Milkweed Bodywork and Somatic Therapy

Milkweed Bodywork and Somatic Therapy Visceral Manipulation
Therapeutic Massage Therapy
Somatic Experiencing Working out of the offices of Red Beard Somatic Therapy on the East Side.

Esther Martin is a bodyworker practicing Visceral Manipulation and Massage Therapy in Madison, Wisconsin.

03/17/2026

What happens when we attend to what’s there? What happens when we “follow the listen,” and let the self and body guide where we move?

Our flesh and blood and fascial selves are beautiful systems, working every second of our lives to take care of us. What help and support does yourself and body need?

We said goodbye, see you later, love you so much, to my dear, beloved friend and shadow for the last 14 years. Gilbeaux ...
03/08/2026

We said goodbye, see you later, love you so much, to my dear, beloved friend and shadow for the last 14 years. Gilbeaux the dog came into my life at eight weeks old, “free puppy” in the park style. He was full of worms and fleas. We stayed married from that point forward, and in that commitment I held the responsibility to see him through to the end. We lived a full life together. He was my companion across three states, infinite walks, thousands of p**p bags. It’s challenging to adjust to life without him; and at least equally challenging to revel in the bright overwhelming truth of how pure and unadulterated the love we shared is and was. The shame humans carry, the deserving or earning (or failing to) of love or affection has no place in his pure existence in the present moment and channeling of divine love. It wasn’t too soon to say goodbye; and I am so relieved and honored that he could leave on a good day. 💫🐕👋🙏💕🌈

02/20/2026
02/20/2026

Hands on. No cups, towels, or hot stones. There’s nothing like attuned, sensitive human touch. My hands are my tools and precise palpation is my skill.

(**love those tools too - but not my wheelhouse and not what you will get from me 🤷‍♀️**)

02/10/2026

An intro to my practice - you are welcome here.

Infinite thanks to 🎬 by the , all my clients; shown here and otherwise. 🫶

Booking and consults available at link in bio.

10/30/2025

🫶👋🙏
emphasizing the nervous system
supporting calm
empowering choice

From my perspective - a definition of safety.
10/03/2025

From my perspective - a definition of safety.

“Improvising is openness to contact with the environment and each other and willingness to play. It is acting upon environment and allowing others to act upon present reality, as in playing a game.” — Viola Spolin

Find resources, publications, news, and workshops starting soon in linktree in bio or at www.ViolaSpolin.org


I am now booking into October... reserve your slot now for nervous system regulation, peace, and calm!
09/17/2025

I am now booking into October... reserve your slot now for nervous system regulation, peace, and calm!

Address

111 South First Street, Suite 105
Madison, WI
53704

Opening Hours

Wednesday 8:15am - 2pm
Thursday 8:15am - 2pm
Friday 8:15am - 2pm
Saturday 8:30am - 2pm

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+16085012773

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Focus is on you

Your needs are different every day.

I view my job each session to be supportive of your own body’s ability to heal itself; my skillset as support for your innate capacity to recover and find balance. The tools I use and routine I follow varies from client to client, and session to session. I take into account what your concerns are that day, and will come up with a plan that suits your needs. Some days, this may be the need to relax and destress; other days, this may be an issue of chronic pain that needs focused work and care.

The tools I have in my “belt” to approach and help you find relaxation are a strong background in Swedish Massage, Polarity Therapy, Foot Reflexology, Myofascial Trigger Point release, Sports Massage, Stretching, and Deep Tissue. In any given session, all of these modalities are available to best support your body healing itself.

I am a 2018 graduate of the New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics, in Albuquerque, NM, one of the oldest massage schools in the country. I found massage through my recovery from a fall off my bicycle in 2014 that tore my meniscus. The human body, its connections and intricacies, are forever fascinating to me!