ForResting the Soul

ForResting the Soul Awareness Coach, Author, Fascial Release LMT, AccessBars & Cacao; I help people learn to feel again. Hi, I’m Christy. I’m returning to Peru in December 2025.

I’m a massage and fascial release therapist, specializing in emotional fascia release—a bodywork approach that helps untangle the emotional stories our tissues hold—along with being an Awareness Coach, Access Consciousness Bars® Practitioner, Cacao Practitioner, author, and plant medicine advocate. I’m based in Springfield, Missouri, USA, where I’ve been rooted for over 20 years. My passion for fa

scia work deepened after studying with Maria Alfieris of Magical Hands Physical Therapy, attending her transformative two-day workshop in Orlando, FL (July 2024) and again in Atlanta, GA (February 2025). Earlier in 2025, I also completed Paul Chek’s Holistic Lifestyle Coaching Level 1 course, further integrating movement, nutrition, rest, and joy into my personal life and client sessions. In January 2025, I became Secretary of the Board for the Psychedelic Society of the Ozarks, an organization committed to education, community, and safe practices around psychedelics. This role is a natural extension of my long-standing advocacy for plant medicines. That advocacy deepened even further later that spring, when I traveled to the Peruvian Amazon for a 10-day dieta, sitting in ceremony with Ayahuasca five times—a sacred experience that continues to influence my work and personal path. I hold four life coaching certifications, but I prefer the title Awareness Coach because my work isn’t about telling people what to do—it’s about guiding them to become deeply present to their own lives and choices, and this comes from personal self-awareness. I’ve been a licensed and nationally certified massage therapist for over two decades, and my work continually reinforces a truth I hold close: our physical health is inseparable from our mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. My own journey through—and alongside—addiction has shown me that the only person we can truly rescue is ourselves. That’s why I believe self-care is not selfish; it’s foundational. You can’t pour from an empty cup. Life before massage therapy taught me a lot about what I didn’t want. I worked in the legal industry—IT, administration, even managing a branch with 14 attorneys in Chattanooga, TN—before returning to Missouri and co-owning Life Essentials Wellness Center in 2004. Since then, my path has woven through community service (helping utilize a $2 million community transformation grant for walkability projects, reviving a 15-year-old garden program for the local food bank), publishing the Ozarks’ first holistic wellness directory, teaching massage business courses, and co-founding the Queen City Beard & Moustache Federation, which has raised over $120k for local causes. Outside my work, I’m happiest near water—paddling a canoe, kayak, or paddleboard—or moving my body through yoga, gentle kundalini practice, or long walks in nature. I’m a fire sign with a deep love of music, dance, and travel, and I’m on track to visit all 50 states before my time here is up. If you’re ready to reconnect to your body, your emotions, and your own inner wisdom, I’d be honored to walk beside you. Your relationship with yourself is the most important one you’ll ever have—and it’s the only one guaranteed for life.

Well, friends...it's official, I've relocated my practice. I'll eventually have better photos and videos, but for now, h...
05/28/2026

Well, friends...it's official, I've relocated my practice. I'll eventually have better photos and videos, but for now, here's a short tour. My heart is so full of gratitude to all who have helped bring this to life and to Great Spirit for always nudging me in directions and then supporting me through it.

While I've already provided energy work through Access Bars technique for almost five years, I will also be Reiki attuned by the end of June. I'm honored to be following the call for that as well.

And, I'm excited to now be offering private self-fascia release sessions to help you with your home/daily practice, with tools. If there's anything that turning 50 later this year is teaching me is that WE MUST TAKE CARE OF OUR FASCIA - AND THIS IS AN INSIDE JOB. I mean, I can help and all....but, really, it's up to you, boo. Just like it's been up to me to manage my own, so I know the struggle is VERY REAL. Let's do it together! 🫶

There are lots of classes and gatherings happening and planned for in The Den. There's even one starting next Tuesday morning at 10AM that supports your fascia! 😉 You can find the Google Calendar of events on my website at www.forrestingthesoul.com and click on "The Den".

This is the very first time, in my 23 years of practice, that I've dared to show up in full expansion in my own space rather than nestling myself inside someone else's business.

I'm excited for you to get to officially "meet me" as you open the door to ForResting the Soul.

This space, this container, is the fern unfurling. It's my life's work, and I look forward to sharing it with you - however that may look.

Much love,
Christy

Hey there, friends! Do you have something to share? Psychedelic Society of the Ozarks is scheduling their community cale...
05/22/2026

Hey there, friends! Do you have something to share? Psychedelic Society of the Ozarks is scheduling their community calendar with guest speakers, 1st Thursday of the month at 7pm. Maybe you'd like to be one. 🧐

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05/12/2026

Let it rain! 🌧️ 🙏🏼✨

05/03/2026

June 30th, in the new location! Can’t wait! 😍

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would get the opportunity to share space with this world-renowned artist from...
05/02/2026

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would get the opportunity to share space with this world-renowned artist from Pucallpa, Peru, right here in the heart of the . But, I am! And, you can, too!

is coming to the next weekend and will be LIVE PAINTING! This is seriously a opportunity. Google him! 😳🤩🥳

Tickets are still available! 🎟️
www.emc2festival.com

What a great evening at Acoustic Cuisine last night! Thank you, & , for a lovely meal and music from the heart. It was ...
04/13/2026

What a great evening at Acoustic Cuisine last night! Thank you, & , for a lovely meal and music from the heart. It was so great getting to listen to your stories. The food and table was beautiful and I was so present for it that I opted to not have my phone out to take photos. 🤭😁🥰🙏🏼😋✨🎶💚

04/12/2026

My nod to Zach Gallifianakis’ “Between the Two Ferns”! 🪴😂🪴

Seriously, though. There’s sooo much more going on OFF social media these days. I’m very involved in some community projects lately and I’d love to share about one of them; will just be about 5 minutes of your time. Thank you for being willing to listen. 🙏🏼🥰

Oh, and there’s a big update at the end. These next few months will be one of great unfurling, much like these beautiful ferns. 😍🌱💚🤭😳😁😅

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