Today we’d like to introduce you to Masha Sorin.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I began practicing yoga at age sixteen, starting with Ashtanga and Hatha, then Bikram then Vinyasa Power Yoga, and finally Yin restorative meditative yoga. I received my first 200hr Yoga Certification in 2004 through the Rama Lotus Centre in Toledo, OH, then another in 2006 from YogaFit. Next, I found massage therapy in 2006 after graduating from the University of Toledo, OH with a BA in Arts and Sciences, I first become a personal trainer in 2007 and later went on to receive several continuous education credits from the School of Anusara Yoga, KidYoga, Zumba, Turbokick, and Pilates, as well as teaching classes like Bootcamp, “On the Ball” Sculpt, and HIIT (high-intensity interval training). I discovered my love of massage and bodywork from yoga and the health and wellness community. After moving to San Diego, I got my massage license from IPSB in 2013. Around 2018, my yoga practice changed from yang to yin, and I began focusing more on meditative, restorative healing rather than the hot, sweaty workout type of yoga. I began seeking sound healing yin classes and received a certificate training in sound healing with tuning forks called Tuning the Biofield. This type of sound therapy works directly with the body’s electrical system in its entirety – both the electric current that runs through our bodies, and the magnetic field that surrounds it. I now incorporate singing bowls, chimes, rain-sticks and other sound-healing instruments into my monthly yin yoga classes.
In 2013, she obtained her California Massage License from IPSB, International Professional School of Bodywork. I took additional coursework in Structural Integration/Rolfing, Rossiter, and Active Release & Myofascial Therapy. I also studied sensory repatterning, cupping therapy, gua sha, and hot stone massage, incorporating these techniques into her massages regularly.
In 2017, I began studying a new modality, this time working with the feet, called Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage. This is one of the most luxurious massage techniques available, offering recipients a gentle or deeply relaxing massage. With the help of bars and straps on the ceiling, I use my feet in a gliding motion to get into deep knots and release deep-seated tension. I also developed my own unique technique of active release therapy with my feet.
In September 2023 I enrolled at the Pacific College of Health Sciences to complete my Doctorate of Traditional Chinese Medicine. I hope to continue my study of the body and heal on a deeper level still, with the help of acupuncture and internal medicinal herbs.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
When I first started working as a massage therapy, I would work my hands to the bone, bending over backwards to fit clients in, working at chiropractic offices that didn’t tip to gain experience. Now that I have those hours under my belt, I have found the secret to working smarter and not harder. Using my feet gives me an edge other therapists lack. When my feet get tired I use my hands and vice versa, I can now do more bodywork without exhausting myself. I love using other tools to help my clients, like cupping and gu sha. I can’t wait to use acupuncture soon as well.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Bodywork by Masha?
I specialize in tailor-fitted bodywork. This is not a one-size-fits-all all massage. I use my feet and hands, I use tools, I incorporate acupuncture points and see the body as a whole.
We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up?
I remember dropping my elbow into my brother while we were wrestling and fighting and causing him pain on purpose. Then I would make nice and say sorry. I joke with my clients about this as it is the same elbow that “hurts so good” the sensitivity I have developed, over the years, in my hands, feet, elbow, and even knuckles is pretty incredible.
Pricing:
- 60 min – $120
- 75 min – $140
- 90 min – $170
- 120 min – $200
Contact Info:
- Website: https://bodyworkbymasha.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mashayogitouch/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bodyworkbymashA
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mashasorin7416
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/bodywork-by-masha-san-diego?osq=bodywork+by+masha
