Peter was born into a family of artists. He brings this creative sensibility into his massage practice and teaching style.
Peter began his bodywork practice in 1989. He went on to study with Tom Hendrickson, the founder of Hendrickson Method® Orthopedic Massage, at the Institute of Orthopedic Massage, Berkeley. Peter worked at the Hendrickson clinic for 6 years and during the course of 14 years and over 1000 hours of advanced training, Peter earned the title of a senior instructor of this powerfully effective therapeutic technique. He assisted Tom Hendrickson to refine the teaching manual for the 200 hour professional certification course into the textbook, Massage for Orthopedic Conditions, Lippincott, 2003.
When he is not teaching this work, Peter maintains a very busy massage practice in San Francisco. He is a longtime practitioner of martial arts and Zen meditation.
“I believe that the planet is healed by bodywork - one body at a time. This work draws upon ancient traditions that can be scientifically verified in the physical body and felt, quite clearly, in the energetic.”
Geffen's diverse training includes a Masters degree in Somatic Psychology (1997), a certificate from the Swedish Institute Medical Massage Program (1993) and a New York State License in Massage Therapy (1994), as well as years of experience practicing and instructing Kripalu Yoga (1993).
Friends, colleagues and clients describe Geffen as a deeply committed and passionate bodywork practitioner and instructor. As an instructor, Geffen demands a high level of commitment to detailed study combined with a willingness to play and to explore ones own inner landscape while learning.
Geffen's personal style interweaves movement of the body with movement within the heart and mind of each student and client, meeting them at the level where they are willing to open to their deepest growth and healing. Geffen is dedicated to living by example. Her style is honest, direct, playful, professional and deeply human. With the support of her teacher, Cheri Huber, Geffen's continuing practice of Zen Buddhist meditation reinforces her belief that compassionate awareness is the key to ending suffering, regardless of what is the cause of the pain.
Currently, Geffen is a certified Hendrickson Method instructor. This form of bodywork is providing a vehicle for Geffen to integrate her diverse background of over a decade of professional bodywork with movement, meditation, introspection, deep touch and gentleness. She is delighted to have found another powerful form of hands on work that is powerfully in line with her deepest values personally and professionally.
