About

About Me

For much of my life, I've been curious about what allows people to reorganize and truly thrive. 

Over time, I've come to understand that much of what shapes us lives beneath language –– in tissue, memory, and relationship.

My work is rooted in listening. Not just to symptoms, but to patterns. Not just to what's said, but to how the body organizes around experience.

Through hands-on work, breath and sound, I support scar integration and the body's natural capacity to reorganize––creating the conditions for more ease, mobility, and connection. 

I trust the body's capacity to reorganize when it is met with steadiness. Sessions unfold according to readiness, not urgency.

I am a licensed massage and bodywork therapist with advanced training in scar tissue reintegration, sound facilitation and integrative healing approaches. I also hold a Master's degree in Integrative Health Education, which informs how I think about learning, capacity, and embodied change.

My practice has been shaped by clinical work, study, ceremony, and lived experience––continually refined by the people and places I've had the honor to work with.

This work is also personal.

And, after an "elective" surgery that brought relief, I found myself unexpectedly disoriented in my body. What helped wasn't forced or fixing, but simple, skillful support––someone who could help things move and settle again. 

That experience continues to shape how I work. It's something I aim to offer forward. 

At the heart of it, my work is about creating space––where your body can shift, reconnect, and begin to feel like yours again.

Dedication

I dedicate this healing arts journey to my mother, Virginia Rose Niles (6/17/36-1/29/15), my greatest supporter and creative inspiration. She lived with remarkable dignity and strength while moving through profound trauma-related health challenges, and though she may never have fully experienced embodied  freedom, she taught me deeply about compassion, resilience, and grace. I carry that with me in this work.    __________________________________________________________

My background bridges academic study, clinical bodywork, energetic healing traditions, and ceremonial listening practices. For those who value formal training and continuing education, my background includes:

Credentials
M.A. Integrative Health Education, John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, CA
B.S. Criminal Justice and Sociology, California State University, Hayward, CA
Minister, Universal Life Church Ministries, online, USA
Massage Therapy 600 Hour, Center for Massage and Natural Health, Asheville, NC
(CA) CAMTC #73114, (NC) LMBT #20063
Certified in Sound Healing and Therapy, Globe Institute of Sound, Sausalito, CA
Certified in McL0ughlin Scar Tissue Release: MSTR, Sacramento, CA
Certified in Reiki levels I, II and III and Animal Reiki, Asheville, NC and Marin, CA

Trainings/Education
Integral Anatomy: Gil Hedley, Colorado, Online
Biofield Tuning: Eileen McKusick, Vermont, Online 
BioGeometry: Ibrahim Karim, Egypt, Online
McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release: MSTR, Sacramento, CA + MSTR Sports Course
Touch, Presence and Healing: Massage Therapy Institute, Davis, CA
Trauma Touch Therapy: Colorado School of Healing Arts, Lakewood, CO
Spring Forest Qi Gong, Master Chunyi Lin, Online Education, Personal Practice                                                    
Explain Pain: NOI Group, Oakland CA
Pressing Reset: Original Strength, San Francisco, CA
Advanced Esalen Techniques, Mobilization and Traction: Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA
Deep Bodywork: Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA
Modern Cupping Therapy: MCT Education Company, San Francisco, CA
Thai for the Table: Spirit Winds, Grass Valley, CA
Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapy: Body Intelligence, Module 2, Berkeley, CA
AcuCraniAtsu: McKinnon Body Therapy Center, Oakland, CA
Ortho-Bionomy: SF School of Massage, Phase 4, 6, Exploration of Movement, Isometrics, Cranial
Clinical Hypnotherapy: Hypnotherapy Training Institute, Corte Madera, CA
Manual Lymphatic Drainage: McKinnon Body Therapy Center, Oakland, CA
Concussions and PTSD: Dave Berger, Alameda, CA
Advanced Myo-Fascial for Back and Neck: Ben Benjamin, San Francisco, CA