welcome
WILLOW RIVER HEALING ARTS
holistic bodywork & therapeutic massage
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.
“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
Harnessing the Healing Power of Plants.
Have you ever noticed that you feel more like yourself when you’re out in nature? I sure do.
Plant allies have helped me so much and continue to help immensely on this Life Journey. That is why I use my handcrafted herbal oils in my massage practice, it just takes the healing benefits of massage to a deeper level. I also craft various extracts, body butters, salves, and tallow balms. All in small batches with care and intention. Browse what is 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 pathway was ignited through journeying 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 taught yoga classes regularly from 2009-2016, just recently stepping back in to teach periodically as a sub. I have been practicing massage therapy since 2011, offering massage in Ashland since the spring of 2016. My work now is an intuitive weaving of everything I have learned, and it continues to evolve. With a deep passion for helping others come into their own aliveness, I continue to learn and develop my methods for effective healing.
Photo by Natalia Newman