All of our practitioners are independent businesses that operate within the same clinic space. Please contact the specific provider that you are wanting to schedule with.
Amber Collins – L.Ac, DAcOM, Dipl. OM
Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist
Doctor of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
My mission is simple – spread the medicine and seek to understand.
I believe in flourishing and thriving, not just surviving and getting by. My intention is to build trust, facilitate an ancient medicine, then step out of the way and let the wisdom of your body-mind heal itself.
Before practicing Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, I worked for 12 years for a regional restaurant company, starting in the restaurants and ending up in the corporate office. Every moment of growth and learning throughout that time has better equipped me for the depth of Eastern Medicine as well as building strong relationships with others.
Thriving is more than food and exercise.
Key Values in my life AND my practice include: transparency, integrity, compassion, kindness, humility, authenticity, dedication and above and beyond customer service.
I believe in the importance of family, friends and a community and I strive to always improve those relationships.
Amber received a Master’s and Doctorate degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine in Austin, TX. Her Bachelor’s degree was received from The University of Texas at Austin, double-majoring in Psychology and Sociology. She is a certified yoga instructor with 300 hours of training. She is licensed by the State of Tennessee Health Department and Board Certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
Shelagh Leutwiler – LMT
Licensed Massage Therapist
Shelagh moved to Knoxville on January 1st, 2005. Since then she has stayed busy completing her bachelors in fine arts at UTK, worked as an Americorps member at Beardsley farm, volunteered for the city as a bicycle ambassador, and is currently enjoying working as a studio artist at Mighty Mud Studio.
Shelagh attended Tennessee School of Therapeutic Massage from 2015-2016. After becoming a Licensed Massage therapist she had the opportunity to study under amazing teachers including Atarangi Muru from Ahipara, New Zealand. Shelagh studied and trained in Ata’s clinic during November 2018. In addition to studying Romi Romi (traditional Maori Massage) Shelagh has fine tuned her palpation skills with multiple levels of CranioSacral Therapy courses through the Upledger Institute. She enjoys working with clients suffering from head, neck and shoulder pain, migraine sufferers or anyone who needs healing and relaxation. Shelagh is also a Usui and Holy Fire II Karuna Reiki Master. She incorporates energy work into all of her massages. Shelagh completed her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2018. She teaches a restorative yoga class every Tuesday evening from 8-9 PM at the Glowing Body.
Shelagh sees clients by appointment only Tuesday afternoons, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. She is currently accepting new clients for CranioSacral Therapy (CST) but NOT for massage. If you’d like to make any appointment for CST please call or text her at 865-219-3313.
Ashley Pecor – LMT
Licensed Massage Therapist
Ashley loves to serve the Knoxville community by intuitively customizing each session to the individual needs to compliment their healing journey. She is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher, Certified FallProof Instructor, and received her Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology from California State University of San Marcos in 2013. She specializes in Lymphatic Drainage, Prenatal and Swedish Relaxation Massage. Her passion is to help clients find their own ideal, personalized, and balanced mind, body and spirit connection.
If she is not in the studio she is most likely somewhere in South Knoxville paddle boarding with her husband Joe and their dog June, or holding one of her sweet backyard chickens.
Carly Kester – LMT
Licensed Massage Therapist
My work is deeply rooted in the belief that every BODY is home to an innate wisdom; a resilience that is always moving with a quiet persistence, to seek health and settle in wholeness.
In each unique session I call on my 10+ years of experience as a LMT and my professional training in a variety of techniques including modalities such as – Classic Swedish massage, Sports massage, Somatic practices, Reiki, Polarity Therapy, Lymphatic drainage, Craniosacral and more.
I work intuitively and with warm curiosity, inviting your body to do what it was born knowing how to do; settle, relax, release, and heal, at the pace and depth that it is ready and willing to move.
Whether you are dealing with specific injuries, pain conditions, emotional challenges, life stress, depression and anxiety or simply giving yourself permission to find rest, relaxation and grounding, I would be honored to aid you in your journey towards greater health.
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