Healing Stories
Michael Faro, Lead Architect
Toronto, Canada
Before any sessions, my body was in a horrible state, it had been overburdened by work stress and weathered by long hours at a desk, I was in desperate need of relief. It had got to a point where I was in constant paint, especially in my upper back. I had lost significant mobility in my neck as the tensions had built up to a point severe stiffness. These issues had persisted for many months which I began to see spreading to my shoulders.
I did everything I could to try and fix this pain and discomfort, I frequented RMTs and other practitioners, I had built a stretch routine, worked on my posture and bought ergonomic desks and chairs, I wore a back harness, I would workout the muscles to relax or strengthen them, and even changed my diet. But what ever relief if found, if ever, was only slight and temporary.
That was until I met Hilary. I had quickly found myself to be very trusting of Hilary as she always maintained a purity to her intentions. This trust, coupled with her extensive knowledge of the body, had to my surprise made me more than comfortable to undergo spinal flow treatment.
Hilary’s assessment, I found to be profoundly insightful - she walked me through the points of concern detailing the root causes and its nature. With certainty, she was able to answer all my many questions and simplify matters I was unfamiliar with. Through this process, it became apparent the depth of her knowledge: her ability to explain everything through multiple lenses, articulate every point on anatomical models, and recall studies, I was assured I was in good hands.
During the first session, I found Hilary’s work to be very gentle, this was in stark contrast to the other work I was doing to fix my body (deep tissue massages, working out target muscles etc.). As she conducted her spinal flow treatment, I experienced a deep calm and connection with my body. This persisted if not heightened after the session. As we continued with more sessions, this heightened connection with my body significantly proliferated. It had felt as if I had gained an extra sense, with this heightened awareness of my body. This awareness allowed me to recognise how tense and contracted I keep my body during the day or how I tend to slip into poor posture. By being connected to my body I can quickly recognise I am doing something wrong and adjust myself to do what is best for my body. This has resulted in a better posture, an appreciation for what my body is telling me, and an ability to experience things through the body.
After my second session with Hilary, I began to see my body healing. It started at first with an ability to breathe with a depth and fluidity as I had before I was a smoker. By the third session, I had immediate healing of my chronic back pain, unlike anything I had experienced before. A significant portion of my pain, that has been so constant and long lasting, had disappeared. With every session there after, I would see these entire areas of my back that would be stiff with discomfort and pain disappear as if nothing was ever wrong, until finally the last area was gone after five sessions. I would enter a session with a chronically stiff, painful neck, and emerge able to move it freely, as if the pain and limitation had never existed. After the pain went away, the stiffness then began to disappear after sessions. Once the stiffness disappeared I regained the entirety of my mobility. I began to feel comfortable.
Throughout the day I use to crack my body regularly to ease the tension; at night I would be so uncomfortable trying to fall asleep with the back pain. Physical activities which I use to love, began to become less enjoyable. I had lived with this stiffness, discomfort, immobility and pain for so many months, with very little relief, I had come to accept it as something that comes with age or the price I had to pay for success. But the immediate results I have found through Hilary’s spinal flow work are still almost unbelievable to me. I am entirely grateful and now live life enthusiastic to use this new body.
"I had lived with this stiffness, discomfort, immobility and pain for so many months, with very little relief, I had come to accept it as something that comes with age, or the price I had to pay for success.” Following series of sessions, he described the shift: “After the pain went away, the stiffness then began to disappear...Once the stiffness disappeared, I regained the entirety of my mobility. I now live life enthusiastic to use this new body.”
Megan Nishida, Registered Acupuncturist (R.Ac)
Toronto, Canada
Hilary is a healer through and through. She has a gift for holding space with compassion and steadiness and I’m grateful to get to experience this first hand. I was experiencing some pain in my back, and Hilary helped me tune into what the pain was trying to tell me. With her patience and guidance, the pain actually shifted then went away completely. It gave me confidence in my capacity to hold my own thoughts and emotions.
She weaves together a range of modalities, education, and experience in a way that feels intuitive and deeply effective. Hilary is warm and kind, and creates an environment where you can feel safe, supported, and seen. She is an absolute pleasure to work with!
"I was experiencing some pain in my back, and Hilary helped me tune into what the pain was trying to tell me. With her patience and guidance, the pain actually shifted, then went away completely. It gave me confidence in my capacity to hold my own thoughts and emotions."
Hilary it's amazing. It was my first time being introduced to Spinal Energetics and Spinal Flow, and I’m super impressed with it all. I gained an awareness of my body that I was missing from my life since I felt totally disconnected. As the sessions progressed, I became aware of how much information my subconscious mind had been withholding from me. Now, even as I walk, I’m listening to my body and self-regulating my posture, the timing of my steps, when I'm putting too much pressure on a muscle, I become aware immediately and even when I'm off balance as I go about my daily life.
Before I came, I had a lot of pressure on my lower and middle back and I always felt one of my hips was lower than the other one, so I put too much pressure on the left leg. Due to this imbalance, I was always having pain on my knees and slight pinch from sciatica...now it's significantly reduced and my posture has improved tons after five sessions. The muscles on my back feel really relaxed and my shoulders loosened up.
I’m super grateful I got to experience such an amazing way of healing and the best part is that she is super knowledgeable, so every time I get out of the session with a clear understanding of what process my body was going through and the things I need it to do to integrate all the things I was experiencing to allow my body to reconnect with its inner wisdom...I look forward to my next sessions.
"I was always having pain on my knees and slight pinch from sciatica [alongside mid and lower back, pelvic and hip imbalances], now it's significantly improved and my posture has improved tons after five sessions."
Ruth Ellis, Director - Healthcare
Manchester, UK
I was recommended to Hilary by a walking meditation group, I really didn’t know what to expect when I went for my first session but I was met with unconditional care, love and kindness and I relaxed into the process.
I’ve done plenty of work on complex childhood trauma so I knew I’d have stuff to release from my body, I was unsure how this would feel but I trusted Hilary immediately and went with the flow. The process felt like a beautiful and natural ritual for all the senses.
She met me where I was and took me places I never expected to go. Both sessions are a bit of a haze now, but I feel the benefits every day. It was such a shift in my healing and it created a special gratitude in my heart for Hilary, her total dedication to mastering her art and putting her whole body, heart and soul into everything she does.
“I've done plenty of work on complex childhood trauma so I knew I'd have stuff to release from my body. The process felt like a beautiful and natural ritual for all the senses. She met me where I was and took me places I never expected to go... Both sessions are a bit of a haze now, but I feel the benefits everyday. It was such a shift in my healing..."
Gosia
Manchester, UK
I can honestly say that sessions with Hilary were one of the most transformative events in my life. I came to her like an open book, not expecting anything and open to everything. From the beginning she held the space and gently guided me through the process. Her ability to create a safe environment free of judgement and full of kindness and compassion is second to none. I was able to open immediately, and this allowed me to get even more out of the session.
During the session I felt the energy movement in my body. I was surprised how palpable it was. The energy was intense, and I have never experienced such waves of emotions and feelings. However, Hilary gently led me through my inner journey.
The impact of the sessions was profound. Hilary cleared some blockages in my body, which resulted not only in mental transformation but also in the removal of physical discomfort. I felt a big shift in my energy and connection to my true self. There was more clarity unfolding even long after the sessions.
Sessions with Hilary were the catalyst for my inner transformation. Through her work she softly shed a light on unprocessed feelings and took me to a place where I was able to meet them without judgement and allow them to be released. Her sessions allowed me to heal some emotional wounds and redefined my inner journey.
I am very grateful that our paths crossed, and I am looking forward to continuing working with her to discover even more about myself.
“Sessions with Hilary were the catalyst for my inner transformation. Through her work she softly shed a light on unprocessed feelings and took me to a place where I was able to meet them without judgement and allow them to be released. Her sessions allowed me to heal some emotional wounds and redefined my inner journey."
Jenny Croad
Manchester, UK
From our first interaction I felt completely at ease. I opened up in ways I’d never opened up to anyone before and that’s a true reflection of the way she holds space: grounded, present, and completely attuned to what you need, in whatever moment you’re in. She felt like a safe space.
I wasn't much of a believer in this kind of work but after one session my whole view changed and looking back my whole world changed from that moment. The energy I felt was undeniable, in the days that followed my body began to release what it had been holding onto for years. It’s been a journey of healing that’s had its ups and downs but every part of it has brought me closer to myself.
Coming off beta blockers after 10 years was a big impact from the sessions, I was finally able to begin healing and not numb what my body was trying to tell me.
Each day I feel more connected, more aware and have more of an understanding of what my body is capable of. I learned how to step back and allow my body to do what it was meant to do, something I now realise I had been unconsciously blocking. I’ve learned to surrender and trust that it remembers, that it knows how to heal when given the chance.
Through this work, my awareness of my trauma has grown but so has my capacity to meet myself with understanding, kindness and love. That alone has created more healing than I thought was possible.
There aren’t many people I’ve been able to open up to the way I have with Hilary. She met me with such gentleness and understanding that for the first time, I didn’t feel like I had to hide the weight I was carrying. She created a space where my pain was allowed, where my body felt safe enough to speak. Her presence has been such a steady light during some of the darkest parts of my healing. I’m endlessly grateful that our paths crossed.
"Coming off beta blockers after 10 years was a big impact from the sessions, I was finally able to begin healing and not numb what my body was trying to tell me"
Liz Cooper, Nutritional Therapist & Health Coach
Manchester, UK
I'd been meditating for several years when Hilary was recommended to me by two of my meditation friends, who'd experienced great shifts when they'd seen her. Even though meditating had definitely helped me reduce anxiety and release some negativity, things hadn't shifted for me as much as I'd expected, so I knew I needed something more.
I wasn't sure what to expect, as I hadn't heard of Spinal Energetics, but Hilary really put me at ease and explained everything to me. She's such a lovely person and I felt in very safe hands. Even though the work she does feels quite subtle, it is incredibly powerful. I felt such a release of energy, and it set me on the road to uncovering what laid at the root of my health issues and what I needed to do to shift them.
I only managed a couple of sessions with Hilary, as she was in the middle of planning a move back to Canada when I met her, but I'm so grateful I did meet her. Somatic healing with the combination of Spinal Energetics, Spinal Flow and reiki was absolutely the right path for me, and it's changed my life. I know I wouldn't be where I am now if I hadn't had the good fortune to be chatting to my friends that day and found out about Hilary. Her healing work and wisdom are a true gift and I feel deeply blessed I was given it.
“I’d been meditating for several years. Even though it had definitely helped me reduce anxiety and release some negativity, things still hadn’t shifted for me as much as I’d expected." Then, after just a couple of sessions: "I felt such a release of energy. It really set me on the road to uncovering what was at the root of my health issues and what I needed to do to shift them.”
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