Beck Stephens began her study of bodywork in 1982. She studied Zen Shiatsu privately and attended the Swedish Institute in New York City. Within a year she was a licensed massage therapist in the state of New York. This gave her a valuable foundation for understanding the physical body. Her studies in Zen Shiatsu however, taught her to see the physical body as a highly organized energy system. She instinctively knew this path would take her beyond the study of bodywork, into the more mysterious study of human life.

She honed her skills for six years as a Zen Shiatsu practitioner, when in 1988 two compelling master teachers stood before her. Pauline Sasaki was emerging with Quantum Shiatsu, a study that refined Zen Shiatsu. She applied principles of Quantum Physics to perceive and work with a wider range of energy vibration manifesting in the body and its field. Nelita Po'Okui Anderson Cook, ordained Hawaiian Medical Kahuna, was emerging with Mana O'Hana; a healing art based on traditional Hawaiian Medicine.

Beck immersed herself for over ten years with each teacher until her practice became solidly based in these two systems of energy medicine. She received permission to teach both Quantum Shiatsu and Mana O'Hana.

Beck has also been an instructor of Zen Shiatsu at the Boulder College of Massage Therapy since 1988. This is one of the premiere schools in the United States. She has developed curricula, established a student Shiatsu clinic that is still in operation, trained teachers and has been department head for many years before passing the baton over to capable colleagues.

In October of 2003, Beck found yet another master teacher with whom she still studies. Dr.Gregory Antyuhin is a medical intuitive from Russia, who for over twenty years has practiced medicine as a Psychiatric Doctor and as a Shamanic healer. Beck has been a Certified Instructor and a Certified Practitioner with the American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA) since 1988.

In 1997 she co-founded Digit Press Publishing and produced two anatomical charts of the Living Anatomy Series to help instructors and practitioners teach about the human body.

Beck's passion and life work, is to help people find their way to a positive outlook, to a sense of wellbeing and passion for life to be lived with love, gratitude, consciousness and kindness.

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What is Shiatsu?
What is Mana O'Hana?
How can Shiatsu help ?
Appointment Information
Anatomical Charts

What is Shiatsu?

Shiatsu is the ancient healing art from Japan that is rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Like Acupuncture, Shiatsu focuses on improving a person’s health, vitality and well being by working with the life force within us.

Unlike Acupuncture, which employs the use of needles, Shiatsu is based on human touch. Using palms, fingers and thumbs comfortable pressure is applied to the body along the pathways through which energy travels.

The goal is to improve the quality of this life force, to remove blockages in its flow and to restore its ability to circulate throughout the body. The efficient movement of this energy is what governs the multitude of functions we perform daily.

What is Mana O’Hana?

Mana O’Hana is the healing art from Hawaii that is based in traditional Hawaiian Medicine.

In Mana O’Hana the focus is to remember ourselves as spiritual beings and to cultivate our connection to all the natural forces we are part of. Light touch and holding are involved as well as working off the body in the energy field.

Built into both healing systems is the recognition that we are magnificent and complex as humans. To treat us is to acknowledge us as physical, emotional, mental and spiritual beings. Our sense of health and wellbeing depends on our ability to internally balance all that we are.

How can Shiatsu help?

• Common complaints that most of us experience at some point in life are effectively treated by Shiatsu:
• Faulty digestion
• Elimination problems such as constipation or diarrhea
• Muscle and joint tension or pain
• Headaches or migraines
• Menstrual irregularity
• Infertility
• Menopause
• Problems with the functioning of organs
• Problems with the functioning of body systems
• Low energy, fatigue or exhaustion
• Back injuries or sports injuries
• Immune system problems
• Inflammation and swelling
• Swelling from edema
• Arthritis
• Problems with focus and concentration
• Lack of motivation
• Loss of enthusiasm, joy and happiness
• Depression
• Coping with stress
• Feeling at a loss and not quite knowing what to do about it
• Spiritual crisis
• Loneliness
• Low Self-esteem
• Obsessive, compulsive, addictive behavior
• Isolation
• Lack of confidence
• There are several ways Shiatsu can help people change how they feel physically or how they feel about themselves, their life or the world.
  • One way is to help people experience relief. For those suffering from long standing chronic conditions, relief can be a profound experience. One that restores the belief that improvement can occur and that it can possibly even become permanent.
  • Another way is to help people gain some insight into why they feel the way they do. With this new information people can become involved in making changes in their behavior or in their lifestyle.
  • Yet another way is to help people change their perspective about an experience or a situation. This can make a solution seem more attainable and less overwhelming.

This work is compatible and significantly adds to the effectiveness of other treatment modalities.

• Sessions before chiropractic care will make the manipulations easier and more fluid.
• Sessions following chiropractic care will help set the adjustments longer in the body.
• Similarly with osteopathic care, physical therapy, Rolfing, and Acupuncture, this work will help the body hold a correction longer.
• Psychotherapy becomes a smoother process as Shiatsu helps a person become more comfortable with change.
• When taking herbs, homeopathic remedies, vitamin and mineral supplements or allopathic medicines, Shiatsu helps in the absorption and assimilation of these substances.

Appointment Information

• Appointments with Beck can be made by calling 303-651-7997.
• At your first visit you will be asked to fill out a brief health history form so that Beck can recommend treatment strategies and lifestyle habits to maximize success in reaching your goals.
• Beck will spend one hour and twenty minutes with you. The session lasts fifty to fifty five minutes with discussion time before and after the session.
• Cancellations must be made at least twenty-four hours in advance. Missed appointments or late cancellations need to be paid for in full. Exceptions are made for inclement weather, illness and emergencies.
• Wear loose and comfortable clothing. You can come dressed for the session or change in the treatment room.
• The session takes place on a table and Beck works through the clothing.
• Most people experience a positive effect after one session. The goal is to achieve change that is long lasting. Initially it is most helpful to schedule sessions with regularity. This will allow the beneficial effects to become cumulative. Once you experience how the sessions help you both physically and in your life, you will know how often to schedule your visits.
• It is entirely individual how long a recovery, a change or relief might take. These depend on the complexity and severity of the situation and on how aggressively an individual chooses to tackle the problem. Change can occur in one session, ten sessions, six months to a few years. One thing is for certain, when we feel more comfortable we become more positive. This makes us feel more capable and we become more creative. We then feel more in sync with ourselves and what our mission in life might be, and because we are feeling more comfortable we have the energy to carry it out. Life is good.

Living Anatomy Series

These anatomical charts are designed with a revolutionary approach. Created by massage therapists, these two charts bring the study of anatomy to life. While supplying accurate information about the muscular system, the skeletal and ligamental systems, the artwork captivates the viewer. Everyone who sees these charts finds them intriguing, helpful, educational, and personal. Health care professionals, as well as teachers, artists, dancers, athletes, all incorporate the references in practices, studios, and classrooms. The charts are used as learning tools to inform and expand the understanding of the body as an active organism. The beauty of the charts makes them an excellent addition to the decor of treatment rooms, clinics, studios, classrooms, and offices. For more info, please Click Here.