During my second pregnancy I began to have a series of strange, severe and very annoying allergy and auto immune symptoms.  I had hoped that they would just go away after my son was born, but no luck.  Nine months later they were still going strong, and interfering with my day to day life.  I had been to many different practitioners with these symptoms, from conventional doctors telling me to just take a Benedryl a day for the rest of my life, to Chinese medicine practitioners giving me pills that tasted awful and didn't help, to several naturopaths giving me vague and only mildly helpful (and expensive) recommendations.  No one could put a finger on what was causing the problem.  I was frustrated!  I felt like I wanted to get to the root of the problem and not just treat the symptoms.  I went looking on the internet under "allergy cure" and through a series of links I found Susan and BodyTalk, and I just had a really good feeling about it.  I contacted her and she saw me right away.  I had no idea what to expect during my session, but I was really excited to try something, anything that could possibly help. 

The BodyTalk process let my body set the agenda of the session, with Susan as the interpreter.  All of the issues and ideas that came up during the session were very relevant, some made sense right away, and others that needed some pondering made even more sense in retrospect.  Susan was very caring, enthusiastic and intuitive.  You can tell that she loves and believes in what she does.   It has been a week since that first session and while I am reluctant to shout "I’m cured"  from the rooftops (mostly because I'm superstitious)  I have noticed a dramatic improvement in my symptoms, and I seem to be getting better and better every day. (Knock on wood).  I look forward to my next session and I have been telling everyone I meet about Susan and BodyTalk.  I really believe that BodyTalk could help a lot of people out there!     

Miranda Aloma   May 2006

Testimonial 2

I had always thought that I was very tuned in to my body and the messages it was giving me but the reality was that stress and emotional upheaval have taken a toll on my body. I am a surgeon's dream patient, lots of organs regularly needing fixed.  I was definitely tuned in to where it hurt.

My Body Talk experience has been enlightening in that it has brought together the physical, spiritual and emotional elements that affect me and helped prevent all those negative medical signs to which I was so used to reacting.  The body can show things that are happening before they get out of hand and indicate how to fix them.

When I first went to see Susan I was emotional, skeptical and in the midst of big changes in my life. As I continued to see her I began to feel less emotional, more accepting and spiritually balanced in the midst of all the turmoil around me.  My body began to react less stressfully. I began to feel more in tune with my spirit and my emotions were appropriate and more controlled. I felt healthier and able to cope with the stresses life was sending my way.

I recommend Body Talk as a way to bring focus to your life and holistic   wellness to your person. We are so multi-dimensional and I found  this is a way to bring all those dimensions together for a more balanced life.

Donna Pettinger

Testimonial 3:

My BodyTalk sessions have been meaningful beyond my powers to express. But I will try. I was already convinced of the importance to health, of being in touch with the body. You could call me an avid consumer of body-based therapies. Of all I’ve undertaken (12 years of Bioenergetics, tons of massage, 2 1/2 years of yoga... ) BodyTalk is the most interactive and the most instructive.

I’ve gained a new awareness of the complexity of body.  For a self-help book rebel, it’s so simple. And enjoyable. I always come away from the  meetings with food for thought, often write at length to remember the sequence and the interrelationships, and they always gather meaning as I ponder them. (I’m drinking my water religiously!) I’d go so far as to say that one need not know anything about the discipline, the assumptions or the body of knowledge of BodyTalk for it to work. Enough to say I have a healthy respect for the mysteries of the organism we live in. I believe in the efficacy of  Susan’s interventions. The power of “mind-intent” moves me more than any knowledge. It has worked a minor revolution in my attitude to maintaining the good health I enjoy.

Susan’s accurate intuitions as to where there are problems is BodyTalk 101 -- she zeroed in on my right leg just after my dermatologist diagnosed a basal cell cancer – and it linked to dehydration with R leg, then Cellular repair came up: the body replaces all the cells in 3 mo to a year; so, next cycle, we’ll tell / suggest it to replace those inherited lethal genes, that, eg, conducive to skin cancer, with those that don’t -- a way to focus on prevention & positive thinking
Association of the adrenal gland and grief: made me think of how in stressful situations a devilish energy mobilizes to protect against pain and sorrow; a pattern I associate with all emotional relations -- this line of inquiry has led me to  re-examine my response patterns and I’ve recruited a counsellor to help

Linkage of my father’s strained emotional relationships & darkness to my emotional complexion, especially the linkage of self-esteem and sexuality -- a productive line of inquiry & affirmative of my struggle to find a better way to live -- felt like 6 months of therapy in 1/2 hour!

 A silly quote: “have you hugged your spleen today?” -- got me thinking of those elusive organs liver / gallbladder &c, the glands, the chakras (even more elusive)... and their interactions with the big obvious perceptive/proprioceptive ones, brain/heart/lungs/stomach/skin -- self-knowledge is an important first step on the road to self-care.

Peter Grant

Testimonial 3

It makes so much sense to ask the body (as well as heart and soul) what it
needs!  That's what I like about Bodytalk.  It is a modality that does not
impose from the outside. In working with Susan I have experienced a deep
movement in my emotional healing.   Along with her skill as facilitator of
this work, Susan brings warmth, depth, and humour to each session.

Christine Terry

Testimonial 4

Susan Stenson is a gifted, practical, and intuitive translator of the  mind-body.  I found that her work complimented and stabilized important insights and changes that I was making on emotional and spiritual planes.  The process seems mysterious, but Susan's respectful and knowledgeable approach inspires confidence and trust.  Very useful!!

Chris Fox

Testimonial 4

Susan Stenson is a kind and friendly therapist.  She is also very sensitive
to the needs of her clients.  The combination of her own personal skills and
temperament, and the intuitive but precise approach of the Bodytalk technique
make for deep and clear therapy sessions for me.  I always feel better afterward and  I leave with a new way of viewing my life issues.

Arleen Pare