Bodhisattva Bodywork

Specialties

Bodhisattva Bodywork was created to assist persons suffering from physical, mental, and/​or emotional trauma. Licensed massage and bodywork therapist Anna Sanders draws on her years of experience in working in law enforcement and as a Buddhist practitioner to create a safe, respectful container for recovery. Tools include: Swedish massage, neuromuscular massage, prenatal massage, and deep tissue massage; reiki; cranio-​sacral therapy; Physio-​Spiritual Etheric Bodywork (PSEB); Somatic Experiencing (SE); and guided meditation.

History

Established in 2013.

During my years as an Alaska State Trooper Investigator, I worked with many men, women, and children who were the victims of violent crime. Many of our clients felt unsafe, insecure, shattered, and the limited amount of talk therapy some were fortunate enough to receive often wasn’t enough. I wanted to help them rebuild themselves into secure, independent, body-​confident beings, but didn’t know how.

I traveled for a time, clearing and processing my own traumas. Some of the tools I learned and used were reiki, cranio-​sacral therapy (CST), Physio-​Spiritual Etheric Bodywork (PSEB), massage, and meditation.

After becoming a licensed massage therapist in 2000, and relocating to the Triangle area of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill in North Carolina in 2013, I realized that these same tools would be beneficial for others. Thus, Bodhisattva Bodywork was born.

Meet the Business Owner

Anna S.

Business Owner

Following my ten years with the Alaska State Troopers and subsequent three years of travel, I stopped in North Carolina to attend massage school. I am currently a NC licensed massage therapist, and hold a Master’s Level (Teaching) Reiki certification. I have over 800 hours of bodywork classroom training, over 9000 hours of hands-​on experience, over nine years of meditation study and practice, and over seven years of specialized training and experience in interviewing and assisting victims of violent crimes.