We are truly a team at Avivage where we work together to support one another in order to create a work environment that is healthy and happy; in turn our goal is to facilitate a healing and authentic experience for every person we touch. Tai is the owner of Avivage Massage and has been practicing massage since She graduated from Florida School of Massage in Gainesville where she also completed an intensive Sports Therapy program focused on injury rehabilitation in Her practice is an integration of rehabilitative work along with relaxation.
Her life experience keeps her passionate about healing and wellness. As a breast cancer survivor she enjoys working with women who have gone through it or are in the middle of their process. Tai volunteered at Peaceful Pathways for women of domestic violence in Gainesville, Florida, and enjoys working with women who come from backgrounds of violence as she has overcome a history of abuse herself.
Although her availability is limited, you can schedule a session with Tai via our Book Now page. Her passions include creating supportive healing environments, nature, travel, medicinal foods, cooking, music, bon fires, friends and family. She enjoys being a part of helping others bring their body and mind into balance and wellness through massage.
She believes in providing each client with a thoughtful and focused session, using combined techniques from Swedish, therapeutic, and Shiatsu massage. Other interests include facepainting, balloon twisting, music, art, urban and nature adventuring, and continuing to create and learn new things! Karen earned her A. She is an American Massage Therapy Association member, kinesiology taping practitioner and is a certified neuromuscular therapist.
She is experienced in deep tissue, trigger point therapy, craniosacral techniques, cupping massage, acupressure, gua sha, and sports and rehabilitative massage. Karen has practiced in low resource clinics, non-profits, oncology massage clinics, and sports clinics working hand in hand with other health care providers. She is looking forward to adding orthopedic massage and reflexology to her set of skills. Karen is passionate about science, research, human anatomy, kinesiology, and rehabilitative massage.
