Alethea Pace
Alethea Pace, a native New Yorker, is a licensed massage therapist, yoga teacher and dancer. As a bodywork practitioner in multiple fields, she has developed a keen insight into a client or student’s body-mind experience. She aims to work from a place of compassion for this experience, meeting the client where they are while helping them to discover their goals and interests in relation to their physical well-being.
Since graduating from the Swedish Institute in 2006, she has worked as a therapist in a variety of settings including gyms, spas, corporate offices and private homes. Alethea’s work combines Swedish techniques, myofascial release, trigger point work and joint mobilization to create a session that is both relaxing and therapeutic. She offers a complete postural assessment as well as self-care exercises and stretches to further the benefits of the massage.
Alethea took her first yoga class over ten years ago. What began as a way to warm up before a rehearsal or performance developed into a passion in it’s own right. Alethea completed the teacher training certification at OM Yoga in January 2010 though her movement teaching experience extends back to her years as a professional dancer. Her yoga classes are alignment oriented and cultivate a strong sense of body awareness. She aims to teach with compassion and respect for the individual needs and goals of the student.
List of certifications
NY State Licensed Massage Therapist, Swedish Institute
Yoga Certification, OM Yoga
Advanced Sports Massage Certification, Swedish Institute
American Massage Therapy Association Member
Specialties in practice/teaching
Massage: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports Massage, Postural Assessment,
Relaxation
Yoga: Beginner Basics, Vinyasa
When was the last time you cried laughing and why?
I do that on regular basis. My boyfriend is a jokester.
What was the best gift you ever received?
My mom gave me a cutting of a plant that was from a plant that my grandmother had cut for her.
Take yoga and go to dance classes.
Favorite saying...
Get outta here! I was born and raised in New York city so this is like our city’s motto. It’s the all purpose phrase for so many different situations.
Something people would probably like to know about you...
I like to take woodworking classes. So far I’ve made a bowl and a bench.