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Meet Ida
I don’t stop caring when the session ends.
When someone trusts me with their care, I remember them. I wonder how they’re doing. I think about what their body might need next, and whether I am still the right person to help.
That is also why I am careful about who comes into my practice. Sometimes I tell someone that a different kind of care would serve them better. I would much rather do that than take their money for work that does not fit.
There are people I worked with ten years ago who still come to mind.
- Practising since
- Vodder-certified in 2009
- Hands-on work
- Nearly thirty years
- On Blake Street
- Since 2017
- Reviews
- 30 five-star on Google
Why I do this
My mother’s cancer changed the course of my life.
When my mother was going through cancer, I saw how much happens outside the treatment itself. There are appointments and decisions, but there is also fear, exhaustion, uncertainty, and the strange feeling that your body is no longer entirely your own.
I saw how much it matters to be cared for as a person. To be touched gently. To have someone slow down and really pay attention. To feel that you are not simply the next diagnosis on somebody’s schedule.
That is what brought me to this work.
I wanted to do something that could truly help people, especially during the moments when they feel most vulnerable. I chose to dedicate my working life to it, and I have never stopped feeling that this kind of care is sacred.
When someone comes to me during cancer treatment, after surgery, or while trying to feel at home in their body again, I remember where this began for me. I listen. I pay attention. I do not rush.
Nearly thirty years later, the work still holds me because every person arrives with a different story. Someone comes in with swelling after surgery, and an old scar from 1994 turns out to be part of the problem. Someone else arrives completely worn out, and what they need most is an hour when their body can finally stop bracing.
I work gently. I tell you what I am noticing. Then I adjust, because your body’s response tells me more than any fixed plan ever could.
Your body already knows how to heal. My job is to guide it there.
How I work
What it feels like to be in my care.
A few things I want you to know before you come in.
We talk first
Before I touch your body, I want to hear what happened. What your doctor said. What worries you. What you hope will feel different.
Sometimes I will tell you to wait
MLD is not right for every person or every moment. I would rather say no, or not yet, than take your money for care that does not fit.
I want you to have a team
A good doctor, and whoever else you need. I am glad to be one useful part of that team. I do not need to be the whole thing.
You do not have to defend your choices
Conventional care, complementary care, or something entirely natural. You know how you got here. My job is to care for your body, not make you argue your case.
Quiet is allowed
You do not have to keep a conversation going while I work. Most people fall asleep. Sometimes that quiet is part of what the body has been asking for.
I still let people correct me
Every other year, I return for Vodder recertification. Someone watches my hands closely, and I want them to. The day I think I have nothing left to learn is the day I should stop.
Beyond the table
The work doesn’t always end with my hands.
I am also a licensed esthetician and certified nutrition educator, so our conversation does not have to stop with what happens during the session.
If I know a book, practitioner, or resource that may help, I’ll point you toward it. Sometimes I’ll help you find the exact book online so it can be on your nightstand tomorrow. And sometimes what someone needs most is permission to ask another question, call the doctor again, or be a squeaky wheel. A surprising number of people are waiting for someone to say, yes, you are allowed to do that.
None of this is a package or an upsell. It is simply part of caring about what happens after you leave.
The next step
Ask Ida.
Tell me what is going on. I’ll listen, ask a few questions, and we’ll work out together whether this feels like the right next step for your body right now.
If it does not, I’ll help you think through what kind of care may fit better.
The call is free, and you will speak with me.