successful massage therapist in Rhode Island, I worked in a highly regarded health spa and my own practice seeing mostly chiropractic patients. I was also a therapist with chronic neck and shoulder pain, thumb pain, low back pain, migraines and headaches, chronic fatigue and complications from Lyme disease.
Myofascial Release is not just another bodywork therapy…
The bodywork modalities I tried would help, but would never last. It is a blessing that my massage therapist started training in John’s approach to MFR. As she treated me, my body responded instantly. As pain, tension and my worries started to melt away, it was as if my body was saying, “did you forget? This is what we need and this is what we have been waiting for all this time!” Long after leaving the table, I continued feeling relief on a day to day basis that astounded me.
Once I committed, it all changed...
I decided to receive regular treatment for menstrual difficulties, anxiety, depression and pain. I experienced changes in my body, mind and soul that I can only describe as revolutionary. With the help of my therapist, I began working through layer after layer of restriction in my body. It became clear that this was how I was going to be able to help people on that deeper level that I was always searching for. The life changing effects of MFR are indeed changing the world, and I was determined to be a part of it. Through treatment, I found the confidence in myself that I needed to train in JFB MFR.
Passion in your results fuels my practice...
I attended every seminar I could get to in the northeast and soon came out to Arizona to study directly with John. As I used what I was learning with my clients they soon were asking for MFR instead of massage. After moving to Arizona, I switched to a full time MFR practice to serve clients needs for real relief from symptoms that are lasting. I also teach classes to introduce MFR to the community and help clients develop self care routines. I continue to regularly attend seminars and get ongoing MFR treatment.
“My daughter recommended Lorien for treatment. It is one of the best recommendations I have ever received. I have experienced problems with stomach issues, back pain and some stiff neck pain. Myofascial Release Care has helped tremendously! I highly recommend her.”
~Kathy L.~
I know what it’s like to put off taking care of yourself, you don’t need to wait to feel better!
None of my experience makes me any different from you and your ability to get better. You have your own healing path to lead and I am here to help. Waiting will not serve you!
My education details:
2002- Graduated from The Desert Institute of the Healing Arts (DIHA), Tucson, AZ with 1000 hours of accredited, comprehensive Massage Therapy training.
2004- Completed 750 hours of Zen Shiatsu from DIHA.
2004-2018 Continuing education in Reiki, Chi Nei Tsang, Thai massage and Ethics for Massage Therapists.
2021-Forever training in The John F Barnes' Myofascial Release Approach. Certificate courses completed:
Myofascial Mobilization, MFR 1, Fascial-Pelvis, Myofascial Unwinding, MFR 2, Cervical-Thoracic, Advanced Unwinding, Pediatric MFR, Subtle Energy, Myofascial Healing, Therapy for the Therapist
Arizona license# MT29716 Rhode Island license# MT01876