About Natalie

Natalie Gentry's introduction to holistic wellness presented itself in the form of a massage workshop she participated in at a dance camp she attended at age thirteen. She and her classmates learned basic techniques to relieve cramps, fatigue, and tight muscles resulting from the rigors of ballet training. Not only did she leave those sessions feeling relaxed and euphoric, she was delighted to be able to ease the physical pains her ballet classmates experienced when she returned home from camp. Although she attended and graduated from college, held a dream job of writing feature articles for a national magazine for a year and then spent five fulfilling years coordinating after school programs for at-risk youth, she longed to do more of what she truly enjoyed and excelled at; working with people in a more personal way to impact their lives from the inside-out.

Natalie chose to attend massage school because she realized that, in her efforts to assist at-risk youth, she was not taking good care of herself. She forgot to eat meals, was hypoglycemic, was stressed by working long hours and distressed by the sometimes heart wrenching obstacles her students and their families faced. She also struggled with bouts of insomnia and exhaustion. Although she went for morning walks and tried to be mindful of preparing healthy meals (when she remembered to eat) she was numb to how she felt physically and emotionally. She, grudgingly, began to take prescription medication to help her function more effectively. She knew, in her heart, she needed to make a career change that would enable her to learn and practice better self care skills in order to continue to care for others. She also wanted to help others to care for themselves more proactively so they could live fuller, happier lives.

Natalie began to receive massage and became aware of changes taking place in her life. She started to notice when she felt hungry, tired, stressed, and in physical pain. And, when she needed a break, she began to take time off without feeling guilt. She loved and valued the work she received and knew that massage therapy could be a career through which she could impact others as beneficially as she had been impacted.

Attending Boulder College of Massage Therapy was an amazing gift for Natalie. She receive a stellar education that enabled her to care for clients in effective, powerful, supportive ways and she left massage school feeling deeply balanced and at ease, physically and emotionally, in ways she had not felt before. She also felt an increased commitment to care for herself in constructive, loving ways. Best of all, she was able to discontinue her need for prescription medication! She had found her calling.

In the years following her graduation from massage school, Natalie expanded her interest in holistic healing by attending classes in herbal medicine, aromatherapy, intuitive healing and Spiritual Plant healing. She also completed certifications in Maya Abdominal Massage, Prenatal/Post Partum Massage, Transformational Breath™ Facilitation, and Nia.

Today, Natalie is passionate about helping clients to take charge of their health. She has built her 13 year practice on her commitment to facilitating client wellness through massage, breath and movement and through providing resources to help them achieve physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well being, both in her healing space and in their daily lives.    

Graduate of Cornell College (1990) in Mount Vernon, Iowa, with a Bachelor’s degree in English,  concentrations in Sociology and Women’s Studies.

Graduate of Boulder College of Massage Therapy (BCMT), 1998, Boulder, Colorado. 

Completed coursework and workshops in:

• Shiatsu and Swedish Massage
• Normalization of Soft Tissue (NST) and
• Integrative Massage
• Nutrition 
• Polarity Therapy, Reflexology, and Energy Medicine
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 Completed advanced coursework and certifications:
• Certification in The Arvigo Techniques Maya Abdominal and Uterine Massage, which included  a workshop in Spiritual Healing
• Certification program in Prenatal and Post Partum Massage offered at BCMT
• Herbal Medicine, Aromatherapy and Intuitive Healing
• Nia White Belt Intensive with Nia Techniques, Inc.
• Transformational Breath Facilitator and Trainer Certification training through the Transformational Breath Foundation 

"With the opening of Holistic Healing Space, LLC, my passion for providing exceptional massage therapy, Nia instruction, and Transformational Breath facilitation as well as my dream of owning and operating a boutique bodywork studio  have come to fruition."

~ Natalie Gentry, Founder/Principal Member of Holistic Healing Space, LLC