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In Practice since 1995...
Focusing on individualized attention for every client in each service. My Bodywork utilizes deep tissue massage, yoga, meditation and intuition to create a deep sense of well-being.
Providing therapeutic bodywork and yoga services that instill resilience, ease, and well being.
Offering bodywork and private yoga in a relaxed, private and professional setting at 901 Mountain Creek Road. I offer yoga group classes in larger, extroverted settings like Christ Church On McCallie and SportsBarn in Downtown Chattanooga.
I hope that you experience a sense of peace and calm energy when you leave.
Come experience this for yourself.
Who Am I
A teacher and therapist with a wide range of expertise and experience.As well as a licensed and skilled practitioner that has many years of combined experience and training to provide personalized attention for improved functioning, and rejuvenation.
I continually enhance my skills through ongoing advanced training and practice a wide range of techniques and modalities in order to effectively and positively impact a client/student's health.
Utilizing my B.S. degree in Psychology/Exercise Physiology and with over 15 years of experience to offer you the best mind/body therapies possible. I began studying Mind/Body philosophy at age 16 by reading the book "Biology of Hope" by Norman Cousins, MD. He coined the term "psycho-neuro-immunology: This truly stimulated my passion for where I am today.
I received my first teaching Certification in Hatha Yoga from Lex Gillan and later received a Certification in Vinyasa Flow Yoga and YA-200 from Stephanie Keach. I have taken workshops with Ranjani Cobo, Bryant Kest, Shiva Rea, Doug Kellor and many others. My strongest influence has been Ashtanga Yoga and have always found the importance of mindful breath and alignment within the flow.... a blissful aspect of the yoga experience.
A Licensed Massage Therapist since 1995.
I Created, Owned and Managed "madia's studio" from 2000-2010 and after having a child, decided that managing employees and the added pressures was no longer of interest to me and was not where I wanted to expend my energy. It is in my relationship directly with my clients and students is where i find the flow of energy.
It is such a pleasure to be in private practice again to bring all my experience and attention into a laser beam focus on my clients and students.
My Inspirations
Bamboo is one of my many inspirations for joy and peace because of its integration of complimentary qualities. As an ancient saying goes: "Be like bamboo. It is strong on the outside and soft and open on the inside. The stem stands freely in the wind and bends, it does not resist. What bends is harder to break.
Your hand opens and closes and opens and closes.
If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you
would be paralyzed.
Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and
coordinated as bird wings.
- Rumi
Yoga teachers will often refer to "your practice," which means your individual experience with yoga as it develops over time. The amazing thing about yoga is that your practice is always evolving and changing, so it never gets boring. Although the poses themselves do not change, your relationship to them will. Anyone can start a yoga practice, even if you don't feel like you are very flexible or very strong. These things will develop over time. Another great thing about thinking about "your practice" is that it encourages the noncompetitive spirit of yoga. One of the most difficult, but ultimately most liberating things about yoga is letting go of the ego and accepting that no one is better than anyone else. Everyone is just doing their best on any given day.
Yoga is a practice for optimizing the health of the body and quieting the mind. It includes a variety of activities, including postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), meditation (dhyana), and lifestyle practices. According to a year 2000 survey, it is estimated that over 15 million Americans currently practice this ancient art.
Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word yuj, which means to yoke, join, or apply. Yoga is usually translated as union, for its methods and practices lead to a profound integration of body, mind, and spirit.
The yogic ideal is to achieve complete freedom and authenticity by transcending the limiting structures of the ego-personality (the person we behave as on a normal day) and discovering the true spiritual self within.
YinYang Flow:
A unique practice linking poses to breath to reveal body awareness, inner strength and yin poses to explore easeful opening.
Designed to awaken self-awareness of the body through a gentle, but deep approach that integrates yin and yang poses naturally. There is an emphasis on breathing and letting go, while linking one pose to the next. I encourage students to feel alignment from within.
We will use the poses to get into our bodies not our bodies to get into the poses. Curiosity and self acceptance are encouraged for this class. We will practice between challenge and ease. Meditation will also be a part of this practice as you learn to become as present as possible. A practice for all levels that flows with awareness.
Core Powe Flow:
This class has been designed to make the abdominals and back stronger. It emphasizes abs-focused Vinyasa's with standard Power Yoga asanas. By unchaining and releasing athletic power the practitioner develops supple strength. It physically and mentally challenges the practitioner to connect to an inner power. Core Power Yoga helps heal, detoxify and rouse the body and mind. This is done through balance and intention. This is a vigorous and challenging practice, one which blends strength, perspiration and mindfulness.
Power Yoga was taken to the west by followers of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. He is an acclaimed Yogi and Sanskrit scholar who inspired Western Yogis with his Ashtanga Yoga Style and philosophies.
Flow Yoga is a great way to learn so much about your body, gain strength and awareness, and eventually, if you like to intensify the practice...you will be ready for Power Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga or Yoga Flow, if desired.
What To Expect From a Power/Vinyasa/Flow Classes
This style allows for a lot of variety, but will almost certainly include Sun Salutations. If your yoga class schedule lists a Vinyasa class, expect movement, not just stretching. Whether the class is fast or slow, includes meditation, or is very alignment-oriented will depend on the individual teacher. Some very popular yoga styles, such as Ashtanga and Power Yoga, make use of the Vinyasa method, but they will be listed on a class schedule by their individual names.
Relax, Renew, Strengthen, Open, Heal,
Celebrate and experience a transformative shift through private sessions
Private sessions are held in my healing arts space and can be arranged in your home. Small private group sessions are also available upon request.
Each private session begins with a client health profile interview that considers your past health and lifestyle conditions and gives you an opportunity to reflect on what changes you would like to make to enhance your present lifestyle. Whether it be simply to learn techniques to identify and release stress or to immerse yourself in a program that will foster a deeper internal experience, you will be encouraged to view this process as originating from you, and along with skillful facilitation there will be an opportunity for you to realize your goals and intentions.
Yoga Instruction
While yoga classes are an effective way of learning and practicing, there may come a time when you choose to learn in a private session.
In a private yoga session, I devote my undivided attention to your needs and tailor the session specifically for you. Because it is designed for you, a private yoga session can streamline and enhance your progress.
There Are Many Reasons For Deciding on a Private Yoga Session Including:
Private Yoga Session
60 mins - $70
Introduction to Meditation
Your session will include overview of the various types of meditation practices and how to apply them to your daily life. We will explore walking, sitting, eating practices to bring mindfulness more fully into daily life. After the first session you will be able to begin a daily practice.
donation only
yin-yogassage
A customized session that will create a deeply relaxing & restorative experience through a unique combination of yoga and massage
or
yang-yogassage
An invigorating combination of yoga, massage and acupressure points that will leave you feeling detoxed & rejuvenated
$95 | 90 minutes
Trust in the mystery of the moment.
Be open to the innate wisdom that will direct you.
Honor your journey.
Yogassage is a form of bodywork that incorporates assisted yoga asanas (poses) and therapeutic massage techniques. I combine stretching and tissue manipulation. Degrees of client participation varies from passive to full involvement. Techniques used in yogassage is similar to Thai Massage yet quite different.
Yogassage sessions can be tailored to the individual, soothing aching backs or joints, releasing tensions in busy muscles, or invigorating the circulation of the body and awareness of the mind. It can target certain muscle groups, and encourages the deepening of postures and the release of unhealthy body holding patterns. It can incorporate joint mobilization, breath work, and hand skills, or simply a passive system of stretching. It has been used by athletes and non-athletes alike to aid in physical and mental well-being.
"enjoy the spaces...
between your thoughts and distractions"
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With the hectic pace and demands of modern life, many people feel stressed and over-worked. It often feels like there is just not enough time in the day to get everything done. Our stress and tiredness make us unhappy, impatient and frustrated. It can even affect our health.
We are often so busy we feel there is no time to stop and meditate! But meditation actually gives you more time by making your mind calmer and more focused. A simple ten or fifteen minute breathing meditation as explained below can help you to overcome your stress and find some inner peace and balance.
Meditation can also help us to understand our own mind. We can learn how to transform our mind from negative to positive, from disturbed to peaceful, from unhappy to happy. Overcoming negative minds and cultivating constructive thoughts is the purpose of meditation. This is a profound spiritual practice you can enjoy throughout the day, not just while seated in meditation.
My Style
Intuitive, integrative bodywork blends various massage techniques, including deep tissue, neuro-muscular therapy, swedish, myofascial release, yoga, reiki, and others, providing all the benefits there-in. This type of massage relieves general to specific aches and pains, and promotes wellness, rejuvenation, and allows for possible emotional releases. The treatment is customized for your body on any given day. Communicate your “mental/physical state in that moment and your preferences with me. Allow me to utilize my extensive experience and intuitive abilities to offer you a unique bodywork experience.
Intuitive-Integrative Massage Therapy
Includes meditation to set an intention, bodywork and yoga in a unique combination giving you an experience that captures your needs in that moment. Experience mental, physical and emotional Restoration.
$95 / 90 minutes
$75 / 60 minutes
An invigorating combination of yoga and massage that will leave you feeling detoxed & invigorated
deep tissue
a more intensive style of therapy tailored to release deep-seated tension and for pain-relief. focused work is performed with deeper pressure. great for athletes & yoga students
$75 | 1 hour
pain-relief bodywork
focused work that relieving physical and emotional pain-relief through yoga and massage
$85 | 1 hour 15 minutes
reiki
a powerful yet subtle form of hands-on healing. this technique induces deep relaxation while helping to balance energy systems.
$40 | 30 minutes
aromatherapy
essential oils are used during the massage to facilitate a deeper level of therapeutic experience.
(added to any massage)
$10
Back by popular demand ;)
Core Connection:
Finding Your Center
Coming Soon - Winter 2012
Connect to your core,
shed what is no longer useful, keep what is of value and "with a breath of kindness blow the rest away." Challenge and move your core energy into those areas it hasn't been. Come sweat, breathe deeply and enter the incredible mystery of your core. We will explore the first 3 chakras and how they affect the core energetically and emotionally. You will also learn about the Breath of Fire (Agni-Prasana) which is A cleansing & energising breath, powered by abdominal contractions. I will also guide each and every one of you into the inversion of your choice through using your core and breath!!!
Vigorous & intensely mindful as well as deliciously Restorative, this class is designed and sequenced with a specific focus in order to help move your practice to the next level (You will have gone into at least one inversion that you have not done before :). This a Mixed-Levels Class and will a need basic understanding of sun salutions.
You will leave feeling cleansed, awake, and refreshed.
Mixed-Levels. A basic understanding of sun salutations required.
$30 non-members
Power Yoga Basics Workshop
Coming again soon!! early 2012
This 3-hour workshop is designed for new beginners and intermediate students wanting to learn the basics in an intimate, non-competitive environment. I will take you through the fundamentals of alignment and breath work as you begin to experience for yourself some of the benefits that arise from practicing yoga such as:
1 increased flexibility
2 increased strength
3 cardiovascular and digestive health
4 sense of well-being, relaxationIn
In this workshop you will learn proper yogic breathing techniques, sun salutations, standing poses and hip openers. You will be introduced to the differences between moving and flowing with the breath and holding postures for depth and alignment.
Workshop will conclude with a deep relaxation. You will leave with a deeper understanding that will allow you to experience other yoga classes with confidence and joy.
A light meal before class and comfortable clothing is recommended.
[beginners/intermediate] $30
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Integrative Bodywork
& Private Yoga:
901 Mountain Creek Road Ste. 202
in the Mountain Creek Professional Center across from the Signal View apts. Great Parking and very quiet space.
please attempt to book your appointments online via the links provides on most of my web pages. if you have difficulty finding the time you want
you can also text me to book appointments 423-595-2364
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you are in pain, you NEED an appointment in the next 24hrs or if you have further questions, please email me:)
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thank you for your patience and I look forward to seeing you soon.
peace,
madia
