Stillpoint Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, LLC

Stillpoint Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, LLC At Stillpoint, we help motivated people move toward ease and mobility through the use of techniques that deeply affect the body. Chris L.

Widlund, LMP is a Washington State Licensed Massage Practitioner focused on helping her clients bring balance to their lives by reducing pain, increasing movement and deepening their connection with their bodies. She has been in private practice since 2003 working with people of all ages. As a graduate of the Brian Utting School of Massage in Seattle, WA, she was privileged to receive training of the highest standards in both academics and techniques of massage therapy. Since her original training, Chris has gone on to specialize in Myofascial Release, Neuromuscular Therapy and CranioSacral Therapy. Chris regularly works with other healthcare practitioners to facilitate their patients' recovery from injury or chronic pain. Chris' passion with the abilities of the human body began at an early age. As a professional modern dancer, following a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois, she discovered that massage therapy and other types of bodywork addressed her body's need to heal quickly and completely from various injuries. With a love of and respect for the human body, the medical field attracted her. She has worked as a Surgical Assistant, a Health Care Associate in Women's Health as well as worked for a rural ambulance service as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Chris has also taught Wilderness Emergency Medicine. Chris is a Professional Member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). Since 2006, she has served on the Board of Directors for the local Vermont AMTA Chapter. As the AMTA-VT Government Relations Chair, Chris spent several years working with local massage therapists and the state government to lay the groundwork for licensing massage therapy in Vermont. She has since retired from this position but continues to support this movement. Currently, Chris is the Chapter Treasurer. One of Chris's beliefs is that, through education, practitioners can affect more patients than the one in their own hands. In 2010 she returned to the educational field as a Teaching Assistant in CranioSacral Therapy for the Upledger Institute and the New England Center for CranioSacral Therapy. In this new and exciting role, Chris helps new practitioners take conceptual ideas and transfer them into "ah-ha" moments they feel in their hands. As a therapist, Chris approaches the human body with respect and awe. She listens to the story of each body and through that story aids her client in finding movement and health.

Education & Professional Experience
05/15/2024

Education & Professional Experience

I am a Washington Licensed Massage Therapist (MA00017639) and a Vermont Certified Massage Therapist, Bodyworker, and Touch Professional (164.0000629). My original training was through the Brian Utting School of Massage in Seattle, WA, where I was honored to receive training of the highest standards

Automated Breast Ultrasound & Hypermobility
05/15/2024

Automated Breast Ultrasound & Hypermobility

Automated beast ultrasounds make access to screen for women with dense breast tissue easier, but it may not be for you if you are hypermobile.

[Stillpoint] 4 months later, where are we now? https://mailchi.mp/7092ee5c6a85/stillpoint-4-months-later-where-are-we-n...
07/27/2020

[Stillpoint] 4 months later, where are we now? https://mailchi.mp/7092ee5c6a85/stillpoint-4-months-later-where-are-we-now
This pandemic continues to throw huge curve balls for all of us. Whether it be, sitting in the “unknown” of what is next, or worrying about the “unknown” of work & income, or thinking you “know” what the plan is only to have the rug moved from under you again. The only real “knowns” of this time are that change is our constant companion and no one is immune to the waves (or tsunamis) change creates in our lives.

We have learned that otherwise asymptomatic individuals are presenting with clots in atypical areas (in veins as well as...
06/08/2020

We have learned that otherwise asymptomatic individuals are presenting with clots in atypical areas (in veins as well as arteries, clots in the brain, etc). Pre-pandemic, clotting and stroke risks were disqualifiers for most types of massage. A trained massage therapist could properly screen for these risk factors and take precautions as necessary. Clotting issues related to COVID-19 are not something we can screen for at this time. Thus, we cannot safely make educated decisions that are in the best interest of our client’s health. The potential risk to clients is too high for me to believe that I can ethically provide massage. Read the full blog post here: https://buff.ly/3cKUNFM(opens in a new tab)

On Friday, Governor Phil Scott announced that “close-contact” businesses including tattoo parlors, massage therapy, fitness centers, and nail salons may start to slowly reopen as of June 1st. A “close-contact” business is one in which it is impossible to maintain the 6-feet social distance ...

Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending a virtually run six-day intensive class on Distance Healing with 150 othe...
05/31/2020

Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending a virtually run six-day intensive class on Distance Healing with 150 other touch therapists taught by Suzanne Scurlock and Lori Chinitz. All 150 of us have relied on touch as our primary sense for our work. Touch is amazing as you all know. But in a time of “no touch”, is there a way to provide the same (or perhaps even deeper) ability for healing and rejuvenation to occur? Yes, there is. The Distance Healing Intensive taught me how to expand my therapeutic presence and CranioSacral therapy beyond my ability to touch. Distance Healing can facilitate change on many levels (physical, emotional, energetic). I am currently engaged in intentional practice with other students and practitioners of distance healing to improve my abilities and hope to offer this service in the future. https://buff.ly/2yMZktc

If you are interested in finding out more about the class, visit https://buff.ly/2TY5X3h.



Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending a virtually run six-day intensive class on Distance Healing with 150 other touch therapists taught by Suzanne Scurlock and Lori Chinitz. Suzanne is the founder of the Healing from the Core curriculum that I have been studying and using for the past 5 ye...

The sun may be hiding behind the rain clouds for April. But we can still feel it and so can than all the life that has h...
04/01/2020

The sun may be hiding behind the rain clouds for April. But we can still feel it and so can than all the life that has hidden underground for the winter. Let me help you connect to the present moment at Stillpoint Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork. Schedule your appointment now. Link is in bio.






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03/23/2020

Are you missing touch right now? Relax and enjoy.

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21 Carmichael Street
Essex Junction, VT
05452

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Tuesday 3pm - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 3:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm

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