Meet Cypress
Hello, I’m Cypress. When I enrolled at Ashmead College in 1999, I knew that the important work of massage would be the door that led to everything else in my life — and since then, it has indeed continued to be a deep passion for me.
After graduation, I started working in a busy chiropractic office in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle. My long-term working relationship with the chiropractors in that practice gave me a multi-layered understanding of the human body.
During my sixteen years there, I had the opportunity to hone my therapeutic massage and injury treatment skills within the clinic and on a Shamanic Path, learning the old ways of healing from several different elders, on my own time.
The importance of continuing education is paramount in the meaningful work of healing. I have pursued additional education in physical healing and injury treatment through courses in Thai Massage, QiGong, Hawaiian Lomi Lomi, Craniosacral Therapy and Myofascial Release. My most recent coursework resulted in an Intraoral Massage Endorsement from the state of Washington.
Continuing education in disciplines within the Spiritual realm is equally important. I have worked closely within a Shamanic Circle for 20 years on a long-term learning path including 3 years as a Shamanic Apprentice, one year as a Dream Apprentice and 15 years as a Personal Apprentice to the Master Practitioner. I have also earned a Shamanic Energy Medicine Certification from The Four WInds Society, and most recently completed an18-month Apprentice Program after which I was certified by the International Assembly of Spiritual Healers and Earth Stewards as an Ordained Minister, Certified Spiritual Healer and Diplomat of Earth Stewardship.
To this point, my journey has taught me that education and self-care are essential for optimal health and healing. That knowledge and my practical, daily injury treatment approach led me to open my own practice in 2014. I welcome you to that practice and to the healing that can happen between us.