Professional Affiliations

• Member and Mentor, American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)

• Certified Member, Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP)

• Member, Respect Massage

• Professional Practice Locations

Over the course of my career, I have maintained independent practice and provided bodywork, movement education, and wellness services throughout Chicago and the North Shore, including:

• Whole Foods Market (circa 2003/2004) — Chair massage practitioner with Working Well Massage.
• Tribe — Independent practice and client care
• Yogaview — Independent practice, client care, and yoga community collaboration
• Corporate wellness programs, private events, fitness centers, yoga studios, and private practice settings throughout Chicagoland

Building Wellness Access for the AAPI Community — 2022

In 2022, I reached out to colleagues, practitioners, and schools in Chicago to compile free wellness resources for AAPI community members and staff at local organizations.

Through those efforts, I was able to connect the community with:

• Zen Shiatsu in Evanston — offering free wellness services through their student clinic, in partnership with Asian Americans Advancing Justice

• Blue Lotus Thai Healing Studies — Thai massage by Director Paul Fowler, a longtime colleague committed to honoring his lineage

• Jennifer Dubowsky, L.Ac, offered free acupuncture in River West.

• Pacific College of Oriental Medicine — Gave 20 free passes for the AAPI community.

• Healing Foundations — complimentary NADA acupuncture sessions

• Lok Kwan Cheng — free Qigong workshops

• Gina Saka, LMT-Integrative Bodywork, Chicago — free craniosacral balancing sessions

This work reflects the foundation of my practice — that every person, regardless of background, deserves access to dignified, compassionate care and to be treated with dignity. As part of my commitment to whole-person care, I refer clients to trusted organizations that provide inclusive, affirming support for women.

Women’s Resources

Chicago Women’s Health Center (CWHC)

A long-standing, collectively run organization offering accessible gynecological health services, counseling, health education, and community resources.

Phone: 773.935.6126

Domestic Violence Hotline

Toll-Free • 24-hour • Confidential • Multilingual

Phone: 1.877.863.6338

Volunteer & Community Service

Community service has been an important part of my professional journey since my early twenties. My volunteer work and donation-based offerings have centered on accessible wellness, trauma-informed care, movement education, and supporting underserved communities.

1989 -Heiwa Terrace was mostly a Japanese American Senior Complex where I cut hair and helped seniors with hygiene.

1998-99-Volunteered at The Aids Alternative Health Project (AAHP) in Uptown. 30 hours a semester. Offering Massage to chronically ill clients in large group holistic wellness center.

2005- Volunteered at The Japanese American Service Committee, teaching seniors seated self-massage, breath-work, and movement therapy to help combat stress, arthritis, and racial-related generational and ancestral trauma.

2014- Volunteered at Cook County Jail, teaching yoga to incarcerated women.

2018-Taught guided breath work to decrease stress levels to law enforcement.

2019-Taught yoga classes to donate to various causes such as BLM.

2022-Taught a Monthly donation Restorative Yoga Class, where all the proceeds go to The Chicago Women's Health Center.

2022- Volunteered at the Japanese American Service Committee to help seniors learn movement therapy, self-care stretching, self-massage, and breath work to help combat stress and arthritis. Provide seated chair massage to decrease muscle tightness and body aches, relieve pain, stiffness, and inflammation, and increase circulation to promote well-being and body awareness.