My Bio
Creator/Owner of Embodied Mind Healing. I'm a licensed massage therapist, yoga and meditation guide, sound healer, Reiki practitioner, and Watsu provider, passionate about integrative health, creative exploration, and the innate healing power of Mother Nature, embodied in every living being. All of my work is highly intuitive and client-centered, catered around the individual's present moment needs and wellness goals.
I began my studies as a Psychology undergrad at CSU, where I was first introduced to Yoga and meditation. Intrigued by the relationship between body and mind, I decided to leave Fort Collins and dive into the art of massage therapy at the Colorado School of Healing Arts in Lakewood. There, I was trained in Swedish massage, deep tissue, neuromuscular, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, postural analysis, basic sports massage, and polarity therapy. I earned my massage license in the Fall of 2014 and immediately saw Yoga as the next essential step to maintaining the newfound freedom I discovered in my body through massage.
I completed the 200 Hour YTT program at Samadhi Center for Yoga and Meditation in Denver along with two additional levels of Yoga Nidra Facilitator training with Jeremy Wolf in 2015. I immediately began teaching classes and workshops at a variety of studios, in one-on-one sessions with my massage clients, and at local art and music festivals. The seeds of my sound healing practice were sown at this time as vedic chanting and kirtan were two of my favorite practices learned at Samadhi, alongside Yoga Nidra, the art of Yogic Sleep. The program was primarily focused on Hatha Yoga, integrating Ayurveda, vinyasa, yin, restorative, meditation, and yogic philosophy throughout.
Meanwhile, I started exploring the use of sensory deprivation therapy (also known as float therapy), and fell in love with the healing power of water as I grew my mobile bodywork practice along the Front Range. While operating my practice out of a float center in Boulder, I developed the dream of someday combining float therapy with live sound, and met my mentors in sound healing, who taught me the art of kirtan, how to work with solfeggio frequency tuning forks, and how to craft soundscape journeys for breathwork and meditation classes.
I added Reiki to my practice in 2022, receiving the level 1 & 2 attunements through Jeremy Wolf and the Usui Shiki Ryoho lineage. In 2023, I completed levels 1 & 2 of Watsu training with Ahara Vatter, officially becoming a provider through the Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association in early 2024.
I am very grateful and excited to bring all of these skills together in one space and to serve the Fort Collins community, where I first began my healing journey.
Availability: Monday-Thursday and alternating Saturdays
Online Booking available
hereCall or text Dana at 303-503-6010 with any questions or special requests you may have.
Watsu Aquatic Bodywork: $130 for 6o minutes; Find fluidity and balance in your body through a dynamic flow of movement and stillness. Relax into the water's warm embrace as your body is guided through a variety of gentle stretches to explore and expand your range of motion, while hands on massage and energy healing techniques are offered to release tension and holding from the body.
Aquatic Energy Work: $95 for 60 minutes:Water is a powerful conduit of energy, amplifying our intentions and allowing negative energy to release with ease and effortlessness. Simply relax, breathe, and float as hands on and off energetic balancing is offered with Reiki and/or Polarity Therapy techniques. Sound healing may also be applied with solfeggio frequency tuning forks and singing bowls to nourish the nervous system and quiet the mind.
Water to Land $195 for 2 hours Begin with 45 minutes of relaxation and dynamic movement in the water, with Watsu, aquatic bodywork. Then shower off to receive more focused nourishment to your skin and musculature with a custom made oil blend along with 60 minutes integrative table massage. Techniques may include Swedish, deep tissue, basic sport massage, neuromuscular work, myofascial release, postural analysis, aromatherapy, energy work, sound healing, guided meditation, breathwork, and stretching recommendations, depending on your needs and interest
Group Sound Healing: Learn to bring stillness to the mind and restoration to the nervous system through the art of listening. Drop into a state of deep relaxation as you explore your inner landscape and cultivate balance and freedom from within. Drones, drumming, singing bowls, bells, tuning forks, vedic chanting, and the North Star Gong will be the vehicles taking you home, to the deepest and most authentic expression of your unique being as it unfolds on land or in the water. Optional hands on and off techniques may be offered within your sonic journey, to support energetic and physical release of tension from the body.