Licensed bodyworkers

John Hanron
Licensed Massage Therapist
MA60101600
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John (he/him) believes in the body’s natural ability to heal itself, and sees his role in creating a safe and nurturing space for that to happen. Integrating long, slow myofascial strokes with Swedish​ and deep tissue work, along with Reiki and craniosacral techniques, John works slowly and with focused intention and heart energy to transport his clients to a deep level of relaxation. Combining intuitive touch with a keen sense of anatomy, he can help dysfunctional muscles let go and return to a more natural state of freedom.
 
Before starting his massage practice in 2009, John worked as a bicycle messenger, retail clerk, carpenter, emergency medical technician, mountain guide, ski patroller, photojournalist and newspaper editor. He graduated with honors from Port Townsend School of Massage, commuting across the mountains to school while running a small community weekly newspaper in the Methow Valley of North Central Washington. After hanging his shingle in the idyllic mountain town of Twisp, he continued to make the cross-Cascades trip weekly to do massage therapy and help manage a hydrotherapy spa in Snohomish. He also established solo practices on Capitol Hill and in Fremont.

John is the founder and manager of Sacred Rain Healing Center.

Renata Padilha
Licensed Massage Therapist
MA60255486

During her pregnancy in Hawaii in 2008, Renata (she/her) fully realized the importance of health and wellness. She has always loved the idea of what massage therapy can do for one’s well-being as a natural way to create balance to the body and mind.  She attended massage school a few years later in Seattle and learned natural ways of nurturing the body. Helping people become free of pain through touch is fascinating and is definitely on her life path.

Her massage style has a "heart-felt touch" because she works with compassion at the center of every session. Her 10 years of experience working with clients in a chiropractic clinic, sports rehabilitation and spas has allowed her to create a good sense of what the body needs with pressure and technique.

She is honored to get to know you and treat your body temple. 

​Slade Powell
Licensed Massage Therapist
MA60363727

Slade (he/they) has practiced massage in Washington state since 2013, since they discovered the joy of supporting all kinds of people through therapeutic touch. Slade's background in energy work, intuitive readings, and supporting clients in trusting their intuition/inner guidance helps them to create a safe, open, supportive environment in the treatment room. Slade's work utilizes myofascial, craniosacral, and energy healing techniques to identify and address your biggest issues with a caring touch. Enjoy long, slow, thorough bodywork with a relaxing vibe and therapeutic intention for a whole-body tune-up and energetic cleanse. Specialties include migraines, headaches, hip/low back pain, and emotional grounding. 

Jacqueline Blackmore
Licensed Massage Therapist
MA61214900

Jacqueline (she/her) has felt called to massage her whole life. After trying out careers in lab settings, tech, and fisheries, just to name a few, she finally listened to the voice urging her to follow her passion. She now wakes up every day excited to create space for people to heal, whether that's on the massage table, in an honest open conversation with a friend, or hosting events for people to express themselves fully. Jacqueline's massage style is for those looking to slow down and come back into their body. She loves working with first time massage clients and opening people up to the incredible and diverse world of body work. She is currently training at the Center for Mindful Body Awareness, with special interest in working with clients recovering from trauma and substance use. She meets every client where they are and treats each appointment as sacred.

Kat Murray
Licensed Massage Therapist
MA61248975

Kat (she/they) is a nurturing massage therapist who is passionate about creating a safe space for people to rest and ground into their bodies.  Her massage is gentle yet firm, slow and heart-centered.  She believes that for healing to happen within massage, clients should not experience pain.  However, she will collaborate with you to find a depth that is both satisfying and useful.  Sessions are led by intuition, a trauma-informed lens, and whatever wisdom the body is open to sharing.  Their work incorporates Swedish, myofascial, neuromuscular, deep tissue and Reiki techniques, all founded with a thorough understanding of muscle anatomy.  Kat especially enjoys working with other healers, artists, service industry professionals, and folks of the LGBTQIA+ community. She received her education through Discovery Point School of Massage, and continues to learn with each and every client.

Skylar Thompson
Licensed Massage Therapist
MA60415514

Skylar (she/her) went to Cortiva Massage School in Seattle in 2013. She was drawn to the practice by its relaxing effects and health benefits. Her massage is a collage of techniques she has learned from fellow massage therapists along the way, including modalities such as Swedish, deep tissue, myofascial, reflexology, and Lomi Lomi. She aims to do a massage that will be deep but receivable, so she always takes time warming up the tissue. She thinks massage should be relaxing but also create space in the body. Skylar has a background in drawing and painting, including a BA in art from the UW, and sees massage as another form of art. It’s very enjoyable for her to help others tune in to their well-being.

Eric  Briar
Licensed Massage Therapist
MA61245827
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Eric (he/him) is a massage practitioner who focuses on listening with his hands while doing careful, deep bodywork. He knows that having a body can be tough, and that good bodywork can help us get back into our bodies and enjoy them again.  His method involves locating specific points of tension, and then using proprioceptive techniques such as Swedish, myofascial, and mobility work to help them release. His healing philosophy is focused on the neuro-muscular connection, and the idea that much of our aching is the result of "guarding," which is when the brain keeps the muscle tight to protect itself from current, or historical, injury or imbalance.
The goal of a bodywork session with Eric is therefore to communicate with the client's somatosensory cortex using touch, pressure and movement, so that specific bands of muscle fiber can be released safely.  This process is sometimes slow and intense, but not painful.  Pain is a sign that the work is too deep to be effective.  He studied at Discovery Point School of Massage in Seattle.

Maggie Nielson
Licensed Massage Therapist
MA 61237356

As a Massage Therapist Maggie is passionate about helping her clients to find ease within their own bodies.  She originally studied at the Phillips School of Massage in 2006
in California, shortly after receiving special accreditation with a program called Bodywork for the Childbearing year in 2007.  She then refreshed her practice with more education at Discovery Point School of Massage in 2021 here in Seattle.  From relaxation and stress relief, to structure- specific pain or tension, together, Maggie will help create a session to address your individual needs.