Yoga Teacher and Massage Therapist in Denver & Boulder, Tallahassee
Hi there! I’m Tina Tongen and I offer powerful healing practices in Denver and Boulder, Colorado; Tallahassee, Florida; and now also online. My intention is to help you connect with your breath and body so it can be a resource for you to manage stress. In practice since 2008, I’ve cultivated a way of working with the body and breath through immersive study in the healing fields of meditation, yoga, dance, and massage therapy. These are often the most simple, yet most helpful practices. Contact me for a session, I’d love to share them with you!
I’m a licensed massage therapist with an Associate Degree in Occupational Studies, Master Practitioner in Phenomenal Touch Massage, certified yoga and dance teacher, and meditation coach. I use breath and body awareness together with advanced massage therapy techniques to relieve stress and pain. I can help you reconnect with how good it is to be in a healthy, happy body!
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25 years of yoga practice (listening + moving with breath & body awareness) has helped me to respond to stress in a healthier way. When I offer massage therapy, I bring the principles of yoga into each session to help my clients too.
Here are the basics of what I’ve learned from my practice of yoga:
- Listen. Sense how my breath is moving (or not moving) through my body.
- Notice. Notice where I experience pain or tightness and where I experience space and ease.
- Rest. Move with connection to the feedback from my body, so moving feels good!
- Engage. Stretch myself into the edge of what is uncomfortable while I rest into the stability and strength I already have.
- Notice. Meet my new edge with breath and body awareness as I notice where I feel pain or tightness and where I feel space and ease.
- Breathe and rest as I engage to awaken and integrate new strength.
- Rest. Do nothing but rest for a few minutes to allow my neurological system to recalibrate at this new level.
This approach allows me to meet my edges with more ease. My intention is to grow skill and awareness to meet challenges not only in my body but also in my mental and emotional awareness.
I offer the practice of yoga in every session to help you attune to your system so you feel your best. I know that we are physical, emotional, intelligent beings that require both science and spirit to respond to life with effectiveness. My practice of massage therapy brings together advanced therapeutic methods such as Trigger Point Therapy, myofascial release, craniosacral therapy, sometimes stillness, and sometimes movement to reconnect parts of your body that have been disconnected or hijacked by pain.
I can help you experience more ease and good health.
-> Are you experiencing chronic pain and wonder if it’s from patterns of habitual strain?
-> Do you want simple tools to relax, let go of stress, and feel awesome in your body?
I’d love to welcome you as a new client.
Tongen Touch Massage Therapy helps to unwind patterns of strain so you feel your best.
Contact Tina or email tina@tongentouch.com
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Relaxation invites healing.
– Tina Tongen, yoga teacher & master massage therapist