Cynde has lived in the beautiful Rogue Valley and Ashland community for over 30 years teaching yoga and art and raising her daughter. She is an experienced, skillful and integrative massage therapist offering comprehensive individualized treatments for each client’s specific needs. Whether you are seeking deep relaxation or relief from stress, injury or chronic pain, Cynde is dedicated to restoring your health with presence, knowledge and compassion. She offers a blend of modalities that include Advanced Myofascial Release, Deep Tissue, Thai massage, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Esalen massage, Abhyanga (a warm herbal-infused oil massage), Trigger Point Release, Structural Integration, Reflexology, Swedish, and Yoga.
Cynde has been a yoga instructor certified through the Yoga Alliance (Experienced 500 hour ) for over 30 years. Along with her in depth training in anatomy, kinesiology, pathology and nutrition, the yoga training informs her treatments to prolong or enhance the positive results of massage.
Ayurveda is a holistic and preventative approach to health and wellness using natural medicines, foods, herbs, oils and lifestyle changes to maintain health and balance and to promote healing and longevity. The fundamentals of Ayurveda are based on the five element theory; ether, air, fire, water, earth and the harmony between and within these elements as well as the understanding of the basic principles of the Doshas (Vata – air and ether, Pitta – fire and water, and Kapha – water and earth) and how our nutrition and lifestyle can nourish and support harmony of these inherent energies in all of us.
Our health is so important to living a balanced and vibrant life for all stages of our lives. It is no easy task to meet all the challenges of our fast paced lives but massage can be a true preventative therapy that nourishes our body and mind while bringing balance and peace. I invite you to experience the deeply healing results that come through therapeutic massage. More and more people are including massage as part of their preventive health care plan along with nutrition, yoga or other forms of exercise and meditation.
Throughout the three decades of teaching yoga, I have drawn from a deep well of body/mind disciplines to weave together a holistic and embodied approach to yoga practice.
This includes:
the study and practice of yoga asanas, pranayama (breath mastery), alignment and yoga’s philosophical foundation,
deep understanding of anatomy, biomechanics, and movement both from massage and yoga trainings,
the study and practice of Ayurveda and its healing principles,
mindfulness and meditation,
the Taoist principles of Yin and Yang,
and todays newest insights in neuroscience