"Your biography becomes your biology. This biography includes the totality of your choices, the things you feed your body ~ your thoughts, your actions, your food ~ the things you feed your life." ~Caroline Myss

I genuinely have a passion for helping individuals achieve their optimal health and wellness goals. Whether you require specific gentle musculoskeletal alignment due to repetitive postural patterns, pain relief from an acute injury or a chronic condition, stretching for tight/achy muscles, foundational movement exercises to increase range of motion or nurturing touch to calm the nervous system from everyday tension brought on by physical or emotional stressors—I will tailor your treatment accordingly. I often integrate a variety of techniques during a treatment session depending on what your needs are and what I discover requires specific attention to get to the root cause.

I have over 20 years of bodywork experience. Many of those years spent working as a massage therapist at beautiful destinations such as: The Bridges, Rancho Valencia, Terranea, Four Seasons and L'Auberge in Del Mar. I have also worked in clinical settings working closely with acupuncturists and chiropractors.

I provide effective therapeutic treatments in a safe environment without the sense of being rushed or a need to end the treatment right on time. Making sure you feel heard about your health concerns is an integral part of my holistic approach to gaining your trust, facilitating healing and fostering wellness. This is also an opportunity for you to learn more about how your body has the ability to perform at an optimal level with ease by relieving areas of chronic tension and pain.

I vow to continue to expand my knowledge by completing State required Continuing Educational Units within the realm of Bodywork, Mindfulness, Energetic Healing, Proper Nutrition, Mobility and Self-Growth. Deepening my skills is a life-long journey. As one of my favorite instructors, the late Dr. Erik Dalton, often says, “the truly educated never graduate”. I couldn’t agree more—feeding my mind and giving from my heart is the key to having abundance and living a meaningful life.

John F. Barnes' Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR), Erik Dalton’s Myoskeletal Alignment Therapy (MAT), Klose Training for Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD), The International Professional School of Bodywork, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Esalen Institute and Paul Kelly’s Physiokinetix, are just a few schools and programs I've attended over the years for the specialties I offer.

Beyond my passion for bodywork I love to travel, go camping, attend retreats, read, dance, listen to live music, spend quality time with family and friends, hike trails and play at the beach with my puppy Franklin. I enjoy the simple pleasures of life and grateful everyday for its gifts.

I do my best to be a good example for my patients by putting into practice all that I encourage for them so they can have a healthier and more vibrant life—by staying active, eating healthy and taking time to care for myself on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. Due to the aging process it is important for me to prevent muscles and joints from dehydrating, solidifying and constricting by keeping my body moving. As one of the most elite personal trainers I’ve been fortunate enough to work with emphasizes, “mobility, stability, power and performance can progressively remove dysfunction from our body, while functionally restoring neurologically inhibited movement patterns”. In other words, get up out of that chair or sofa, get out in nature and move for life!

I'm here to help you with a holistic treatment approach that puts your life back in motion and offers you profoundly effective, long term, permanent health benefits for body, mind and soul.