About Me

For 17 years, I’ve been helping people move, feel, and live more comfortably in their bodies. What began as a traditional therapeutic massage practice has grown into something much deeper — an integrative approach to care that supports both the muscular and connective systems of the body.

I am a Licensed Massage Therapist and a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), and my work today reflects the evolution of both disciplines. Over the years, I’ve seen the same patterns show up again and again in my treatment room: chronic tension, limited range of motion, postural imbalance, joint restriction, and nervous-system fatigue. These patterns don’t come from one place — and they can’t be resolved with one technique alone.

That realization is what has guided every step of my continuing education.

An Education Guided by My Clients

My continuing education has never been chosen at random. It has always been guided by what I see — and feel — in the bodies on my table.

Over the past several years, warm bamboo therapy has become a central focus of my work. As I deepened my training and experience with bamboo, I found it offered a unique ability to deliver sustained, intentional pressure while working efficiently through dense tissue and fascia — without overwhelming the nervous system. What began as one of many tools has since become my primary specialty and the modality I use most often with clients.

As my bamboo work became more refined, patterns began to emerge. I consistently saw clients struggling with limited range of motion, joint restriction, postural imbalance, and long-standing compensation that muscle-focused work alone couldn’t fully resolve. Bamboo allowed me to work deeply and precisely, but it also revealed that many of these issues lived beyond individual muscles — within connective tissue, movement habits, and the nervous system.

That realization led me to expand my education to better support what I was already seeing. I studied Thai bodywork in Hawaii, where assisted stretching, joint mobilization, and fascial work added a movement-based framework to my hands-on care. As my understanding of connective tissue deepened, my path continued into Yin-based yoga training, with its focus on fascia, joints, ligaments, and the slower systems that support long-term resilience and balance.

Rather than replacing my bamboo work, these disciplines refined it. They informed how I apply pressure, how I assess restriction, and how I support mobility and structural change — allowing bamboo therapy to evolve into something more precise, intentional, and clinically effective.

Today, this progression has naturally led my work into more focused, advanced applications, including bamboo facial and buccal integration therapy, addressing tension patterns in the face, jaw, neck, and nervous system. I continue to deepen this clinical direction through advanced manual, hands-on therapeutic training, further refining my ability to work with complex patterns and long-standing dysfunction.

Each layer of education builds upon the last — not as separate techniques, but as an integrated system of care shaped by years of observation, experience, and trust in what the body reveals.

How I Work

Every session at Cork & Bamboo Wellness is customized — not just to your pain points, but to your movement patterns, your nervous system, and your goals.

Some clients need deep muscular release. Others need improved joint mobility, fascial hydration, or a quieter nervous system. Many need all three. By weaving together therapeutic massage, assisted stretching, warm bamboo tools, and restorative movement, I’m able to meet your body where it is — and help guide it toward where it wants to go.

This is not a one-size-fits-all massage. It is thoughtful, informed, and responsive care.

Outside the Treatment Room

When I’m not at the office, you’ll usually find me practicing Hot Vinyasa at my local studio, spending time outside in nature, golfing in the warmer months, and spending time with family.

I’m also constantly learning and refining my craft — whether that’s studying a new modality, developing new services, or exploring new ways to support my clients beyond the massage table. Everything I do feeds back into the care I provide.

A Final Word

Thank you for being here — and for considering me as part of your wellness journey. Whether you’re seeking relief from pain, more freedom in your movement, or simply a space to slow down and reconnect with your body, I’m honored to support you.

— Leisa Conklin, LMT, RYT-200

Owner, Cork & Bamboo Wellness