Laurie’s Bio

I am truly blessed to have had a career that has been so personally and professionally rewarding. After twenty-seven years, I am still passionate about my work and the people I meet in my practice. As a Licensed Esthetician and Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Educator, and Bodyworker, I specialize in skin and body care with an emphasis on healthy aging through enhanced nutrition and state-of-the-art products and services.

I had my first professional massage in Calistoga in 1983. I walked out of that treatment thinking to myself, “If I could make other people feel this good, what a gift that would be!”  By the summer of the following year I was a certified massage therapist, the first in my small town of Visalia. I immediately enrolled in a program to earn my Holistic Health Practitioner’s certification with an emphasis in bodywork. That began a bodywork career which has spanned twenty-seven years and has evolved to include various modalities including Neuromuscular Therapy, Somatics, Nutrition, and most recently, Applied Postural Assessment.

I’d long been interested in adding skincare to my repertoire, having worked alongside a talented esthetician and seen the results she was able to offer her clients.  I became even more interested in anti-aging technologies as I strove to combat the effects of years of my own poor skincare habits and UV damage. When my mother suffered a brain aneurysm several years ago, I moved to Santa Rosa to care for her. I took advantage of being in proximity to esthetics training and became a licensed esthetician. Skincare is a dynamic field, and I continue to add to my knowledge and expertise in order to offer cutting-edge treatments that repair and enhance to make a real difference in one’s personal appearance.

My life is not all work and no play, however. I play the fiddle and sing in a band with close friends.  I’m also learning to play the ukulele!   I love to dance (salsa, swing, waltz, foxtrot) get out on the dance floor whenever I get the chance.  I like to travel and recently did a canal boat trip in Wales (yep, just my friend and I on a 62 ft. barge), and I’m going to India next year.  I’ve got a wonderful dog who goes just about everywhere with me, and a skitsy feral cat who is also learning to be a good traveler!

So if you see a blue Cadi with a blonde dog, a tabby cat, and a bumper sticker that says, “Don’t Postpone Joy!” traveling down the road, don’t hesitate to say “Hi!” That’ll be me!

Body Therapy Skin and Body Care
Caring for Your Body since 1984
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Waxing • Spa Treatments

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Sebastopol, CA