Integrative Bodywork Chicago, LLC- Gina Saka, LMT

Trauma-Informed Recovery and Renewal Bodywork for Women in Chicago

Restore calm, balance, and nervous system regulation with gentle, personalized bodywork. Gina Saka, LMT, brings over 27 years of experience offering trauma-informed sessions designed to release tension, reduce stress, and support lasting restoration.

Sessions can be personalized to integrate or blend these modalities to meet your unique needs and support your body’s recovery.

Craniosacral Balancing

60 min: $140

A gentle, hands-on bodywork session that works with the nervous system, connective tissues, and fluid pathways to support the body’s natural ability to heal. Using light, mindful touch, subtle rhythms are detected to help release tension, calm the nervous system, and encourage physical and emotional balance. By the end of the session, clients often experience deep relaxation, increased well-being, and restored harmony within the body.

Add 15 min: $20 (75 min total: $160)

This session includes 15 min extra Meridian Stretching & Breathwork for deeper nervous-system support Upper Body Lymphatic – 60 min | $140

Manual Lymphatic Drainage Full Body 60 min. $140

Add 15 min: $20 (75 min total: $160)

Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage is a systematic approach focused on the lymphatic system. It is a gentle form of bodywork that significantly benefits those with autoimmune diseases, fibromyalgia, and Lymes disease. It boosts the immune system, helps reduce long COVID symptoms, helps with post-surgery swelling, and aids in regulating and calming the nervous system. It is also deeply relaxing.

Upper Body Lymphatic – 60 min | $140

Ideal for clients recovering from surgery, illness, or treatment — including post-breast cancer or reconstruction. Work is light, targeted, and mindful, often rerouting lymph around sensitive areas or scars rather than performing full-body cosmetic drainage.

Many clients book this session as a celebratory reset—to reconnect with their bodies, restore balance, and honor resilience. Techniques may include light cranial, neck, and upper torso lymph support. Pressure is very light and rhythmic to encourage lymph flow and relaxation. Therapeutic work only — not a cosmetic facial.

Facial & Neck Lymphatic – 30 min

Gentle, trauma-informed manual lymphatic techniques (with optional gua sha) for the face, neck, and sinus pathways.

May help relieve sinus pressure, headaches, ear congestion, and facial puffiness. Perfect for anyone seeking a restorative pause to reconnect with their body.

Pressure is very light and rhythmic. Many clients book this session as a celebratory reset—to reconnect with their bodies, restore balance, and honor resilience. Pressure is very light and rhythmic to encourage lymph flow and relaxation. Therapeutic work only — not a cosmetic facial.

Meridian Stretch & Bodywork & Somatic Integration 60 nin $140

Experience a gentle, hands-on session that harmonizes your body’s natural rhythms by tracing the connective and energetic pathways called meridians. Through mindful stretching, soothing compression, and guided movement integrated with somatic breathwork, muscle tension and lingering anxiety melt away, restoring balance. This approach weaves together structural and energetic awareness to invite deep relaxation, smoother flow, and a heightened sense of body-mind connection, gently unraveling layers of stored trauma.

About Gina – Somatic Bodywork for Women

• In practice since 1999, Licensed Massage Therapist (Illinois), specializing in somatic bodywork, craniosacral therapy, manual lymphatic drainage, meridian stretching, and guided breathwork
• Work is gentle, restorative, and trauma-informed, helping the body and nervous system relax, recover, and flourish.
• Sessions are tailored to your body’s needs — calm, precise, and clinically informed.

Highlights / Background:

• Specializes in women’s health & trauma-informed care
• Served community organizations and clinics across Chicago
• Led small and large group wellness classes incorporating breathwork, guided meditation, and centering techniques (studios and health clubs throughout Chicago and the North Shore)

Credentials / Associations:

• Licensed Massage Therapist (Illinois)
• Training in Craniosacral Therapy, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Meridian Stretching, and Somatic Breathwork
• Decolonization workshops within trauma-informed training and individual self-study of anti-racism and social justice training
• Professional Training in Trauma-Informed Care Healing Sexual Trauma,
• Professional Training in Trauma-Informed Yoga and Meditation for Sexual Assault Survivors
• Integrative Healthcare Studies: Stress Reduction, Cancer Care, Anxiety Management, Digestive & Endocrine Systems and Trauma

Location & Accessibility:

• Ravenswood / North Center, Chicago — off-street parking, near Irving Park Brown Line & Metra
• Flexible scheduling — working around your availability whenever possible.

24-hour cancellation policy