Roots and Tides Massage and Yoga

05/02/2026

Fun morning visiting many of the farms that host Community Yoga over the summer.
Talked to some new folks, and scheming ways to get a vineyard back on the schedule.

Until then, enjoying my wine club .

Can you spy the potential new locations??

04/17/2026

Transitions...

Is it spring 🌱?
Mud season?
Snow in the forecast ?🌨️

Being a Vermonter, we get pretty good at transitions. We literally can go through three seasons in a day.

I've started to notice that my schedule looks a lot like Vermont's seasons. It's not just winter, spring, summer and fall. I have a false spring and a bonus summer schedule...and a few random weeks where I'm in the middle.

This week, I wrapped up my spring swim lessons, started teaching water fitness again and had my second session of kids yoga at the Barn School.

I just filled the rest of my April massage schedule and most of May in one swoop!

I have 2 weeks left of Yoga for Spring Activities...Join me for Racquet sports this week and Swimming and Paddling the last week of April!

Most people hate the idea of my many moving parts; but I tend to thrive in the chaos. Maybe a little like these spring flowers....

04/13/2026

Springing -

Hello !  How are you?  I'm riding that last turn of the vacation rollercoaster; I got home a week ago, but had a super busy week at work and am now playing catchup from a whole winter's worth of paperwork.  I know many of you are getting ready to head out.  Where are you off to? ...

04/09/2026

To some, this may look like a mess...but to me this is treasure! I just opened my kids yoga box for the first time in years....and there were SO MANY THINGS, I forgot about! 5 different yoga decks, some homemade, a whole Itsy Bitsy Yoga book, I forgot I had; scarves, puppets, treasure maps....

I'm so excited to jump back into this part of my teaching! Kids Yoga here I come!

Thank you to for finding me and for giving me this opportunity!

03/11/2026

Are you thinking spring or one more epic powder day? -

Hello !  How are you?  I hope that you got to enjoy a little sun this week! We are entering the rollercoaster season called spring in Vermont; one day might be a powder day and two days later, we might be digging out our Hawaiian shirts and sunglasses for an apres deck party.  We a...

03/04/2026

I can't believe my Wednesday Women's Program is over already....
My first snowboard group!!
And what a group! It was a pleasure to ride with everyone!!

02/02/2026

Helping Active Vermonters Stay Active! -

Hello !  Hope your week is going well and you’ve carved out some time for you this week.   I’ve been trying to get back in the groove after a bout with the flu; but you know what always makes me feel better?  Connecting with YOU.  I had three great sessions this week that I w...

01/24/2026

Hi, I'm Mindy and I'm happy you're here! I've been a little MIA on socials because the algorithms have changed and honestly, I'd rather be learning other things than how to beat the algorithm.

So here are some of the things I've learned that set me apart from other massage therapists:

1. Just over 800 hours of massage training, which includes
*16 hours of prenatal training
*76 hours of myofascial work
*8 hours of cupping

2. Passed my Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEX) right out of massage school in 2019. This exam is required in 46/50 states....VT, I'm still waiting....

3. Another 700+ hours of yoga teacher training, which includes more anatomy. Happy member of the teacher training program, where I get to refresh my anatomy brain so that I can teach others.

4. New this year!! Happy member of the training staff snowboard staff. Again, everyone thinks snowboarding is all fun and games, but honestly, I think I've had to study harder and train harder for these certifications than all of my other ones combined. There's physiology and physics involved in this....The physiology piece, I get....the physics piece, work in progress.

5. Over 20 years of swim instruction under my belt equals more opportunity to observe how the body moves ...and how water can help support healing.

6. And probably not surprising to anyone, I have a Bachelor's degree in Recreation Management, but was a physical education major for 3 years....

I love helping active Vermonters stay active. Do you like to move? Then let me help you stay moving!! My favorite clients are still camping, paddling, hiking, skiing into their 70's.

01/05/2026

Roots and Tides 2026 -

Hello !  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!  I sincerely hope that 2026 brings change in the wider world and that our hours spent together on the mat or table bring you the smallest amount of joy! I wanted to put down on "paper" some of the things that have changed for 2026 in list form.  Please re...

01/04/2026

Waterbury you've been amazing!!
Starting tomorrow, I will only be massaging on Mondays in Waterbury. If this is the first you're hearing of this, reach out and I'll add you to the last minute cancellation list.

This means I will be working out in Fairfax on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
This winter I'll have a few morning slots available and as spring and summer rolls around my hours will shift towards the afternoon.

12/12/2025

Quite possible my back is feeling like the tin man because I did all my paperwork from bed yesterday with a cat curled on my lap....

But quite possibly my back is super tight from giving massages, getting on my board, shoveling...ya know life.

Anyways, my self care this week has been off the charts! And most of it has been free. The things I do as a massage therapist, snowboarder, life long job juggler are:

1. Epsom salt baths
2. Roll around on my yoga wheel and yoga balls. Honestly, 5 minutes a day feels like oiling my joints/soft tissue

And when I'm really feeling like I need a massage and I'm not scheduled for one...

3. I get in the water. Just moving through the water, or floating in the water takes pressure off our joints. This week I swam laps and hit the hot tub, but when I'm teaching...I'm mostly just playing in the water, nothing fancy, I swear.
4. 20 minutes of yoga. Yes, just 20 minutes, bc that's what fits in my schedule.

What does your self care routine look like?

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12/11/2025

Merry Merry! -

Hello !  If you're anything like me, you are currently being bombarded by emails for the holidays.  If you've paused to read through this... THANK YOU!  I promise to keep it short and sweet.   I actually just wanted to reach out today to let you know about my next yoga session ...