Lynn Van Norman
Licensed Massage Therapist
541-344-1314
The Berry Method®

The Berry Method®, developed by Lauren Berry, is a unique, corrective technique, utilizing muscle, ligament or organ positioning.
With trauma, tissues such as ligaments or muscle can become displaced (for example, the medial collateral ligament of the knee shifting because of a twisting fall). While rubbing the area might loosen it and cause it to feel better for a while, it would still remain out of position, thus making the knee unstable and prone to further damage. By shifting the ligament back into place, proper mechanics is restored, sometimes immediately.
Similar work done very gently can also be applied to the visceral organs, such as a dropped bladder. Lauren believed the body had a memory and, with a little encouragement, body organs would want to return to their proper place in the whole of the organism.
Lauren also had a good sense of the body as a whole. He likened the pelvis to a keystone in an arch that, if out of balance, affects structures both above and below. Work around a joint could thus not be done without addressing this area in order to give the body a better chance to achieve balance.
I’m not a healer and I’m not a doctor.
I’m a mechanic.”
--Lauren Berry

1997 W 12th Ave
P.O. Box 2752
Eugene, OR 97402
Lic. #4131
