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ForResting the Soul

Awareness Coach, Author, Fascial Release LMT, AccessBars & Cacao; I help people learn to feel again. Hi, I’m Christy. I’m returning to Peru in December 2025.

I’m a massage and fascial release therapist, specializing in emotional fascia release—a bodywork approach that helps untangle the emotional stories our tissues hold—along with being an Awareness Coach, Access Consciousness Bars® Practitioner, Cacao Practitioner, author, and plant medicine advocate. I’m based in Springfield, Missouri, USA, where I’ve been rooted for over 20 years. My passion for fascia work deepened after studying with Maria Alfieris of Magical Hands Physical Therapy, attending her transformative two-day workshop in Orlando, FL (July 2024) and again in Atlanta, GA (February 2025). Earlier in 2025, I also completed Paul Chek’s Holistic Lifestyle Coaching Level 1 course, further integrating movement, nutrition, rest, and joy into my personal life and client sessions. In January 2025, I became Secretary of the Board for the Psychedelic Society of the Ozarks, an organization committed to education, community, and safe practices around psychedelics. This role is a natural extension of my long-standing advocacy for plant medicines. That advocacy deepened even further later that spring, when I traveled to the Peruvian Amazon for a 10-day dieta, sitting in ceremony with Ayahuasca five times—a sacred experience that continues to influence my work and personal path. I hold four life coaching certifications, but I prefer the title Awareness Coach because my work isn’t about telling people what to do—it’s about guiding them to become deeply present to their own lives and choices, and this comes from personal self-awareness. I’ve been a licensed and nationally certified massage therapist for over two decades, and my work continually reinforces a truth I hold close: our physical health is inseparable from our mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. My own journey through—and alongside—addiction has shown me that the only person we can truly rescue is ourselves. That’s why I believe self-care is not selfish; it’s foundational. You can’t pour from an empty cup. Life before massage therapy taught me a lot about what I didn’t want. I worked in the legal industry—IT, administration, even managing a branch with 14 attorneys in Chattanooga, TN—before returning to Missouri and co-owning Life Essentials Wellness Center in 2004. Since then, my path has woven through community service (helping utilize a $2 million community transformation grant for walkability projects, reviving a 15-year-old garden program for the local food bank), publishing the Ozarks’ first holistic wellness directory, teaching massage business courses, and co-founding the Queen City Beard & Moustache Federation, which has raised over $120k for local causes. Outside my work, I’m happiest near water—paddling a canoe, kayak, or paddleboard—or moving my body through yoga, gentle kundalini practice, or long walks in nature. I’m a fire sign with a deep love of music, dance, and travel, and I’m on track to visit all 50 states before my time here is up. If you’re ready to reconnect to your body, your emotions, and your own inner wisdom, I’d be honored to walk beside you. Your relationship with yourself is the most important one you’ll ever have—and it’s the only one guaranteed for life.

10/16/2025

It was such an honor to be a sponsor and advocate for this first time ever event in our community. Plant medicines have completely changed my life and many others’, too. If you’ve ever been curious about learning more, I invite you to get involved with our local organization (Psychedelic Society of the Ozarks) or consider attending the next conference coming up next month in Kansas City.

10/14/2025

Truth. No matter what our medicine, our sacraments, our gifts of spaceholding are…it is YOU who does the true healing. I am just grateful to be the hollow bone through which spirit is able to work through and awaken those parts within you that you have forgotten. 💚🙏🏼✨🌱

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

10/10/2025

💚✨🌱🫶🏼

Art | Edward Cucuel

10/08/2025

So… it’s official.

I’ve entered the “I-have-to-hold-my-phone-three-feet-away-to-read-a-text” era. 😅

After way too many squinty mornings trying to read client messages and journal entries, I finally surrendered and bought my first pair of readers. And you know what? Instant clarity — both visually and metaphorically.

Here’s the thing: as we grow (in years and wisdom), our bodies ask us to adapt, not resist. Getting readers isn’t a sign of aging — it’s a sign of honoring the vessel that lets us do the work we love, love the people we serve, and see life’s little details clearly again.

So if you’ve been avoiding that “readers rack” at the store… maybe it’s time to give your eyes (and your pride 😉) a break.
Self-care isn’t just bubble baths and green smoothies — sometimes it’s a $15 pair of glasses that help you see your own beauty more clearly.

✨ Take care of yourself. Get the tools you need. Because this body is your greatest instrument — and she deserves to be tuned.

Love you all! 🫶🏼💚✨🙏🏼🤓

10/07/2025

This.

In Israel, scientists conducted a remarkable study. A single drop of a participant’s blood was placed under a microscope and projected on a screen. What they saw was captivating: bacteria slowly moving around… and macrophages — the “clean-up crew” of the blood — just lying dormant.

The bacteria were wandering freely, as if on a peaceful evening stroll. The macrophages? Fast asleep, ignoring their job entirely.

Then something unexpected happened. The participant was shown a funny movie — and as their mood lifted, the macrophages suddenly “woke up.” One of them rolled over to a nearby bacterium and started devouring it with real enthusiasm.

This wasn’t lunch time. This was science.

🧠 Our mood directly influences our immune cells.

Here’s the twist: the blood sample had been separated from the participant and was in a different room. Somehow, the change in the participant’s emotional state affected the blood at a distance.

When researchers switched to horror film clips, the opposite happened. The bacteria became energized, multiplied rapidly, and even started attacking the macrophages, forcing them to retreat.

👉 The state of our consciousness plays a critical role in maintaining our inner ecosystem.

And it doesn’t stop with us. Since our relatives share our bloodline, our emotional states can influence their immune systems too — even across continents. This is what some call “family immunity.”

A watchmaker once shared a story: whenever his left index finger would start twitching — making his delicate work impossible — he wouldn’t massage it or take supplements. He’d call his mother, thousands of kilometers away, and say:

“Mom, you’re worrying again! Stop it — I can’t work like this!”

Even mild maternal anxiety was enough to affect his physiology.

🌿 The takeaway:
The old saying “It’s my life, I’ll do what I want” is outdated. Our mental state impacts not just our health, but the well-being of those we love.

So, find ways to cultivate joy, laughter, and inner harmony — not just for yourself, but for your entire “immune tribe.”

PS: This reminds us of Norman Cousins, who famously healed from a terminal illness through laughter. His story, told in “Anatomy of an Illness” (1976), showed that positive emotions can activate the body’s healing systems. Turns out, “Laughter is the best medicine” isn’t just a saying — it’s physiology.

10/04/2025

Well, friends and followers, I'm mid-way through Day 12 of this impromptu fast. Here's how it's going and what I'm doing...

As I sit here writing, I’m officially moving into day 12 of my fasting journey. Yep—twelve full days since my last meal. No Mexican queso dip (my favorite). No sushi. Not even a rogue French fry from Black Sheep.

10/02/2025

Hi friends! I sure hope this finds you doing well today. And, if you’re not…that’s okay, too. Wherever you are, know you are loved and appreciated.

You have gifts within you that people need to receive. Shine, so others will find you. It’s like the ripples in the ocean…..it just takes the first drop-in to create an impact of great magnitude. 🫶🏼💧💚☀️✨💫🌳

06/10/2025

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05/26/2025

True.

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05/13/2025

See you there!!

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Springfield, MO
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Practicing for nearly two decades, I’ve developed a style of massage that’s easily customizable for each individual client. Sessions often include a range of modalities I’ve learned over the years such as basic Swedish relaxation massage, deep tissue and trigger point therapy, Thai yoga massage and cupping. Clients receive the blend of massage techniques their body needs and this often varies each time they are scheduled. My therapeutic massage services are available inside Theta Float Spa, providing optional flotation therapy and far infrared therapy services pre- or post-massage.

Due to an overwhelming influx of new clients throughout 2018, I’m usually unable to accommodate last minute appointment requests. Karen DePriest sees clients in my room on Sundays and is available for anyone looking to schedule right away.

When not in the massage room, I’m assisting with marketing for Theta Float Spa and realizing on my own personal health goals, currently focusing on a rigorous weightlifting program. Having completed a Life Coaching program in 2017, along with help from my mentors and coach, I will begin to offer online coaching programs by the end of 2020. At that time, our daughter will be preparing to graduate from high school, providing me with additional time for coaching and travel.