Meet Our Massage Therapists
Rachel Elliott, LMT, CPT
Rachel is a recent graduate from Advanced Massage Therapeutics. In addition to her LMT certification, she is an ACE certified personal trainer and a RRCA certified run coach. Rachel is also stretching certified.
Rachel is a life-long runner, who for the past several years has focused primarily on ultra-marathon distances, including multiple 100-mile races. With personal experience in both running and coaching athletes to ultra-endurance event finishes, she understands the impact training and racing has on the mind and body.
As a coach and trainer, Rachel wanted to be able to do more to help her athletes not only recover from injury, but to prevent it in the first place; this is what led her to pursue massage therapy. She is a huge believer in finding and fixing the source of the problem, regardless of whether the issue is from overuse, muscle inhibition, or simply a lack of understanding the body.
Everyone can benefit from massage, not just athletes. Everyone can benefit from asking questions and learning why their body responds the way it does. Everyone can benefit from the release of tension and stress that massage provides. All of us should be advocates for our bodies and fight for our physical longevity and mental health. This is what drives Rachel as a massage therapist and excites her to be part of such an educated, diverse, and driven group of practitioners at Mind Body Physio.
Email: rachel@mindbodyphysio.fit
David Rouse, LMT, CYT, CPSIC
David’s path into bodywork stems from his commitment to his own self-healing journey. Determined to find ways to stave off anxiety and seasonal depression that were in line with his values, David dove headfirst into mindfulness meditation practice. Through this subtle yet intense mind training practice, David began getting to know himself in new ways. His perspectives began to broaden and shift, awakening in him a fire to play an active role in his lifelong healing journey involving all parts of himself; mind, body, and spirit. From very small daily habits like practicing gratitude to powerful transformational experiences including 10 day silent meditation retreats, sweat lodges, and plant medicine journeys, David is well on his path, and eager to be of service to others on theirs. David brings to the table a high level of presence and reverence for the healing process that can occur from the power of intentional caring touch. David works with clients holistically using a blend of Swedish massage, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, meditation, and heart-centric intuitive touch. David is also a Certified Psycho-Spiritual Integration Life Coach, Certified Yoga Teacher, and loves spending time playfully meandering through creeks, beholding the beauty of the woods.
Email: david@mindbodyphysio.fit