Practitioner Bios

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Talya Lutzker

Self-care is a must in today’s stressful world. Talya’s healing massage combines strong hands, intuitive touch, and nurturing expertise in Ayurvedic bodywork, lymphatic drainage, acupressure, deep tissue, polarity, hot stone, and traditional Swedish massage.

A certified Ayurvedic practitioner, yoga teacher, and massage therapist since 2003, her bodywork allows your nervous system to release and your body to relax – encouraging ever-deepening levels of wellness. When Talya’s not sharing her work with the world, you’ll find her cooking, practicing yoga, soaking up the sun, and petting every dog in sight.

 

on: Ayurvedic massage, acupressure, Deep Tissue, Lymphatic Drainage, Practitioner Bios, Polarity, Swedish Massage April 6, 2023

Tokuho Kawai

Toku attended Cypress Health Institute where she studied Therapeutic massage, Polarity, and Craniosacral therapy in 2019. She also learned Shiatsu from her mother when she was the child. She also graduated from Intrinsic Touch Institute in Santa Cruz in March 2023 and studied Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. She is trained in Tai-chi, Jikiden Reiki, and Spring Forest Qi-gong.

Her passion for massage comes from the feeling of making a small difference by improving the way people feel. Toku loves to see people with the smiles and look of relaxation on their faces.

on: Craniosacral, Practitioner Bios, Polarity, Reiki, Shiatsu, Swedish Massage July 8, 2023

Tomek Walas

Tomek offers a wide variety of modalities for massage therapy including: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point Release, Clinical Therapy, Pregnancy, Sports, Myofacial Release, Lymphatic Drainage, Post Operative Massage as well as Cranio Sacral Therapy. He combines these modalities to relieve the client’s symptoms which may include sports and work injuries, as well as aid in stress reduction and relaxation.

on: Clinical Therapy, Post Operative Massage, Craniosacral, Myofascial Release, Lymphatic Drainage, Practitioner Bios, Pre & post Natal, Sports Massage, Swedish Massage, Trigger Point Myotherapy February 12, 2019

Yazmin Juarez

Yazmin graduated from Cypress Health Institute in Santa Cruz, CA. She is an Esalen Certified Massage Therapist and trained in Polarity, Craniosacral and Myofascial Release. For Yazmin, massage is an embodied meditation. It is her commitment to bring presence, balance and nourishing touch to all her sessions. 

on: Craniosacral, Myofascial Release, Practitioner Bios, Polarity, Swedish Massage September 16, 2021

Yesenia Jimenez

Yesenia is a graduate of Cypress Health Institute in Santa Cruz. In her practice she uses a mixture of various modalities including Swedish Massage, Myofascial Release, Cranial Sacral, Deep Tissue and Polarity. To Yen, her curiosity to align mind and body has shown her the way to artful traditions of body work. Immersed in the anatomy and wonders of the immaculate capacity the human breath has to heal, Yen continues to unfold the sacred innate intelligence of mind and body healing. Her goal is to provide a safe space for others to access the natural desire of deep relaxation and mind/body tension release through the depths of breath and touch.

on: Craniosacral, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Practitioner Bios, Polarity, Swedish Massage August 8, 2022