Coby Jansen Austin, she/her

Massage Therapist, NCLMBT #18796

Rates:
$50 - $80 / 30 minutes, $65 suggested*
$80 - $145 / 60 minutes, $110 suggested
$120 - $190 / 90 minutes, $155 suggested
$170 - $270 / 120 minutes, $220 suggested

*Note: 30 min sessions focus on 1-2 regions of the body & do not include a full body treatment.

I practice massage because I love the work. I love the challenge of deciphering our bodies' messages. I love helping people find more ease and comfort in their body. And I enjoy the peaceful nature of the work.

I stumbled upon massage by accident. Quite literally. Over ten years ago I was hit by a car while riding my bicycle. That incident combined with years of an inefficient gait, and my back gave out. In Seattle, where I was living at the time, massage therapy was a common insurance-covered treatment, so I was able to receive several sessions with a talented therapist. She not only helped resolve my acute issues, but she unwound years of aches and pains that I had resigned myself to putting up with. I became a believer, although I only received it occasionally in the following years because I still thought of it as an indulgence.

When I decided I wanted to switch things up career-wise and spend more time with my young kids, I jokingly told my friends I might go into massage. And then I did, and I haven't looked back. The training I received at the Carolina Massage Institute was top notch - with a strong emphasis on the nerdy details of anatomy, kinesiology, and pathology, as well as in-depth explorations of somatic psychology (think: mind-body connection) and the body's meridians (the interconnectedness within our bodies).

I now understand massage and bodywork not just as something indulgent, but also as a key part of wellness.

And it's my privilege to share that with others.

"My healing work is just pushing back the external world, making more space for people to feel themselves."
-adrienne maree brown, from Emergent Strategy