Cassie Catania, LMT

Cassie Catania believes that the human body seeks freedom of movement and has an innate and persistent capacity to heal itself. She is dedicated to providing holistic bodywork that helps to relieve chronic tension patterns and that aids each client to function at their best ability. Her presence-based, whole body massage sessions draw upon her intuition and skills to promote a sense of deep relaxation, reminding your body of your innate capacity to heal, enhancing body-mind-spirit integration. When receiving her style of massage you can expect long, flowing strokes with varying pressure as your body opens up to touch. She moves slowly, listening to your body's response. She may use techniques such as rocking, passive joint movement, myofascial/connective tissue work, accupressure, Thai massage or energy work to help bring your awareness to tension and holding patterns. The intention is to continue to invite the body into a deeper state of relaxation, unwinding, safety, more breath, and more awareness. This is the parasympathetic nervous system state where healing occurs. She strives to provide trauma-informed care. She believes healing bodywork is pleasurable, not painful, and our bodies seek ease. All bodywork is energy work. Cassie received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Florida. Her professional lives have been in beekeeping, post-operative orthopedic care, neuropsychology research on movement disorders, and contemporary circus arts. She discovered her passion and curiosity for movement and full body expression in aerial arts, which she has been training since 2011 and has taught and performed professionally. Cassie graduated from the Florida School of Massage in March 2017 and immediately started her practice as a licensed massage therapist in the chiropractic setting. She has advanced sports massage training, having interned providing treatment to collegiate athletes, and is certified in Thai massage through Bodhi Sangha School of Thai Massage. Cassie believes in the interconnectivity of all things, that giving and receiving bodywork is peace work, and that world peace is possible when we begin with cultivating the feeling of peace in our body and let it extend to and influence our families, communities, and all of humanity. MI license # 7501013089