Books & Writing

Exploring therapeutic touch, embodied attention, language, and the ways we make meaning of experience.

Massage & Bodywork

Complete Step-by-Step Manual

A comprehensive, illustrated guide to Swedish massage and acupressure, designed to help partners and friends explore therapeutic touch with clarity, confidence, and care.

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Companion Guide

A streamlined companion to the complete manual, offering the essential sequence and guidance in a concise, easy-to-follow format for hands-on use.

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Creative Work

Cunt:
An Interdimensional Dialogue

Part dialogue, part visual narrative, this genre-bending work uses emojis, humor, and wordplay to explore identity, shadow, and the strange territory between the self we know and the self that knows us.

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Selected Essays

Exploring therapeutic touch, embodied attention, language, and the ways we make meaning of experience.

How Mother Nature Keeps Me Balanced and Grounded

From unexpected encounters with wildlife to quiet moments in the woods, nature has a way of bringing me back to myself—and reminding me to pay attention.

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Partner Massage: Listening With Your Hands

Massage can be more than something you receive from a professional. Partner tutorials offer a way to learn safe, intentional touch—and bring meaningful connection into everyday life.

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My Multi-System Approach to Massage and Bodywork

The body doesn’t operate as a collection of separate parts. My approach to bodywork draws from multiple systems and modalities to create a more integrated, whole-person experience.

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News & Updates

Practice news, new projects, publications, and occasional updates from my corner of the world.

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New This Fall: The Sensory Lab & More

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🌻 Late Summer News & Updates 🌻

A New Look, A New Book, & A New Way to Connect with Partners and Friends

📚 Robin’s Bookshelf

Books and resources that have informed my thinking about touch, embodiment, nature, and the mind-body connection.

Books

The Nature Fix

Florence Williams

An exploration of the science behind our connection to nature that has informed my own thinking about nature and well-being.

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Articles & Research

Life Course Nature Exposure and Mental Health Outcomes

Li et al., 2021

A systematic review examining research on nature exposure across the lifespan and its relationship to mental health and well-being.

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Resources

Forest Bathing Finder

An online directory for finding forest bathing walks, guides, and venues.

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Acupressure's Potent Points

Michael Reed Gach

A practical, illustrated introduction to acupressure points and self-acupressure that has informed my own exploration and use of this traditional bodywork practice.

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Social Touch Experience in Different Contexts: A Review

Suvilehto et al., 2021

A review of research examining how relationship, context, personal preference, and other factors shape our experience of social touch.

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Books & Writing

Massage & Bodywork

Complete Step-by-Step Manual

Companion Guide

Creative Work

Cunt: An Interdimensional Dialogue

Selected Essays

How Mother Nature Keeps Me Balanced and Grounded

Partner Massage: Listening With Your Hands

My Multi-System Approach to Massage and Bodywork

News & Updates

New This Fall: The Sensory Lab & More

🌻 Late Summer News & Updates 🌻

A New Look, A New Book, & A New Way to Connect with Partners and Friends

📚 Robin’s Bookshelf

Books

Articles & Research

Resources

Cunt:
An Interdimensional Dialogue