Our Bodywork Staff

YAO BODYWORK PRACTITIONER

Flexible bodies leads to a more flexible outlook on life.  We present to you YAO’s AMAZING massage therapist – Hope McDonald. Hope brings a unique set of qualities and practices literally to the table…the massage table, that is! She offers a diverse set of techniques that are tailored to each individual YAO patient’s needs. Additionally Hope works hand in hand with Dr. Daniel Hudson, DAOM, LAc in offering Gua Sha – A wonderful technique that can offer immediate results/relief.

HOPE MCDONALD – MASSAGE THERAPIST

Meet Hope – Intuitive, kind, and deeply soulful.  When you are on Hope’s massage table you will feel incredibly held in a luxuriously healing space.  Want to make progress on healing any recent or past bodily injuries that are creating challenges?  Hope is fantastic at setting up a progressive treatment plan that not only works within your budget but also within your time constraints. She is a fabulous advocate for your own self-care and is realistic about progressive steps that can be taken to improve your sense of wellbeing (whether that is a decrease in pain, increased range in motion, an overall sense of peacefulness, or peak athletic performance).

Prepare your body for a deeply integrative form of massage using broad sweeping strokes, deep tissue techniques and Thai stretching elements creating a unique experience every time. Hope’s training includes: Gua Sha,Deep tissue, Swedish, Pre-natal (side-lying), Post-natal, Hot Stone, Raindrop Therapy, Reflexology, Chakra balancing (pendulum method), Aromatherapy massage, SMRT training, Soma Cupping, NMT (t-bars), and Table Thai.  With well over a decade of experience, Hope will dig deep from her knowledgeable skill base to create a personalized massage experience for each individual; however, if you are curious about any one technique she offers, don’t hesitate to ask about having that incorporated specifically.

Working closely with Daniel, Hope is trained in the method of Gua Sha and is working regularly with Denver Athletes to assist them in attaining peak performance. Gua Sha can be a stand alone application lasting 30 minutes or can be added on to any of YAO’s other massages. Ask Hope about how she can incorporate the lymphatic stimulation ad-on or foot polish to deepen your bliss level on the YAO massage table.

This world traveled therapist and former resident of places abroad such as England, Nepal and even Greece, originated from New Mexico but has called Colorado home longer than anywhere else. With hobbies of face painting and henna art as well as playing the ukelele, bass, and tending voraciously to her garden, Hope brings a very rich sense of self to hold space for your transformation under her very skilled and therapeutic hands.

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