Nadya King
Reiki Master, LMT #1671, Ashiatsu Practitioner

    I am self employed as a Massage Therapist, offering sessions by appointment at Key to Health Clinic , 119 NE Third St in downtown McMinnville, Oregon.  I received my initial training in massage from Jeanne Christensen, LPN & LMT, who had a private practice in McMinnville. Jeanne & my mother Lois had each had polio, & found massage to be very helpful in providing both pain control & general relaxation. Several of my mother’s relatives did massage for family, including my grandmother, great aunt & at least one aunt, & I exchanged ‘back & foot rubs’ with my mother from early childhood. My first official massage class was in Reflexology, several years before moving to McMinnville.

My dad & I sang in the Choir & for Grange & other community events, & I trace my love of music to him. Byrle had some Cherokee heritage, & I was not surprised to discover that chants & music are some of the most important elements in Cherokee healing tradition. I was delighted to discover the teachings of Dhyani Ywahoo, Cherokee lineage keeper who founded Sunray Meditation Society.

After completing my massage training & becoming licensed, I co-founded Key to Health in 1983, & for the next 9 years helped build a strong & well respected practice. In the spring of 1991, I joined the Healing Arts Team at Breitenbush Hot Springs Resort, just above Detroit in the Oregon Cascades. I became a Reiki Master that year, & initiated over 100 Breitenbush Staff members, & several dozen guests. I served a term as the head of the Healing Arts Team, & taught Tai Chi/Qigong 2 days a week. I also learned to play the harp during my stay at Breitenbush, & was fortunate to receive training from visiting harpers, & often join them in Concert.

After leaving Breitenbush I spent several years on the Oregon Coast, teaching Reiki & doing massage, then returned to McMinnville in the spring of 1998. I practiced independently for several years, & re-joined Key to Health in the fall of 2002. In the summer of 2005, Nan Wittke, one of the co-founders of Key to Health & I traveled to Everett, WA to receive training in Ashiatsu ‘barefoot massage.’ After 23 years of doing more than 20 massage sessions a week, we are excited to use gravity & the strength of our legs & feet to ‘balance’ the work we do with our upper bodies!! I had studied Classical Russian style Ballet for 5 years before studying massage, & took Tai Chi during my massage training. I love the ‘choreography’ of the Ashiatsu sessions.

I have two grown children, & three grand daughters, with a grandson ‘on the way.’ My kids & grandkids live close by, & I feel fortunate to spend time with them. My oldest grand daughter is a fan of massage & Reiki, & was excited to receive ‘foot massage’ in the form of the gentle rocking with which we finish an Ashi session.

Other interests include dance (mostly ballroom & swing these days), music, gardening, reading, riding my bike to work, & spending time with my family & friends.

Key To Health Clinic
          503-434-5124

Nadya@healingfeet.net

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