Meet Our Massage Therapists

Education: Utah College of Massage Therapy & Southwest Institute of Healing Arts

Places Lived: California, Utah and now Arizona

Placed Traveled: Different areas of California

My Dream Vacation: I'd love to go to Ireland, Rome, Greece, Cancun and explore the East Coast.

Favorite Massage Modalities: Swedish, Deep tissue and reflexology

Philosophy on Healing: Massage can help the body heal itself but all healing comes from the individual.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was... a waitress and also worked at a bakery.

Education: Apollo College 2007-2008

Places Lived: Born in Lubbock Texas, living in Phoenix now.

Places Traveled: West Coast States

My Dream Vacation: Ocean/Beach with a massage every day for a week with family.

Favorite Massage Modalities: Deep Tissue, Hot Stone and Therapeutic.

Philosophy on Healing: Everything happens for a reason. Love who you are and don't stress over today.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was... student working part time as a cashier.

Education: Sedona School of Massage

Places Lived: Born in San Mateo, lived in Scottsdale, Flagstaff and now Phoenix.

Places Traveled: Spain, Mexico, Africa, Scotland, England, and all over the United States. 

My Dream Vacation: Backpacking across Europe and learning about all the wonderful cultures.

Favorite Massage Modalities: I enjoy doing sports, therapeutic, and deep tissue.

Philosophy on Healing: Positive mindset will produce a positive outcome, believe in your self and the rest will follow.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… Searching for who I was up in flagstaff and learning about the world.

Education: Graduate from Apollo College

Places Lived: Phoenix, Arizona

Places Traveled: California, Nevada, Utah and all over Arizona

My Dream Vacation: Sitting on a beautiful beach side watching the sunset with my family

Favorite Massage Modalities: Deep tissue, Swedish, and sports

Philosophy on Healing: Love heals all. Massage is the best remedy for natural healing along with love.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… A student looking for my way until I began my path with my massage.

Education: West Wind Academy of Massage Therapy

Places Lived: Born and raised in Phoenix

Places Traveled: California, Inter-mountain west states (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, etc.) and New England

My Dream Vacation: To explore and go camping with my wife.

Favorite Massage Modalities: Deep tissue!

Philosophy on Healing: Comes from within; the body is amazing.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… in junior college and working in construction.

Education: B.A in psychology from the University of West Georgia, 1000 hour massage certification at the Desert Institute of Healing Arts and C.E.L.T.A certification from E.C.C in Phuket, Thailand

Places Lived: Georgia, South Carolina, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and currently Arizona

Places Traveled: Most of the United States, Costa Rica, Mexico, England, France, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam

My Dream Vacation: My next adventure will be South America.

Favorite Massage Modalities: Therapeutic, Deep tissue and Swedish

Philosophy on Healing: With awareness comes the ability to change. Once you become aware of behavioral patterns and how your body responds to stress you are then prepared to make the changes required for your health and well being.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… working as a counselor in an experiential wilderness program. I love the outdoors and working with people is my absolute PASSION! 

Education: Southwest Institute of Healing Arts

Places Lived: New York and Arizona

Places Traveled: Las Vegas, California, Florida, Lake George, and South Carolina

My Dream Vacation: I would love to visit Pompeii, Italy and Greece.

Favorite Massage Modalities: Swedish, Cranial Sacral, and hot stone

Philosophy on Healing: I focus on assisting to heal a person one touch at a time.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… A student and a sales associate.

Education: Arizona School of Massage Therapy, Coconino community College, and Flagstaff High School.

Places lived: Ceder City in Utah, Kotzebue in Alaska, Flagstaff in Arizona, and currently phoenix Arizona.

Places Traveled: Havasupai Falls, Lake Tahoe, Lake Mead, Lake Powell, Kotzebue, Anchorage, NOME, Zion National Park, Santa Monica Pier, Monterey and California.

My Dream Vacation: I love simplicity, so a lake powell trip camping, water skiing, exploring canyons, and stargazing with a view of the glassy water would be a realistic and a dream vacation for me.

Philosophy on Healing: To feel complete, the mind, body, and spirit need to be at peace.I believe through massage and physical fitness people are happier and can begin to heal.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was: Livingo on the edge; sky diving, cliff jumping and working as a patient care tech for five years. I finall found my passion in life and I simply try to take my clients' pain and worries away.

Education: Arizona School of Massage Therapy

Places Lived: Scottsdale, Arizona

Places Traveled: California, Indiana, Mexico, Texas, Nevada and Michigan

My Dream Vacation: Spending a week on a remote island.

Favorite Massage Modalities: Super Deep Tissue, Swedish, Prenatal, injury and reflexology.

Philosophy on Healing: Keeping the body healthy also keeps the mind healthy and happy.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… A horse trainer and competed in Rodeos around the country.

Education: ASMT Professional Program and ASMT Master Body Worker

Places Lived: Flaggstaff & Tempe Arizona. Bend Oregon and Seattle, Washington.

Places Traveled: Rome, Italy, Hawaii-Honolulu, Anchorage, Alaska, New York, New York, Boston, Massachusetts, Washington D.C, Denver, Colorado, and Lake Shasta, California.

My Dream Vacation: Travelling the world; especially through Europe, Indonesia, or anywhere warm and tropical!

Favorite Massage Modalities: Structural Integration, Trigger point, Injury, Sports, Reflexology, and pre-natal.  

Philosophy on Healing: Living a healthy lifestyle; including good food, fun exercise and regular massage can help the body heal itself.  

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… Landscape architect and urban planner.

Education: Pima Medical Institute

Places Lived: All over Arizona; North/South Scottsdale, P.V and Mesa

Places Traveled: Costa Rica, Mexico, Las Vegas, California, Washington, Maine, Minnesota and Michigan.

My Dream Vacation: Somewhere amazing like Greece, maybe backpacking across Europe, or Central/South America.

Favorite Massage Modalities: Combining therapeutic and relaxation techniques, I also enjoy getting rid of headaches.

Philosophy on Healing: Healing needs to occur in the interior as well as the exterior for a healthy self. (Side note: Drink lots of water too!)

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… trying to find my passion:) I found it!

Education: Graduate of ASMT and studied graphic design in flagstaff.

Places Lived: Born & raised in Flagstaff. I have been in Phoenix since 05’.

Places traveled: Maui, Mexico, East Coast, California, Seattle, Washington, Texas, Colorado etc.

My Dream vacation: I would love to visit many countries in Europe. I would also love to study Thai massage in Thailand.

Favorite Massage Modalities: I like a variety of modalities; Injury, Sports, Swedish, and Trigger points

Philosophy on Healing: The body has an amazing ability to heal itself. It’s our responsibility as living beings to do the best we can to help it do so.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was…Exploring the diversities of life. I worked multiple job titles such as: a chef, handy man, manufacture operator, communications and technician. I have always wanted to help people and originally wanted to be a doctor when I was just a boy. My next adventure is to get my P.T degree!

Education: Arizona School Massage Therapy, Phoenix Master Body Worker Program/Tempe.

Places Lived: Gallup, New Mexico, Denver Colorodo, Phoenix, Az.

Places Traveled: California, Montana, Idaho, Iowa and Las Vegas.

My Dream Vacation: Alaska, Spain, Ireland and Italy.

Favorite Massage Modalities: Deep Tissue, Structural and Striping.

Philosophy on Healing: Help the body and it will heal itself.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was... Direct care and lab tech. I took care of mental challenged clients for 9 years.

Education: Sioux Falls College, Glendale Community College, and Southwest Institute of Healing Arts

Places Lived: Minnesota, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Arizona

Places Traveled: Kansas, Missouri, Florida, California, Washington, Montana, Colorado, and Wisconsin.

My Dream Vacation: To travel to India, Australia, and Egypt.

Favorite Massage Modalities: Myofascial, Relaxation, Deep Tissue, and Reflexology.

Philosophy on Healing: Our bodies are amazing, they know how to heal themselves; just give them the right tools.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… I was working for American Express in Information Technology doing computer programming and project work.



Education: Arizona School of Massage Therapy, Master body worker advanced program with over 10 years of massage experiences, CPR/first aid certified

Places Lived: California, Oregon, Ohio, Kentucky, Texas and Arizona

Places Traveled: Almost every state in the United States, Canada and Mexico

My Dream Vacation: Almost anywhere the ocean is, Venice Italy, Rome, Egypt, or Morocco.

Favorite Massage Modalities: I enjoy most all modalities which provide the client with the therapeutic touch they need; whether it may be mental, emotional or physical.

Philosophy on Healing: Lay hands on the “sick” and they shall recover. Physical tough has an immense healing power.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… a mom of three sons, doing retail sales and marketing. I have also worked in the health care field for several years as a chiropractic assistant and physical therapy assistant.

Education: The Bryman school of Arizona

Places Lived: San Diego, Valparaiso, Phoenix  

Places Traveled: 23 states in the U.S, Mexico, and Canada

My Dream Vacation: Australia & Italy

Favorite Massage Modalities: Prenatal, Deep Tissue, and Swedish

Philosophy on Healing: One must be healthy in mind, body, and soul to truly be happy and healthy.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… in accounting.

Education: Arizona School of Massage Therapy and Southwest Institute of Healing Arts

 Places Lived: Wyoming, Illinois, Washington and currently Arizona.

 Places Traveled: Canada and New York were my two favorite places I have traveled.

 My Dream Vacation: I would love to take a cruise to the Virgin Islands.

Favorite Massage Modalities: Deep tissue & cranial sacral  

 Philosophy on Healing: She who has loving hands can heal the things that fall apart.

 In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… I worked in day care tending to children and many hours of volunteer work.

Education: Arizona School of Massage Therapy, SWIHA, and Healing Arts Connection

Places Lived: Illinois, Indiana, and currently Arizona

Places Traveled: Florida, California, Nevada, Colorado, and Mexico

My Dream Vacation: To travel to the Hawaiian Islands.

Favorite Massage Modalities: trigger point, deep tissue, cranial sacral and sports massage.

Philosophy on Healing: I think you have to approach healing holistically, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was... a veterinary assistant and was involved with energy work.

Education: Arizona School of Massage Therapy

Places Lived: Mesa, Arizona

Places Traveled: I have traveled to California, Michigan, Florida, Colorado, and Texas.

My Dream Vacation: I would love to go on the Disney Cruise Ship!

Favorite Massage Modalities: Deep Tissue and Swedish

Philosophy on Healing: I’d have to say relaxing and just clearing your mind.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… Working within the Queen Creek School District.