Shaina Akidau, LMT WA License #MA00025243 shaina@emeraldvine.net |
I aspire to create an environment of health and healing through an artful blend of techniques, a sensitive touch, and a compassionate spirit, while encouraging my clients to become active participants in their own wellness.
I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity attend the reputable Brian Utting School of Massage before it closed, where I also participated in an eight month internship with Dr. David Vlasuk, a Bellevue cranial specialist chiropractor. While working alongside Dr. Vlasuk, I gained experience with a variety of issues ranging from fibromyalgia, to post traumatic stress disorder, to disc degeneration and found it incredibly rewarding to make noticeable differences in the lives of people struggling with chronic pain and psychological issues surrounding touch and safety. While I welcome the opportunity to work with a variety of pathologies, postural change and recovery from injuries are particular passions of mine.
Clients have described my work as specific, intuitive, and gentle but deep. While my natural style includes neuromuscular treatment and deep tissue with gentle rocking to coax the body into relaxed state, I work hard to foster an open line of communication with my clients - as their input is an invaluable part of the healing process and I want to create a comfortable and safe environment to foster that healing.
Over the last few years my availability has been reduced, due to the growing needs of family members at home. Despite this, I feel incredibly lucky that I have a job that, even after 17 years, I absolutely love. I look forward to increasing my availability again when life allows.
Accepted insurances: PIP/Allstate, PIP/Farmers, PIP/Geico, PIP/Other, PIP/Progressive