Services
Licensed since 2003, Matia has accumulated many techniques, insights, and tools through both formal educational as well as through hands-on experience. Her massage work incorporates multiple modalities, drawing most heavily from Swedish, Lomi Lomi, Cranio Sacral, Deep Tissue, and Trauma-Informed Bodywork. Meditation and somatics also provide foundational elements to her practice.
All of Matia's knowledge and experience is utilized in each treatment. She does not practice a singular modality, but instead uses clients' stated goals and feedback, manual observation, and intuition, to custom tailor each session and treatment plan. If you are drawn to a particular modality, inform Matia and she will highlight that in your session. Matia loves collaborating with clients throughout their healing journey.
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$100/1 hr massage
$130/1.5 hr massage
$175/2 hr massage
$255/3 hr massage
2 hr and 3 hr sessions available for established clients only
Tips: Please be kind to your body before and after your treatment. Adequately hydrate, abstain from diuretics (such as alcohol and caffeine), and eat clean food. These practices will help your body clear metabolic byproducts and toxins that may be kneaded out during your treatment. Following your bodywork, Epsom salt baths and a gentle activities are supportive ways for you to fully integrate your massage.
About Matia
All of Matia's academic and professional pursuits are inspired by her passion for deep health and healing. Her philosophy is that individual, community, and global wellbeing are inextricably interconnected. We are all part of a greater whole. As we heal ourselves and each other, so too do we contribute to the health and wellbeing of our communities and the planet we all call home.
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Education
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Graduated from the Port Townsend School of Massage (2003)
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Interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts in Wellness from Fairhaven College (focus on pre-med, cross-cultural healthcare, and social/environmental justice)
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Master of Arts from Western Washington University (examining community health through medical anthropology and food sovereignty)
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Certifications and Training
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Certified Sommage practitioner through the Soma Institute of Neuromuscular Integration
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Completed Advanced Course Training for Politicized Healers in Somatics and Trauma through Generative Somatics
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Trained as a wilderness rites of passage facilitator through the School of Lost Borders​
​Teaching Experience
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Taught courses in Human Ecology and Internal and External Ecologies (somatic psychology and deep ecology) at Fairhaven College
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Instructed Biological Anthropology and Regenerative Agriculture at Western Washington University
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Taught Nutrition and Organic Gardening at Wellspring High School
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