| About Golden State Touch |
ABOUT ME
As the owner and operator of Golden State Touch, based in Berkeley, Calif., I am in
business to help my clients feel better through the skilled and mindful application of
reflexology, massage therapy and acupressure. I think of hands-on touch therapies
as incorporating elements of both art and science and combine these approaches
toward the singular goal of helping my clients feel better.
In order to guarantee a focused mind, fresh hands and my full presence for every
client, I never schedule more than a combined total of four-and-a-half hours table
time on a given day.
YOUR SESSION
Sessions are individualized for a client's particular needs on that particular day.
There is time for a brief discussion of specific concerns before table time begins, and
there is an opportunity to check in after the session. The minutes refer to actual time
on the table.
If you prefer, you may choose to receive your session in loose, comfortable clothes
since I usually do not use lotions or oils. If lotion is used, it is generally an unscented
cream suitable for sensitive skin.
EXPERIENCE
Since 1994, I have worked on more than 1,000 individuals in settings ranging from
holistic health fairs to eco-festivals to sauna facilities to employee appreciation days
to sessions in a private office environment. I currently see clients in a quiet, secure
office on Berkeley's west side Mondays through Thursdays and at the Berkeley
Sauna on Fridays during the day and Sunday evenings.
SCHOOLING & CREDENTIALS
500-hour Massage Therapist and Health Educator program
National Holistic Institute in Emeryville (1994)
Reflexology Certification, International Institute of Reflexology
(passed exam in San Jose, 1994)
Dual 200-hour certifications, Stress Management and Emotional Balancing,
Acupressure Institute, Berkeley (2007).
Business license, City of Berkeley, 2008-current
Certified by the California Massage Therapy Council (certification No. 5916).
Between late 1994 and early 2006, while working full-time in print media, I maintained
a steady part-time massage and reflexology practice. I started Golden State Touch in
the summer of 2009.
In addition to the previously mentioned hands-on training, I have taken workshops
and classes in Healing Imagery, Nutritional Strategies, Intuitive Touch and more, and
I have received Reiki I and II attunements.
I have a deep appreciation of nature and have logged upwards of 2,000 miles on
Northern California trails with the Bay Area Barefoot Hikers since the mid-1990s.
In May of 2011, I led two barefoot "walking workshops" focusing on the sense of
touch in the feet at the annual Reflexology New Zealand convention in Napier, NZ
As the owner and operator of Golden State Touch, based in Berkeley, Calif., I am in
business to help my clients feel better through the skilled and mindful application of
reflexology, massage therapy and acupressure. I think of hands-on touch therapies
as incorporating elements of both art and science and combine these approaches
toward the singular goal of helping my clients feel better.
In order to guarantee a focused mind, fresh hands and my full presence for every
client, I never schedule more than a combined total of four-and-a-half hours table
time on a given day.
YOUR SESSION
Sessions are individualized for a client's particular needs on that particular day.
There is time for a brief discussion of specific concerns before table time begins, and
there is an opportunity to check in after the session. The minutes refer to actual time
on the table.
If you prefer, you may choose to receive your session in loose, comfortable clothes
since I usually do not use lotions or oils. If lotion is used, it is generally an unscented
cream suitable for sensitive skin.
EXPERIENCE
Since 1994, I have worked on more than 1,000 individuals in settings ranging from
holistic health fairs to eco-festivals to sauna facilities to employee appreciation days
to sessions in a private office environment. I currently see clients in a quiet, secure
office on Berkeley's west side Mondays through Thursdays and at the Berkeley
Sauna on Fridays during the day and Sunday evenings.
SCHOOLING & CREDENTIALS
500-hour Massage Therapist and Health Educator program
National Holistic Institute in Emeryville (1994)
Reflexology Certification, International Institute of Reflexology
(passed exam in San Jose, 1994)
Dual 200-hour certifications, Stress Management and Emotional Balancing,
Acupressure Institute, Berkeley (2007).
Business license, City of Berkeley, 2008-current
Certified by the California Massage Therapy Council (certification No. 5916).
Between late 1994 and early 2006, while working full-time in print media, I maintained
a steady part-time massage and reflexology practice. I started Golden State Touch in
the summer of 2009.
In addition to the previously mentioned hands-on training, I have taken workshops
and classes in Healing Imagery, Nutritional Strategies, Intuitive Touch and more, and
I have received Reiki I and II attunements.
I have a deep appreciation of nature and have logged upwards of 2,000 miles on
Northern California trails with the Bay Area Barefoot Hikers since the mid-1990s.
In May of 2011, I led two barefoot "walking workshops" focusing on the sense of
touch in the feet at the annual Reflexology New Zealand convention in Napier, NZ
| Darren Richardson, C.M.T., by the Tasman Sea in NZ, May 2011. |
GOLDEN STATE TOUCH Berkeley and Beyond 510-356-8854 darren at gstouch.com |
"The first step to feeling better is feeling better."
