Summer Moore LMT Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork

A native of DeLand, I have lived throughout the US, studying and practicing bodywork, massage, yoga, and nutrition, through a variety of disciplines. I received a BA degree at Virginia Tech, am a graduate of the Oregon School of Massage, am certified by the National Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, and have practiced as a Licensed Massage Therapist for 26 years in Oregon, Montana, New Mexico, and Florida, in clinics, spas, sports settings, and private practice. I have designed course curriculums and taught Massage Technique, Hydrotherapy, and Yoga classes in the US and in Costa Rica. My practice integrates several bodywork modalities with the use of hot and cold applications for relaxation, myofacial and deep muscle tension release, athletic performance, stretching and joint mobility, injury management, Fibromyalgia, and lymphatic flow. Ongoing education in anatomy, physiology, bodywork, yoga, and nutrition are an essential part of maintaining my own knowledge and the integrity of my career.

Since 1987, I have developed my own personal yoga practice, experiencing first-hand, the body's ability to heal itself through movement and intention. After studying several styles of yoga intensely in the US, including Bikram Choudhury's Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, and Classical Hatha Yoga in Portland Oregon, I received International Teacher Certification and Yoga Therapy Training at Patanjali Yoga Center at Kathmandu, Nepal, in 1994, under the guidance of Yogacharya Sushil Battacharya. I am a member of the International Alliance of Yoga Therapists and have taught over 3000 hours of Yoga classes. My teaching style offers a down-to-earth practicality learned through ongoing intensive study, experience from years in the classroom, and through working individually with hundreds of students with conditions like post-operative and traumatic stress, injury, chronic pain, pregnancy, obesity, cancer, and advanced stages of degenerative diseases. My yoga practice and lifestyle emphasize simplicity, devotion, the reduction of stress, and appropriate exercise and diet, all adapted to serve the varying needs of maintaining balance.

During the early years of my career, I realized that Massage Therapy and Yoga complement each other and offer a unique balance against the constant pressures of modern-day stress that we all feel. Using these methods, it has become my goal to assist others in their own ability to create a healthy lifestyle and find independence from whatever they are ready to break away from, be it physical pain, or simply a situation. The long-term client-therapist relationships I have developed through my practice have enriched my life with understanding for those who suffer with pain, illness, stress, and trauma. Each client who steps into my office is an individual with something to offer my own life, and the interaction we have is what makes the experience of my work worthwhile. I consider myself a participant in the healing process...not "the healer". When the client also participates in the process, being open-to and ready-for the treatment, we have witnessed miracles together.