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The intersection of art, nature & physiologic practices to age well
massage• sculpting facials• craniosacral•acupuncture for our temporary vessel

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Have you visited the studio? It’s about to get a big glow up and has been around and in business in same location (same cute historic building) for almost comin close to 7 years !!!! We love it there. Drop a line if you’ve been there and what your favorite parts are! by @in______forma

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Honoring the original face
The time has come to unveil a new project I have been quietly contemplating, honoring, holding, embodying, crafting and fine-tuning over the last year. Welcome Lovers- to the soft launch of In Forma: physiologic practices for aging well.
We have been diligently creating a different approach to aging that isn’t “anti-aging.” One that doesn’t PRETEND as though aging does not exist. One that is rooted in working WITH your unique physiology — your innate structural intelligence that your face and body already possess. An approach that moves away from patriarchal standards of beauty that glorify youth and idolize ageism. Aging is a gift and our ancestors knew this. At In Forma, we want to honor a face that is perceived as fully inhabited and unapologetic (with well-earned fine lines and all)
Today, more than ever, it feels as though aging is a problem to be solved rather than a privilege. It also feels like the only prominent options are injectables and facelifts for feeling HAWT. We want to disrupt that by offering other alternative options that are targeted, holistic and natural (but not miracle workers either!) Buccal Facial Massage is another option to release tension, lift and sculpt the face (needle and pain free) in a way that feels deeply nourishing. It does not freeze the musculature of the face, yet it AWAKENS it.
Our faces crave touch, movement, release and circulation to feel fully ALIVE. Some benefits to Buccal Facial massage are melting jaw tension, TMJ patterns, (even hip tension! Yes there is a fascial correlation!) decreasing inflammation by incorporating lymphatic drainage and craniosacral therapy, sculpting and lifting, supporting the nervous system and relieving stress beneath the surface of the skin. As a dual-licensed practitioner (LMT & LE), I have 15 years of practice between both fields of work within facial work and full bodywork. I am not an expert in YOUR face yet intuitively trained to LISTEN to it. There is a difference and it matters. If you’re ready to be witnessed and SEEN in your process of becoming (midlife midwifing), aging on your own terms, I’d be honored to be a part of it by @in______forma

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2 months ago

COMMUNITY SUPPORT ASK:

Hi Village,
I am calling in soul familia / community to support me in hosting a “work party” for our sweet lil’ ole downtown studio (that has served as a communal space for deep healing sessions for many years) where food and beverages will be provided as we work together to revamp the studio. I started renting this space (with my own earned savings at that time of 12 K) and being primary leaseholder since 2020 when the whole world shut down. To say it’s been easy would be a lie. But I’ve pushed through the hardest parts and have managed to stay in the same location and run a small business for almost 8 years now and I’m freakin proud of myself for that. (Even as a single mom!)

I have been in this particular studio/location in downtown Bend for 6.5 years and the place (over 100 year old studio) needs a revamp/ glow up before officially re-launching a new and incredibly exciting concept / rebrand of In Forma: practices for skin, body and soul. Seeds of Partum is the postpartum work and that takes place mostly in clients homes.
The most important things I need support with are :

1) painting wood floors: As you can see in the third picture, the wood floors need to be redone so the most affordable and best solution is to just paint them and opting for the dark grey as seen in second pic.

2) Taking out annoying old drop down ceiling from the 70s which is easy to do (or if you know anyone who will do that lmk!) for 2.5 rooms of the studio and replace with the silver tin ceiling tiles. That could get dusty and stuff tho (mask needed prob)

3) Electrical to put in one hanging light fixture in each room (total of 2.5 rooms) which that will require professional (if you have anyone who can help lmk?!)

If we can just knock out the floor that would be HUGE help and accomplishment. 🙏🏽
Thanks for reading and considering ❤️ B.

*DATES SET :
Friday Sept 11, Saturday 12 & Sunday Sept 13*
10 am - 2 pm ish (pop in whenever!)
707 NW Hill Street in downtown Bend by @in______forma

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3 months ago

taken in Bend, Oregon by @in______forma

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4 years ago

AS ABOVE, SO BELOW.... .
. “Picture your face like a road map: a profusion of energetic points woven into a web by lines of travel. Now imagine this system 3-D in your body : a vast network of invisible energy pathways connecting to each other and to every atom, cell, tendon, bone, organ, each centimeter of skin — everything in your body! They link the upper portion with the lower and the surface with the interior, so that nothing is truly separate. When less than desirable physical symptoms show up on the face, its an indication of an energetic and internal imbalance in the body.”
@ceciliawongskincare by @in______forma

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7 years ago

MAJOR LOVE @danielpopper by @in______forma

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7 years ago

Face complexity: SO much going on here. Lots of microstructures, vascular beds, fascia, ligaments, and nerve endings. Delicate and highly differentiated structures ... via @wholisticskinandcare by @in______forma

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8 years ago

This gorgeous Oregon coast! by @in______forma

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8 years ago

Tantra songs: these paintings are made for meditative purposes to expand and understand our consciousness. They are made by the tantrikas and are either passed on, destroyed or now collected. They go back to the 1600’s and are made in Rajasthan. - Words from @sophie__dupont by @in______forma

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8 years ago

Ok, this is really the last one by Flor. I just love her so much! by @in______forma

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11 years ago

Water= The matrix of Life. On Neuroconservation & Spiritual awakenings: Put simply, the “blue mind” is the meditative state we feel when we’re near—or immersed in—water. Cognitive scientists are gathering evidence that shows proximity to water, and even recalling aquatic memories, floods the brain with dopamine, serotonin, & oxytocin, those happiest of enzymes; and at the same time levels of cortisol -- the stress filled enzyme-- plummet. Water seems to trigger parts of the brain associated with empathy, encouraging a shift from "me" to "we." by @in______forma

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11 years ago

Collage inspiration #rociomontoya by @in______forma

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11 years ago