About

Hi. My name is Rebecca Knighton. I see life as a continuous journey of growth and transformation.  Learning how to better navigate along that journey leads to greater peace, joy and fulfillment. My true passion lies in helping the people I work with to gain a greater understanding of themselves and thus live their lives with greater wisdom and growth. I do this through Asian Bodywork therapy, meditation and Qigong.  I combine the techniques I learned in my studies of Chinese Medicine with the knowledge I have gained along my journey through life to help others connect with themselves on a physical, emotional and spiritual level.

 A little bit about my background

After working in a lab for 2 1/2 years while completing my undergraduate degree in Biochemistry, I realized that I didn't really want to do research.  My original plan was to go into Immunology research, but I soon realized that while I found the human immune system fascinating, I would rather work directly with people to improve their health.  I found myself reading books about massage, Chinese Medicine and nutrition and decided that was the direction I would be happier taking.  As I began to practice Amma Asian Bodywork, I began to see more and more people with physical complaints very much tied to their emotional state.  I also began to see deep belief systems causing recurrent patterns of illness. My focus in treatment began to shift from only treating the physical complaint to looking deeper to the underlying emotions people were holding onto, spiritual disconnection they were feeling, or to belief systems that were continuing to affect their bodies and keeping them from being clear and happy.  My current work is almost always treating people at that level.  I have also come to see so many of the ways we interact in the world can create disharmony within our bodies and keep us feeling disconnected.  I send out the Weekly Pearls of Wisdom in hopes that the perspective I share and the exercises I suggest can help people change the way they interact in the world and help them begin to connect with themselves at a deeper level. The more we can learn to connect with ourselves, the more joy and gratitude we experience and the more fulfilled our lives can be.