Massages are offered at Noble Wellness Center in Santa Barbara and sometimes I will go to a clients home.

I offer Swedish massage and can go light or deep. I also offer Watsu Aquatic Bodywork by special arrangement for access to a warm pool.

Swedish massage uses five styles of long, flowing strokes to massage. The five basic strokes are effleurage (sliding or gliding), petrissage (kneading), tapotement (rhythmic tapping), friction (cross fiber) and vibration/shaking. Swedish massage has shown to be helpful in reducing pain, joint stiffness, and improving function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee over a period of eight weeks. It has also been shown to be helpful in individuals with poor circulation. The development of Swedish massage is credited to Per Henrik Ling, though the Dutch practitioner Johan Georg Mezger adopted the French names to denote the basic strokes. The term “Swedish” massage is not really known in the country of Sweden, where it is called “classic massage”.

Watsu and Aquatic Integration: I have taken Watsu 1 and 2 and plan on level 3 this spring 2017 as I move toward certification. I took Watsu 2 with the founder of the work, Harold Dull and with Cameron West, creator of Aquatic Integration. I have also started studying Aquatic Integration with Cameron and plan to continue this incredible path into aquatic bodywork. I love being in the water and supporting people in this profoundly healing experience.

My Training: I have 275 hours of training in massage and aquatic bodywork from the Harbin School of Massage, The California Holistic Institute, the Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute, and WABA-The Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association. The Harbin school closed due to destruction from the Valley Fire in September 2015 so I am pursuing completion of my 500 hour state certification in Santa Barbara in 2017. I am licensed in the city of Santa Barbara which requires 200 hours.