willow river
healing arts
Holistic Bodywork &
Therapeutic Massage
Greetings friend! Thank you for finding your way here.
It is my goal to provide a supportive environment
where you can relax, unwind, and re-inhabit your body
in this present moment.
Holistic Bodywork & Therapeutic Massage sessions
help you release stress, tensions, or stuck energies.
Ground into your body, reset your nervous system,
and create space for your life energy to flow!
I work intuitively with each individual
weaving together integrative therapeutic modalities.
Table Thai Bodywork, Herbal Oil Massage, Deep Tissue,
Craniosacral Reiki, Sound Healing, Cupping or Gua Sha if needed.
Table is heated with a jade/amethyst/tourmaline infrared mat
& hot towels may be used during colder months.
“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Photo by Natalia Newman
fluffy whipped creamy clouds of organic tallow infused with blue lotus, blue butterfly pea flower, blue tansy, lavender and vanilla.
ingredients: grass-fed, grass finished, beef tallow, blue lotus flowers, blue butterfly pea flowers, essential oils of blue tansy, vanilla, lavender, trace amounts of organic alcohol (extractive, preservative)
moisturize, cleanse, repair, protect.
this multi-purpose balm can be used for skin that is dry, aging, rough, cracked or chapped. use as a night cream, facial cleanser, lip balm, for softening knees, elbows, heels, etc.
ingredients: organic grass-fed, grassfinished tallow infused with the healing power of calendula and chamomile, blended with wildflower honey, local beeswax, castor and jojoba oils, and essential oils of rose absolute, frankincense, neroli, vanilla, myrrh, rose otto
Bridging Nature & Human
Every summer I head out into the wild to find my friends St. John’s Wort & Mugwort. I ask them to help me with my healing sessions and infuse them into organic olive oil to use in your massage! These oils are so special and bring a deeper level of healing into our sessions. I also bottle a bunch so you can take some home with you!
I also craft various body butters, salves and tallow balms. All are made in small batches with care and intention. Browse what is available on the shelf in my office when you come in for your massage, or check out my new online shop here.
This special oil is wildcrafted by hand every summer in the land of southern oregon.
Wild California Mugwort has a sagey, herbaceous scent that blends perfectly with organic olive oil. This beautiful plant is associated with the moon, womb healing, and is considered to be the Green Witch of the Forest, clearing the cobwebs of the mind and opening the doorways of perception. A quintessential dream herb with an affinity for the pelvic region, she is also known to have anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, antibacterial, anti-oxidant, and warming qualities.
Massage into the belly, the hips, the feet at night, or anywhere that skin or muscles need soothing.
Infused using the alcohol intermediary method with organic cane alcohol, which helps the medicine of the herb to be more available to the oil, so trace amounts of alcohol may remain which also helps to preserve and extend the shelf life.
This magical oil is wildcrafted every summer in southern oregon. St. John’s Wort Oil has a fruity, floral scent and not only soothes sore muscles but also has some first aid properties such as wound and burn healing.
St. John’s Wort is indicated topically for nerve healing and pain relief, and can be used to soothe sore muscles especially healing from blunt trauma. Other properties include anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial, neutral to warming.
Contraindications to using this oil while taking pharmaceuticals, only applies when taking it internally.
Infused into organic olive oil in the field using the alcohol intermediary method. Organic cane alcohol help the medicine of the herb to be more available to the oil, so trace amounts may still be present in the final product, which also helps to preserve and extend the shelf life.
Song Medicine
for the Soul Journey
Photo by Natalia Newman
about
With a background rich in theatre, dance, and music, my path was ignited through my journey with chronic pain and health issues. Born Kristen Adele Haller, I accepted the medicine name Willow River during my initiation into the healing arts.
I studied at the Samadhi Center for Yoga in 2009 and continued on to the Living Arts Massage and Bodywork School in 2010, both in Colorado. Some of my continued education trainings include Yin Yoga, Reiki/Embodied Lightwork, Craniosacral, Breema, Thai Bodywork, Herbalism & Ayurveda. I have been practicing massage therapy since 2011, offering massage in Ashland since the spring of 2016. My work is an intuitive weaving of everything I have learned, and it continues to evolve, as we are changing and growing every day.
Finding both tea ceremony and womb dance during the pandemic, brought a deeper sense of Presence into my work. I am so grateful to all of my teachers along the way.
Photo by Natalia Newman