Unlock your radiant, vibrant, authentic self
Carol Baker, AOBTA, C.P., Alchemy, Acupressure, and Shiatsu
Carol Baker’s energetic healing approach uses rich in various forms Asian Energy work techniques and theories to help you access your authentic true nature through Alchemy, unlock your natural vitality by creating better energy flow in the body, and create positive long-lasting transformation.
Alchemy works on a cellular level using acuppresure points on the body to release old patterns, triggers and behavoirs that hold us back from being our true authentic selves.
Shiatsu works with the energy meridians of the body to provide better balance in your organs. A fundamental concept of Asian medicine is the vital Qi {chi} must flow throughout the body for optimal health. When Qi is abundant and unobstructed, a person is healthy and vibrant.
Shiatsu and alchemy restores vitality, supports the immune system and can be extremely effective in speeding up recovery after an illness or injury.
"I’ve been privileged and blessed to work with Carol for many years now and have seen the results of consistent energy/body work. Regular shiatsu treatments are essential to my overall physical and spiritual health. Carol’s intuition and ability to know and feel into which areas of the body need attention, makes her sessions highly effective. I’ve had treatments for injuries, tendonitis, sore joints, and stiff muscles – her shiatsu techniques have relieved and alleviated whatever issues I am facing. Recently I’ve committed to weekly sessions and truly feel the positive effect consistent treatments have on my energy levels and overall mental and physical balance."
"A visit to Vinalhaven Shiatsu felt more like I was receiving true healing rather than simply attention to symptoms or temporary relief. Within days after my second (2 days in a row) appointment with her, I saw the end of weeks of pain.
At 50, I have been living with lower back issues for over 30 years after someone made a left turn into my car at 17. Overall, I am good at managing it with proper furniture and a firm bed, good stretches and keeping my core strong but we had been visiting family the week before our visit to the island and the combination of not great support in seating and a too soft bed (plus a spring of too much work and not a lot of exercise) left me in pain and hobbling. I wish I had looked up Carol the day we arrived.
Carol is skilled, well versed and simply magical. The space is so fantastic - it's own cottage behind her home, quiet, charming, open and airy, serene. I wish I lived anywhere near there because I would make a point of seeing her regularly! AND I certainly will return when we do return to the island next year!"
"Carol Baker has been my Shiatsu practitioner since 2015. Throughout our relationship, Carol has maintained the highest standards of practice. Her work consistently has a positive outcome for me, whether my imbalance is around physical or emotional issues. She is particularly skilled in treating grief. I recommend Carol and Vinalhaven Shiatsu without reservation."
"My experience of Shiatsu with Carol is a little difficult to describe, being both so subtle and at the same time gently powerful. To me it is like acupuncture without the needles. With her warm and healing hands, she places gentle pressure on the body's energy nodes and meridians, releasing blocked energy (chi) and making it flow again. It is a combination of deeply relaxing and subtly energizing. At the end of a session (which comes all too soon!), I always feel the most light and delicate sense, almost a glow, of moving energy that wasn't there at the beginning of the session. I am so happy that Carol has opened the doors of her simple and beautiful place of healing again."
"I am generally a little scattered and have found that Carol’s Shiatsu treatments have been very helpful, making it easier and me more likely, to focus on whatever requires my attention. This last year without that treatment has been challenging."
"I struggled with a sore shoulder for months. I tried stretching and changing my sleep position but the stubborn ache persisted. I reached out to Carol for a consult & she recommended a Gua-Sha treatment. I had never heard of that but was eager to try anything. I'm so glad I did! After my session with Carol, the soreness subsided, and my shoulder relaxed back to feeling normal again! Carol Baker is a knowledgeable and skilled Shiatsu practitioner, and I highly recommend her."
My private Shiatsu studio on Vinalhaven island.
Cozy and nestled within the garden of a small permaculture sanctuary atop Clayter Hill, my Shiatsu studio is walking distance of downtown Vinalhaven, an island 12 miles off the coast of Rockland, Maine.
