I’ve been working with bodies for a long time. Long enough to know that the body is usually telling the truth—even when we’re really good at pretending everything is fine.

My work has always been about more than muscles. Over the years, I’ve become fascinated by the relationship between the nervous system, emotions, movement, pain, and the stories we carry in our bodies.

I blend therapeutic massage, myofascial work, craniosacral techniques, somatic awareness, breath, and intuitive touch to help people slow down enough to actually feel what’s happening in their bodies.

Sometimes that means working deeply into stubborn tension. Sometimes it means barely moving at all.

And sometimes the most important thing that happens on my table is simply realizing,...................

“Oh. I’ve been holding my breath this whole time.”

I don’t believe your body needs to be bullied into letting go. I believe it needs the right conditions, a little curiosity, and someone who knows how to listen.

After years of working in luxury resort spas, and with all kinds of people, I created SO MA because I wanted to create something that felt more personal, more honest, and more connected to the actual human being underneath the tension.

This work is for the person who is tired of being told to just stretch, strengthen, relax, or “think positive.”

Your body is not a problem to solve.

It’s a conversation.

My job is to help you start listening.

Come as you are. We’ll start there.

— Monica