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STÄRKA

studio & mobile

MASSAGE

TRADING

Currently looking for

Martial Arts Instructors

& Window Cleaners

Release, Relax, Unwind

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Marita Sonnbäck

LMT MA 603260435

"Stärka" is the Swedish word for strengthening

I am an artist and body worker who was born and raised in a small village, Jularbo, in Sweden. My husband calls me a "hillbilly". I left the village, worked, studied and traveled the world. I was back packing in Asia and studied art in Paris. In 2001, my husband's work brought us to Seattle. We love it here - people's mindset feels like Europe.

 

Aches and pains

I became a Massage Therapist based on personal experience. When I couldn't stay active the way I wanted because of pain and injuries I wanted to find out why. Cortisone shots and braces were clearly not the whole answer. Along my path to healing I picked up knowledge from many great body workers. I realized that I might be able to help others. I enrolled in the The Northwest Academy for the Healing Arts in Seattle to become a Massage Therapist with focus on medical massage and graduated in 2012.

Art as inpiration

Art is a way to find the "magical" lines, movement and directions that unite everything in nature and life. My focus is to find the beauty, the harmony and the balance expressed in human bodies and nature. To find the lines, points and movements that create a harmonious and beautiful whole. I have been drawing and painting and creating art for as long as I can remember,

 

“Using no way as a way,

having no limitation as limitation.”

Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do

 

QiGong, Martial Arts and Yoga

In my bodywork I find deep inspiration in Chinese QiGong and Wushu, martial arts. I have studied with Dr. Guang-Cheng Sun at Bastyr University and many talented martial arts instructors around Seattle.

I also find inspiration in Western bodywork, such as in the work by Thomas Myers who was a student of Ida Rolf. He is making many interesting connections between myofascial lines. art and meridians in his book "Anatomy Trains".

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Dry Pastel, Marita Sonnbäck 2000

PHILOSOPHY
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SERVICES
STUDIO
MOBILE MASSAGE

Private Homes & Facilities

Work Places & Events

Hospice, Geriatrics & Special Needs

Sports Conditioning & Injuries

Neck Injuries

Neurological Disorders

 

Chair, Table, Thai mat,

Hospital bed,  Wheel chair

Qi Gong

Postural Balance

Deep Joint & Tissue

Acupressure

GuaSha

TuiNa

Cupping

Breathing

Vibration

STUDIO PRICE
MOBILE PRICE

60 min $110

90 min $155

120 min $200

Discounts for regular clients

 

 Cash, Venmo or Cheque please

PRIVATE CLIENTS

1 hr $175

additional hours $100

 

CORPORATE CLIENTS

Please contact me for details

 

Extra fees will be added for parking

or travel time over 30 min

 

Cash, Venmo or Cheque please.

CONTACT

GET IN TOUCH

19232 92nd Ave W

Edmonds, WA 98020

Tel: 1 425 772 6167

marita@starkamassage.com

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