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About Me

 

About Me

 

 

As I'm sure you noticed on the Home page, my name is Kelly Ard. I am a Licensed Massage Therapist, or LMT, and I am the driving force behind the h Ard working hands and feet that my clients appreciate so much.

 

 

I am an independent massage therapist located in North Albany Oregon. I offer a variety of services, to see them all please go to the Menu page! I also offer travel chair massage for businesses and organizations in the Albany area.

 

 

I attended Lane Community College's Massage program which meets the State of Oregon's requirements of 500+ hours of actual classroom time. Classes included anatomy, physiology, pathology, kinesiology, and professional ethics, along with technique labs in Swedish massage, Deep tissue, spa therapies and trigger point therapy, among others. Since completing school I have given over 2,500 hours of massage.

 

 

I received my State massage license in July of 2005 after passing an extensive written exam and a thorough practical exam. I am also an ABMP Certified Massage Therapist. I'm a member in good standing with the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals, the Oregon Massage Therapists Association, and the Mid-Valley Body Workers.

 

 

I continually exceed my required continuing education hours in my constant quest to always be learning more. I push myself on this because I want to have as many "tools" as possible to be able to help every client in every way I can. My training ranges from basic massage styles like Swedish and Deep Tissue, to more specialized styles like myofascial work, sports massage, trigger point therapy, reiki, reflexology, prenatal massage, Ashiatsu and Ashi-Thai and most recently cupping and gua sha. I can use aspects of any of these techniques within almost every massage giving me a large variety of "tools" that I can use to customize each massage to be as beneficial for each person as possible.

 

Oregon Board of Massage Therapists ~ State Massage License #12074

Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals ~ Certified Member #851624

 

In addition to all my massage qualifications I am also a Registered Yoga teacher, an RYT 200. While I'm not currently teaching, my additional knowledge as a Yoga teacher has deeply broadened my ability to recommend stretches and movement techniques to help with problem areas!

 

I am also an avid cyclist, mostly mountain biking and gravel/adventure biking. My experience in cycling gives me a pretty good understanding of the unique problems that can plague cyclists and some athletes.

 

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