Becky Masters - Massage Therapist
Becky Masters relocated to Chicago from Bellingham, WA in the summer of 2010. She graduated from Seattle Massage School in 1996 and is a licensed massage therapist in both Washington and Illinois State. Becky brings many years of diverse experience to the Wellness Studio. She started her career in the dot.com boom and is very familiar with the pains and ailments of clients who spend their days at the computer. Her massage style has been described as firm and thorough. She takes great pride in both of these. She comes from the school of thought that the whole body is connected and likes to address the body as a complete system while focusing on a client’s specific needs. All of her years of experience have given her great insight on how to use the right amount of pressure. She wants her clients to know they’ve had a massage, but not to suffer on her table or the next day. She has studied multiple modalities of massage therapy and combines them all to create her form of body work.
Two modalities Becky has studied are Lomi Lomi and Neuromuscular Technique. In 1996 Becky studied Lomi Lomi, ancient traditional Hawaiian massage. This technique uses forearms and elbows and is great for getting into the muscles with deep wide strokes. In 1997 Becky studied Neuromuscular Technique for the spinal muscles. This technique uses tools for the utilization of static pressure on specific myofascial points to relieve pain. It manipulates the soft tissue of the body to balance the central nervous system. Becky just completed The Soma Institute of Chicago’s Clinical Massage Therapy Program where she has updated her education of manual lymphatic drainage, pregnancy massage & oncology massage. She is also had classes in nutrition, massage & medical conditions, massage for aging population and neurology.
In 2001 Becky began running when she realized her metabolism was slowing down. It took her a few years to find the “zen” of running. She ran her first half marathon in 2003 and in 2007, ran the Bellingham Bay Marathon – her first full marathon. She’s continued on to complete the Chicago Marathon in 2009 & 2010 and looks forward to years of training and future races.
Becky has been practicing yoga off and on for ten years. She has practiced Power Vinyasa for the past four years. She started yoga teacher training in January 2011 with YogaWorks.
