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Discover the most professional spa therapists and estheticians around Lake Tahoe, and schedule an appointment today to pamper yourself.

Estheticians

Corey Riley

Specializing in aesthetics for over 8 years, Corey is a graduate of Prater Way School of Beauty and has taken several advanced training courses from The International Dermal Institute. She and her husband Ned Riley conceptualized Clearwater Day Spa and opened for business in July of 2007. Both have been Tahoe locals for over 8 years. Corey has a passion for skin care. She focuses on client’s needs and creates customized sessions that not only are enjoyable, but help heal and rejuvenate. She is a master of speed waxing and eyebrow design, as well as professional makeup artist.

Alicia Kramer

Alicia has been working at Clearwater Day Spa since January 2008. She is a licensed esthetician and uses pressure point and European massage techniques mixed with a little aromatherapy to maximize relaxation during facials. She is a speedy waxer, enjoys getting clients in and out quick! Her pastimes include skiing, running, biking, nutrition, and hanging with her dog.

Massage Therapists

Ross Anderson

Ross Anderson has been practicing massage since 2005. He started his education in massage at Mizu Shin Tao dojo, where he learned a massage system called Seifukujutsu. This massage system brings in elements of deep tissue, acupressure, and meridian therapy together to balance the body. For the first few years of his practice, he used this, in conjunction with Qi Gong, to help his clients to heal. In 2007, he attended Body Being Massage School in Truckee, where he was trained in many different modalities, including Swedish, Deep Tissue, Craniosacral Therapy, and Thai Yoga massage. After attending this school, he was trained to teach massage, and taught a few classes at Body Being as well.

His philosophy in massage uses the body's natural ability to heal itself, and uses massage to assist in creating the opportunity for the body to heal. Through his personal use of Qi Gong and meditation, he has become sensitive to the subtle energy field of the body, and works with Qi to help the body balance itself. His massages tend to be a hybrid of all of the different modalities he knows, tailoring each massage to the specific needs of each person. He is very passionate and excited about the work he does, and strives to help his clients gain relief and move along their path to a healthier life with every massage.

Julia Brown

Julia Brown is a professional Massage Therapist who uses her devoted interest in natural healing as her driving force. Julia has been massaging professionally for 5 years, in a clinical chiropractic massage environment as well as in a therapeutic spa setting. She graduated from Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, Oregon which specializes in Therapeutic-based Anatomy and Kinesiology Sciences. She has also traveled to Chiang Mai, Thailand to study and practice Northern Style Thai Massage. Julia has also received advanced training in Trigger Point Therapy and Deep Tissue Massage. Her love for travel and outdoor sports brought her healing hands to the clear blue waters and the exciting mountain slopes of Lake Tahoe.

Brooke A. Butler

With a BS in Biology, Brooke has a comprehensive scientific understanding of the physical body; as a Reiki Master/Teacher, Brooke is deeply attuned to the unseen energy systems of the body. In her sessions, she bridges the gap between the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Her sessions safely take recipients to profound levels of healing, reaching deep into the recipient's consciousness, musculo-skeletal system, physiology, brain chemistry or even their past experience to repair, restore and renew their own natural healing process. Her work has helped a wide variety of clients ranging from those with urgent issues in intensive care environments to those with etheric issues of spiritual development. Her future goals include bringing BodyTalk into the wilderness and community outreach in third world countries.

Alexandra Carlson

Massage has been an integral part of Alex's life for many years. This began with her mother, who chose massage, reiki, yoga and natural healing as her profession. She was shown the light into the wonderful healing properties of massage and bodywork early on in life, and it was with this foundation that her path manifested itself to lead her to practice massage in one of the most beautiful places in the world, Lake Tahoe!

Aside from massage Alex has pursued a BA in both Studio Art and Environmental studies. She attempts to bring the peace and tranquility that she has found in the outdoors to her massage as well as the creative expression she has explored with Art. Also an avid Yogi, Alex uses her knowledge of this ancient art to bring an emphasis of breath awareness and conscious intention into her massage.

Alex has made her passion her career and attended the Body Being Massage School in Truckee, CA, where she studied many various forms of body work including deep tissue massage, Swedish Massage, Thai Massage, Craniosacral Therapy, and Chinese medicine. She has also spent time traveling to both India and Thailand where she grew a deeper understanding of the roots of both Thai and Indian massage, as well as Eastern Yogic philosophies. Alex shares her knowledge through massage to create a unique healing experience for her clients, from a structural and muscular level, to a deeper spiritual and energetic level.

Farida Gipson Burt

Certified since 1997, Farida specializes in integrating massage with meditation to bring about transformation and healing. Her nurturing and compassionate touch is deep enough to effectively alleviate sore muscles and gentle enough to bring about complete relaxation. Her intention for every session is to create a space that allows the mind and body to return to its natural state of harmony and balance. She is dedicated to personal wellness. Her healthy living is reflected in her calm presence and strong hands. Her massage style combines gentle specific stretches with direct focused strokes to release areas of tension and dysfunction. Farida combines the most enjoyable and effective elements of Yoga, Meditation, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Thai Massage, Acupressure, and Breema to tailor every treatment to each individual’s needs. With her intuitive use of gentle stretches, acupressure points and firm, therapeutic pressure, her massage is deeply restorative, nurturing and refreshing.

Mary Ingersoll

Mary Ingersoll has a BA degree in Natural resources from The Evergreen State College in Olympia Washington. Mary then found her calling and graduated from the Brian Utting school of massage in 1992. Mary has been practicing massage for 18 years with a steady belief in her ability to heal through her hands. Mary has strong techniques in Structural Integration, Deep tissue Injury work, and Reflexology. Mary believes in mind, body, spirit, connection and helps each client find theirs through touch. Mary's love for the outdoor life and health brought her to North Lake Tahoe where she looks forward to treating you!

Jenna Minnes

Jenna began her studies of bodywork in 2002 at Finger Lakes School of Massage in Ithaca, NY. Here she completed 1000 hours of massage therapy education in varied modalities. Jenna has been practicing ever since and finds herself using primarily deep and connective tissue work including passive stretching and movement, allowing her clients to experience profound musculoskeletal release. Her experience and passions in yoga and athletics are integrated into each and every session she shares with her clients.

Ulrika Priman (Erika)

Ulrika Priman was born and grew up in Sweden. While traveling in the US as a young adult she came to Lake Tahoe and fell in love with the nature and people. That was over twenty years ago and she considers the area to be her true home. Erika enjoys and has practiced massage therapy for 11 years. She graduated from The Healing Arts Institute in Sacramento, CA, and has traveled the world sharing her massage talents. Recently, she spent 5 years in Sweden where she practiced her massage skills on elder care patients, worked in Swedish spas and provided healing massage sessions to government employees. Erika's massage work is deeply healing and very intuitive. She lets her hands do the seeing and will adjust the massage for the needs of each individual she sees and tailors each treatment accordingly. Erika specializes in deep tissue massage work that will release stress and tension while bringing on complete relaxation. Erika's healing touch will bring peace, harmony and balance to your body and spirit. Her positive and healthy outlook on life pours out in her treatments and brings clients back for more.

Amber Wright

Amber has been practicing massage since 2004. She grew up in close-by Truckee, California, moved to Arizona to pursue a career in preventative medicine. In 2005, Amber graduated from Rainstar University with over 1400 hours in training and an Associate Degree in Science. Her modalities include: Deep Tissue, Acupressure, Sports, Myofascial Release and Trigger Point and she can integrate all of them into her very relaxing and invigorating massage treatments.