    
Waking Life Massage & Supply, Inc PS offers a full range of massage supplies, massage products, and massage equipment along with products and supplies for acupuncture, shiatsu, yoga, aromatherapy, and more. We also provide quality therapeutic massage and acupuncture treatments from a highly trained professional staff. Waking Life is a small family-owned business. Our online shop and Seattle store/clinic are open to professionals and the general public seven days a week... read more.
The Waking Life Team:
Melanie Salazar, LMP - (WA License MA00024938)
Sunday: 12-6
Thursday: 2-7
Friday: 9-2
Saturday: 9-2
Melanie is a graduate of the Brian Utting School of Massage and is nationally certified in therapeutic massage. She has volunteered at the Pacific Northwest Ballet for over two years as a massage therapist to the dancers, helping to treat their injuries and help prevent them, and has volunteered as a graduate assistant to several instructors at the Cortiva Institute of Massage Therapy (Seattle). She enjoys working with clients of all activity levels, whether they are in training for a specific event, or just restarting a workout program after a period of recovery or rest. Melanie helps her clients reach their fitness goals through her customized treatment plans, as well as recommending simple, effective self-care routines that will maximize the benefits that they receive from their massages. From personal experience, she recognizes that by receiving a series of deep tissue and neuromuscular therapy sessions, this can help decrease pain from an injury, improve posture and overall body alignment, and can increase one’s energy. Her continuing education in Reflexology influences her holistic approach to her clients’ bodies; since the feet send and receive messages to and from the rest of the body, the feet should provide a solid foundation in order to support the body’s optimal health.
In her spare time, Melanie enjoys running, vegetarian cooking, and fueling her creative side by making art and writing fiction.
Adell Lichtenberg, LMP - (WA License MA00025009)
Monday 2-7
Tuesday: 2-7
Friday: 2-7
As a graduate from Cortiva-Brenneke School of Massage, Adell completed the Extended Professional Licensing Program of 1,000 hours. Her mission as a massage therapist is to hold the kind of space clients need or want - be it for healing, stress reduction, body connection, rejuvenation, mini-vacation or rest. She wants to help her clients to restore balance within themselves and to remain a neutral entity during that process. Adell utilizes a variety of modalities in her sessions, including: Swedish and Injury Treatment massage, deep tissue, energy work, cupping and Myofascial techniques.
In her spare time she enjoys dance, hiking, yoga and quality time with friends and family.
Sarah Tompkins, LMP - (WA License MA00019713)
Tuesday: 9-2
Wednesday: 2-7
Thursday: 2-7
Saturday: 2-7
Sarah graduated from Brenneke School of Massage in 2004. Her approach to massage is intuitive and holistic, focused on helping clients to heal their bodies and relax while keeping their goals and comfort in mind. Her specialty is treatment work balanced with an element of relaxation. She has years of experience working with clients with injuries, ranging from accidents to ongoing postural and overuse issues, incorporating techniques from Swedish, Deep Swedish, Shiatsu, and a range of other styles, as well as Reiki, a form of energy work which can be very beneficial, particularly for those clients who are not able to tolerate deeper work due to medical limitations. Beyond injury treatment, Sarah hopes to provide encouragement and support through bodywork to those who are seeking to find more balance in their bodies and their lives and also has training and experience in pregnancy massage and self-relaxation techniques.
Sarah enjoys yoga, swimming, dancing, art making, being in nature, traveling and exploring new places, reading, practicing Italian, and spending time playing and cooking with friends and family.
Steven Clake, LMP, CCST - (WA License MA00023785)
Monday: 9-2
Tuesday: 2-7
Wednesday: 9-2
Steven graduated from the Brian Utting School of Massage. He is certified in Craniosacral Therapy and has his endorsement for Intra Oral massage. He started massage at an early age with the encouragement of his family and friends. Steven has an intuitive focus that he brings to his bodywork. He specializes in Injury Treatment massage and Craniosacral Therapy. Blending different modalities of bodywork, he creates a unique treatment plan for the individual client. His work is relaxing, pain relieving, and effective. Working to help clients improve range of motion and decreasing pain is his main goal. People that suffer from headaches, upper neck tension, TMJ dysfunction, or sinus congestion benefit greatly from his work.
Steven is an outdoor enthusiast that loves exploring remote areas of Washington and Alaska. He grew up spending his summers in Alaska as the son of a commercial fisherman. That is were he discovered his passion for the wilderness, wildlife, and the human body.
Ruth Hesse, LMP - (WA License MA00024934)
Monday: 2-7
Wednesday: 2-7
Saturday: 2-7
Ruth graduated from Cortiva Institute / Brian Utting School of Massage. Her massage is a combination of Deep Tissue and Swedish with elements of Orthopedic Massage and Table Thai thrown in for good measure. Ruth enjoys anterior work, particularly subscap, psoas and pec stretches. Her deep tissue work tends to be fairly interactive, engaging the client in their own healing – athletes and office workers alike tend to appreciate this approach. For those who want to just zone out, Ruth's combination Swedish/Deep Tissue massage is relaxing as well as therapeutic.
Ruth is a monotype printmaker, and her work can be found in many homes and businesses in the Seattle area, as well as at her printmaking website: rhesse.com.
Joshua Oliphant, LMP - (WA License MA00025221)
Joshua graduated from the Ashmead School of Massage in Tigard, Oregon with nearly 1000 hours of training. In each massage session he combines Swedish, deep tissue, trigger point and myofascial techniques along with breathwork to create a massage that is both effective and relaxing. Each massage is specifically tailored to meet the client’s individual goals.
Joshua likes to cook with friends, make bread, to read all things non-fiction, and to explore and spend time outdoors.
Monday: 9-2
Saturday: 9-2
Sunday: 12-6
Kari May, LMP - (WA License MA00020755)
Tuesday: 9-2
Thursday: 9-2
Friday: 2-7
Kari graduated from the Brian Utting School of Massage in 2004. She works very intuitively in her sessions to give each individual the space and care that they require in order to heal. She treats from a holistic perspective integrating mind, body & breath and especially enjoys working with people on a quest for better health. As a facilitator of the body’s own wisdom, she strives to assist her clients in finding a sense of ease in their movement and the ability to live life without pain. As a new mom, Kari has a deeper sense of reverence for pregnant women and mothers in their journey, and her own experience has only intensified her fascination and respect for the incredible abilities of the body. Her massage can include injury rehabilitation techniques, deep tissue, lomi-lomi techniques, neuromuscular technique, pregnancy massage, and breath work.
Kari enjoys her yoga practice, long hikes, and dancing & singing with her little boy. She also loves traveling anywhere and everywhere.
Jessie Rey Howard, LAc - (WA License AC00002341)
Wednesday: 9-2
Thursday: 9-2
Friday: 9-2
Jessie Rey has been at Waking Life since their inception. She received her masters degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine. Her approach utilizes traditional Chinese and Japanese style Acupuncture with a focus on pain relief (including sport and traumatic injury), stress management, and mood disorders. She also incorporates Chinese Medicinals, Cupping, Moxa, and Tuina (Chinese Medical Massage) into the therapy. Whether your complaints are specifically related to disease, or you have symptoms caused by a hectic, stressful life, Jessie Rey’s treatments restore balance, create relaxation, and move the body out of disease and into a state of well-being. She is deeply committed to educating her clients about the full spectrum of options that reside within her scope of practice.
Jessie Rey is a Seattle native. She enjoys playing in the mountains, climbing and hiking. Her favorite pastimes are playing the flute, reading Chinese, raising her young daughter and cooking healthy elaborate meals with her husband.
Stacey Baker, Sales & Billing
Stacey brings 10+ years of customer service to the Waking Life Team. As a Washington native, she moved to Chicago with the intention of going to massage school and various life events caused her to change paths. After living in New York for many years, she finds herself coming full-circle: back to Washington State, and back to the world of bodywork. She is thoroughly excited to return to the massage industry and looks forward to working in an atmosphere where she can learn more about massage, acupuncture, human physiology and anatomy. Stacey has taken on the Assistant Manager roll here at Waking Life.
In her time away from work, Stacey enjoys hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, cooking and reading.
Amanda Sheil - Sales
Amanda moved to Seattle in January 2009 from Colorado, where she worked as a graphic designer. She is a recent graduate of the Cortiva Institute of Massage Therapy 1,000 hour program and enjoys developing personal wellness plans for her clients, and noticing the changes in their bodies. As a Sales Associate, she answers those burning questions and offers guided advice on products and services relating to massage therapy.
Apart from massage, Amanda enjoys abstract painting, reading a great mystery novel, cooking elaborate meals (and eating them), and running/hiking in the great outdoors.
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