Hi there, I’m Elsa— a Chicago-based certified Myofascial Release practitioner, licensed massage therapist & yoga teacher. My objective is to improve your quality of life with my work because I truly believe we are all better to ourselves and one another when we feel free in our bodies.

My approach is such that I meet you as an individual where you are each new day. I intend to guide you on the beautiful, messy journey of healing yourself using the hands-on techniques that have worked for myself and countless others, which I continue to study and evolve. Most of all, it is my intention to give you tools to help heal yourself.

A bit about me? I grew up in Wheaton, IL, but part of my heart lives in New Zealand. Among many life things, I love mountains, clowning, tea with honey and silence.

I received my:

• Myofascial Release training from John F. Barnes (ongoing)

• Massage Therapy certificate from The New School for Massage in Chicago

• 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate from The Chicago School of Yoga

• MFA in Acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University

• BA in Creative Writing from DePaul University

At This Moment

At this moment, what is my favorite television show? Bill Hader and Alec Berg's Barry

movie? Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs’ Blindspotting

play? the river by Jez Butterworth

book? The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

poem? To The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me by Mindy Nettifee

short story? Break it Down by Lydia Davis

yoga pose? locust

myofascial release technique? cross-hand release on pec minor