Nicholas Gilchrist

After years of creating and performing music under his alias Phortah, he emerged from behind the guitars and synthesizers to engage crowds in more directive ways. He explores the principles of Zenthai Shiatsu, incorporating his passions for contact improvisation and exploratory play to land what may otherwise be challenging content safely amongst immersive fun.

He combines a grounded, gentle clarity and presence with light-hearted, eccentric humor to create a facilitation style that delivers depths of philosophy and healing intended to land in participants' bodies.

Nicholas is passionate about supporting and witnessing the discovery and exploration of the unique gifts held inside of others.

Workshop/Presentation

Zenthai Shiatsu Elements

Zenthai Shiatsu Elements combines exploratory movement with partner games and Zenthai Shiatsu bodywork to create a journey of returning home to our individual and collective selves.

Movement journeys are woven to guide participants into their bodies and imaginations so that they can reconnect with the curious exploration that children undertake as they connect with the world.

Games and challenges are offered and scaled to fit the crowd so that people can observe, notice, and possibly challenge their edges, expanding their body-mind potential. Zenthai bodywork is given and received, allowing a combination of specific Zenthai techniques and the participants’ own emergent, intuitively guided bodywork style to be further revealed and experienced. Your inner healer is invited to grow.