La Spaccavento, a licensed massage therapist from Bodyworks, will be here twice a week for the fall semester. Massages are $1 per minute with a 15-minute minimum. La will be at the Wellness Clinic Tuesdays from 2 - 6pm and Wednesdays from 11- 1pm.
For appointments you can e-mail La directly at laspaccavento@gmail.com Or phone Bodyworks at 607-277-2593.
GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE for the Wellness Clinic or at the Downtown office.
Lara (La) is a Licensed Massage Therapist with over a decade of training and experience in bodywork and holistic lifestyle and health. Lara has the unique background in having graduated from two different massage programs. After graduating in 1993 from the Cayce/Reilly School of Massotherapy in Virginia Beach, Lara practiced massage therapy in Vermont and Colorado before moving back to her home state of NY. In 2004 she graduated from the Finger Lakes School of Massage and became NY State licensed.
Lara’s continuing journey of study has included an apprenticeship with herbalist Susun Weed, a midwifery review class that compliments her Pre-natal Massage background; and numerous yogic retreats and workshops. She has taken advanced classes in Deep Tissue Therapy, Breathwork, Kripalu Yoga and is currently studying CranialSacral Therapy and Reikki. She is a graduate of Wells College with a Womyn’s Studies degree in Body Politics focusing on eating disorders and how to create whole connections within our bodies.
Lara’s practice integrates an extensive palette of modalities with each session created for the individual client. Deep Tissue Therapy, Neuromuscular Therapy, Shiatsu techniques, Cayce/Reilly’s range of motion techniques and energy work are just a few modalities that Lara is drawn to using within her work. Her sessions lead to deep relaxation as well as working through chronic issues of pain.
Lara’s diverse training allows her to incorporate a unique awareness and sensitivity into her bodywork practice. She strives to be a catalyst in helping her clients feel connected and grounded from within.
Lara has been a massage therapist and manager of Bodyworks since the spring of 2005, and has been the principal massage therapist at the Wellness Clinic since the spring of 2005. Her current path is leading towards an exploration of modern holistic therapies with an emphasis on body image issues such as eating disorders and cultural influences on today’s body conscious youth.
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