Bodywork

Hi my name is Alyssa Duerksen, and I am deeply passionate about holding space for some of the more intense transitions in life. Whether you are in your own soul growth era, or you are growing new souls (aka babies), I am here for you. I have over 15 years of experience as a massage therapist and am always receiving new trainings to deepen my skill. I have advanced studies in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, chakra based energy healing, intuitive soul guidance and I am specially trained in massage techniques for pregnancy and postpartum. I also recently trained with Birth Advocacy Doula Trainings to further my knowledge of birth and postpartum, specifically for marginalized communities. My work can help bring you into the present, manage physical pain, regulate your nervous system, and make space for you to tune in with yourself on a whole new level. I am gifted as an intuitive channel who can help new parents tap into their intuition and connect with their babies, either in utero or out. Whether you are looking to find more comfort physically or emotionally during pregnancy or postpartum, or needing support communicating with your newborn through channeled messages, I offer heartfelt and conscious care during these life altering times. You are welcome regardless of race, gender orientation or family structure and I’m always learning ways to keep my practice more accessible and evolving with the times we live in. I truly look forward to meeting you and your little one(s) on this great and powerful journey.

My name is Cara (she/her), and I am in service of helping people come home to themselves. Through various bodywork techniques, breath, and presence, my goal is to help you feel at home in your body. My passion is serving women during the childbearing continuum. This includes preconception work to enhance fertility, bodywork during pregnancy to prepare for labor and birth, and postpartum support to integrate the monumental transformation that has occurred. I believe if all mothers are supported and nourished, the world will begin to heal. I am also deeply interested in pain management bodywork. When we can allow our nervous systems to rest in a calmed state, we give our bodies the opportunity to heal. In addition to prenatal and therapeutic massage, I offer abdominal therapy. This modality is an external, non-invasive, bodywork therapy that helps align abdominal organs and increase nerve, lymph, energy, and blood flow. A typical session is 1/3 abdominal work, and 2/3 posterior work (to reduce tension & restriction in the back & lower spine). Guidance and resources for self massage are given during your first session, so you can continue this work at home between sessions. By improving physical positioning and systemic function, this therapy may improve fertility (for both partners!) Abdominal Therapy may also be a useful tool to prepare for and support IVF & IUI treatments, as it can optimize uterus positioning and vitality.

I teach a weekly prenatal yoga class at YogaDurango, which incorporates elements of community-building, safe and supportive yoga movement and postures, and pregnancy-appropriate restorative poses for deep relaxation. I have been teaching yoga since 2008, leading classes at YogaDurango since 2014, and have been holding space for women on their pre and post-natal journeys since 2020. I am also available for virtual support and classes, as well as privates upon request.

My work is devoted to helping clients release the physical and emotional patterns that create pain and dis-ease in the body. Much of what I do involves meeting people in the tender, often uncomfortable liminal spaces of the human experience—transition, loss, birth, sexual trauma, birth trauma, death, divorce, and other moments of profound change. I offer an accepting, loving, and safe environment where individuals can explore their body’s structures and core beliefs, creating space for greater potential, clarity, and fulfillment.

Whether you are preparing for labor, navigating the fog of postpartum recovery, or managing the complex shifts of perimenopause, you deserve to feel strong, heard, and supported. I’m Melissa Reitman, a Physical Therapist and Woman’s Health and Hormone Specialist with over 30 years of experience helping women reclaim their bodies. In 2021, I founded One on One Wellness in Durango to provide the kind of care I believe in: integrative, personalized, and deeply rooted in the connection between mind, body, and spirit. As a postmenopausal mom of three, I know firsthand that womanhood is a series of profound transitions. My goal is to combine evidence-based clinical expertise with compassionate, holistic healing to help you thrive through every stage. When I’m not in the clinic, you’ll likely find me paddle boarding, hiking the Colorado trails, or recharging with my family and my 4-pound therapy dog, Cholula. Ready to start your healing journey? Book a Consultation at 1on1wellness.com

I support women and individuals through preconception, fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum. As a licensed naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, and Somatic Experiencing practitioner, I bring an integrative, vitalistic perspective that bridges modern medicine and ancient healing traditions. I commonly work with hormone and cycle irregularities, fertility challenges, digestive and stress-related concerns, nervous system dysregulation, and the emotional impacts of loss or medical trauma. My role is to tend the terrain, helping restore safety, rhythm, and trust in the body’s innate capacity for healing and life.