Heidi Wilson
Founder of Fluid Healing
Tucson, AZ
As a practitioner, in every session, I meet my clients with reverence for the body’s innate intelligence, listening for the subtle rhythms and holding space for what's ready to shift. My craniosacral work as a practitioner is rooted in the biodynamic approach—honoring stillness, presence, and the breath of life moving through the fluid body. This hands-on work is more than technique—it's an invitation into deeper wholeness.
As a mentor, teaching craniosacral work is my way of offering back the wisdom I’ve been gifted. My mentorship supports students in cultivating sensitivity, patience, and trust in the body/mind’s slow unfolding and inherent healing process. Through my program, Riding the Wave, Touching Stillness, I guide practitioners to embody this sacred work with humility and clarity.
Pathways Through Movement,
Stillness, and Healing
My journey began in New Haven, Connecticut, where I was raised in a family of classical musicians and trained as a child in both music and modern dance.
The arts laid a foundation for my ability to attune—first to sound and movement, then to breath, sensation, and energy. By the 1970s, I had joined forces with the late poet and drummer Ajule Rutlin (founding member of the Black Artist Group of St Louis and father of my children), creating Eneke-the-Bird, a duo that brought together music, dance, and poetry in live improvisational performances. This expressive life led naturally into the somatic arts.
In 1993, following a personal life transition, I immersed myself in Zen Shiatsu and discovered my calling in the healing arts. I completed my certification in Shiatsu at the Desert Institute for the Healing Arts, then began teaching Shiatsu.
My path led me in 1995 to my first caniosacral workshop with the Milne Institute, where Hugh Milne was following an unwinding in my neck for about one minute, and I experienced my emotional body reconnect with my physical body. It's hard to explain, but the experience was very healing for me and woke me up to the profundity of this work. I graduated and was certified by the Milne institute in 2002. I assisted classes for a few years and greatly appreciate the foundation I received there. Around that time I began hearing about and having opportunities to go into some deep dives into biodynamic approaches and was blessed to study with mentors/teachers such as Debra Meness, D.O., Charles Ridley, Giorgia Milne, Michael Shea, Roger Golchrist, and Franklin Sills.
By 2005, I had synthesized decades of learning into my own program, offering a pathway for students to explore craniosacral work through a biodynamic lens. Every step along the way has been a weaving together of movement, listening, and trust in the unfolding process of life, the Breath of Life.
Music
Music has always been a central thread in my life—from childhood violin and oboe to discovering my truest voice through the saxophone. Collaborating with others in improvisational music has allowed me to stay present, playful, and deeply attuned to energy/frequency/communication—skills I bring into the treatment room. I continue to explore sound through our band, Baba Marimba and my own creations available on Bandcamp.
Dance
Movement is a primary language of expression for me. From early modern dance training with Ernestine Stodelle to years of exploring African dance, Continuum, contact improvisation, and Playback Theater, my body has always been an important instrument of expression. These practices inform my ability to recognize and respond to the inner landscape of each body I work with from a relational felt sense.
Tai Chi + Qi Gong
Tai Chi became an important channel of information about energy/life force/qi. Since 1972, I’ve studied this internal art as a pathway into flow, vitality, and presence. Today I teach Wu style Tai Chi and lead Qi Dance workshops—a blend of Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and intuitive movement that invites embodied curiosity and playful exploration.