As a creative artistic person, I never imagined becoming a chiropractor until I was nearly 30. I think I’d only ever heard the word chiropractor once, maybe, until my massage certification course in 1986, one section of which was taught by a chiropractor. That section was Polarity, so I was none the wiser about chiropractic care.
I’d been practicing massage uncertified for several years before that because it was fun and came naturally to me.
Going from massage to chiropractic professionally now seems a logical progression for those who are curious, devoted and, perhaps, academic, but back then it never entered my mind.
Until it did.
When the idea first occurred to me, I couldn’t accept it. I tried to erase it. It was foreign. I fought it. I just could not imagine dropping everything–my beautiful life–for the years of rigorous study required.
But I couldn’t shake it either.
A conflation of events which can easily be construed as magical or providential clearly pointed “THIS WAY” like a big bright arrow. So I said, “Okay, I’ll go forward as long as the lights are green and the road is clear; one red light and I’m off this cuckoo-mobile.” Six years later I graduated from Life Chiropractic College West (LCCW). That was March of 1996.
I studied art and psychology in college so when I decided to go to chiropractic school, I had to first take a bunch of pre-med science classes. It was an amazing, mind-opening experience that illuminated a part of myself I hadn’t known.
After a misfortune in my high school biology class involving a poor dead frog, the erroneous belief that I wasn’t good at, and didn’t like, science latched my young mind shut on the topic. Those pre-med classes popped it open again. What a wonderful surprise it was to discover that was a mistake and not a truth!
By the time I got to cadaver lab in my fifth semester at Life West Chiropractic College, I was so enthused that I chose my lab partners according to their squeamishness and ended up dissecting and investigating an entire human body practically all by myself over three semesters. What a revelation. I won’t recount the particulars here as many people find it turns their stomachs. I will only say that nothing else deepens one’s understanding of the body as thoroughly. Truly, I know the body inside and out.
The unique advantage of my particular constellation of talents is the knowledge, expertise and skill of a doctor, the intuition, empathy, and sensitivity of a bodyworker and the creative, open mind of an artistic temperament–a benefit to you in any and all of my sessions: chiropractic care, CranioSacral Therapy, massage & other bodywork, and posture correction.
I am totally devoted to helping you achieve the beautiful posture associated with pain-free stellar health and a youthful appearance. I have studied my keister off to be able to do it, and, since learning is my favorite thing and I want do to the very best I can for people, I never stop!
Beyond chiropractic college, I have had top level certification in Network Spinal Analysis (NSA) since 1997 and, more recently, certification in Advanced Biostructural Correction (ABC). In addition, I continue to update my education annually.
Keats AKA Kitty
Being a bodyworker and chiropractor is a joy and a blessing. I feel deeply grateful for the privilege.
Otherwise, I spend my time painting, writing, knitting, and playing with dogs. I also study and perform improvisational comedy. There is so much fun to be had in life and so many fascinating things to learn.
Peace & Love,
Kimberly Rousseau, D.C.
Posture Correction Specialist
| P.S. I like to rescue animals and save forests, so please check out my pet causes | |
 Animal Friends Rescue Project |
 Peace of Mind Dog Rescue |
 The Big Sur Local Coastal Program Defense Committee |
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| And just for fun: I knitted these ribbon dresses. While they were on the catwalk that old Archies song, Sugar Sugar, rang though the Redwood theater at the Henry Miller Library and my models did an enchanting dance. |
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 Big Big Big Sur Fashion Show |
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