Meet Our Practitioners
Name: Bee (Tikumporn) Jones
Where did you study massage?
Wat Po Thai Traditional Massage School and Diamond Light School of Massage and Healing Arts
How long have you been on staff at BodyWise?
Since 2007
What is your specialty or most requested style?
Swedish, Deep Tissue, Pre-Natal
What massage modalities do you incorporate into your sessions?
Thai, Reflexology, Shiatsu
What's your bodywork philosophy in three sentences or less?
My work is aimed at decreasing chronic physical pain, improving flexibility and developing personal relationships with my clients.
What do you receive from your work as a body worker?
I never stop learning. Each client's body gives me more knowledge about bodywork.
Name: Binh An
Where did you study massage?
Diamond Light School of Massage and Healing Arts, Wat Po Thai Traditional Massage School
How long have you been on staff at BodyWise?
Since 2003
What is your specialty or most requested style?
Swedish, Deep Tissue
What massage modalities do you incorporate into your sessions?
Thai, Swedish, Neuromuscular Reprogramming, Structural Integration, Acupressure
What’s your bodywork philosophy in three sentences or less?
The philosophy of my work is to enlighten the mind, strengthen the body and expand the spirit and the soul, and most of all, I offer my clients and their loved ones an opportunity to experience love, happiness and a healthy lifestyle.
What do you receive from your work as a body worker?
I feel joy when I see my client’s smile and I experience their happiness. I grow spiritually by learning to stay in the moment.
Name: Judy Bell
Where did you study massage?
Auntie Margaret Lomi School of Massage 1976 and Alive and Well Institute 1990
How long have you been on staff at BodyWise?
Since September 2010
What is your specialty or most requested style?
Swedish both gentle and deep
What massage modalities do you incorporate into your sessions?
Esalen, Reflexology, Pre-natal, Mayofascial, Trigger point, Acupressure, Head neck and shoulder, Hypnotherapetic bodywork, and Lymphatic
What’s your bodywork philosophy in three sentences or less?
I try to create a transcendant experience where clients can deeply relax physically, mentally, and in spirit to get in touch with their source.
What do you receive from your work as a body worker?
Helping other people helps me to feel more grounded on this planet, and it fulfills a deep need to do something good.
Name: Kerin Meri
Where did you study massage?
Diamond Light School of Massage
How long have you been on staff at BodyWise?
Since December 2007
What is your specialty or most requested style?
Name: Kelli Sager
Where did you study massage?
Center for Massage & Natural Health in Asheville, NC 2008-2009
How long have you been on staff at BodyWise?
September, 2011
What is your speciality or most requested style?
Swedish, Deep Therapeutic
What massage modalities do you incorporate into your sessions?
Cranial Sacral, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Intuitive Energetic Healing
Whats your bodywork philosophy in three sentences or less?
I enjoy entering the body’s flow and listening to its wonderful ability to heal.
What do you receive from your work as a body worker?
I experience a deep sense of wholeness when I do massage.
Name: Rich Murdoch
Where did you study massage?
Mueller College of Holistic Studies in San Diego CA
How long have you been on staff at Bodywise?
September 2011
What is your specialty or most requested style?
Swedish and deep tissue
What massage modalities do you incorporate into your sessions?
Swedish, deep tissue, trigger point therapy and myofascial release
Whats your body work philosophy in 3 sentences or less:
To relieve stress and maintain homestasis through massage and relaxation.
What do you receive from your work as a body worker?
I consider it an honor to do massage. I enjoy being a part of the body’s healing process.
Name: Aki Kimoto
Where did you study massage?
Diamond Light School of Massage and Healing Arts, McKinnon Body Therapy Center
How long have you been on staff at BodyWise?
Since February 2012
What is your specialty or most requested style?
Swedish, Deep therapeutic
What's your bodywork philosophy in three sentences or less?
Heal + Live + Be
My work centers around communication through touch, through building trust. In this way, I try to cultivate a shared sense of oneness with my Clients.
What do you receive from your work as a body worker?
Personal growth, fulfillment and gratitude
Name: Cynthia StempekWhat is your specialty or most requested style?
What massage modalities do you incorporate into your sessions?
What's your bodywork philosophy?
What do I receive from my work as a bodyworker?
Name: Aaron DrurySan Francisco School of Massage and Bodywork and The McKinnon Institute.
How long have you been on staff at BodyWise?
Since April 2012
What is your specialty or most requested style?
Deep Tissue, Swedish, Pre-Natal / Side-Lying.
What massage modalities do you incorporate into your sessions?
Shiatsu, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, Energetic Healing,
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF stretching).
What's your bodywork philosophy in three sentences or less?
Each of us is on a unique physical and spiritual path. My goal is to
address all of my client's individual needs and assist them on their
journey towards healing. Health and happiness go hand in hand.
What do you receive from your work as a body worker?
Having a positive impact on my client's health is extremely
gratifying. It's an honor to work with the human body, the most amazing and intelligent organism in the universe.
Name: Laurence Polikoff
Where did you study massage?
National Holistic Institute, College of Massage, Petaluma, Ca (740 hour / 8 month program, 2 clinics per week and externships) Graduated in 2012
How long have you been on staff at BodyWise?
Since March 2012
What is your specialty or most requested style?
Therapeutic, Deep Swedish, Deep Tissue
What massage modalities do you incorporate into your sessions?
Deep Tissue, Trigger Point Therapy (to help remove muscle knots and pain), Myofascial Therapies (also known as MFT – a form of deep therapeutic massageperformed on targeted tight muscles), Swedish, Acupressure, Sports Injuries, Shiatsu, and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (Tense and Relax stretches to help realign posture and increase range of motion). I use my knowledge of kinesiology and anatomy to help locate the muscles that need attention.
What's your bodywork philosophy in three sentences or less?
My work is aimed at relaxing the body and decreasing muscle tightness and pain, improving range of motion and flexibility, decreasing stress, and educating my clients to maintain good health.
What do you receive from your work as a body worker?
I receive a sense of peace and calmness when I give bodywork, and I also feel a sense of joy knowing that I’ve helped my client feel better in their body.
How long have you been on staff at BodyWise?
What is your specialty or most requested style?
What massage modalities do you incorporate into your sessions?
What's your bodywork philosophy in three sentences or less?
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