Testimonials

Emily Yuen – Bodywork testimonial

In the Fall of 2005, I began receiving Asian Body Work treatments from Emily Yuen. My original goal was for treatment for my upper neck. During my time in the Army, I had developed a massive inflamed lump just under the occipital bone on my right side. The lump was very painful, caused headaches, and made concentration difficult. Before Emily, I had undergone another treatment called “Point Release Therapy.” The therapy involved injections of Lidocaine directly into the inflamed muscles. It worked, but only for a short time, no more than five months.

I began receiving treatments from Emily every six weeks. After the first treatment, I noticed a marked decrease in my headaches: the inflamed area began to shrink. After the third treatment, the inflammation was almost gone, taking the pain and headaches with it. I continued to receive treatments from Emily on a regular basis because I began to notice other benefits: I was more relaxed and could concentrate better; I had more energy; I was sleeping better; my grades improved; and nerve damage in one of my fingers began to heal.

When I was in the Army, I cut part of the tip of my right middle finger off in a fan. The cut was very deep, I could see the bone. After my finger healed, my doctor noticed it had healed hypersensitive and sent me to a specialist to explain why. The specialist informed my the my nerves had healed incorrectly and that he could either cut my nerve at the base of my finger, or I could learn to live without using the tip of my finger. I opted to keep the nerve and learn to live with the pain. The damage prevented me from using my finger to type, made writing difficult, and made some everyday tasks—like tightening a screw—difficult.

In the Spring of 2006, I noticed that I was using my finger tip when I was typing. Normally this would result in tremendous pain and nausea, but I felt nothing. I began to experiment with my finger tip, touching various things and using it like a normal person. The pain was gone: The nerve had healed over five years after my injury.

I continue to receive treatments from Emily because I know it has made my life better and helped me to become a better person. The treatments are fun, educational, and, above all, they help me grow.

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To Whom It May Concern:

Until being treated by Emily Severance Yuen, I had never had a professional massage. I had a preconception that massage was a sensory indulgence. That’s okay but not my personal priority.

I was stuck by a car and flipped onto the street while walking. No broken bones or internal injuries, but I had bruises and abrasions. I walked, exercised, and iced the bruises to help clear them. Still I had multiple aches, pains, and stiffness. I had spoken with Emily before about Amma Bodywork Therapy and I thought perhaps a bodywork treatment would help. So with some hesitation I called Emily.

I would not hesitate again.

First she evaluated my daily life and suggested nutritional and behavioral patterns to increase my health. These were interesting and I believe helpful. We discussed my specific pains and problems. Then she gave me bodywork.

The effect was wonderful and welcome. I do not understand the principles of Asian massage, but part of the benefit may be due to Emily’s “healing hands.” Touch done properly seems as powerful as medicines. The tension of my injuries relaxed. I started to feel a bit depressed after my accident, but now my spirit lifted. The bodily insult of the collision was pacified and in some mysterious way I felt restored. Pain still existed, but was less significant. I slept soundly that night. Many specific aches were gone the next morning.

Massage was a novel and significant part of my recovery, very positive and inexpensive.

Emily Severance Yuen was a knowledgeable, professional, caring and an excellent therapist. I am grateful for her services. I endorse her for anyone considering bodywork/massage therapy and whole body improvements. Current medical practices are very successful and I intend no slight to them. In my case Emily’s therapy complemented standard medical practices.

Respectfully offered,

James K. Ryan, PhD (Entomology 1978)

Emily Yuen – Yoga testomonial

I have taken yoga on/off for over ten years with many different instructors in many different locales, and believe that you are the best instructor I have taken yoga from. Perhaps your immediate success—as a wonderful yoga teacher—is influenced by the fact that you know each of your students in another way (bodywork client, colleague, friendship, etc.). And also that you are already a healer and teacher in a great many other ways. I really enjoy what I will describe as your holistic approach to presenting the yoga class. I like the meditative theme—and your explanations, I really like the chanting—as it gives me confidence to try this alone and in the group…and grounds me to start the class. Your demonstrations and physical alignment guidance are accurate, gentle and well received.

Thanks for the great experience—I am looking forward to continuing!!

—Kathleen Keys

Timothy Yuen

I just want to add that I tried this and it really works. I am skeptical of stuff like new age medicine or hypnotism or even psychology to some degree, but this is not like that. It was a very emotional experience for me, but I feel like something has been “unblocked”, like, I am not dwelling on sad thoughts I have had over the past year or two. Things smell different, feel different, kind of like waking up on a snow day as a teenager, or looking out the window after the rain, it is very hard to quantify, but the feeling is as real as the rush one gets from a ride at Disneyland, or a couple of cups of coffee haha. The only difference is, it’s not an “external” experience, you don’t have to rely on outside influences to feel the effect. And it lasts for days, in fact so far it has felt like it will last forever, because feeling so “back to normal” for even a few days has made me appreciate life for the first time in many years. It is a personal journey that is so basic that I think we forgot about it in our society. And now that I have experienced it, I notice it everywhere. I guess that is hard to explain until one has done it. If you have been through any bad experiences in the past few years, or have just generally felt out of it like something is missing compared to the “olden days”, I highly recommend talking to Tim. It is well worth the time. Everyone’s experience will be different, so there may be other reasons you would like to go, but I honestly think that it can help everyone.

Zack, Boise, Idaho

Tim has performed Reconnective Healing on me twice. The first time when I had broken my tail bone, and the second several weeks ago. Each session brought about a calm relaxing feeling of peace. Both times I felt unexplainable sensations in my body. The second time I even saw visual images. Not only did I feel physically rejuvenated after the sessions, but also mentally. Reconnective Healing is a true mind body experience of recovery.

Ryan, Boise, Idaho

As I lay on my back in that quiet room with my eyes closed, I couldn’t help but wonder where I would go. What was supposed to happen? Was I supposed to actually see things, feel, hear, envision myself somewhere else? What?!? I started to get nervous that I wasn’t doing it right, something was wrong. All of a sudden, my brain stopped it’s normal workings and what ensued was a peace and understanding that I had never experienced before. There were body movements that I couldn’t control, visions that I’d never seen, places I’d never been. I laughed, I was scared, I was blissful, and I may have even cried as I felt tear drops in my eyes at one point. And I played the violin, and it was good. I won’t divulge my entire session as there is still a lot to learn and encounter, but as I sit here writing this, I have never felt happier. I got home and just felt an enormous joy and love for the world and people around me. I can do anything I want! I can heal, and I can be at peace.

There are more sessions to be had, and I cannot wait. This next experience should be just as engrossing, fruitful, and wild as the first. Thank you Tim.

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Once again, Tim amazed me. This session was very different from the first for both Tim and I. I saw arms opening up and welcoming me. I saw some things I don’t even know if they exist outside of my healing. I saw many, many people, one woman in particular, and a few different animals as well. Colors, smells, and sights all coming toward me at different times and power levels. Something amazing happened and I felt at peace with an incredible knowledge for things yet untapped. I cannot wait for my next healing, I have opened the portal to something deep down inside myself and am thirsting for more.

This healing doesn’t just last for the session. It is carried with you for a very long time.

Willow, Boise, Idaho