Polished Personal Development

As a scientist and educator working in a top-​ranked cancer center in the US, I believe that people like Nicole are highly needed to help our society to become a better place for everyone. I have known Nicole over a decade, and I have worked with her in the past at multiple levels. Nicole has committed to a mission of bringing the human side into the tech world. I have first-​hand experience of the care and inspiration for change that she provides through her work.

When my energy is flagging, when my attention is wandering, when my focus is blurring, I turn to Nicole to boost my enthusiasm, marshal my resources, and sharpen my perspective. Go see Nicole and get yourself tuned up!

This is my second review of Nicole. Here’s why:
I have been a client for a year now and she never ceases
to amaze me. Every session has been different but with the same sense
of compassion and willingness to help you heal. She listens attentively
and intuitively works from whatever your needs are at the time.
Yes I can say that Nicole is a dedicated therapist who is truly passionate about her career, but that is simply stating the obvious. Here’s the bottom line:
If you are on the journey to find the perfect balance between physical
and emotional health, you owe it to yourself to call her.

As someone with a value for health and wellness and a very active lifestyle, I have received a lot of massage and body work. I see Nicole regularly because she offers such a wide range of exceptional help.
First, her presence alone is calming, grounding, and compassionate. She is able to quickly identify and relieve areas of stress and tightness through deep tissue work while simultaneously relaxing my whole system. Nicole also blends in energy work and offers very intuitive questions and feedback resulting in the elucidation and release of old patterns. After sessions I have the sense that I have come down a notch or two. I leave feeling more present in my body, and quite frankly, that healing and restoration have taken place.
I look forward to my weekly sessions and without hesitation highly recommend Nicole Casanova as an outstanding massage therapist and healer.

I first saw Nicole in the middle of 2009, when I happened to win a massage at a silent auction. Before then, I had always thought of massage as nice, but non-​essential work. Everything changed, however, after that hour with Nicole. Until I moved away from the Bay Area, I was making regular appointments to see her.
Her technique is impeccable; her hands have a gift for pulling out all the kinks, sore spots, tightness that we store. But more than that, her intuitive healing techniques also always involve some gentle coaching. What I found incredible was the kinds of advice that she has been able to give me over the course of our sessions. Whether it is new ideas to help me with my writing, inspiration and guidance to work with visualization, or just a hunch (during my last session with her, she mentioned that she saw gardening as a good, restorative activity for me – and now I am volunteering one morning a week on a farm!) Nicole really treated me as a whole human: not just a stiff or sore body.
I have recommended SEVERAL friends to her — one is Canadian and even made sure to make an appointment during her next trip to the Bay. If you are looking for a one-​time treat, certainly go check Nicole out; but especially seek her out if you are looking for someone to help you build a deep and lasting commitment to your well-​being.

I am very picky about massage therapists… Probably because I am one:)
That said, Nicole is who I choose to go to.
She is incredibly intuitive. She is also skilled in technical bodywork.
I can always count on her if I am physical or emotional discomfort, to work her magic on me.
Her massage is an experience. Not a run-​of-​the-​mill «Fluff and buff».
You can trust her to listen to your body and never give you the same rub twice :)

Nicole is a really awesome massage therapist.
Firstly, she definitely has a calling for massage. I’m always amazed at the knots she seems to immediately find that I never knew existed. She’s absolutely given me the best massage I’ve ever had, coming from a girl who used to get them twice weekly and has seen a variety of practitioners (oh, the good ol’ days). She has magic hands!
Even more impressive is how much she genuinely cares. She really is focused on your well being, taking a very holistic approach. When I first went to her, I got a straight forward massage. As I started going regularly, we talked a little bit more about my body, how it’s feeling, how my energy has been, etc. She was very sensitive when broaching anything beyond massage, which I appreciated. Being open to feedback and energy work, she has given me advice about meditation and relaxation as well as included some other healing work during my massage time.
Being so impressed with her work, I gave my boyfriend at the time a gift certificate to see her. I’d definitely recommend her to anybody!

Nicole is amazing and I wish I could see her weekly. I luckily stumbled across her after moving to Austin about 1.5 years ago. I was truly a mess from head to toe due to work and a long move from DC. She straightened me out and got me back on track in no time. She is quite skilled, entirely professional and a very cool young lady to boot. I highly recommend her and am overdue for a visit. If you need work, see Nicole.