Massage Therapy

While therapists can deliver a full body relaxing massage, therapeutic massage sessions at Bellingham Yoga Collective generally have a target focus and aim to address pain, injury, or postural imbalance. Pressures range from light to deep pressure depending on each body’s unique response. Sessions are available in 60 or 90 minute increments.

Caroline is offering this service while in the midst of training that will complete in June 2024.

Structural Integration (SI) is an educational massage undertaking in which you work closely with your massage therapist to improve your whole-body alignment, connecting with and awakening your full being, so any pain or injury you’re experiencing can resolve on its own. SI involves focused, deeply effective massage, active client participation (such as moving or breathing during massage strokes), movement education, and awareness practices. SI is typically done as a series of sessions. The beginning sessions seek to establish your solid foundation and open space in your outer layers, the middle of the series focuses on developing a more responsive core, and the ending sessions integrate all layers together to ensure long-lasting change.


Structural Integration can be performed with pregnant bodies, although some modifications will likely be necessary depending on the timing of the pregnancy. SI is a great way to prepare and empower you during your pregnancy and can effectively support you during the physically demanding post-natal years.


Ultimately, how your session time is spent is determined through conversation between client and therapist. Your needs always come first. If you say, "I just want to relax today," or "Please work on my shoulder today," then that's what we'll do! You are the one who lives in your body and knows it best.

$150 — 90 Minutes

Perinatal massage is available with both Caroline and Liesl.

Pregnancy is a time of exciting (and tiring!) change. While your body grows an entire new human, you deserve to nurture yourself further. Massage during the perinatal period can help reduce stress, ease muscle aches and cramps, improve blood and lymph flow, manage swelling, alleviate stress on joints, support the immune system, reduce prenatal complications, and improve body awareness (which can be especially helpful during the birth process). Most of all, receiving individualized care during this time helps you build the resources to then care for your baby.

Post-natal massage is also a great way to support your body that’s doing so much to care for baby. Massage can help you recover from birth, ease shoulder and neck tension from constantly holding that bundle of joy, and facilitate healing of injuries such as C-section scars, diastasis recti, and pelvic floor dysfunctions. We’d love to answer any questions you have about pre- and post-natal massage!

Join Caroline in learning foundational massage techniques that you can trade with your partner, family, or friends. After completing this class, you will be able to provide a massage that helps reduce stress and anxiety, relieves aches and sore muscles, improves mental clarity, enhances body awareness, and supports overall wellness.⁠

A partner massage class makes an amazing gift, date night, anniversary celebration, or bonding time with your family or friend. Spend two hours having fun, relaxing, and learning skills you can take home to use for a lifetime.⁠

$160 — two-hour class (session is intended for 2-4 people)

To schedule a session email: claire@bellinghamyogacollective.com