Liz Ellis
Liz Ellis
Liz Ellis has been a practitioner and teacher of massage therapy since 1991. She studied her craft at the Chicago School of Massage Therapy, and she was an instructor there for 7 years before moving on to her current full time practice. She continues to expand her skills and has developed an integrative body therapy practice. She has studied Neuromuscular therapy with Judith Walker-Delaney, Craniosacral work with Michael Shea, and of course pregnancy and related massage work with Carole Osborne. She began treating pregnant, laboring and postpartum women after completing her certification in 1993. She has recently completed in-depth study and certification in Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy as well as certifying as a Labor Assistant through the Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators.
Throughout her career Liz has worked closely with Chiropractic and Integrative Medical Doctors. She spent 9 years providing volunteer massage to AIDS patients both in an alternative therapies clinic and at Chicago's Cook County Hospital. She has worked as a pregnancy massage therapist and doula at a large obstetric practice in Chicago and has extensive experience attending laboring women in a variety of settings.
In class Liz integrates her experience and knowledge as a massage practitioner and teacher with her theatre training providing an energizing and stimulating class experience. Students consistently describe Liz as an excellent and inspired teacher.