Chris Kendra
WA State LMT # MA 60268905
She/Her pronouns
I have been practicing massage therapy for over 14 years in both health clinic and spa settings, as well as private practice. I have also researched and trained in many other healing methods, including structural integration & myofascial release, shamanic techniques, somatic approaches to working with trauma, Hawaiin Lomi Lomi healing, herbalism, meditation & breathwork, and death doula/midwifery work. I hold a 200-hour yoga teacher certification, and my undergraduate studies at Gettysburg College focused on philosophy, education, psychology, and literature.
My search for bodywork and healing methods that truly provide long-lasting, transformative results for my clients led me to Kelly Clancy and Tensegrity Medicine in 2016. Along with ceremony and ritual work, this is the most profound method I have discovered. I have since completed 2 in-depth Tensegrity Medicine mentorships and numerous short courses.
Tensegrity Medicine brings together objective assessment of whole body patterns and relationship of body parts, gentle touch and movement therapy techniques that target the areas of greatest restriction for systems-wide impact, compassionate dialogue that explores connections between body, emotions, beliefs, and perceptions, and a customized home program to integrate the results. This is a unique and uniquely effective modality. My own life and health have been dramatically transformed by receiving and practicing Tensegrity Medicine, and I am honored and excited to share and guide this work along your healing journey as you nourish, restore, and illuminate your path.
Land Acknowledgement
I recognize that retreat center building site occupies the ancestral lands of the Abenaki tribes. I see and respect the uninterrupted stewardship of this indigenous land. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities, but serves as a first step in honoring the land we are on.
Distributive Justice Fund
Healing should be available to all. Personal and collective health and healing sustain one another. As such, healthcare providers and institutions should work towards eradicating cultural and socioeconomic barriers to accessing care, transforming racist, discriminatory, oppressive systems, and ensuring trauma-informed, safer spaces where each person is seen and honored for their whole self and the intersections of personal, familial, environmental, cultural, and collective resources and challenges that individuals bring into healing spaces.
As a small measure of solidarity and reparations, I donate 10% of profits to The Loveland Foundation.
www.thelovelandfoundation.org