MAYA MCNEIL BODYWORK

MAYA MCNEIL BODYWORK

RESTORATIVE MASSAGE THERAPY AND RITUAL BODYWORK

 

Maya McNeil, CMT
Manzanita Wellness
Berkeley, CA
MONDAYS & TUESDAYS
By appointment only

nourishment in a hectic world

        nourishment in a hectic world

Alleviation of pain and achieving a sense of well being goes a long way in an often underserving and overly taxing world. Feeling good in both body and mind can allow for a greater capacity to show up in life the way we would like to.

After two major car accidents, a breast health scare, a history of migraines and a back injury, my own struggling health was greatly redirected when I began to receive and learn the comprehensive lymphatic & somatic bodywork that I am honored to provide in practice today. 

I approach my clients and their dynamic constitutions with openness and witness, and strive to meet their needs where they are at, with a nourishing tool kit of potent and effective techniques to restore balance and support the growth of empowered and informed self care beyond my table. 

treatments and offerings :

Nourishing Lymphatic Massage

Breast/Chest Health Education & Massage 

Ayurvedic Treatments

Subtle Therapies

Sound Medicine

Gua Sha

Non-glass Cupping

Pre & Postnatal Massage

Neck, Scalp & Shoulder Care

Reflexology: Ears, Hands, Feet

Bodywork for Rites of Passage, Tattoo Preparation, Practitioner Support

 

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS:

“Maya has a unique ability to work in multiple fields of physical, emotional and spiritual modalities; I trust them implicitly and I consistently look forward to our sessions. I can’t recommend them highly enough.” - E.N.

"Maya offers care through an embodied value of trust, inviting the session to be led by your own body’s knowing. They create space for deep listening to personal body wisdom and the ways it weaves with the collective body. Maya tunes in deeply with me, holds my intention in their heart, and offers hands on support that has helped me release, open, restore, and balance. Unfurling on Maya’s table has been a healing journey for my whole being. Thank you for meeting me as I am, every time." M.Y.
 

 "Working with Maya is such a dream. I always feel a profound sense of rest and nourishment when I am in their space and receiving their wise body care. I have been a grateful client for years and I am still always amazed by their ability to attune to what I am needing on many levels. I always leave our sessions which a renewed sense of trust in my body and with motivation to tend to my body, mind and spirit with even more care. My most recent session finished with Maya's new offering of a soundbath retreat in their wonderful little singing bowl alcove.
I was able to stay in the dream like state, integrate the session and receive a medicinal bath of healing sounds. This was a lovely way to transition back into the outside world and it truly felt like Maya had crafted a healing retreat just for me in the midst of the hustle and bustle of Oakland. I am grateful for them and the work they do." -S.L.

 

 

work with me

 

My working rate is 100/hr, with variations for mobile sessions and add on treatments.

A reparative inclined/pro-access sliding scale of 70-100hr is offered to BIPoC and Trans clients, and no one is turned away for lack of funds who is seeking Breast/Chest health support. Please email me for further details and inquiries.

 

EAST BAY : MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS

 

MANZANITA WELLNESS COLLECTIVE 🌿 

2818 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley CA

APPOINTMENTS ONLY

 

For any questions or to order Gift Certificates, please email or text/call:

(530) 574-1827

[email protected]

CAMTC # 74999

This business functions on traditional Ohlone land and gives Shuumi to the Sogorea Te Land Trust https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/

Give Shuumi. Rematriate the land.

EDUCATION & TEACHERS

2004-2005 Foundational course in Acupressure ~ Berkeley Acupressure Institute

2005-present day, ongoing traditional herbal medicine immersion and learning with teachers including:                            Rev. Sage Trucano, Ms. Beatrice Waight, Connie Bilton, Nicola Dee Kelley, Keith Robertson, Red Crow, Ina Wilms, DeAnna Batdorff

2016-2020 Clinical Foundations Course, Apprenticeship, and Practitionership at the dhyana Center of Life Sciences, Sebastopol, CA with Ayurvedic Practitioner, Western Herbalist, Clinical Aromatherapist, and Educator DeAnna Batdorff www.dhyanaessentials.com

2017-2018 500 CMT training, Massage Therapy Institute, Davis CA

Spring 2022-Traditional Celtic Medicine Herbal Apprenticeship w/ the Scottish School of Herbalism, Isle of Arran, Scotland

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