Diana Skidmore
Licensed Massage Practitioner

Elemental Equilibrium

I'm a licensed massage therapist and I provide massage in a variety of ways. I work at Unravel Therapeutics in Magnolia. At Unravel, I provide more traditional treatment and relaxation table massage. I also work with Dreamclinic, which is based in Seattle. I am currently contracted through them to provide chair massage at Boeing. I also work with an on-site/sports massage team, Century Massage and Bodywork. Through them I provide sports massage at cycling, swimming and other sporting events all across the state. And I have recently joined The Massage Team to provide a variety of both table and chair massage at area events, both indoor and out.

In addition to these wonderful companies I work for, I have begun my own business, Elemental Equilibrium. Through this business I provide in home massage, both table and chair. For pricing, please see my new client promotion.

Multi-task! I've recently returned to the Seattle area, so I obtained a non-massage job while waiting for my license. Currently I work this desk job Mon-Fri, weekends at Unravel, Fri at Boeing...you get the idea. I'm passionately motivated about the massage work I do. I strive to educate my clients and the general public about not only the benefits of massage, but the wide spectrum of massage (to steal a term from Alison of on-site massage).

As far as massage skills go, I am flexible with my techiniques, so I'm able to meet the needs of a variety of clients. I'm planning to become certified in Thai massage and hope to specialize in this area.

Where did I learn my multi-tasking/office skills? Years of mudane office jobs! While the office is not the place for me in the long run, I have a wealth of knowledge as a result. I've always worked in the health industry, beginning in an occupational therapy clinic in high school. I've also worked at RI blood center where I learned about non-profits and now I'm working with a company that deals mainly with health insurance. These jobs are dull, but educational - they've given me a well rounded perspective on healthcare in the US.

Trades! Receiving regular massage, reiki, acupuncture, etc keeps me inspired and healthy. I love to trade and learn new things from my peers. Community is very important to me as a therapist - I believe we need to work together to support the profession and keep each other healthy through trades, etc. If you're interested, let me know!

Community College of RI: AAS/CMT. Through CCRI's therapeutic massage program, I trained for over 1110 hours. I had very thorough, in-depth science classes, including anatomy with full disection, physiology, kinesiology with gross anatomy lab and pathophysiology. I had a full semester of swedish, deep tissue, shiatsu and sports massage.

As stated above, I plan to continue my massage training with Thai massage. So far, I've taken continuing ed in Chi Nei Tsang and working with clients during chemotherapy.

Work specific experience: While living in RI, I worked at quite a few different locations.

First was All That Matters - this is a yoga/holistic center. In addition to yoga clases, massage, reflexology, acupuncture and esthetic services, ATM holds large classes for the public on every aspect of health and wellness from meditation to eating for health.

Newport Acupuncture - an acupuncture and massage clinic, Newport Acupuncture was a well run clinic where I provided massage for all types of clients. My largest clientelle participated in a neck pain and ROM study I performed, so I was able to work with individuals with whiplash injury, a history of idiopathic neck pain and/or dysfunction or other injuries that led to their need for neck treatment.

Neurohealth Rehab Clinic - this physical therapy office was not normally used for massage therapy. During my time there, I provided massage for PT patients at all stages of recovery as well as the therapists and staff of Neurohealth. All of this was done on a PT plith and in a loud PT office. It was a rewarding challenge!

Also in RI, I worked a variety of sporting events and health fairs providing both table and chair massage.

My experience in WA so far has been primarily through Unravel Therapeutics. For more detail, see my "about you" section.