individually we are one drop
meet the staff
but together we are an ocean
KIM WILSON
Owner | Licensed Acupuncturist | Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: Undergraduate work at the University of Washington & the Evergreen State College on full academic scholarship. I attended Ashmead College in 1999 to obtain my massage credential; Middle Way Acupuncture Institute in Mount Vernon to obtain my acupuncture credential.
Specialty/Focus:CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY, TOYOHARI (a style of Japanese acupuncture), TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM), MOXIBUSTION. For more information about Toyohari please visit www.toyohari.org.
Personal: I enjoy yoga , meditation and spending time with my 2 young children and husband.
Favorite Quote: "If you build it, they will come!" - Field of Dreams
Morgan Tougas
Licensed Acupuncturist
Languages Spoken: English & Spanish
Education: Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine, graduating in 2003.
Specialty/Focus: I specialize in the TREATMENT OF PAIN and MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS; trained in TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM) and JAPANESE MERIDIAN THERAPY.
Personal: I was born and raised in Olympia. I am an avid vegetable gardener, and I enjoy outdoor activities like sailing, kayaking, camping, and hiking.
Favorite Quote: "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you have."
Michelle Ubell
Licensed Acupuncturist
Education: Clark College
Specialty/Focus: Headaches, Neck Pain, Pain of any kind
Personal: I love the outdoors and being in nature. I consider it a privilege to help people feel better.
Favorite Quote: "The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions." Thich Nhat Hanh
Alona Polecastro
Licensed Acupuncturist
Education:Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Masters in Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine 2000. Apositiva Hypnosis, Certified Hypnotherapy & Neurolinguistic Training 2006
Specialty/Focus: Weight release, Fibromyalgia, Dry needling, Nutrition, Auto Injury, Pediatrics, Reflexology and Shiatsu Massage especially with autistic children
Personal: I love learning new things. I love the outdoors which includes camping, hiking, and bird watching. I’m an avid photographer. I enjoy gardening, cooking, and finding new ways to incorporate medicinal herbs into recipes. I love to travel to new places and meet new people.
Favorite Quote: "Your body hears everything your mind says. () Naomi Judd
Celeste Romo
Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: Clover Park Technical College, licensed since 2003.
Specialty/Focus: MEDICAL MASSAGE, MYOFASCIAL MASSAGE TECHNIQUE, SWEDISH, TRIGGER POINT WORK, INJURY TREATMENT, and SPORTS MASSAGE. My focus is on addressing or relieving connective tissue restrictions.
Personal: Seattle Sounders, hiking, travel, belly dance, exotic foods, yoga, physical activity, singing, and cooking. I've never been a homebody. I like anything that gets me out of the house, trying something new, fun, and exciting!
Favorite Quote: "When you exhale, let go of any resistance, tension, or expectation. Simply be present."
Linda Young
Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: Graduated Ashmead College, School of Massage, 2006. Spa Training Program, Ashmead College. Hot Stone Therapy, and Lomi Lomi Training in Hawaii.
Specialty/Focus: AROMATHERAPY, HOT STONE THERAPY, LOMI LOMI, REIKI MASTER, ACUPRESSURE POINT THERAPY, TENSION RELIEVING and HEADACHE RELEASE.
Personal: Energy Healing Stone Therapy. I do chakra cleansing, energy work for balancing, and living a positive outlook as a daily routine.
Favorite Quote: Live in the "now" and ask: "How much better does it get?"" "What else is possible?"
Travis Cothren
Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: Bodymechanics School of Myotherapy & Massage, 2007.
Specialty/Focus: I specialize in DEEP TISSUE and SWEDISH MASSAGE. For each massage I strive to provide the perfect pressure and techniques to meet my client's desired goals.
Personal: I have lived in the Lewis County area most of my life. I decided massage might be a good career path back in high school and I am now very glad I pursued it. In my spare time I enjoy hanging out with my friends, watching TV and playing Xbox.
Favorite Quote: "Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's laws wrong, it learned to walk without having feet. Funny, it seems to by keeping it's dreams; it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared." - Tupac Shakur
Brianne Brumback
Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: A New Beginning School of Massage, Killeen, Texas 2011
Specialty/Focus: Deep Tissue, Relaxation, Lomi Lomi, Reiki, Prenatal or whatever the patients needs that is within my scope of practice.
Personal: I have 3 daughters and 2 grandbabies with twin grandsons coming this summer. I like to spend my down time just relaxing, playing games, and reading.
Favorite Quote: "Hakuna Matata" - The Lion King
Nadya Tahri
Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: Ashmead College in 2003
Specialty/Focus: Deep Tissue, Neck, Shoulders and Low Back Pain
Personal: I love spending time with my four kids. I also enjoy spending time in nature and traveling.
Favorite Quote: "The only thing that is worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." - Helen Keller
Amber Mansur
Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: Port Townsend School of Massage, 2021
Specialty/Focus: Clinical Treatment, Myofascial Release, Cranio-Sacral Therapy, Deep Tissue and relaxing Swedish massage. I also offer cupping and Gua Sha treatments. I tend to work intuitively and allow the body to show me what it needs. I am pursuing more education in the form of Structural Integration.
Personal: I enjoy spending time in nature, camping with my husband and son and playing with our dog. I am an avid crafter (gotta do something on those rainy days!) that likes to make custom greeting cards and party décor. Ask me about horses, dressage, and racing off-road 4WD!
Favorite Quote: "There is always light.
If only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it." - Amanda Gorman
Justin Moeller
Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: Bodymechanics School of Myotherapy and Massage. NASM Certified Personal Trainer
Specialty/Focus: Deep Tissue, Trigger Point Therapy, Therapeutic Massage, & Stretching. My goal is to help you achieve pain free movement, so you can enjoy doing the things you love.
Personal: I am a husband and father of two wild boys. I like gardening, drawing, cooking, and hiking. Working to lower my impact on the natural world. Rethink, Reuse, Reduce, Recycle.
Favorite Quote: "If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading." - Laozi
Jen Kosharek
Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: Bodymechanics School of Myotherapy and Massage. Yoga teacher certificate. Reiki 1&2 practitioner.
Specialty/Focus: I love to provide relaxing treatment work. I believe in working in a way that allows your nervous system to relax and accept treatment with slow, intentional, specific work. I love to use myofascial release, trigger point therapy, swedish, pin and stretch, cupping, gua sha, and heat therapy.
Personal: I love being outside, swimming, hiking, taking care of my chickens, ducks, and dogs. I’m also learning how to sew, grow flowers, and lift weights!
Favorite Quote: "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new." - Socrates
ALISSA FANNING
Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: Ashmead College, graduated 2006. Centralia College, graduated 2004.
Specialty/Focus: PREGNANCY MASSAGE, MEDICAL MASSAGE, LOMI LOMI, ENERGYHEALING. I especially enjoy hip/neck work. My goal is to be adaptable to each client's individualneeds..
Personal: : On sunny days I spend a lot of time in the garden or hiking. On rainy days I enjoyknitting, crocheting, and testing out new recipes.
Favorite Quote: "You deserve more love, not less." - Matt Kahn
Alex Troutman
Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: Bodymechanics School of Massage and Myotherapy 2024
Specialty/Focus: Injury Treatment and Relaxation Massage
Personal: I'm either at the gym or going on adventures with my wife when I'm not working.
Favorite Quote: "Whatever you sow you must reap" -
Linda Van Puymbrouck
Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: In 1995 I graduated from WF West High School. I went to Ashmead College for massage school in 1998 and graduated in 1999. Then I took the CNA program at Centralia College in 2005. I received a certificate of completion. My love for learning kept going. I went to CDS Trucking School in Olympia, WA. I graduated with a 3.0 grade average and CDlA. I had an interest in learning how to drive school buses so in October of 2022 I got my bus and passenger endorsements! This is a lot! I do love learning! Someday I will go back to school!
Specialty/Focus: Injury Treatment / Moist Heat / Swedish / Relaxation / Deep Tissue /Head & Neck Pain / Low Back Pain / Pregnancy Massage / Sports Massage My main focus is to help reduce tightness and pain in the muscles and to help increase range of motion for my clients with as little pain as possible.
Personal: My hobbies are drawing/painting/hiking/riding bikes/collecting rocks and spending time in the Word. I am a mother of 4 grown children! I love to hang out with my family and my loving and supportive husband!
Favorite Quote: "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." - Wayne Dyer -
Favorite Quote: "If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. " - Wayne Dyer -
Janice Hovik
Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: Graduated Valley Grande Institute in Weslaco,TX in 2014.
Specialty/Focus: Ashiatsu Bar Therapy, Pre-natal, Hot stone therapy ( 90 minutes only):, Reiki Master, Relaxation, Thai stretch (90 minutes only on a mat fully clothed, this is not a massage):, Compassionate care for clients with Parkinsons disease.
Personal: I love life, family and connecting with the Earth, land, trees,flowers, sacred plants and animals.
Favorite Quote: "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." - -
Favorite Quote: "The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.Don't go back to sleep " - ( partial quote by Rumi): -
Todd Sheridan Turetsky
Licensed Acupuncturist
Education: Graduated from pacific college of oriental medicine in 1997 with a masters degree in traditional oriental medicine. Have competed several different certification programs. I guess it could be said that I like to learn and that if I am not evolving in my learning the stagnation makes me feel like I'm suffocating.
Specialty/Focus: My treatment style has evolved and continues to evolve into a blend that integrates a subtle mostly non insertive
style of Japanese acupuncture with Zero Balancing manual therapy and Sotai(ho movement therapy.
As far as the focus of this style of treatment it's hard to pin down a specific complaint. It is more along the lines that I aspire to treat the entire person
rather than a specific problem. Maybe this is better said as balancing the system to address any symptom; meet a complaint, whether it be pain, anxiety, digestive
issues, or anything that one may be struggling with within the context of the entire person. The forrest of a person versus isolation of a one tree. That said, at
its essence, in this modern society; it seems that most issues folks are wrestling with are rooted in trying to find balance & harmony within what it is most often
an incredibly demanding stressful unstable manifestation of the world.
Personal: Love to wake up early, drink tea, do some silent sitting, some breath work to release what gets in the way of the settled spirit. Take walks/hikes through cities & forests. Learn to play music, read a good book, watch a well done movie that either gets the adrenaline pumping or makes the heart open & tears flowing. I've got two grown up daughters, Jesse and Rachael who live in California, who I clearly see as blessings to this world and I am honored to be part of their lives.
Favorite Quote: "The mind creates the abyss. The heart crosses it" -Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj -
Favorite Quote: "Who says my poems are poems. My poems are not poems. Once it's understood that my poems are not poems, then we can begin to discuss poetry. " -Ryokan -
SAMANTHA MYER
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist | Licensed Massage Therapist
Education: MS in Applied Physiology & Kinesiology in Human Performance - University of Florida, BS in Dietetics - Kansas State University, BS in Nutrition & Human Sciences - Kansas State University, BA in Health Sciences - University of Washington, AA in General Studies - Centralia College, Balanced Body - Certified Pilates Mat Instructor, 200 hr YTT - My Vinyasa Practice, LMP - Bellevue Massage School 2017, Cranial Sacral Therapy - Bastyr University
Specialty/Focus: Cranial-Sacral Therapy, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - specialties in sports nutrition, vegan/vegetarian diets, anti-diet and medical nutrition therapy.
Personal: I'm an active ballet, yoga & Pilates instructor and life-long learner. I believe in the power of movement and cultivating health from the inside out.
Favorite Quote: "Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them" - Dalai Lama
Bonnie Evans
Certified Reflexologist RF 61247785
Education: Reflexology Certification at A Meridian Reflexology Apprenticeship Program, Tianne Curtiss, Tenino, WA. Reflexology Lymphatic Drainage, Sally Kay, United Kingdom. Treatment of Pain in Fibromyalgia and Autoimmune Diseases, The Kruchik Institute for Specialized Reflexology, Mauricio Kruchik, Israel
Specialty/Focus: Relief of pain and stress, promoting relaxation and better health
Personal: I took the reflexology course for the adventure of learning something I knew nothing about. As a result I found out I have a gift in easing pain and reducing stress. I love to help people and be taught new things. I enjoy listening to books on tape while crocheting, watching singing competitions, trying different foods and hanging out with friends.
Favorite Quote: "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant" - Robert Louis Stevenson
Tiffany Browning
Office Manager
Education: Currently attending SNHU for my BA in Business Management/Administration.
Specialty/Focus: I joined Medical Massage and Acupuncture 2023 as a receptionist. I am so thankful to have the opportunity to join such an amazing team here at MMA. I strive to give great customer service and bring a positive and relaxing atmosphere to our patients.
Personal: I love the outdoors, going on adventures and creating lasting memories with my husband and our two children. I enjoy reading and spending lots of time with family. I am an animal lover and like to bring a positive light to the world.
Favorite Quote: "HOPE is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all." - Emily Dickinson
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Heather Breslin
Front Office Receptionist
Education: Associates in Applied Science in Human Services Technology, Substance Abuse from Pitt Community College in North Carolina
Specialty/Focus: II joined Medical Massage and Acupuncture 2024 as a receptionist. It is a blessing and I really enjoy the work and being social with fellow employees and clients. I strive to bring a positive atmosphere for all to enjoy with a smile! I look forward to discovering the journey ahead!
Personal: I enjoy spending time with my kids and husband to be and make lots of memories. I am a huge reader of books and prefer a hard copy versus online reading. I have become much more of an outdoors person the last few years which has taught me to enjoy things like going hiking, fishing and camping.
Favorite Quote: "You learn more from failure than from success. Don't let it stop you. Failure builds character." - Unkown
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Ashley Anderson
Credentialing
Education: Graduated from Reno High School
Specialty/Focus: My goal is to provide exceptional customer service and to make a positive impact wherever I can!
Personal: I love hiking, backpacking, traveling, cooking, baking, trying new foods, and just having fun with my amazing husband and daughter!
Favorite Quote: The greatest promise of all time! "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." - John 3:16
Deirdre Wiley
Front Office Receptionist
Education: Diploma of Biblical Studies - Calvary Chapel Bible College.
Specialty/Focus: Aiding clients in a cheerful efficient manner.
Personal: I love traveling and exploring new areas and cultures. I also greatly enjoy Brazilian jiujitsu and perusing Trader Joe’s snack selections with my husband.
Favorite Quote: "but I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God." - Acts 20:2