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"Bodies Unbound" tonight at Ojai School of Massage

Local writer and massage therapist Cynthia Waring Matthews tells her triumphant story. Based on her book, Bodies Unbound, tonight's performance features Cynthia in a one-woman theatre piece directed by Jill Andre.

Ojai School of Massage
619 W. El Roblar in Meiners Oaks
8 pm - Tickets $15 at the door

Cynthia Waring Matthews first escaped the sorrow of her early days by retreating to a convent as a young woman. Emerging after a time to re-enter the world at large, she was looking for an occupation and found herself absorbed into the world of bodywork, where she became a licensed massage therapist and massaged over 20,000 people in 30 years, from the anonymous to the dazzlingly famous, from infants to the elderly, from those seeking healing to those seeking a bodily indulgence. In her practice, she made a unique discovery: That through her fingers, she was able to read bodies and into the histories of the people beneath her hands. She could unlock the experiences and traumas stored in their bodies through cellular memories.

Cynthia lives in Ojai with her husband, Wyn Matthews, where they operate a multidisciplinary retreat, The Raw Retreat.

Jill Andre has directed numerous shows in Los Angeles and New York, including “Trust,” “Comings and Goings,” “Bus Stop,” “Navajo Memoirs,” “”Baby Grand,” and much more. Also an actor, she appeared on Broadway in “Children of a Lesser God,” “Devour the Snow,” “The Trip Back Down,” and more. Her TV and film credits include “The Practice,” “NYPD Blue,” “Picket Fences,” “Lost in America,” “Ghosts of Mississippi” and more.

If you miss the show tonight, you can catch it in Santa Barbara at Center Stage Theater, August 17 and 18

"Unbound Again" from Thursday's VC Reporter

Interview with Radio Ojai's Lisa Snider

Posted by Leslie Davis on August 11, 2007 11:12 AM | | |

Comments (4)

I have seen Cynthia's performance twice and I recommend it with all my heart and soul!

Comment #1 Posted by: Suza | August 11, 2007 02:15 PM

I read her book and couldn't put it down. See you tonight!

Comment #2 Posted by: Lisa Snider | August 11, 2007 04:50 PM

I went last night. It was great! I'm continually amazed by the stories our bodies tell, the memories they hold ...

Comment #3 Posted by: Sally | August 12, 2007 05:14 PM

The book is quite good, but when coupled with the performance, it becomes really powerful. If last weekend's sell-out audience, complete with standing ovation, is any indication, Santa Barbarans are in for a real treat this weekend, whether they've read the book or not.

Comment #4 Posted by: Lisa Snider | August 13, 2007 04:40 PM

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