Callie Acuff
Our Method Creates Specific Results
Free Consultation
Want to make sure Body Heal Therapy will work for you? So do we. We offer free consultations to ensure your needs are heard and understood. After learning about your situation, we employ various assessments to determine if we can help. Best for unique and/or complicated scenarios.
Bodywork
Bodywork is a targeted, assessment-driven form of manual therapy that hones in on key problem areas to reduce pain and promote better movement. Techniques used may include myofascial release, NMT, stretching, guided movement and more.
Deep Tissue Massage
Our deep tissue massage blends the fundamental core of bodywork technique with a shift in intention towards reducing stress and relieving tension. This comprehensive deep tissue massage places the focus on the cause of your tension as well as the major stress areas of the body to provide relief like you have never experienced with a deep tissue massage before.
Myofascial Release (MFR)
Myofascial Release (MFR) is a technique that creates a deep stretch in the tissue to free chronic tension from the body. Used as the primary technique in Rolfing, ART, and other advanced therapies, MFR is excellent for improving posture, reducing tension-related pain, and better overall movement. This technique is used in our Deep Tissue Massage, Bodywork Therapy and Sports Recovery sessions where needed.
Neuromuscular Therapy
Neuromuscular Massage (NMT) is a deep tissue method with a precise focus on muscle bellies and tendons. Consisting of long compressive holds, NMT is used to treat chronic or acute pain, release deeply-guarded tension, and sports recovery. This technique is used in our Deep Tissue Massage, Bodywork Therapy and Sports Recovery sessions where needed.
Craniosacral Therapy
Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a style of therapy that uses a light touch to create a calming, regulating effect on the autonomic nervous system. This technique helps with head trauma, neurological issues, headaches, high levels of anxiety, pain, emotional distress, and more.
Prenatal Massage
Prenatal Massage focuses on a calming and nurturing side-lying flow to support deep relaxation, tension release and increased circulation. It encourages openness and stability as the body is navigating changes with a growing baby.
Postpartum Massage
Postpartum Massage is focused on the realigning process after giving birth. Addressing the ribs and pelvic bowl encourages organs to return to their proper place, fluid balancing throughout the body and helps to restore a new mother’s vitality.
TMJ Massage
Our TMJ Massage focuses on alleviating the symptoms of TMJ Disorder which include chronic headaches as well as head, neck, teeth, jaw, and face pain. This technique can be performed both inside the mouth and outside of the jaw depending on your comfort level. This technique is used in our Deep Tissue Massage and Bodywork Therapy sessions where needed.
Abdominal Massage
A session using gentle external manipulation that helps to reposition internal organs of the digestive and reproductive system. Abdominal therapy can help with fertility support, painful menstruation, pelvic problems and chronic back and sacral issues.
Learn more about Callie
Callie has been enthusiastic about holistic wellness for as long as she can remember. From high school athletics, several years doing Crossfit, long nature rambles, backyard workouts with her family and daily mobility sessions on the living room floor, moving well is an important part of her daily rhythm. She enjoys being an encourager to others on their movement journeys.
For almost a decade Callie delved into the realm of birth work, attending women and their families. Callie learned a lot from supporting herself well as she welcomed five children into the world. Care and support of women and their babies throughout the childbearing years is deep work that came naturally to her and that she continues to feel called to.
Callie found herself taking a deep dive into bodywork on her own healing journey. It was in this season that she began to consider what it would look like to help others use their bodies in fluid and comfortable ways throughout their lives with the support of her touch. Nurturing and supporting others towards wellness had always been of great interest and now she saw a path forward with bodywork that aligned with some of her deepest values.
Feeling good in your body is one of the best gifts to yourself and the world and Callie is excited about coming alongside her clients for that aim. This work can be a part of calming the nervous system and allowing the body to remain – or more easily return to – a state of ease. Callie has a hope that her role as a bodyworker can help bring more calm and wellness to the collective.
Through the her bodywork modalities, including pregnancy and postpartum massage, craniosacral and abdominal therapy, Callie respects the inner intelligence of the body, supporting the body’s natural ability to be self-regulating and self-healing. Neuromuscular therapy and myofascial release work is the foundation of Callie’s bodywork. Helping create openness, addressing restrictions and supporting stability Callie supports the body in realigning which relieves pain and tension while allowing for better movement, vitality and ease in the body.
Her core desire is to be an approachable presence in the healing arts. Callie sees herself as an enthusiast and you as the expert on your own body. She values sustainability and nourishment and enjoys supporting her clients in intentional practices to that aim. While she works with men and women, she has a special interest in supporting women throughout their childbearing years and beyond. She believes listening and intention are paramount and her work has been described as calming, nurturing and intentional.
Education:
- ToLabor birth doula trained
- MovNat L1 trained
- North Carolina School of Advanced Bodywork graduate
- Craniosacral Therapy C1 trained
- Nurturing the Mother: Prenatal & Postpartum trained
- Abdominal Therapy for Professionals trained
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