Crystal Dawn Trahan

  • MO License #: 2024009814

treatments centered on your health and wellness"

Crystal is a compassionate and multifaceted  professional dedicated to creating safe and nurturing spaces for her clients, patients, and students. With over 25 years of experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant, she has worked with diverse populations, providing comprehensive care and companionship in various settings, including hospitals, skilled facilities, home health, hospice, assisted living, memory care, and psychiatric care.

In addition to her CNA expertise, Crystal is a certified yog...

Crystal is a compassionate and multifaceted  professional dedicated to creating safe and nurturing spaces for her clients, patients, and students. With over 25 years of experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant, she has worked with diverse populations, providing comprehensive care and companionship in various settings, including hospitals, skilled facilities, home health, hospice, assisted living, memory care, and psychiatric care.

In addition to her CNA expertise, Crystal is a certified yoga instructor with a passion for teaching yoga and other fitness modalities since 2020. 

Crystal's journey into massage therapy was inspired by her work in long-term care, where she recognized the need for safe, therapeutic touch and compassionate care for elderly and disabled individuals. She is driven by her passion to help others ease pain, promote wellbeing, health, and healing in a safe and supportive environment.

Crystal's approach is centered around creating a safe, comfortable, and supportive environment for her clients, patients, and students. She believes in the importance of holistic care, addressing the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of each individual.

Here's what Crystal has to say about her work: "I love taking care of others and creating spaces that promote love, healing, and comfort. My goal is to provide personalized care that honors the unique needs and preferences of each individual, empowering them to achieve optimal health, wellbeing, and happiness."

 

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Where I Work
Available Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Licenses
Massage

MO # 2024009814

Education
2024

A Gathering Place Massage Therapy School-Springfield

Massage Therapy with emphasis in Eastern Modalities

Experience
Bodywork

Cupping Methods

Cupping Certified

Fitness instructor

Silver Sneakers instructor Aqua Fitness instructor 

Thai Massage Certified

"Thai Yoga: Harmonizing Energy and Flexibility Experience the unique blend of assisted stretching, yoga-like poses, and energy balancing in Thai Yoga. This holistic practice combines gentle physical pressure along energy pathways (known as "sen lines") with relaxing stretches. Benefits: - Improves flexibility and range of motion - Balances energy flow throughout the body - Enhances relaxation and reduces stress Technique: - Assisted stretches and yoga-like poses (asanas) - Physical pressure applied along energy lines using hands, arms, knees, legs, and feet - Typically performed on a padded mat on the floor Discover the rejuvenating effects of Thai Yoga, often described as "yoga without the work." Let the practitioner guide you through a serene and invigorating experience."

Yoga

Certified Yoga Teacher

•been teaching since 2020 * 500 hrs though Emery Bryant Yoga  • 300 hrs Yoga. Psyche. Soul with Ashley Turner  • 16 hr Trauma informed Yoga with Exhale to Inhale •Yoga has been a transformative catalyst for my personal healing journey, nurturing my body, mind, and spirit. As I continue on this path, I'm passionate about sharing the gift of yoga with others. Teaching and guiding students in their practice brings me immense joy, as I witness them discover their own inner light and strength. Yoga illuminates my life with purpose, direction, and meaning. By sharing this practice with others, I'm honored to help illuminate their path, supporting them on their own unique journey toward healing, growth, and self-discovery."

Wellness

Certified Nurses Aide

Highly Experienced Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) With over 25 years of experience, I possess a deep understanding of providing top-notch care to diverse populations. My expertise spans: - Comprehensive care: Assisting with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and total care - Companionship: Providing emotional support and social interaction My extensive experience as a CNA includes working in various settings, such as: - Hospitals - Skilled facilities - Home health - Hospice - Assisted living - Memory care - Psychiatric care (with adults and children) Additional Training and Certifications: - Range of Motion and Stretching - Level 1 Medication Aide (L1MA) - CPR Certification - First Aid Certification - Handle with Care Certification

Reiki practitioner

• *1st and 2nd degree Usui Reiki certified with Cathy Schwarz /Flourishing Life: Mind,Body, Spirit •••Reiki is a holistic, light-touch energy healing modality that aims to balance and harmonize the body, mind, and spirit. *How Does Reiki Work?* In a Reiki session, the practitioner acts as a conduit for universal life force energy. By placing their hands on or above specific positions on the body, the practitioner channels and transmits this energy to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and support the body's natural healing processes.

SPECIALTIES: Bodywork and Massage techniques I perform

Bodywork & Massage

  • Deep Tissue
  • Mobile Massage

Reflexology

  • Reflexology

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