Open Sky Bodywork

"read the book of your life,

which is written in your body.."

~Rumi

"When I worked with Julian, I experienced benefits I had previously thought impossible for me.

Each and every session transformed the way I experienced life in one way or another — whether it be a new sensation in my body, or a new hack to manage my triggers.

I was finally gifted understanding and tools to let  go of emotional tension and create a present moment where I feel safe and grounded.

Julian remains one of the humans I trust most in this world.

I have since moved states and am onto another chapter of life, but still regularly return to the lessons I learned in these body work sessions.

Forever grateful for the impact this work has had on my healing journey."

~ Atlas

 

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Do you want to feel at home in your body and in touch with your emotional intelligence and energetic aliveness?

Are you struggling with a physical pain syndrome?

Are you ready for a mind-body approach to healing and resolving emotional issues?

Do you want to experience your “body electric?”

 

"Julian’s has a unique capacity for empathy.  I have been working with him for several years.

He held the space for me to heal. He guided me with infinite patience, taught me to free myself from my past. In our work together, I never felt judged.

I am now a better person, a happier and healthier one. 
I recommend Julian’s work to anyone no matter what’s going on in their lives. "
Doreen

Schedule Your Session Now!

These days, I usually do book up a few weeks ahead, but we may be able to get you in sooner!

Reach out to me here, and please share how I can be of service, and whatever you might be going through —I will look forward to connecting. Email me at julianwalker111@gmail.com

"To say Julian's work is transformational would be an understatement.  I started working with him as my marriage was unraveling. I had never heard of somatic bodywork and was desperate for a solution to my troubles. That first appointment turned into a journey spanning years. Julian is not only a skilled and powerful bodywork practitioner, he also holds impeccable space for your deepest, most tender emotions to come forth. "
Kelly
"I have had bodywork with Julian over the past 20 years.  Each session is always unique and manages to address exactly what I need to release at the moment.  He is uniquely skilled.  My experience has been immensely powerful.  As I no longer live in the LA area, I try to see him whenever I am visiting and he was incredibly helpful during an extremely difficult period of my life when I was grieving the terminal illness and then death of my brother.  I can highly recommend his work to anyone who in interested in learning more about their own process, have old scar tissues or misalignments and want to be in safe and empathetic hands that will help you along your healing journey. "
Lauren, chef
Berlin

BENEFITS

There is a multi-leveled set of experiences that  Open Sky Bodywork facilitates:

Really experiencing your body as alive, intelligent, beautiful, and worthy of love.

Discovering how emotions are a bodily experience, and are held in the ways we tense up out of fear or shame.

Awakening to the extraordinary potential for ecstatic aliveness as that tension unwinds.

Owning what I can only describe as a spiritual sense of mind/body integration and liberation.

 

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"Julian Walker’s mastery of bodywork is unparalleled in my experience. The arrows in his quiver of technique always hit the mark. I am immensely grateful for his depth of knowledge and wisdom and insight. I first saw him after my emergency C-section with my son, and we cleared an enormous deposit of terror and pain that otherwise might have been trapped in my tissue indefinitely. Far, far beyond massage, tapping or other things I’ve tried, the openings that Julian knows how to create- in a safe and supportive environment- go deeper than any other bodywork I’ve had. Inclusive of your whole self, emotion, energy and anatomy, this is a profound doorway to empathic integration. I simply cannot recommend Julian highly enough! "
Kaia

 

 

MY CLIENTS

In my over 25 years of practice I have had the honor of introducing many people to  the benefits of a deeper awareness of their mind-body relationship.

I have supported them through healing low back pain, sciatica, neck and shoulder problems, digestive issues, difficulties conceiving, TMJD and other physical syndromes.

I also have had clients work through the painful emotions of break-up or divorce, death in the family, car accidents, trauma, and fear of expressing themselves, setting boundaries or asking for what they need.

Very often there turn out to be profound relationships between our minds and emotions and what is happening in the body —this is just part of being human… But the unexpected piece is often how doing this deep inner work allows access to states of balance, relief and even an ecstatic experience of embodied liberation and profound self-acceptance.

Over the years I have worked with many psychotherapists, or those in training, as well as clients who have done many years of therapy themselves. This has been a good fit, as deeply I value this discipline; in terms of my own process and study.

They always comment on how the “body-piece” —really getting into an experience of feeling their bodies and the deep release that comes from an integrated mind-body approach, is a revelation.

 

WHAT TO EXPECT

In a typical session, expect to engage in a compassionate, meditative conversation about what is going on, and then to be guided into an experience of bodywork, breath, and music. There’s nothing quite like it.

I’ll look forward to being part of your journey!

When appropriate, I may also assess tension patterns and biomechanics and suggest take-home exercises, postures or practices.

"My work with Julian contributed significantly to my healing (and growing) process.  I've been doing Open Sky Bodywork with him for over 11 years. I started when I was going through an incredibly difficult time in my life as I navigated the loss of a parent, dealt with the end of a long term relationship and made a cross country relocation back to LA. It was a lot to bear. I knew I needed help to deal with so much change and loss. His vast knowledge and his extraordinary listening and feedback skills not only helped me heal at a deep level, but it also helped me to love and accept myself in a way I had not known was possible.
I felt heard and understood. My body was able to let go of physical pain related to all the many changes I was experiencing. To this day, my mind, body, and spirit are connected in a way I have never known before my work with him.
This understanding continues to help me in my own work, relationships and my life in general. I see Julian when I am out of balance, off-track, dealing with body pain or feel disconnected with myself. I would recommend this work to anyone who relates, or is going through similar experiences, or is feeling a need to heal or work-out some ongoing emotional or physical issues."
Ann 
"Evidently, I was carrying a boatload of congestion in my hips and pelvis, which makes sense I suppose, since I broke my pelvis, had a horribly painful and complicated miscarriage, and I’ve been sexually assaulted… twice.
Julian was so empathetic, so nurturing, so calming, and so unbelievably right on time. We laughed, we shared quiet sarcasms, we hugged… it was the most non-threatening, intimate time I have ever had in my life. I've had many more sessions over the course of the years with Julian, each time releasing a little bit more. He is absolutely gifted as a teacher, bodyworker, and human."
Nichol