Mary Harding-Smith

Hi!  My name is Mary and I love this work!  I feel I am truly blessed to be one of those people who are doing the work they truly love.  Each client is a gift in my own spiritual and personal life path.  I learn much from all of them!  

I went into this work because of my son Ian, who is now almost 12 years old.  (Boy time flies!) Ian is verbally dyspraxic, he didn't speak 3 or 4 word phrases until he was nearly 4 years old; has sensory integration issues, has central auditory processing issues, has dyslexia and is gifted.  (If you would like information on any or all of these issues, please feel free to email me.)

When he was a toddler, the early intervention provided by the state of Massachusetts failed us somewhat and I was sent on a search to resolve his issues. I left no stone unturned.  Under one of those stones I found Cranial Sacral Therapy.  I took my son at about age 3.5 to see an osteopath that performed this work.  I saw undeniable changes in my son's speech, as did his speech therapist.  After the 3rd or 4th appointment, as I was pulling out of the doctor's parking lot, Ian said his first four word phrase: "that way is home."  I promptly pulled over next to the tree I nearly hit and made a big fuss over those 4 simple words!

We have had the same luck in resolving his sensory integration issues and other issues.  I was so amazed at the gentleness of the work, how powerful it was, that I made some calls about how I as a parent of a special needs child could take a class at the Upledger Institute.  The more I learned, the more I needed to know, and the more I wanted to share this with others.

In NH, I needed a health license or to be a reverend to practice this kind of work.  I went to massage school at New Hampshire Community Technical College in Nashua to obtain that license. As they say, the rest is history.  I will add that when we purchased this home in 2000, we wondered what the H#@! were we going to do with that cottage on the property!  Now we know that the universe works in mysterious ways and had its hand in the purchase of this property. That cottage is where my practice is located.  My son has changed my life in more ways than he will ever know or understand.