Robyn Scherr : Living in the Body : Body-Centered Therapy, Consultation & Education
Our bodies are our closest companions.
Consciously inhabiting them is our most efficient path to greater health, ease and joy. Through truly living in our bodies —considering and consulting them as we move through our days— we can create a healthier, more peaceful and joyful world.
I offer a pragmatic, deeply rooted, empowering approach to body-centered therapy — educated, specific, attuned touch and a well-resourced therapeutic presence that supports your innate ability to heal.
My work restores and balances the nervous system while releasing the effects of stress, injury, and traumatic experiences. A supportive facilitator, I provide resources your body can use in the moment and build on over time. With adequate resources, our burdens are easier to bear and our bodies heal.
For clients: Remote and in-office sessions that promote greater health and wellbeing. People at all stages of life, with chronic and acute conditions, from widely varied backgrounds and life experiences, benefit from my work.
For healthcare practitioners: Consultation and education on skillful and attuned touch.
For manual therapists: Clinical mentorship and consultation to improve technical skill and effectiveness.
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Hello! I’m Robyn Scherr, Diplomate-certified in CranioSacral Therapy and Certified Master Practitioner and Presenter for the Healing From the Core curriculum
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I believe all of us can benefit from touch and presence that is informed by a deep respect for our unique lived experience and an acknowledgment of the stressors society and culture place upon us.
People in every stage of life and health benefit from my work: from birth through advanced age, those experiencing acute and chronic injury or illness and those interested in greater internal harmony and personal growth.
I teach healthcare practitioners how to use touch in a way that promotes connection and reduces burnout. Attuned touch promotes healing in itself and enhances every other medical and therapeutic treatment.
I write about the skillful use of touch.
Kate Mackinnon and I wrote the book Elements of a Therapeutic Business (2019) to support our colleagues who are in private practice in the therapeutic arts.
I became a massage therapist in 1999, and have been practicing CranioSacral Therapy since 2001. All of my career paths to that point centered on communication: from health education to report design and technical writing, my job has always been to make sure the right information is given and received accurately, with clarity and compassion.
My work now is not so different. Instead of words or pictures, I use my hands and therapeutic attunement to help you communicate with your body. When you know what your body’s really saying, it’s easier to make the changes in your tissues and in your life that let you live most fully.
I’ve lectured at UC Berkeley and Kaiser Permanente on the history, efficacy, and appropriate roles massage and bodywork have in healthcare; and I had the privilege of serving as editor for Kate Mackinnon’s excellent introduction to CST, From My Hands and Heart: Achieving Health and Balance with Craniosacral Therapy (2013).
I received my early bodywork training at McKinnon Body Therapy Center, hold my California Massage Therapist certification, am a certified master practitioner and presenter for the Healing From the Core® curriculum, and am certified through the Upledger Institute in CranioSacral Therapy at the Diplomate level, the highest level of certification in the field. I am well-trained in several modalities, and continually update my education, adding new skills to my repertoire.
