willow river
healing arts
Holistic Bodywork
Therapeutic Massage
Supportive Healing
Greetings friend! Thank you for finding your way here.
It is my goal to provide a supportive environment
where you can relax, unwind, and re-inhabit your body
in this present moment.
Holistic Bodywork sessions foster a therapeutic unwinding,
to help you release stress, tensions, or stuck energies.
Ground into your body, reset your nervous system,
and create space for your life energy to flow!
I work intuitively with each individual
weaving together integrative therapeutic modalities.
Table Thai Bodywork, Herbal Oil Massage, Deep Tissue,
Craniosacral Reiki, Sound Healing, Cupping, Gua Sha.
Table is heated with a jade/amethyst/tourmaline infrared mat.
Hot towels may be used during colder months.
“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Photo by Natalia Newman
Bridging Nature & Human
Every summer I head out into the wild to find my friends St. John’s Wort & Mugwort. I ask them to help me with my healing sessions and infuse them into organic olive oil to use in your massage! These oils are so special and bring a deeper level of healing into our sessions. I also bottle a bunch so you can take some home with you!
I also love to craft various body butters, salves and tallow balms. All are made in small batches with care and intention. Browse what is available on the shelf in my office when you come in for your massage, or check out my new online shop here.
Song Medicine
for the Soul Journey
Photo by Natalia Newman
about
With a background rich in theatre, dance, and music, my path was ignited through my journey with chronic pain and health issues. Born Kristen Adele Haller, I accepted the medicine name Willow River during my initiation into the healing arts.
I studied at the Samadhi Center for Yoga in 2009 and continued on to the Living Arts Massage and Bodywork School in 2010, both in Colorado. Some of my continued education trainings include Yin Yoga, Reiki/Embodied Lightwork, Craniosacral, Breema, Thai Bodywork, Herbalism & Ayurveda. I have been practicing massage therapy since 2011, offering massage in Ashland since the spring of 2016. My work is an intuitive weaving of everything I have learned, and it continues to evolve, as we are changing and growing every day.
Finding both tea ceremony and womb dance during the pandemic, brought a deeper sense of Presence into my work. I am so grateful to all of my teachers along the way.
Photo by Natalia Newman