How to Find a Practitioner Now That Sundown Healing Arts Is Closed

Updated

Sundown Healing Arts has closed its practice and is no longer accepting clients. If you were hoping to book bodywork there, the direct route is gone. The site does, however, point to a practitioner referral list for finding alternative support, and it remains online as a resource for articles, books, and healing information.

What "closed" means here

The site states plainly: "This practice is closed." The practitioner thanks past clients and notes a return to a previous career in computer programming and a previous home in Oakland, CA.

So there is no current availability, no booking path, and no indication that this will change. Anything you find on the site should be read as archived material rather than an active service.

Finding another practitioner

The site's own suggested next step is the referral list. Look for the link labeled "Click here for practitioner referral list" in the notice about the closure, near the top of the page.

A referral list is a starting point, not a guarantee. Before contacting anyone on it, it's worth checking:

  • Whether they are currently taking clients. A list can go stale.
  • What kind of work they do. The original practice described itself as "intuitive, compassionate bodywork for trauma," so you may want someone with comparable training or approach.
  • Logistics. Location, session format, and cost are not covered by the referral list itself.
  • Fit on your own terms. The site emphasizes being size-friendly, diversity-friendly, queer-friendly, and trans-friendly, with "excellent boundaries and utmost respect." If those qualities matter to you, ask about them directly rather than assuming.

What the site still offers

The closure notice does not take down the written material. The site continues to host:

  • Articles organized by topic, including Acceptance, Body, Boundaries, Emotions, Find Support, Hard Times and Abuse, Healing Tools, Relating, Self-Trust, Survival Tools, Trauma Effects and PTSD, and Wider Narratives.
  • A signs of trauma page, describing persistent headaches, nagging injuries, troubled sleep, and ongoing anxiety or depression as possible signs of strain.
  • Books, available through the shop and a Bookshop link.
  • A reading blog, "Curious, Healing."

If you are not ready to work with a new practitioner, or you are between options, these are usable on their own. They are framed around honoring where you are now, bearing witness to the effects of trauma, and bringing awareness to tension before offering the body pathways to relaxation and strength.

Quick links worth knowing

The site's quick links include the Bookshop, Signs of Trauma, Testimonials, Healing Resources, and Latest Articles. The shop shows an empty cart, which is a normal store state rather than a statement about availability.

If you are looking for the original practitioner

The site does not offer a forwarding contact, a waitlist, or a way to reach the practitioner directly for sessions. The stated plan is a return to computer programming, so the referral list is the intended substitute rather than a temporary pause.

A practical sequence

  1. Open the site and find the practitioner referral list link in the closure notice.
  2. Note two or three names that seem like a possible fit.
  3. Contact them to confirm current availability, approach, format, and cost.
  4. In the meantime, use the articles and books for support rather than waiting idle.
  5. If the referral list does not lead anywhere, treat it as one source among several and keep looking.

The short version: the practice is closed, the referral list is the site's own answer for finding someone new, and the written resources remain available whether or not you find a practitioner right away.