Author: Sharon Wheeler

Starting to Work on Scars

Cautions and ContraindicationsN.B. Always work within the guidelines of your therapy profession, as defined by the professional body you are registered to in your country. The guidelines below are in addition to your standard considerations for treatment.• Before you work with a client, make sure they are signed off by theirsurgeon and are safe for… Continue reading Starting to Work on Scars

The First Scar

It was 1973 when Hector Prestera and I moved from living in a wonderful hand-made wooden house on Hudson’s Mountain, 1500 feet above Esalen, into Carmel Valley. We wanted to live as close as we could to our dear friends at Esalen and still be near a decent school for Hector’s two young boys. Esalen… Continue reading The First Scar

The Boy From Bolinas

In the summer of 1972, I was living with Hector Prestera, MD and his two kids in a house four miles up a dirt road on the mountain above Esalen. We became close friends with a family from Bolinas, California. They lived in a small house near the ocean that somehow fit them and all… Continue reading The Boy From Bolinas