Thank you for viewing our About Us page! Returning Balancing Therapies full-time staff are dedicated, certified, and licensed therapists in Colon Hydrotherapy, Massage Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, Cranio Sacral Therapy, deep tissue, and Trigger Point bodywork, as well as Chemo-Certified & Lymphatic Drainage and Energy Medicine.
Our therapists have advanced training along with many hours of experience in their chosen fields. We look forward to working with you on your journey to better health and well-being.
Please view the Schedulicity to easily schedule your appointment with the therapist of your choice, and click here to view Google Maps for our office location directions.
Christa’s background in the restorative arts began by wanting to understand and improve her health challenges through therapeutic massage. She moved to the beautiful mountain valley of Glenwood Springs in 2001 from Arizona. Christa is the owner of Returning Balance Therapies, LLC.
Christa also has experience assisting many physicians in several alternative fields of medicine. She believes the client and therapist work best as a team, and that her responsibility is to provide her clients and students with the best techniques and tools for an optimal lifestyle.
She takes great pride in her professional accreditations and has grown through the years with these certified and licensed programs:
Meredith is a certified and licensed massage therapist. She has been practicing massage therapy since 2005. Meredith integrates a combination of modalities including Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue, SMRT- Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique, and utilizes Anat Baniel Method components. Many of her clients come to see her after surgery, as she specializes in shoulder and rotator cuff rehabilitation. Other modalities used by Meredith include Sports Massage, Reflexology, Prenatal, Acupressure (Shiatsu/Jin Shin Do), Hydrotherapy, Aromatherapy, and Reiki. Meredith holds certificates in Nuerac Redord- Neuromuscular Re-education, Joint Capsule Release, Releasing Rotator Cuff, SMRT- Shoulder Specific, Reiki 1, & Reiki 2. Meredith listens to the needs of her clients and adjusts their treatments accordingly. She believes that the body wants to heal and that sometimes it just needs some extra attention and care. Whether you are looking for a nice relaxing massage or need some specific work done, Meredith can assist you on your path to self-care.
Bridget is a licensed Therapeutic Massage Therapist who enjoys helping people get back to their activities. Bridget grew up an athlete and became intrigued after taking college courses in anatomy and physiology. It was then that Bridget knew she wanted to work with the body.
Her professional bodywork journey began when she attended the Aspen Massage Institute in 2019. After certification of 500 hours, Bridget began working at a spa and a salon in Aspen helping people relax and recover from outdoor mountain activities. She also has education in cupping therapy.”I really enjoy working with athletes with Sports massage. I am excited to be a part of the Returning Balance team as I continue to grow and help others on their healing journey.”
Catherine (Cat) facilitates the experience of the “waking up” process and enables one to experientially remember who they are with light and unconditional love utilizing her wide range of professional and certified training. Clients can experience a wide range of techniques that facilitate healing for chronic illnesses and dis-ease. She has held a professional private practice in the Roaring Fork Valley in Colorado for over two decades and continues her work in Glenwood Springs at Returning Balance Therapies during the summer, as well as being able to assist clients with Remote Healing anywhere in the world.
She currently resides in Mexico with her pup Pecas, and has continued her energy medicine practice for 13 years. Cat travels to clients as well as instructing classes and group events. She holds certifications in Massage Therapy, Reiki Usui Master, and Usui Tibetan Reiki Master and Instructor; Certified in Healing Touch and Healing Touch Partnerships and hypnotherapy, specializing in Past Life Regression and Life Between Life sessions. She also brings to the table The BARS work, breathing techniques, Tuning Forks, , vibrational music and binary beats, Cranial Sacral Movement, Axiatonal Alignment, Focusing, Therapeutic Touch, Reflexology, and Aroma Therapy, and also certified in Healing Touch for Animals.
Catherine enjoys studying science and has also recently studied Mastering Alchemy for 3 years, and with Matias de Stefano for 2 years. Her continuous training in Quantum Physics and Vibrational Alchemy has allowed many new techniques and skills into Cat’s healing practice.
Learning and understanding Quantum Physics, (about vibration and frequency), and new and leading-edge science on a daily basis is important to me, and I also address my own issues which allow me to discover how to implement this knowledge into my private practice experientially.
Our NEW location is 1834 Grand Ave Glenwood Springs, CO, 81601. For any of you who are familiar with Glenwood Springs, the new location is where the Red Chair used to be. Returning Balance Therapies has finally found its permanent location! Very easy to find on Grand Avenue just above “The 19th Street Diner”. We have plenty of off-street parking for your convenience.
