Practice Updates
Hello! While I no longer offer bodywork sessions, I am often teaching these days, both in the bodywork field and in the sex ed field. Scroll down for more info on that! I have left this site mostly intact for so that students and former clients can still find resources I've shared, things things I've written, FAQs about massage therapy, information about "somatics," and recommendations for other therapists.
About
Jay Sheffield (he/they pronouns)
My path to becoming a bodyworker was encouraged by the burnout in organizing and activist spaces, and I am committed to offering bodywork and somatic support in service of encouraging self and community care. I believe in every client’s own body wisdom and ability to create more space and capacity in the nervous system; I am here to support that, to witness, create a container, and hold space for anything that comes up and wants to be acknowledged. I am a white, queer, non-binary human and I strive to offer work that is accessible, affirming, and accountable to queer and trans folks and Black and Brown folks. I strive to offer work that is consent-based, trauma-informed, race-informed, fat and body affirming, and that honors how, when, and where clients want to, and don’t want to, involve touch. Please know that I consider receiving client feedback a gift to better my understanding and practice.
Check out this interview about my work (both in massage therapy world and sex education world). Huge thank you to Reina Gattuso for such a thoughtful interview. In many ways, this article feels like a culmination of the last decade, and I am so grateful for all of you who have supported me along this path.
Upcoming Classes
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I also offer private couple, group, and organizational classes, on sex ed topics as well as somatic-focused classes such as "embodied advocacy" - email me at bodyworkwithj@gmail.com if that is of interest!