Bodywork at the Center

The intention of the Bodyworkers at the Santa Cruz Naturopathic Medical Center is to create and hold a deep meditative and healing environment so that our clients feel nurtured and rejuvenated.  Client-centered and intuitive, we give our full presence during all sessions, allowing for deep healing to emerge.

We offer a full array of services to include massage, craniosacral, rolfing and reflexology.
 

*Massage Options:

60 minute ~ $85
75 minute ~ $100 
90 minute ~ $115 
120 minute- available upon request

 
Save on packages for yourself or a loved one!
*Packages of 5 sessions:

(5) 60 minute sessions ~ $ 370 ~ a $55 savings
(5) 75 minute sessions ~ $440 ~ an $60 savings
(5) 90 minute sessions ~ $505 ~ a $70 savings

 

*Packages of 10 sessions:

(10) 60 minute sessions ~ $ 725 ~ a $85 savings
(10) 75 minute sessions ~ $855 ~ a $145 savings
(10) 90 minute sessions ~ $980 ~ a $170 savings

 

*Craniosacral

75 minutes - $100
90 minutes - $115

 

*Reflexology

60 minutes - $85

 

*Rolfing® and Rolf Movement™

First session (initial consultation) - $160.00 for 2 hours
Follow-up sessions (return clients) ~ $130.00 for 90 minutes
75 min sessions (for children ages 12-17) - $85
50 min sessions (for children under age 11 and under) - $55

Rolfing Packages

New package prices* (starting in September, 2011) are as follows:

Package of 3: $360.00 ($30.00 savings)
Package of 5: $580.00 ($70.00 savings)
Package of 10: $1150.00 ($150 savings)

*Add $25.00 to packages that include an initial consult session

At least 1 session is required before purchasing Rolf sessions as a package, to make sure client & practitioner are a good fit. First session cost can apply towards package.

Senior Discount:
We Honor Our Elders with a $10 discount for clients 65 and older.
(Applies to individual session prices).

Meet Our Bodyworkers

Amanda Greenlee

Amanda Greenlee deeply values heart felt, receptive presence, listening to what your Body and Spirit need, and working intuitively from there, both physically and energetically.

She offers Energy Medicine sessions and Massage Therapy.

Energy Medicine:

During these sessions, Amanda’s intent is to ignite a deep self-connection with one’s body.  She believes in providing tools and insights with which clients can then use on their own. Not only does this empower clients, it also broadens the scope of aliveness and vitality that is our birthright. 

Working with discomfort or physical, emotional and spiritual pain, these sessions often offer insight, release, reprieve and joy.  Expanding into vaster realms of possibilities, clients begin to gain access to greater potential and vitality within their lives.

These sessions are useful in healing old traumas and wounds, connecting to numb and painful parts of oneself, accessing greater sources of power and aliveness and deepening self-connection.

Massage Therapy:

Amanda works deeply with clients releasing physical muscular tension and stress, unwinding traumas and injuries, and unblocking and increasing the flow of our Essence, our vitality.  Her depth of training provides her with the tools to best support your system.

Blending Swedish, Craniosacral Therapy, Abdominal Massage and Energy Medicine she treats physical pain, digestive issues, sleep disorders, stress, depression, anxiety, emotional pain, and core traumas. Clients often leave feeling restored, balanced, brighter, energized, and more connected to themselves.

Marti Mariette

Marti is interested in the healing process—what needs to be present for our bodies and minds to  embrace our own healing. "Massage is part of my spiritual practice working with the sacred territory of the human body."

She is certified in Swedish massage and extended her training with Balinese, Chinese, Thai  and Phenomenal Touch techniques. She's studied deep tissue, sports massage, polarity and techniques to  ease pre-natal stress. Marti is a Registered Craniosacral Therapist, completing a 2 year national training program and is certified with the   Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America. Craniosacral work focuses on the nervous system to ease tensions and undo patterns of stress and pain.,  Combined with muscle massage and deeper touch, clients describe her work as; “Fluid with long sweeping flow and more relaxing than sleep.” 

"I listen to what your body needs then design a session to create relaxation and restoration. Sessions include flowing strokes, deep tissue, assisted stretching and craniosacral work to bring relief and address the source of pain. Sessions bring body awareness that helps you reconnect with your own healing process."

Marti's healing work extends into the community as a volunteer with Santa Cruz Hospice and with the Santa Cruz Threshold Choir where she sings at the bedsides of hospice patients  and those recovering from illness and surgery. She knows the healing power of a good dog. She visits hospital patients and children’s classrooms doing canine assisted therapy with her standard poodle, Mia. She teaches art and writing and encourages the artist inside each of us, however it wishes to be expressed. 
To visit my website click here: http://www.marielle.com/Site/Craniosacral_Therapist.html

Jan Elpers

Jan has been practicing massage therapy for over 19 years, and has been passionately working and studying in the fields of holistic health, personal growth and wellness for 25 years. Her inspiring, enthusiastic and peaceful presence assists people come to deep relaxation and balance.

She received her bachelors degree in psychology from University California Santa Cruz, her massage certification from Institute of Psycho Structural Balancing in West Los Angeles, her master's degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, and another master's of Spiritual Science from Peace Theological Seminary & College of Philosophy. She is a California State Certified Massage Practitioner.

In her quest to find the most effective techniques she has studied: Swedish, acupressure, trigger point therapy, reiki, pregnancy massage, foot reflexology, lymph drainage therapy, NET, aromatherapy detoxification, abdominal massage and more. She worked in some of the top holistic clinics in the Los Angeles area prior to returning to Santa Cruz.

Jan's integrative bodywork sessions are deeply relaxing and nurturing while being therapeutically healing. Her specialty is treatments to assist in cleansing and detoxification. She offers a unique signature treatment: the "aromatherapy detox body wrap." This includes dry skin brushing to stimulate the lymph system, massage application of pure essential oils and foot reflexology while being wrapped in a heated spa blanket. The person's core temperature rises as they begin to sweat. The benefits of this treatment may include releasing toxins, improved skin quality, improved sleep, more energy, releasing weight, clearing cellulite and more. This treatment is most effective done as a series of 10 or 12 for greater detoxification. Single treatments are also very beneficial.

Jan's other specialties include lymphatic massage, foot reflexology, abdominal massage, and women's health. In addition her treatments assist: pre and post surgery, pain management, pms, pregnancy, menopause, injury, illness and arthritis.

Jan loves being outdoors at the beach, walking, running, cycling and swimming. She enjoys concerts, festivals, art museums and having barbeques and gatherings with family and friends. She happily resides in Aptos with her boyfriend and cat. Look for her website and blogs in early 2011.

Serene Silva

Serene believes that bodywork is an essential key to relieving physical pain as well as a doorway to moving through stagnant emotional energy. Residuals of emotions, traumas and stress are stored within our tissue and can create blockages of energy that manifest as chronic pain. By being aware and acutely present with her clients, Serene creates a healing space in which her client's will often clear out blockages spontaneously, release muscle tension and relax the nervous system. Her bodywork serves as a vehicle to one's own healing process. Serene's sessions consist of slow, intentional, focused and deep strokes using elbows and forearms.

In addition to deep tissue techniques, Serene employs softer modalities such as neuromuscular release, which begins to disrupt the brain-body feedback loop of chronic pain. By creating the space to relax and release, Serene's sessions allow the nervous system to let go of stress, release deep-seated tension patterns and clear restricted neural pathways. Working deep when appropriate, but also with an intuitive touch, Serene creates ease in body, mind and a sense of emotional wellbeing.

Serene has trained locally through Cypress Health Institute, learning the art of relaxation techniques through Swedish and polarity therapy. Also educated through Midline School of Massage, with an intense focus on deep tissue work, Serene draws upon a broad spectrum of techniques.

Serene is also an artist- a passionate metalsmith- who spends her time focused on art, creativity and honing her craft. Living in the woods and being in nature is an essential component to her life and is the muse that serves her inspiration. Cooking good food, reading books and cultivating California native plants are also some of her favorite pastimes.

"Massage is more then just mechanical moves, it is a way to get back into our bodies, and back to ourselves. It is something I feel honored to be able to do as a profession, and feels exactly what I am supposed to be doing".

 

Meet our Rolfer, Phoenix DeLeon.

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