Karen Mitchell-Paradis, LMP

Karen has been a massage practitioner for nineteen years, and is delighted to be joining the team at Glow Natural Health. She is a great believer in the integrated, holistic approach to health-care, and loves sharing the profound joys and benefits of massage therapy with her clients.

Karen is a 1990 graduate of the Brian Utting/Cortiva Institute in Seattle. She has completed advanced training in many different massage modalities, and draws from Swedish, deep tissue, shiatsu, injury treatment, Hawaiian, myofascial release, pregnancy and sports massage techniques, among others. Karen will listen carefully to determine which types of massage will be the most effective, whether you have specific injuries, health concerns, or simply want a healing, deeply relaxing massage. She approaches each session as an opportunity for the client and therapist, together, to listen deeply to what is needed in the moment to restore function, and to optimize your sense of health and well-being.

In addition to massage, some of Karen's other passions include music, theater, movement and meditation, hiking, biking, traveling, friends and family, and her 8-year old son, Max.

Karen is also the founder of Body Alive Massage and Corporate Wellness, with offices in Ballard, Westlake, and Redmond, Washington. She is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association, accepts L&I, and is a preferred provider for most insurance plans.

More about Karen's services can be found on the massage page.