Services offered by Krystina Thomas, LMT
"My passion for bodywork flourishes as I continue to learn more and give more. Having worked in massage and chiropractic clinics for eight years, much of my focus has been an integration of injury recovery, deep tissue and relaxation massage. Blending these methodologies is a great way to help people get what they want and need. I cater each session to the individual in that moment. I understand that as a client, sometimes you may want more relaxation bodywork and other times you may want deeper focus on aches and pains. I strive to meet your needs each and every time." -Krystina
Deep Tissue - Getting deeper into the musculature can liberate us from our aches, open up new movement opportunities, and just feels great! I use various "tools" such as hands, palms, elbows, forearms to gently dig deeper to release stored up tension, increase blood flow, and decrease pain.
Injury Treatment - I have worked in chiropractic and massage clinics that focus on injury treatment and auto accident recovery since 2007. In that time, I have treated hundreds of people in healing from significant injuries. I love doing this kind of massage because I sincerely love helping people through such challenging times as recovering from accident injuries. I received injury treatment massage to help me recover from a very significant auto accident. This process helped me understand how valuable massage is for injury recovery.
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Swedish and Relaxation Massage - In today's busy and hectic world, we all can benefit from deep relaxation. I bring people into a deep, calm state of goodness with my relaxing Swedish massage strokes and increasing circulation throughout the body. Swedish massage is what we all think of as the feel good stuff and I usually mix it in to every session.
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This is me receiving pregnancy massage during my first pregnancy, thanks David!
Pregnancy Massage - Having received lots of massage during my two pregnancies, I understand the value of getting bodywork during this precious time of motherhood. I offer woman soothing, nurturing and skilled massage to help ease the discomforts pregnancy can bring and help you enter into deep relaxation. During the first few months of pregnancy, most woman can still lay face down on the massage table. As the baby and belly grow, then we adjust to laying on your side for the massage. My belief is that massage during pregnancy can significantly benefit your quality of pregnancy and life!
Reiki and Energy Work - Reiki and energy work simply draws upon the infinite healing currents that envelop all of us in this world. Taking time to slow down in the session and offer a deeper intention for focusing this healing energy into the body is a great way to take us deeper in relaxation and healing. Integrated within the massage, energy work can be very potent and profound.
About Krystina Thomas, LMT
Krystina A. Thomas, LMT 14201, has been Licensed since 2007
My interest in the human body is a life long passion. Birth has always fascinated me and drawn me in. In 2005 I trained as a birth Doula with DONA international. This sparked my interest in massage and bodywork and I soon found myself seeking more knowledge. I received an outstanding training and education in massage therapy from the Oregon School of Massage and fell in love with bodywork.
Two weeks before I graduated from massage school I was in a very intense car accident. I was hit by a drunk driver. Everything I had worked so hard for seemed impossible. While I was blessed to have no broken bones, I was in a lot of pain and experiencing crippling PTSD. I realized that I was given the opportunity to experience first hand what many of my clients were going through. I found so much relief through Chiropractic and massage as well as Shamanic healing and energy work. I found that helping people recover from this experience was a new passion!
I began practicing in 2007 and worked in a number of high volume clinics where I gained significant experience with a highly diverse set of clients. I have been given the opportunity to work with hundreds of people injured by car accidents and workplace injuries. I feel my personal experience and experience working with injured people has been a very deep training for me and has helped me develop a passion for the work of helping people heal. I have worked with people for all different reasons including injury and pain recovery, relieving stress and tension to people seeking relaxation, and massing pregnant mothers feel more comfortable in their bodies. I love pregnancy and birth and I love to work with pregnant clients, I even get to attend a few births now and then.
I grew up near New Orleans, LA but grew restless to leave the south. I knew I wanted to find my tribe and headed west to the lovely Portland, OR in 2005. I love living in Cascadia! I feel I have blossomed here into who I am today. I love nature, trees, hiking in forests, swimming in rivers, basking in the sun and listening to the rain. I love gardening, cooking, and above all, reading! I am a life long student of herbalism (I attended The Elderberry School) and of Midwifery (my passion).
In 2008, I met my husband, David, and we made a beautiful family together with two beautiful boys who love to get massage too! My spiritual path is the path of the "householder". I strive to embrace the challenges of this path and to help others along the way. I am dedicated to helping families through love, kindness, compassion and massage!
Two weeks before I graduated from massage school I was in a very intense car accident. I was hit by a drunk driver. Everything I had worked so hard for seemed impossible. While I was blessed to have no broken bones, I was in a lot of pain and experiencing crippling PTSD. I realized that I was given the opportunity to experience first hand what many of my clients were going through. I found so much relief through Chiropractic and massage as well as Shamanic healing and energy work. I found that helping people recover from this experience was a new passion!
I began practicing in 2007 and worked in a number of high volume clinics where I gained significant experience with a highly diverse set of clients. I have been given the opportunity to work with hundreds of people injured by car accidents and workplace injuries. I feel my personal experience and experience working with injured people has been a very deep training for me and has helped me develop a passion for the work of helping people heal. I have worked with people for all different reasons including injury and pain recovery, relieving stress and tension to people seeking relaxation, and massing pregnant mothers feel more comfortable in their bodies. I love pregnancy and birth and I love to work with pregnant clients, I even get to attend a few births now and then.
I grew up near New Orleans, LA but grew restless to leave the south. I knew I wanted to find my tribe and headed west to the lovely Portland, OR in 2005. I love living in Cascadia! I feel I have blossomed here into who I am today. I love nature, trees, hiking in forests, swimming in rivers, basking in the sun and listening to the rain. I love gardening, cooking, and above all, reading! I am a life long student of herbalism (I attended The Elderberry School) and of Midwifery (my passion).
In 2008, I met my husband, David, and we made a beautiful family together with two beautiful boys who love to get massage too! My spiritual path is the path of the "householder". I strive to embrace the challenges of this path and to help others along the way. I am dedicated to helping families through love, kindness, compassion and massage!
