Meet Our Scottsdale Massage Therapists

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: 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: 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: 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 relieving pain from migraine & headache

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: Arizona College of Allied Health

Places Lived: Phoenix, Arizona

Placed Traveled: Las Vegas, California, Oregon, Colorado, Texas and New York

My Dream Vacation: Travel to Fiji

Favorite Massage Modalities: Deep, Swedish, Trigger Point, Stretching, Reiki and sports massage.

Philosophy on Healing: To me, it is working on pressure points with assisted stretching.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was... doing receptionist work at a 24 hour fitness.

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: AAS Therapeutic Massage & Phoenix Community College

Places Lived: I am a Native Phoenix Arizona

Places Traveled: Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Colorado, all throughout Arizona, Nevada, and California

My Dream Vacation: I would love to travel throughout Canada and see where my grandpa grew up in Victoria.

Favorite Massage Modalities: Deep Tissue, Injury, and Sports massage.

Philosophy on Healing: Listen and feel to what the body is telling me through my hands, it is the most powerful tool I hold.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… I worked for La Fitness.

Education: Hawaii Healing Arts. Also, various workshops in retreat centers and various classes.

Places Lived: Kent Island in the Chesapeake Bay, Maui, Oahu, California, Puerto Rico, Alaska and Arizona

Places Traveled: Canada, East Coast, Bahamas, New Mexico, Illinois, and other various states.

My Dream Vacation: Either a trip to New Zealand, a remote uninhabited island/wilderness, Ireland, Argentina to drink their fresh water, or Greenland.

Favorite Massage Modalities: Syntropy Insight bodywork, Injury/trauma, and recovery.

Philosophy on Healing: With loving care, nourishment, breathing, stillness, tuning in to self and nature, we heel from the inside out. Our body is our true intelligence. Our heart is the highest vibration.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… a Shamanic herbalist, dancer, yogi, artist, sustainable eco-village musician, and creator.

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: Phoenix Therapeutic Massage College-Biomechanical restructuring.

Places Lived: Texas and Arizona  

Places Traveled: New York and Europe  

My Dream Vacation: A trip to Hawaii.

Favorite Massage Modalities: Sports Massage, Swedish Massage, and Deep Tissue Massage.

Philosophy on Healing: To promote healing and motivation, think of the body as a whole.  

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… an aero mechanic, a museum care taker, in construction, sales and a zamboni driver.

Education: New York College for Health Professions in Syosset, New York.  

Places Lived: New York, Florida, California, New Mexico and Arizona  

Places Traveled: Twenty States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the Bahamas.   

My Dream Vacation: A bike tour of Ireland.  

Favorite Massage Modalities: Swedish and Deep Tissue.

Philosophy on Healing: As naturally and holistically as possible, I believe in treating the body as a “whole” not in parts.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… a server.

Education: Southwest Institute of Healing Arts

Places Lived: I was born in California but moved to Arizona when I was six.

Places Traveled: Hawaii, New York, New Mexico, California, England, Israel.

My Dream Vacation: My dream vacation would be to Italy and also to visit famous Spa locations.

Level of Pressure & Massage Modalities: My passions are for Swedish, deep tissue, trigger point and east Indian Head Massage.

Philosophy on Healing: I believe the body needs a break sometimes from everyday life and the only relaxation can help breathe life back into your body.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… a receptionist and a special needs care giver.

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 new center for Holistic Health in New York

Places Lived: New York

Places Traveled:Paris, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Egypt and most states in the United States.

My Dream Vacation: Backpacking in Europe with my husband

Level of Pressure & Massage Modalities: Deep Tissue, Neck, Sciatic, Headache issues, and Trigger Point work.

Philosophy on Healing: Healthy diet, attitude and body work are key.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… waitressing

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: Apollo College

Places Lived: Iowa, Kansas, Montana

Places Traveled: The Midwest, All over New England, Florida, and San Diego

My Dream Vacation: Anywhere that’s sunny by a beach. I would love to scuba dive.

Level of Pressure & Massage Modalities: Deep Tissue, Table Thai, Reiki

Philosophy on Healing: Learning to listen to our own body and what it is telling us to do and what it needs, is key to healing ourselves. Whether it be healing of the body, mind, or spirit.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was… a Preschool Teacher

Education: Cortiva Institute of Massage Therapy

Places Lived: New York, Arizona

Places Traveled: All over the US except for the Northwestern states, the Bahamas, and Mexico

My Dream Vacation: Italy

Favorite Massage Modalities: Deep Tissue, Myofacial, Sports Massage, Trigger Point, Injury, Swedish

Philosophy on Healing: I believe the body is an amazing healer. Through massage we are able to assist the body to create a better quality of life.

In my other life (before I found massage therapy) I was…
US Postal Worker and Operated a restaurant/kitchen in New York.