Julia is a Licensed Massage Therapist specializing in integrative bodywork. With the insight that our lives are a series of transitions, Julia recognizes the valuable role bodywork plays in encouraging optimal quality of life. Fostering a feeling of ease within the body throughout our unique evolution nurtures our resilience through life changes. Julia’s intention is to facilitate balance into being through a variety of manual techniques that (1) encourage efficient body systems, (2) relieve pain, (3) promote healing of injury/surgery, (4) support emotional distress, (5) revive and calm the mind, (6) fortify and soften tissue, and (7) rejuvenate and settle the spirit. Her hope is to witness clients reach their personal wellness goals so that they can live their very best life; and, in turn, the ripple will expand outward within community for a healthier whole.

Julia’s foundational training is from the Berkana Institute for Massage Therapy in Longmont, Colorado in 2012. The curriculum at the Berkana Institute is extraordinary because it ventures to saturate the art of bodywork, encouraging therapists to create their own art form within the science of researched, traditional massage techniques. Julia strives to create a cohesive and individualized session for her clients blending a medley of bodywork styles to deliver holistic massage. She continued her education in Ashiatsu Massage with DeepFeet in Boulder, CO in 2014 and in Manual Lymphatic Drainage with The Center of Massage Therapy in 2020. Julia integrates elements of Neuromuscular/Trigger point Therapy, Myofascial Release, Zen Shiatsu, Thai on the table, Ashiatsu and Manual Lymphatic Drainage into her practice.

Understanding that the needs of every client are unique, as well as dynamic—potentially shifting daily or in each moment—Julia finds it essential to tailor each session plan as its own. Julia works together with her clients to design a strategy for a particular session in pre-consultation, while continuing be present, focused, and open throughout the massage. During the session Julia pays attention to biofeedback, listens for cues from the body, keeps flexibility in her style, evolves in her technique, and communicates with her clients accordingly. Through this approach, Julia provides a nourishing experience with therapeutic bodywork that is specifically aligned to each client and situation.

Beyond bodywork, Julia obtained her Bachelors of Arts and Science in Health Promotion/Community Wellness and Kinesiology with the University of Iowa in 2009. In 2011, Julia attended the North American Institute for Medical Herbalism where she acquired a rudimentary skill set into the world of Herbalism and introduction to Flower Essence therapy. With NAIMH, she embarked on a journey with Naturopathic Doctors International to Nicaragua on an herbalist brigade to practice with the community of Isla de Ometepe in the NDI clinic. She furthered her studies into Flower Essence Therapy with Ruth Toledo-Altschuler, facilitator for Flower Essence Society in 2022; and continues her study into astrological patterning of plants and people in Botanical Constellations with Evolutionary School of Herbal Medicine.