Illuminating Holistic

07/23/2026

When most people think about massage, they imagine a spa experience - dim lighting, hot towels, flow states, a luxury that some people have when they’re looking to pamper themselves.

That’s not wrong, it’s just one side of the coin.

I was trained in both Shiatsu Massage and Therapeutic Massage from CenterPoint Massage and Shiatsu Therapy and Clinic. My program started out in the Shiatsu realm where we dug deep into Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which evaluates physical, mental, emotional and environmental states and works with the meridian system that most people are familiar with from Acupuncture. This set of skills utilizes cupping, guasha (scraping), moxibustion (take-home only), ampuku (abdominal massage) and stretching.

Next in my program we dug deep into therapeutic bodywork. Therapeutic bodywork differs from relaxation massage as the outcome is to address chronic pain and dysfunction as well as mobility using deeper targeted pressure.

I often bring a bit of my frequency or sound training into the experience. No, I’m not dinging noises around you while you paid for hands on time. 🙃 A weighted tuning (136.1hz) is used to pe*****te deeper muscle groups or stimulate acupoints to create subtle change and create space. This tuning fork also helps clients who have sensitivities - both physical or energetic.

Sometimes I use a bit of ThetaHealing® Technique by targeting stubborn areas to facilitate release and change.

With these specialties, clients come in with a wide range of objective. Some come in with chronic pain issues, general maintenance, trauma or energetic release, and mobility dysfunction.

The goal is to find a bit of relief for clients and create more space for movement and expression.

If you’re looking to receive some of this unique bodywork magic - booking is available 24/7 online at www.illuminatingholistic.com

It’s truly an honor to be of service to my Northwoods Community 💫

07/17/2026

Ooooooooh!!! The new office is all set up!! 😮‍💨

Book online @ www.illuminatingholistic.com for all your needs:

🎶 Sound Bath Services
💆🏽‍♀️ Therapeutic Massage
🧘🏽‍♀️ ThetaHealing Technique
💫 Holistic Recovery Coaching

07/13/2026

Tell me, what it is you plan to do with your one wild & precious life?

Take a moment to find a comfortable position.

Take a few deep breaths in from your nose and out through your mouth.

Relaxing the scalp, the forehead, the jaw.

Allow the shoulder to drop and put down the weight of the world, for just a moment.

Releasing tension from your upper arms, elbows, forearms, wrists, palms, and each finger.

Notice your chest and abdomen expanding and retracting while you gently breathe.

Allow the hips and pelvis to release.

Feel the weight of your upper legs as they rest fully.

Calm the knees and low legs, through the ankles, feet, and each toe.

Now imagine you’re fully engulfed in the brightest, purest, healing light - it’s warm, alive and full of infinite potential. It’s conscious and always working in your favor, wanting the best for you during each moment, each breath of your entire life spam.

Ask it, “What would you have you me do with this one wild & precious life?”

Now, just listen….

If fear, anxiety, unworthiness, shame, guilt, and your entire personal history were erased what would you change right now? How would you speak to yourself? How would you treat others? What direction would you choose to go?

What lights you up with pure joy and excitement? This is where our authenticity lives. We’re all given gifts - unique to each one of us. Honor your gifts. Share them with the world! 🌎

07/09/2026

What has sound taught you about the parts of yourself that language can’t reach?

I spent years learning to tell my story.

Putting words around what happened. Naming it. Framing it. Finding language that made it make sense.
And that work is so important and so valuable.

But there are parts of me that words never quite touched.

Parts that came before language. Before I knew what to call what was happening to me. Before I had a story at all. Parts that only a combination of feelings can only attempt to encompass.

The first time I laid in a sound bath and something released, something I hadn’t even known I was holding, I understood that healing doesn’t always happen through the mind.

Sometimes it happens through frequency and experiences - through allowing the body to become enveloped in what’s happening in the moment.

Through vibration meeting the places that words can’t touch.

Sound doesn’t ask you to explain yourself. It just finds you where you are.

What has sound shown you that words couldn’t?

07/09/2026

And Chair Massage 💆 See ya there 🎉

Movement is Medicine! 2026 Health Fair July 22nd.
Information Tables & Youth Activities. Food Vendors with Music and Raffles. Its going to be a blast! See you there!

07/07/2026

July 2026 Newsletter - for your viewing pleasure :)