Afiea Addy (ah-fee-A), Licensed Massage Therapist

Afiea is a powerful and intuitive healer with ten years as a western herbalist, Reiki healer, and yoga instructor. She trained for massage at the Therapeutic Connections School of Massage in Spokane. Afiea’s passion and love for wellness drives her pursuit of knowledge and sharing of her gifts in preventative healthcare. She views massage as a miraculous tool for healing and recovery. Afiea’s massage style is intuitive, intentional, and catered to each individual’s needs. She offers a warm, grounding, and compassionate presence. Her technique provides a revitalizing experience with the feeling of flowing therapeutic relaxation. Afiea’s intention is to leave guests feeling more balanced; mind, body, and spirit.

Anastacia Ternasky, Licensed Massage Therapist

Anastacia believes in working with her clients to create a holistic treatment that is tailored to the needs of the individual. She is passionate about helping people find relief from pain and stress to facilitate greater health and balance within the body. Anastacia uses a combination of relaxation and therapeutic techniques interwoven with passive stretching and breath work to help maximize healing. She is also an experienced yoga instructor and utilizes her knowledge of biomechanics in her work. When she’s not helping melt your tension away, Anastacia spends her free time traveling, beekeeping, baking sourdough bread, and playing in nature.

Bonnie Duncan, Second Degree Reiki Practitioner

Bonnie is dedicated to sharing the legacy of traditional Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki to incorporate universal life energy into healing on all levels: mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual. She has long pursued knowledge of the role of energy in health and wellness, including more than a decade studying Qi Gong, before finding her home with Reiki and becoming a 2nd degree practitioner in 2015. The transformational power of Reiki is part of Bonnie’s personal experience. As an amputee, she found treatments uniquely effective during recovery and then in helping to integrate a prosthetic leg into a buoyant sense of mind and body wholeness. She believes in Reiki’s ability to guide healing through all kinds of transition—tapping into our full potential with love and deeper connections to self, others, and the essence of life.

Chandra Travers, Owner/Practitioner

Chandra is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, holds an Allied Health Degree in Massage Therapy, and is a dedicated Second Degree, Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Practitioner. Her approach to supporting wellness blends alternative healing systems and health sciences. Chandra has supported guests in wellness journeys, tools for trauma and anxiety, and navigating big life transitions. Her passion is helping others tap into their own energy for self-healing.

Chandra is also the owner of Nurture Home & Hospital, the only service of its kind in Washington state to contract with Swedish Medical Centers to provide on-site therapeutic massage and Reiki to patients, families and medical staff.

Mae Aur, Licensed Massage Therapist

Mae is an artist, former athlete (turned walking enthusiast), and somatic experiencing student. She brings elements of creativity, deep sensitivity, and body awareness into her massage work. Mae has a detail-oriented style focused on treatment while encouraging relaxation. She knows from experience that the only way to truly heal, is to be deeply present with oneself, to get out of the mind, and into the body. Mae’s working philosophy includes the idea that many of the body’s problems are caused by patterns of tension. With dedication and patience, we can train our bodies to let go and heal from the inside out. Mae was led to massage therapy during her own personal healing journey with a life dedicated to sobriety, creative expression, and healing herself and others.  

Thanwa (Wa) Promseng-Nugent, Licensed Massage Therapist

Wa trained at Northwest Academy For The Healing Arts and has since worked in treatment massage settings. Wa was born and raised in Thailand. She specializes in therapeutic, relaxation massage using Mali Lomi Lomi (touch from the mother), Hawaiian massage and Thai techniques. This practice is nurturing with a flow like the ocean. Her style does not include treatment specific deep-tissue work but uses gentler methods to effectively release muscle tension. Wa is certified in the Klose method of manual lymph drainage for those looking for relief from post surgical edema. Her guests feel relaxed and well cared for after her sessions.

Nicolette Shea, Business Manager

Nicolette is a small business consultant in West Seattle who specializes in helping local businesses grow. She has been an invaluable part of Nurture’s journey. Nicolette provides work/life coaching for our team to support balance and longevity in their work.

Laura Shay, Support Specialist

Laura is our beloved remote support specialist who helps with accounts and customer care. Laura works out of her office in North Carolina that is shared by her wife Ki and pack of senior rescue dogs.