Massage Therapists
Nika Avila
Michelle Chua
is a Certified Reiki Practitioner, Sound Healing Practitioner, and Registered Yoga Teacher who has guided healing and conscious movement since 2010. Her work is shaped by a lived journey of healing—through physical injury and emotional trauma—and a deep trust in the body’s innate wisdom.
Rooted in nature-based traditions, Michelle has trained with energy healers globally. She attributes her path to a lifelong relationship with the natural world and a dedication to movement as a practice of presence and authenticity.
In her Reiki, yoga, and sound healing sessions, Michelle holds compassionate, grounded space for people to soften inward, reconnect with their natural peace, and awaken their own healing intelligence—integrating body, heart-mind, and spirit.
A Reiki Master Practitioner in Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki, Michelle also completed Shoden and Okuden training in traditional Jikiden Reiki in Kyoto, Japan. Her background includes Himalayan Sound Healing certification in Kathmandu, Nepal, YogaWorks 200-hour training, and a 300-hour certification in Yoga Psychology. She continues to train in the disciplines she offers, in service of personal and collective well-being. Learn more about Michelle Chua and her wellness offerings at root2riseyoga.org.
Quote: "The mind is the ground for both bondage and liberation."
Gustavo De La Torre
Eva Fried
Eva is an integrative massage therapist with over 30 years of experience. The last several years she's had a very successful career in the high end spa and hotel industry, but wants to get back to her true calling which lies within the practice of integrative body work. Healing both body and mind.
She's trained in several modalities Eastern and Western, including Swedish, deep tissue, trigger point, bioenergetic & polarity, Reiki and sports and impact injury. She utilizes all modalities to tailor her sessions to each clients' specific needs. As someone who has experienced great healing from alternative therapies, she's made it her life's work to bring that same healing to others.
Quote: "Breath is the key to life, the internal massage”
Yael Kutler
Yael's career as a massage therapist started 20+ years ago. Living in a remote village in the Himalayan of India, where Acupressure and Ayurvdic massage centers were literally in every corner, she started to experience the benefits of regular massages and very quickly become more passionate about natural healing & wholistic lifestyle.
Massage balanced and centered her so much that she decided this is something she likes to offer to effect and benefit others.
Yael has expertise in healing arts techniques and is certified as a practitioner of Acupuncture, Traditional Thai Reflexology, Acupressure Massage, Thai Yoga Bodywork, and others.
She studied Traditional Chinese Medicine at ECAN International School of Acupuncture, India and received her Thai Healing Massage training from leniege of teachers at the Sunshine Network ,Lahu village in Northern Thailand.
Managing a massage centere in a beach resort in Sri lanka for 18 tourists seasons, she has been privileged to give thousands of therapeutic treatments to visitors from all around the globe.
Her style of work is definitely on the deeper therapeutic side.
She prefers wholistic approach, integrating different traditions and techniques in her treatments.
Her sessions combining slow and gentle warming techniques, essential oils aroma touch, stretches, decompressing and pressing key Acupressure points and Energy Lines throughout the body, Cupping Therapy and others.
Quote: "Massage is a mini healing retreat from a world that never stops."
Ted was born in the state of New Mexico, USA and was raised in Los Angeles California. He has made a living doing clinical neuromuscular therapeutic massage in California and the far east for the past 16 years.
Ted has extensive experience in outpatient clinical settings like urgent care, internal medicine, general surgery, ortho/podiatry, chiropracty and physical therapy acquired over a 17 year medical assisting career. Ted applies his knowledge of diagnostic reasoning and physical assessment to accurately identify the cause of the clients imbalances, dysfunctions and limitations, if any.
He uses tried and true therapeutic techniques over a myofascial meridian road map to correct muscular tension imbalances like hip rotations, (uneven leg length), rib subluxations, (upper back pain radiating to neck, arm and back), straight neck (military/tech neck), twisted neck (wry neck) as well as all other aches and pain acquired by living ones life.
Book with Ted to get relief from your nagging aches and pains. The longer you have had an imbalance the more sessions are required to achieve lasting relief. In a perfect world, 5 to 7 one hour treatments in rapid succession provide an overall positive transformation. Posture, gait, sleep are all improved; head, neck and shoulders are balanced and even, hips and legs are balanced and scoliosis is reduced if not resolved, depending on the severity. The more frequent your sessions, the bigger your permanent gains.
Quote: "Let it go!"
Clarissa Ricks
Clarissa is dedicated to helping others feel aligned, restored, and fully at home in their bodies through intentional, high-touch bodywork. With a trauma-informed approach and an intuitive understanding of anatomy, Clarissa creates a space where healing goes beyond the surface—supporting both physical recovery and nervous system regulation. Her work blends clinical precision with an intuitive, grounding presence, allowing each session to feel both therapeutic and deeply restorative.
The ALIGN method offered by Clarissa is designed to meet the body where it is and guide it back into balance. After a personalized consultation, Clarissa integrates a range of techniques into each session, including deep tissue, Swedish, trigger point therapy, and targeted recovery work. Whether addressing chronic pain, injury, or overall stress, communication throughout the session ensures that the work is effective, intentional, and tailored. Leaving the body feeling relieved, supported, and reconnected.
Clarissa is a Los Angeles-based Licensed Massage Therapist specializing in recovery, preventative care, and nervous system support. Her work is rooted in the belief that healing should be accessible, empowering, and rooted in real results. With experience working across a wide range of clients, from everyday individuals to high-performance environments, she brings both professionalism and presence into every space she enters.
Clarissa’s massage offerings include Trauma-Informed Bodywork, Deep Tissue, Swedish, Trigger Point Therapy, and Recovery & Preventative Care sessions, each designed to support long-term wellness and functional movement.
Quote: “Alignment isn’t a luxury; it’s a return to your highest self.”
Ming was born and raised in China. He studied Tuina massage at Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China and majored in nursing at the Integrity College of Health in the United States. Proficient in traditional Chinese medicine meridian acupoints and western medicine anatomy.
He has been engaged in the massage industry for nearly 18 years and is proficient in various massage techniques. Good at dealing with various soft tissue injuries and chronic strain injuries. For example, periarthritis of the shoulder（frozen shoulder), tennis elbow, low back pain and knee pain, etc. He can also help relieve anxiety, depression and other symptoms through massage. For example, insomnia, migraine, chest tightness, etc., and some internal diseases have also improved to some extent.
He is also proficient in scratching, cupping and other alternative therapies. He hopes that these natural remedies can help people promote and improve their health.
Quote: "Nothing is more important than health."
PJ Terrazas
