Kelly Ward began falling in love with massage while seeking its beneficial stress and structural relief. After years of being a massage junky, Kelly finally sent himself to school at Utah College of Massage Therapy graduating with honors in 2001. After a year working at a high end spa in Sun Valley, Idaho, Kelly moved to Hollywood where he managed and trained massage therapists. Once meeting his wife to be, Kelly and Tabitha packed their bags for Bend, Oregon. Beginning work at Shibui Spa in ...
Kelly Ward began falling in love with massage while seeking its beneficial stress and structural relief. After years of being a massage junky, Kelly finally sent himself to school at Utah College of Massage Therapy graduating with honors in 2001. After a year working at a high end spa in Sun Valley, Idaho, Kelly moved to Hollywood where he managed and trained massage therapists. Once meeting his wife to be, Kelly and Tabitha packed their bags for Bend, Oregon. Beginning work at Shibui Spa in Sisters, Tabitha and Kelly soon opened a thriving practice in Bend. Kelly draws from his years of experience as an athlete, educator, manager and therapist to customize treatments to match any goal. A passionate educator, Kelly has been teaching Swedish massage and hydrotherapy at Sage School of Massage since 2007.
OR # 12811
Massage Therapy
Kelly spend his first 8 years of bodywork in the Spa industry. He was quickly promoted to Head Therapist and 3 separate Spas in 3 separate states. His duties included, hiring, training, design of massage/bodywork protocols and mastery of all things massage.
Kelly has worked as a massage educator for the past 10 years. He began teaching at Central Oregon Community College and currently teaches at Sage School of Massage and Aesthetics in Bend, Oregon. Kelly is passionate about educating the next generation of therapists, and offers Continuing Education classes to licensed therapists.