Yvonne Horner, CMT

06/27/2024

Today is the last day at my beautiful space in Suite A. 🥹🙌🏻💠 It’s been a wonderful 3 years of growth and massive change!

I left the place I was employed at doing massage part-time while also running my own business ✅ I jumped into being fully self-employed and had to surrender to the process ✅ I was in a wonderful networking group that helped me grow tremendously ✅ and I received Best Massage Therapist in Santa Cruz County (2022 1st place, 2023 runner up and 2024 1st place) ✅✅✅

I’m immensely excited to move into my next space (don’t worry - I’m not going far…I’m moving from Suite A to Suite D ☺️). I’ll be working alongside some other great healthcare practitioners and I look forward to all that this next chapter brings. ☺️🙏🏻🙌🏻

06/04/2024

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I am truly appreciative for clients sharing their experience of working with me. Not only does it let me know how I’m doing, it also shares with new clients what is possible for them and how I can be of service.

I have worked with Antonia for quite some time now and it has been an absolute pleasure to help her on her health and wellness journey. She’s had massive ‘a-ha’ moments from our sessions and continues to gain so much insight about herself and her body. It is an honor working with Antonia and seeing the progress she has made! 🥰

05/11/2024

Vacation has officially begun! 🥰 My office will be closed until Tuesday, May 21st as I will be taking some time away to travel with family.

I look forward to seeing clients when I return!! Take care of yourselves, find your self-care time, enjoy all the little things and I can’t wait to see you when I’m back. 💆‍♀️🙌🏻✨❤️

03/05/2024

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I am truly so appreciative for clients sharing their experience of working with me. Not only does it let me know how I’m doing, but it also shares with new clients what is possible for them and how I can be of service.

Denice’s story is powerful! 💯🙌🏻✨ She is a client with MS and has been struggling with chronic pain over the years. It is an honor working with Denice and seeing the progress she has made! 🥰

02/05/2024

As a , the first thing I look to achieve with clients is to help their bodies feel safe and trusting in my hands. 🙌🏻 Our response dictates whether our bodies are in a sympathetic ( ) state or a parasympathetic ( ) state. I tell clients all the time, whether new clients or my longstanding clients, that unless we address the nervous system response, massage can only take us so far. It is by getting into the much deeper layers (or as I tell my clients, peeling back the layers of ‘the onion’) that we encounter the nervous system response and what it is telling our muscles and overall body to do. As we access these deeper layers and help the overall body feel trusting and safe, we can create long lasting changes and live a more life.

If you or anyone you know is looking for this type of care, I am here to support you on taking the deep dive into your body and body’s responses so that you can understand what is dictating your current reality and ‘feel it, deal with it and heal it’!

02/02/2024

everyone! For any of you who are new to my page, I thought I'd take a moment to introduce myself. I am Yvonne Horner, a Board-Certified Somatic Massage Therapist who specializes in integrative and intuitive massage and bodywork.
I have been practicing massage on and off for over 17 years and have been practicing full time for 10 years.
My journey into the healing arts began in 2006 while working as a Student Counselor at a massage school that my own mother attended. My beautiful mom, Nina Westerlund, was a renowned therapist, healing hundreds. Although she worked while processing her own congestive heart failure issues, she focused her energies on the nurture of others. When she passed, I knew it was my to continue her work, her legacy and her talent.
Over the past 17 years, I find that many (if not most) people are under the impression that an ache or a pain in their body just happens - they turned wrong, slept wrong or just have not stretched enough. Having worked on thousands of bodies, I can tell you, it is more than that. Your body tells a story, your story – and your body’s aches, stiffness and limitations, are not that you are getting older, they are access points to emotional and physical responses.
As a , I help people take the deep dive into their body and body's responses, to feel every muscle and fiber of their being, so that they can 'feel it, deal with it and heal it!' If you have heard of the "horse whisperer," you can think of me as the "body whisperer." I will help your body release its guarded tensions and find the wellness you and your body deserve.

01/25/2024

A wonderful client of mine told me awhile ago - “Yvonne, not only do you listen to what your clients want, but you FEEL what their bodies NEED.” 💯✨

And truthfully, he could not be more accurate about how I work with people. 🤩

As a massage therapist, my focus is on unearthing the very deep layers and nervous system responses that are dictating your current reality. Although our brains may tell us “I’m fine, life is good, I don’t feel pain, etc” - our bodies usually have a whole different story going on and there is MUCH to discover underneath the surface. Our brains are usually in auto pilot mode and we can be living in a (fight-or-flight) state for years before we even get a hint that something is going on beneath the surface.

I work with clients in such a way to deepen their experience of themselves, to literally feel every muscle, every fiber of their being, so that they can make deep, long last changes and live a more life.

Would you like to know what’s dictating your current reality, what the different pains and signals are that are coming from your body, and where they came from and how long ago? This is the work that I do and I’d love to support you on your journey! 🙌🏻✨🙌🏻

01/23/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Greg’s story is a powerful one. 🙌🏻

When clients come to work with me, they have the opportunity to dive deep into their life experiences, old injuries and trauma so that they can understand how those things are affecting their current reality.

I help clients, first and foremost, by supporting their response, so that their overall Being feels safe and trusting of the process. As we move into and massage and bodywork, I engage with their bodies in a way that allows for-
✅melting of tension
✅ease with movement
✅and a more way of living.

01/19/2024

I often talk with my clients about how our nervous system response is responsible for how we operate in this world. When we live in a state of constant (whether from chronic physical or emotional stress or trauma), it’s like being in a car with the emergency brake on but we are revving the engine. It’s a confusing message 🙃 and our bodies usually respond with more tension and limited range of motion as it attempts to keep us moving forward.

As a massage therapist, I work with the nervous system response while also supporting the physical body, to help deepen my client’s awareness of their bodies, how it is functioning and ways to make optimal changes so they can live in a more way.

If you know anyone needing support in this way, or this message hits home for you, please like and share it. I am here to support people making long lasting, deep changes - I will help you feel it, deal with it and heal it.

01/15/2024

As massage therapists, we have the unique ability to see so much about our clients...not only the physical..
✔️range of motion
✔️breathing patterns
✔️gait
✔️posture
✔️elevated and/or rounded shoulders
✔️feet 👣 positioning
just to name a few...but we also gain so much insight about how our clients are stressed, their work, old compensation patterns, areas of disconnect from their bodies and how that's played out in their lives.

The article below is a fantastic read for those interested in learning more about what we see and learn from our massage clients and how we take that information to work with you and your body.

“Sometimes, just having a safe and supportive place with someone to deeply listen can already help shift your biology. Massage therapists have a unique opportunity because we work with the entire body, and we can help support the whole being — body, mind and spirit.” - Angie Parris-Raney (Massage Therapist and Advertising director of ABMP.)

https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliekendrick/things-massage-therapists-learn-about-clients

12/29/2023

Last day of seeing clients in 2023! 💆‍♀️🙌🏻🥰 I feel truly blessed for all those who have gotten on my massage table this year, and every year! It is truly an honor to serve this community and to be a part of so many of your’s health and wellness team.

I look forward to seeing you all in 2024. ✨🙌🏻 May you all have a safe and blessed Happy New Year! ❤️❤️❤️

12/27/2023

Greetings clients and friends! We are now at that time of year where we get to vote for the people, businesses and amenities that we love and that make Santa Cruz County the stellar place that it is. As you vote for your favorites, I would be deeply honored if you would take a moment to vote for me in the Health and Recreation section for Best Massage Therapist.

Please check out the newsletter below to find out all the details, as well as the guidelines for voting! Thank you for your continued trust in this work and for allowing me to support you on your journey!

It's that time of year to vote for your favorite businesses in Santa Cruz County! Greetings clients - We are now at that time of year where we get to vote for the people, businesses and amenities that we love and that make Santa Cruz County the stellar place that it is. As you vote for your favorite...