Amelia believes in cultivating a sense of belonging in one's body, honoring that each person's relationship with their body is unique, ever-changing, and deserving of care. Amelia works as both a licensed massage therapist and a movement teacher. When at the massage table, Amelia works primarily with deep tissue, myofascial release, and Swedish techniques. Drawing from a rich somatic background, they also weave in breath awareness, body attunement, and verbal check-ins. When in the studio, Amelia teaches yoga and dance classes focused on inclusive practice. Presence and collaboration take center stage in both offerings. Amelia's work is rooted in the belief that genuine therapeutic and teaching skills include knowing when to lead and when to listen, always in service of what each person most needs in the moment.

This approach was built over years of working with the body in many contexts. It began with a profound personal experience in 2013 when Amelia experienced a traumatic brain injury that would quietly redirect the course of their life. In the years of healing that followed, the body became a constant companion and guide. When the intellectual and emotional weight of recovery felt overwhelming, it was the one thing that consistently made sense. That experience planted the seed for a lifelong passion: the study of how bodies heal, move, and carry us through the complexity of being human.

After a gap year of continued healing, Amelia moved to Eugene, Oregon, where studies at Lane Community College opened the door to the somatic world. Introduced to Feldenkrais, Continuum movement, and the movement therapy lineage of Anna Halprin, Amelia discovered a way of relating to the body that felt like coming home.

In 2017, Amelia followed that pull across the border to Montréal, completing a BFA in contemporary dance with a concentration in choreography and a minor in psychology at Concordia University. The program exposed Amelia to a rich range of movement practices including Body Mind Centering, Axis Syllabus, Authentic Movement, and Flying Low. It was here that Amelia fell in love with dramaturgy, a practice centered on listening closely to what a body is trying to say and helping it say it more clearly.

In 2021, Amelia returned to Colorado. Back in the city where they grew up, Amelia spent the next several years working with individuals with disabilities through mindfulness, yoga, dance classes, and caretaking. This work deepened their understanding of accessibility, inclusivity, and the beautiful diversity of how people inhabit their bodies. Amelia is now a certified yoga teacher with over 250 hours in accessible and adaptive training methods. This path ultimately led to graduation from Denver Integrative Massage School.

Staying curious, Amelia continuously seeks out new movement experiences that challenge and inspire. Contact Improvisation holds a particularly dear place in this exploration. As a performer with an improvisation troupe led by Gwen Ritchie and a member of Denver and Boulder's vibrant CI community, Amelia finds in this form a living laboratory for the principles that guide their massage and teaching practice. Amelia currently teaches Contact Improvisation classes and offers yoga to individuals living with Alzheimer's and Dementia.

When not in the treatment room or on the dance floor, Amelia is most likely outside. Amelia loves the Colorado sunshine, long hikes, getting lost on camping excursions, stargazing, and gardening. There is a through line in all of it: a tenderness toward natural rhythms and a devotion to being present. Amelia believes that connection, whether to the earth, to movement, or to another person on a massage table, is at the heart of what it means to be human.

For Amelia, the body has always been the great teacher. Showing up with curiosity, humility, and care, Amelia looks forward to continuing that conversation with every client and student they meet.