Licensed Therapeutic Bodywork
Licensed massage therapy informed by myofascial techniques, lymphatic support, abdominal care, jaw and buccal massage, pregnancy massage, Ayurvedic-inspired bodywork, and personalized therapeutic touch.
The Alchemist Behind the Work
I'm Laura.
Licensed Massage Therapist · Holistic Practitioner · Educator · Founder of Gaja Bohème
I’m a massage therapist, Reiki Master, holistic practitioner, teacher, and very curious human. My work is where bodywork, intuition, ritual, herbs, energy, and real life all get to sit at the same table.
I’ve always been fascinated by what the body holds, what people don’t always say out loud, and what can change when we finally slow down enough to notice.
A Little About Me
I didn’t start here.
Before Gaja Bohème, I spent more than ten years in corporate marketing. I was good at the work, but I was also really good at pushing through, holding a lot, and looking fine when I wasn’t.
My own life is what pulled me deeper into the body. Therapy helped me. Medication helped me. Reiki helped me. Massage helped me. Creating things helped me. And little by little, I started paying attention to how much our bodies communicate before we ever have the words for it.
That curiosity never really left. It became the foundation of how I work now.
How It Grew
One thing kept leading to the next.
I started creating again. Candles, jewelry, sprays, herbs, little rituals. Then Reiki found me. Then massage. Then somatics, lymphatic work, sound, herbalism, coaching, ritual, and deeper study of the nervous system and the body.
I opened Gaja Bohème because I wanted a place where all of that could exist together without pretending people are only muscles, only emotions, or only energy.
Sometimes the useful thing is bodywork. Sometimes it’s a question. Sometimes it’s a limpia, a plant, a boundary, a cry, or twenty quiet minutes on the mat. I pay attention to what’s actually in front of me.
My Gifts
I feel a lot.
I tend to pick up on people’s emotions pretty quickly. I can usually feel when something shifts in the room, when someone is holding back, or when the body is saying something different from the words coming out of their mouth.
I don’t treat that as some magical answer key. I use it as information. It helps me slow down, ask better questions, notice patterns, and navigate a session with more care.
That sensitivity, combined with anatomy, bodywork, Reiki, somatics, and years of working with people, has taught me to listen to the body in a very particular way. I trust what I notice, and I also stay curious.
My Little Familiar
And then there’s Venus.
Venus is my Blue “Healer” and my little “familiar.” She loves being around the healing room and has somehow decided that helping is part of her job too.
She is never automatically part of your session, so if dogs are not your thing, no worries at all. But if you ever want to meet her, just ask. 🤍
She is very good at quietly hanging out, checking on people, and acting like she owns the place. Honestly… she kind of does.
Venus is optional and will only be present if requested and appropriate for your visit.
My Philosophy
I Am Not Here to Fix You.
I don’t see myself as the authority over your body. I’m here to listen, notice, ask questions, and bring the tools I’ve learned into the room.
I use training and intuition together. I pay attention to what I feel, what I see, what you tell me, and what your body seems to respond to.
Your comfort, consent, beliefs, and boundaries matter the whole way through. I’m not interested in forcing a release or making every sensation mean something. Sometimes a tight shoulder is just a tight shoulder. Sometimes there’s more there. We stay curious.
In the Room
What You Can Expect From Me
Every experience begins with listening. I do not approach your care as a fixed sequence or assume that intensity is the same as effectiveness.
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I will listen before deciding what your experience should include.
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I will explain your options and invite your feedback.
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I will honor your boundaries, comfort, and pace.
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I will never require emotional disclosure.
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I will make room for science, intuition, tradition, and your own knowing.
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I will treat your care as personal, not procedural.
Trauma-aware care here means consent, communication, choice, pacing, collaboration, and respect for physical and emotional comfort. Emotional disclosure or release is never required.
Training and Practice
What Informs the Work
Energy, Sound and Ritual
Reiki, sound healing, spiritual cleansing, energetic practices, intentional ceremony, and subtle-body work offered with respect for each client’s beliefs, comfort, and preferences.
Herbalism and Whole-Person Care
Herbal preparations, infused topical applications, traditional wellness practices, holistic coaching, and body-centered reflection. This work considers how stress, lived experience, nervous-system patterns, beliefs, and physical tension may interact—without reducing every symptom to an emotional cause.
Teaching and Practitioner Education
Founder of Sacred Alchemist Academy and creator of the Vortex Somatic Compass™, a five-direction framework supporting personal reflection, embodied awareness, and practitioner education.
“Healing is not a straight line. It is a spiral—and every time you return to the same place, you are meeting it from a deeper awareness.”
Begin Where You Are
You Don't Have to Know Exactly What You Need.
Explore the experiences to learn what is available, or reach out directly if you would prefer to begin with a conversation.