Kim Holman 8 Hands Healing

Kim Holman 8 Hands Healing Helping people reconnect with themselves through awareness, compassion & choice. Change Begins with One New Choice.

Founder, 8 Hands Healing • Bodywork • Heart-Centered Therapy • (Re)Parenting • Retreats & Workshops. I’m Kim Holman, founder of 8 Hands Healing and a Licensed Massage Therapist with 30+ years of experience. I support people who feel stuck in pain, migraines, stress, burnout, or repeating patterns by helping them listen more deeply to their body, emotions, and nervous system. My work is heart-centered and somatic, blending bodywork, Heart-Centered Therapy, (Re)Parenting practices, and the Life Balance Wheel to support meaningful, lasting change. Rather than fixing or forcing, I guide people to reframe outdated patterns, regulate the nervous system, and make values-aligned choices that fit the season of life they’re in. People come to me for support with migraines or headaches, physical pain, emotional overwhelm, burnout, life transitions, or a sense that life feels out of balance. I offer hands-on and distance bodywork, Heart-Centered Therapy, migraine support, Balance Without Burnout monthly groups, reparenting programs, workshops, retreats, and resources. My intention is simple: to help people build a more compassionate, responsive relationship with themselves—so change becomes embodied, self-directed, and sustainable.

When was the last time you asked yourself:     What do 'I' need?Not... What does my family need? What needs to get done?...
09/13/2026

When was the last time you asked yourself:
What do 'I' need?

Not... What does my family need? What needs to get done? What should I be doing?

Sometimes reconnecting with yourself begins with simply making enough space to notice the answer to... What do I need?

Notice / Reconnect/ Choose

“I need a break.”“I can’t keep doing this.”“I want to feel like me again.”Sometimes we don’t realize how disconnected we...
09/10/2026

“I need a break.”

“I can’t keep doing this.”

“I want to feel like me again.”

Sometimes we don’t realize how disconnected we’ve become from ourselves until we’re exhausted, overwhelmed, or simply longing for some space.

That’s part of why we created HELD: A One-Day Retreat Experience for Women.

A day to step away from the responsibilities and noise of everyday life.

A day to rest.

A day to reflect.

A day to reconnect with yourself.

HELD is intentionally small—just 8 women—so we can create a warm, personal experience.

If you’ve been thinking, “I really need a day for me,” this may be that day.

Or perhaps a woman in your life came to mind while reading this. Feel free to share HELD with her—or consider giving her the experience as a gift.

Sunday, September 20
9:30 AM–4:30 PM
Enlighten Healing Collective • Salem, Oregon

HELD: A Day to Rest, Reflect, and Reconnect with Yourself.

We have new events coming up! Check them out.
04/11/2026

We have new events coming up! Check them out.

Meg and I led a beautiful retreat at Breitenbush, completed two additional (Re)Parenting Empowerment trainings, and I spent a week in Colorado continuing my studies in Heart-Centered Therapy and specialized bodywork for autism.

Wednesday musings, a practice, and a poemThe sun is out, the cherry blossoms are blooming, and today I am focused on gra...
03/20/2026

Wednesday musings, a practice, and a poem

The sun is out, the cherry blossoms are blooming, and today I am focused on gratitude. Last week Kim and I facilitated our 2-night retreat up at Breitenbush Hot Springs in Detroit, OR. We had 9 lovely and wonderful participants. Our time together was filled with community connection, self-connection, and nature connection. We offered supportive information and tools, opportunities for self-acknowledgement and validation, and time for the deep work of unpacking the belief systems and patterns that no longer serve us but still influence our daily lives. I am so proud of the bravery it took for our participants to show up for themselves and for each other. I am continually in awe of the vulnerability and movement towards self-trust that our participants engage in. Each person present made the experience what it was for everyone involved and for that I am so grateful.

I have included a few photos. Any photos of participants were taken with consent. You will not see photos of the deep work and vulnerable times as Kim and I believe that these experiences belong to the participants and they deserve to experience them without being captured on film. Our presence with each other held powerful witnessing.

03/06/2026

Join us March 10th! There's 1 grove room left and several vehicle sites available.

I love this!
02/26/2026

I love this!

Sometimes it looks like they’re ignoring you.

You’ve asked.
You’ve repeated it.
You’ve explained it again.
And nothing happens.

But a lot of the time… they’re not ignoring you.
They’re getting stuck.

Stuck starting
Stuck switching from what they’re doing
Stuck stopping something they’re enjoying

And when that happens, repeating the instruction usually doesn’t help.

It just adds more pressure.

What helps more is supporting the first step.

Getting closer
Saying it once
Helping them begin

That’s how follow-through is actually built.

Not by saying it louder.
Not by saying it more times.
But by bridging the gap between knowing and doing.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re repeating yourself all day, this is usually the piece that’s missing.

I go deeper into how to support follow-through without nagging or punishments inside my programs.

You can find them at
www.thetherapistparent.com⁠
or via the link in my bio

02/25/2026

Learning to Connect with and Acknowledge Your Inner Child

Goodness Gracious Coaching

In need of nurturing? Join us!
02/24/2026

In need of nurturing? Join us!

02/11/2026

Address

2111 Front Street NE Suite 2-201-E
Salem, OR
97301

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15034092772

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