Welcome to
the Healing Wisdom Center

“Far too many of us face daily lives with chronic pain due to injuries, accidents, chronically stressful living or illness. Skilled & effective bodywork & acupuncture can greatly help correct these health challenges.” Kris Shaw

A seasoned injury care specialist in North Seattle with 35 years of clinical and teaching experience, Kris supports clients in their healing and recovery from a multitude of acute and chronic injuries caused by car accidents, on the job falls, sports injuries and post surgery rehabilitation.

Working with Kris in this medical massage practice
you will experience:

• Increased freedom from muscular pains and stiffness
• Greater range of motion with weakened joints
• Steady recovery from accident related injuries you once worried would never go away.  You’ll feel your body’s muscles & joints that have been neglected & those that have been overworked and experience transformation   with those parts of yourself.
• A transformational sense of vitality, aliveness and peace in your body and mind.
• The ability to use your arms, hands & fingers with more flexibility for occupational & recreational activities.

• 20 styles of unique and effective bodywork and acupuncture offer an impressive range of physical, mental & emotional benefits.

• Maternity care for couples awaiting their first baby, Kris provides support through the pregnancy and birth with prenatal, post natal & labor massage.

• For couples seeking to deepen their nurturing bond with one another, the couples massage classes   takes you to a whole new level of supporting each other  at the end of a demanding week.

Medical massage is delivered in a medical clinic setting, under the prescription of a medical doctor, surgeon, midwife, chiropractor or naturopath and is covered by most insurance plans. See Rates

Pregnancy massage and couples massage classes are other specialties that Kris offers at her N.E. Seattle clinic. Pregnancy massage is especially effective during the last trimester for low back and hip pain & wear and tear on the rib cage.

Learning and effectively addressing a broad spectrum of injuries and painful soft tissue challenges takes many diligent years of continuing education and arduous inquiry to get to the root of the problem. Seasoned medical massage therapists and acupuncturists like Kris, apply a broad spectrum of specialized skills and technology to unravel the perplexing challenges of acute and chronic pain patterns.

Medical Massage & Advanced Pain Technologies
with Acupuncture are Effective for:

• Car accident trama | Acute whiplash | Concussion

• Sciatica & chronic low back pain

• Rotator cuff injuries | Frozen shoulder

• Post surgery rehabilitation

• Neuropathies | Osteoarthritis

• Myofascial pain | Trigger points | Muscular spasms

• Knee & hip pain

• Recent sports injuries for bikers, runners & weekend warriors

• Insomnia | Anxiety | Nervous exhaustion

• Chronic whiplash | Pins & needles pain down the arm

• Migraines & other headaches

• Sinus & Allergy challenges
  

Why choose Kris Shaw for your massage?

There are thousands of Seattle massage therapists and acupuncturists to choose from who offer therapueutic massage, couple's and pregnancy massage classes. Over three decades of massage training, teaching and clinical experience sets Kris apart.

Kris is a compassionate and attentive listener and has a life-time dedication for empowering families and individuals at whatever level they choose to invest in their health and well being. For more details on this healer's and educator's clinical background please refer to her bio in this website.

Are you struggling with any of these?  See list

After a thorough assessment designed to map out the pertinent details of your injury, Kris will develop a treatment plan that is appropriate to you. Using advanced bodywork styles on the layers of musculature and connective tissue that needs clearing & regeneration, treatments may include Myofascial Release to restore fluidity to fibrotic musculature. Craniosacral or Trager bodywork may be synthesized to dissolve trauma stored in the nervous system. She may blend in Acupressure or Thai massage to open up the joints & meridians, needing revitalization of the circulation. Deep tissue bodywork or the Acuscope microcurrent technology may be incorporated to regenerate weakened or inflamed injuries. Empowering and nurturing, Kris takes great care to educate you with specific soft tissue challenges.