Patti Boucher is
located in the San Francisco Bay area. Contact her at
510.932.9097
or by email
My work is my art. It is about connecting and communicating at a soul level. It involves the language of the heart. I use several maps into this tender and often protected place. Meditation, music, movement, dance, sand tray, nature and bodywork have been the pathways that I've found most readily available. My work is about honoring the process of the client, which is quite often through the body. Music touches us physically through vibration. Likewise touch and movement can cause vibration in a way that the soul can be contacted.
Body-Soul Psychotherapy goes beyond traditional psychology. It is about opening the musculature, the bones, and the heart to allow fresh air in and release held tension. It is about hearing the voice of the body and honoring the emotions. Therefore light, energy and vitality are experienced. The goal is to feel the sacredness of the body and connect with our own inner imagery and the poetry of the soul.
Patti works with individuals and couples, adolescents through adults. She is a trainer in Compassionate Communication (Non-Violent Communication, or NVC); she uses NVC in her therapy and also leads groups and workshops.
"When I refer to the body, I am also referring to the mind, for the two are through one another and are inseparable . The body knows itself through the mind as the mind knows itself through the body."
Ruth Zaporah
". . . we will see that the birth of a tree and our birth are no different. This body of ours is born and exists, dependent on conditions, on the elements of earth, water, wind and fire. Every part of this body changes according to its nature - hair, nails, teeth, and skin are change - just as every part of the tree does. If we know the things of nature, then we will know ourselves . . ."
Ajahn Chah