Emily Madara

Emily Madara

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Emily is an intuitive queer, Southern nurturer who believes in the transformative power of empathetic touch as well as everyone’s innate ability to heal and grow. She values offering safe spaces to relax into your healing and would be honored to be a part of wherever you are on your journey. All bodies/orientations/identities welcome. Each session will be catered to your individual needs.
Emily studied massage and bodywork at the Costa Rica School of Massage Therapy and combines a variety of modalities from her studies, including Swedish and deep tissue techniques, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, craniosacral therapy, thai stretching, and shiatsu.
Outside the studio Emily can be found in awe of rainbows, enamored by the sky, wandering the woods and tending her gardens. She loves dancing, feeding fires, and magic, camping and snuggling her pups, and laughter medicine.

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