I studied massage therapy to help people deal with their pain management and their limited mobility.  Most of my work is with lower back pain and or neck pain. But more than that,I want to help people grow through what I see as the reintegration of the body with the mind and spirit.This desire led me to start Beyond BodyWork.

My journey began on the spiritual side.  After an undergraduate degree in Business Administration I looked for a career to help people.  I continued my education and became an ordained minister.  I served several churches in Texas, Connecticut and Colorado.  My work helped me connect the spirit and mind sides of life.  But it wasn’t complete.  I was missing the third aspect of life, our body.  Too often it felt to me as though we were living in our heads behind our eyes with little or no sense of the body.  In truth, the body is a vital component of who we are.  Health is a harmony of self, disease is a challenge to change.
In 2006, I graduated from the Colorado School of Healing Arts, where I learned to combine a wide variety of massage techniques and styles such as Swedish, deep tissue, trigger point, prenatal, and neuromuscular.

I continued my education in bodywork by studying with John Barnes in Sedona, Ariz.  There I learned new and emerging techniques in myofascial release massage. I also studied under the guidance of Howard Kreiselmeyer in Denver, Colo., learning to attune with a client’s body and determine the most effective massage techniques for relaxation and pain reduction.  I have also studied ligament massage with Dr. Ben Benjamin.

I spent five years working in a leading multi-disciplinary clinic in Arvada.  There I worked with hundreds of clients, seniors, athletes, and youth who were dealing with moderate to severe neck and low back issues.  Finally, I am a reiki practitioner, having studied with a traditional Usui reiki master.  Energy is a very important, yet subtle element in health and healing.

My role is that of gentle and patient guide.  I will help you identify the deeper causes of your aches and pains.  Together we will work to overcome these.  As we progress, I hope to keep your heart light and your spirit bright.

My wife, Betsy, is a vital part of the clinic.  You can feel her touch everywhere.  She has enlightened me with the power of Aroma Touch Therapy and doTERRA essential oils.  When we are not working, we are enjoying the company of our children, aged 21 to 28, a granddaughter, a grandson and our menagerie of orphaned animals.