I am licensed massage therapist, Reiki Master and a graduate of Chattanooga State's 1290 clock hour program.  As an empathic intuitive and anatomy/physiology geek I love combing therapeutic massage with relaxation and spa techniques.  Favorite modalities of mine are: reflexology, deep tissue, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, TMJ massage and abdominal/diaphragmatic massage (to name just a few).   I love massage (both giving and receiving) and am very grateful to have found such a rewarding profession! 

I have personally been profoundly affected by the healing properties of massage.  For years I had sought relief from poor posture, back pain and chronic jaw tension.  People would tell me to "stand up straight" and I just didn't know how, it felt like I was locked into a poor posture by rubber bands of tense muscle.  The more my body hurt, the more I retreated into my mind and began to not even feel my body.  The more I stopped being in my body, the less joy I experienced in life.  I saw doctors and chiropractors but nothing seemed to help.  I despaired that maybe there simply was no solution.  It was only after receiving deep tissue therapeutic massage that I realized there was hope for healing.

When chronic tension areas are released it feels like the real you is being let out.  I was amazed to find that I hadn't really been deeply breathing for many years because my solar plexus was so tight!  Massage has allowed me to be who I really am and to experience a deeply joyfull life.  I love to share that experience with other people and to use what I have learned about my own ongoing healing experience to address their issues with understanding.