Modalities: Deep Tissue, Integrative Reflexology, Prenatal/Postpartum, Sports, Swedish, and Yoga

Steve has been working in wellness since 2008 as a full time yoga teacher and now as a massage therapist.  With his background in anatomy, physiology, movement and energetics he is able to assist and guide clients to heal from injury, promote relaxation, and begin valuable fitness/wellness management.

He was originally trained in Swedish and Deep Tissue techniques, and has also taken trainings to become certified in Pre/Postnatal massage and Sports massage.

To learn more about Steve and his practice please visit www.monarchmassagetherapydc.com

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Location: Washington, DC

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Modalities: Deep Tissue, Geriatric/Hospice, Seated, Swedish

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Day Break Geriatric Massage Level 1 Training

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Locations: Silver Spring, Rockville & Limited Mobile for Geriatric Massage

Modalities: Aromatherapy, Deep Tissue, Hot Stone, Pre-Natal, Reflexology, Reiki, Stretching, Swedish, Yoga, Ortho-Bionomy

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Leah uses her intuitive ability combined with musculoskeletal and energetic knowledge to customize a session to your needs. She focuses on stress reduction, chronic pain relief and rehabilitation through deep tissue massage, stretching, positional release, energy balancing and heat therapy. Leah may incorporate Ortho-Bionomy, gentle positional release technique, into your session to calm your nerves and encourage your bodies innate healing capacity.

Leah graduated from The Cleveland School of Massage in 2004 and Potomac Massage Training Institute in 2007 and became a Certified Massage Therapist (CMT) through Virginia's State Board in 2007. She studied over 220 in classroom hours of Thai Massage Training. She founded the Metta Center in 2009 in hopes of providing her truly customized therapeutic sessions to a wide range of clientele. She became an Ortho-Bionomy Associate in 2016 and is continuing her practitioner training program. She studied her 200-YA and became a yoga instructor in 2015.

Leah became fascinated with healing through massage at a young age. She learned more about massage through her mom's guidance as she taught her how to get rid of "knots" through pressure and kneading of the tissue. Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Beloit College, it became clear that her true calling was in a field that affected people's lives directly through the healing touch of massage.

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Location: Burke/Springfield, VA

Modalities: Deep Tissue, Oncology, Reiki, Shiatsu, Swedish

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Practicing therapist for 30 years

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Location: Germantown, MD

Location: Hydes, MD

(301) 455-8688

Modalities: Aromatherapy, Deep Tissue, Geriatric/Hospice, Hot Stone, Myofasical, Pre-Natal, Seated, Sports, Swedish

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As a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) with over four years of professional training and experience, I have helped well over a thousand clients to achieve or restore better health through relief from tension and pain due to chronic overuse injuries from computers, sitting, standing and/or lifting, as well as acute injuries from auto collisions, falls and surgeries. These include women and men, seniors to teens, office and trade workers, nurses and other healthcare practitioners. I have professional experience in a chiropractic clinic as well as several spas, providing therapeutic massage and related advanced bodywork services using natural and certified organic ingredients such as seaweeds, herbs, oils and muds. My goal in my present private practice is to help support client-based holistic wellness by integrating varied MT regimens (Swedish, Deep Tissue, Hot Stone, Myofascial, etc., as needed, with self-care (e.g., lifestyle or workplace changes and/or home exercise), collaborating with other healthcare providers, as appropriate. Prior to graduating from PMTI in February 2015, I had long, active careers in cancer research and drug development, including laboratory R&D and patent law.

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Locations: North Bethesda, MD; Olney, MD

Modalities: Deep Tissue, Sports, Stretching, Swedish, Trauma recovery bodywork

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In addition to being a massage therapist and educator, Masha is a licensed psychotherapist, specializing in trauma recovery, depression/anxiety disorders, and ADHD. She teaches Psychological Perspectives at PMTI, and has served as a Level 1 Practical instructor for 10 years. Masha's home-based practice is located in Rockville, MD.

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Location: Rockville, MD

Modalities: Deep Tissue, Reflexology, Reiki, Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy

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By offering a range of modalities, I can address different issues in a session by assisting the energetic, physical and spiritual bodies to reconnect.

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Location: Huntingtown, MD

Modalities: Deep Tissue, Swedish

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Location: Kensington, MD

Modalities: Acupressure, Aromatherapy, CranioSacral, Deep Tissue, Geriatric/Hospice, Hot Stone, Manual Lymph Drainage, Reflexology, Reiki, Seated, Sports, Stretching, Swedish

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Nichole E. Ruffin is a graduate of Potomac Massage Training Institute (PMTI), in Washington DC. She is a nationally certified and licensed massage therapist and a professional member of the American Massage Therapy Association. With 20 years of Medical experience including medical technology, cardiovascular invasive technology, and education. She is currently teaching massage therapy at PMTI, as well as the owner of Caressence Therapeutics. LLC.
With a wealth of knowledge in anatomy and physiological allopathic medicine, Ruffin treats clients from a holistic preventative approach. Through massage therapy she treats your body as a whole in order to create an inner balance so that your body can be better prepared to ward off ailments. From Reiki, to Swedish massage, aromatherapy, hot stone massage, deep tissue massage, reflexology, pregnancy massage, CranioSacral Therapy, corporate chair massage, AromaTouch Technique, and Manual Lymphatic Drainage. Ruffin can bring your body into your own personal euphoria.
 

Location: Greenbelt, MD

Modalities: Deep Tissue, Geriatric/Hospice, Manual Lymph Drainage

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Location(s): Washington, DC; Silver Spring, MD

Modalities: Deep Tissue, Swedish

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Location: Annandale, VA

Modalities: Seated, Trager, Yoga, Movement Therapy, Alignment, Body Dynamics

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Roger Tolle spent 15 years as a professional modern dancer developing fluidity, ease, power, clarity, and a wide-ranging vocabulary of movement. Through extensive study with Dr. Milton Trager and other pioneers in the field of somatic movement education, including Judith Aston, Beverly Brown, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Emily Conrad, and Deane Juhan, and through his personal practice of movement meditations, Mr. Tolle developed a thorough working knowledge of function in motion and the interconnected influences of mind and body.
At PMTI, he teaches Movement Perspectives in Bodywork and TRAGER Introductory workshops, as well as the full TRAGER Professional Certification Training Program. Videos and Podcasts may be found on his website, www.RogerTolle.net.
 

Location(s): Charlottesville, VA & Silver Spring, MD (limited schedule)

Modalities: Deep Tissue and Swedish Massage

I was a librarian for 20 years before I became a massage therapist (I hold both bachelor's and master's degrees from Florida State University), and since graduating from PMTI in 2013 I'm loving this new way of serving people. I share massage office space with 5 other PMTI grads in downtown Silver Spring, and in my private practice I specialize in gentle and connected Deep Tissue focused work.  I also enjoy providing Swedish relaxation massages, and since 2015 I'm a student of Alchemical Alignment: Bodywork for Trauma Resolution and Embodiment of Spirit.  I have also studied Shiatsu and Seva Stress Release.  I am the mom to 2 teenage sons, and I also live with my husband, 2 cats, and a dog.  I strongly believe in the importance of self-care, and I practice yoga, meditation, and 5Rhythms dance, in addition to receiving regular bodywork myself.  I believe that our bodies are a great resource, and the more that we can learn to listen and respond to what our bodies are telling us, the healthier we will be, and the more joyful our lives will be.  Regular massage and other bodywork can be a wonderful tool as we strive to respect the messages that our bodies are sending us (enhancing the body/mind connection) and to translate what we learn to personal self-care.