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Massage Therapist, Prenatal Care and Eastern Bodywork

Hi, I’m Melissa!

What I do…
Located in Denver, my massage and ancient healing arts therapy practice is dedicated to supporting women. I offer customized massage therapies, including:

Once you’ve scheduled a service, we’ll meet at the Nurture Wellness space in Northwest Denver.

How I got here…
For over 20 years, I have been a Licensed Massage Therapist and a Practitioner of Asian Bodywork Therapy. Additionally, I am a 500-Hour Certified Vinyasa Yoga Teacher and a Doula, proudly trained by Debra Pascali Bonaro. For five years, I was a Professor of Massage Therapy in New York City. There, I trained massage professionals in: Shiatsu, Swedish and Myofascial Therapy. I am one of very few Colorado healers part of the Certified Practitioners of the American Organization of Asian Bodywork Therapy (AOBTA-CP). As an Asian Bodywork Therapist with over 500 hours of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I offer Amma Therapy, Nutritional recommendations and Herbal recommendations. In 2014, I visited Chengdu, China, for specialized training on Traditional Chinese Medicine. These practices are particularly useful for women when it comes to issues of Fertility, Prenatal and Postpartum healing.

Why healing therapy?
Some pursue this work as a matter of interest. I, on the other hand, had the great fortune of being raised in a family of healers. In the 70’s, my grandmother (a talented Iridologist) along with Ruth Sackman, co-founded a Non-Profit Cancer Therapy Organization called Foundations for The Advancement of Cancer Therapies (FACT).  A documentary was filmed and a book was published based on FACT. Inspired by this remarkable community of healers, I set my sights on becoming a Healing Arts Practitioner.

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What role do you play in your Industry?
  • I am a Licensed Massage Therapist with a strong background working in the NYC Spa Industry. With a passion for the healing arts, I have worked as a massage therapy professor.

What year did you start in your industry?

  • 2000

What Certifications, Degrees, Titles and Experience do you have in your industry?

  • Certified Practitioner of Asian Bodywork Therapies (Amma, Shiatsu), Certified doula and Certified Prenatal Massage Therapist.

Why & How did you get involved in your industry?

  • I was raised in a family of healers. My grandmother was an Iridologist who co founded a non-profit organization called FACT which was focused on alternative cancer therapies. My aunt was a doctor of functional medicine. Massage was second nation to me that I decided to pursue it as a career shortly after graduating high school.

What do you love most about your role in your industry?

  • I love seeing and being part of the evolution of massage. When I graduated from school jobs were not available as they are today. More therapists are finding their niche and we know have a wealth of research to explore.

What is the best advice you have received about how to impact your industry?

  • Take a year or two or after graduating to explore anything and everything within the massage industry before picking your specialty.

What do you think are the top 3 things that help people excel in your industry?

  • 1. Put your feet in your clients shoes, empathy is one of the most important things in the massage industry 2. Invest in your own self care 3. Take continuing education classes

What encouragement would you give to those who are interested in being in your industry?

  • Find a mentor who can support you through your professional journey forward

What do you think is the most important qualities for people to have in your industry?

  • Empathy, Confidence, being a Nurturer and having strong intuition are some of the most important qualities.

What obstacles have you overcome, or are you overcoming to excel in your industry?

  • Scaling my practice has been one of my greatest challenges. I recently became a Certified Black owned business which I hope will open Moss North Therapy to more grants and funding opportunities.

What accomplishments are you most proud of in your life?

  • I recently left my full time corporate job so that I could be full time with my massage practice. Leaving the stability of a full time job was scary but it made me so proud to be able to leave and to be in the position to financially succeed without it.

Who is is one person that has influenced your direction in life? Explain How.

  • My aunt who encouraged me to become a massage therapist.

What advice would you give to the younger generation?

  • Appreciate the mistakes because they are lessons

What do you want your legacy to be?

  • That I lived and led with passion, vision and creativity.

What else would you like people to know about you?

  • My mother was a founding student at Naropa University and was a student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche while she was pregnant with me. I believe that the work my mother did at the time that she did it is part of me. When my family moved to Denver from NYC in 2019 it was an easy transition for me because I felt that there was a purpose for me to be here. I believe that I am meant to be here to heal and to ne part of the wellness collective community of Denver.
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