Polly has been a MASSAGE THERAPIST for over 20 years. She graduated from the Boulder School of Massage in 1991 with over 1,000 hours of training in several modalities of bodywork including SWEDISH MASSAGE, SPORTS MASSAGE, DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE, NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY, and REFLEXOLOGY. She has worked in the Lake Tahoe and Truckee area since 1993.  She is a current member of Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals.

Polly worked as a massage therapist and managed Lighthouse Massage Therapy in Tahoe City for 7 years. During that time she studied the FELDENKRAIS METHOD through the Movement Studies Institute, and became a practitioner in 1999. 

Polly opened her private massage practice, Bodywise Movement and Massage in Tahoe City in 2000. She began studying VISIONARY CRANIOSACRAL WORK through The Milne Institute in 2003, and finished her certification in 2007. She was a teacher’s assistant for the training for several years.

She is also a REIKI Master, participating in many years of advanced healing circles in the Lake Tahoe area. She works with AROMATHERAPY, using Young Living Essential Oils and offers RAINDROP THERAPY. Polly is a trained Doula, and is an experienced PREGNANCY MASSAGE therapist.

Polly works with Earth-centered healing practices, including Vision Quest and RITES OF PASSAGE. She incorporates her knowledge of Shamanic Healing with ritual and ceremony. She has trained as a Vision Quest guide through The School of Lost Borders and Wilderness Reflections, is an active member of the Wilderness Guides Council, and is a Wilderness First Responder.

Her passion for movement lead her into the world of dance. She is a Nia White Belt and has developed her own style of CONSCIOUS DANCE inspired by SoulMotion and 5Rhythms that she calls Soulwise Movement Medicine. 

Her vision is to facilitate consciousness and well-being within individuals, leading to a more conscious community and world.