Sangha Center for Wellness

04/06/2026

This space is designed for deep exhale energy. 🤍

Warm lighting, quiet, soothing music, calming essential oils, and no rush.
A place where your body can finally slow down.

If you’ve been overextended, holding too much, or pushing past your limits for too long, you can rest here.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or dysregulated, you don’t have to keep pushing through.

Massage + yoga therapy sessions are designed to support your nervous system,
so you can soften, settle, and begin to feel like yourself again.

I have a few openings this week in Valparaiso and would love to support you in your rest and recovery.

Book your session:
www.SanghaCenterforWellness.com

04/01/2026

I have a last minute opening on Saturday at 3 pm for a 60 minute massage or reiki session. If interested, send me a message!

03/23/2026

Last night we welcomed the awakening of the season and celebrated spring equinox with movement, breath work, mudra, mantra, meditation and ritual. Thanks to for hosting. Wishing you all a bit of renewal, hope and vitality this spring! 🌱🫶🏽

02/20/2026

A little pocket just opened up tomorrow 💆🏽‍♀️

I have a 1:30 PM 60 minute massage or reiki appointment available.

If your shoulders have been carrying too much…
If winter has you feeling tight, tired and down…
If you’ve been meaning to book but haven’t…

This is your nudge.

Heated table. Warm towels. Slow, intentional work.
A quiet hour just for you.

Message me or book online before it’s gone.

02/02/2026

Come thaw out. Quiet warmth after the cold.
Heated table, hot towels, hot stones, and space to slow down. I have Tuesday and Thursday at 2 pm available this week.

01/26/2026

I didn’t start getting massage because it sounded luxurious. I started getting massage because I couldn’t relax. Because stillness made my anxiety louder. Because being alone with my body felt unbearable and unsafe. As someone who has been impacted by trauma, my nervous system (I didn’t have the language for that then) was always braced. Always on alert. I lived in a constant state of holding, scanning, preparing.

Massage became one of the first places where I could let go, feel, and relax. I felt held, supported and safe. At first, relaxing felt unfamiliar, uncomfortable, and came slowly. Over time, my body learned something new: I can be here. I can soften. I don’t have to stay on guard.

That’s why I believe so deeply in this work. Not because it fixes you, or is an instant solution, but because it offers the body a felt experience of safety, often before the mind can. From that sense of safety came lowered tension and pain levels, reduced anxiety, deep relaxation and connection with myself.

I’ve been receiving massage every 4-6 weeks for years. It’s an essential part of my physical, mental and emotional wellness care. I know firsthand the healing that happens when the body feels safe enough to let go.

If stillness feels hard and support feels unfamiliar, or you struggle with relaxing or letting go, you don’t have to figure it out alone. I can help.

01/22/2026

Not through force or fixing, but through presence, care, and compassion. My work at Sangha Center is about supporting that return. When you’re ready to reconnect with your body and nervous system, I’m here.

🫶🏽Book your session through the link in bio.

01/20/2026

The quiet work of helping the body feel safe enough to soften, breathe, and heal.

Massage and yoga therapies for women in or near Valparaiso, Indiana at Sangha Center.

01/15/2026

01/15/2026

If you’re seeking support with chronic stress, burnout or trauma recovery, I can help you with my yoga therapy + massage therapy combo session.

This 90 minute session supports regulation from the inside out. 20-25 minutes of yoga therapy gently prepare the nervous system through breath, awareness, and accessible movement. 60 minutes of massage therapy then reinforce that sense of safety through supportive, attuned touch. Yoga therapy helps your nervous system feel safe, and massage helps your body remember that safety.

Instead of asking the body to “let go,” this session helps it feel safe enough to soften naturally.

Yoga therapy first → massage second creates a deeper, longer-lasting effect. Yoga therapy helps the nervous system settle and orient to the present moment. The body becomes more receptive and less guarded.
Massage can work more effectively with less force.
Clients often experience deeper rest and longer-lasting relief.

This combo session can help:
🧘🏻‍♀️Calm a constantly “on” nervous system
💆🏽‍♀️ Reduce chronic muscle guarding and stress patterns
🧘🏻‍♀️ Improve sleep and emotional regulation
💆🏽‍♀️ Increase body awareness without overwhelm
🧘🏻‍♀️ Support a sense of safety, grounding, and presence

Please reach out if you have questions. I’d love to help you feel more steady, at ease, and resourced for your day.

01/14/2026

You are always in control. Trauma-informed massage honors choice, consent, and pacing. Pressure, areas of focus, talking, and even stillness are guided by what your body is ready for that day. There is no expectation to relax, release, or feel anything in particular. The work meets you where you are.

01/07/2026

This 45-minute focused session combines cupping therapy and gua sha to address specific areas of tension, restriction, or chronic holding patterns.

Rather than full-body work, this session is designed to go deep where your body needs it most—commonly the neck and shoulders, upper or lower back, hips, or an area of persistent tightness.

Cupping gently lifts and decompresses the tissue, increasing circulation and easing fascial restriction without aggressive pressure. Gua sha follows with slow, deliberate strokes to smooth the tissue, reduce inflammation, and restore ease of movement. Together, these techniques support both physical release and nervous system regulation, often leaving clients feeling lighter, more mobile, and grounded.

This session is ideal for:
• Targeted pain or tension
• Desk-related or stress-held tightness
• Athletic recovery
• Clients who want effective work in a shorter timeframe
• Maintenance between longer sessions