What is the importance of breath control (pranayama) in yoga?

Pranayama focuses on controlled breathing techniques. It helps calm the mind, improve lung capacity, and enhance the flow of life force energy (prana) throughout the body. It is a vital component of yoga practice.

Amber Stevens

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"Amber is absolutely fabulous, feel so much better after seeing her!" - Pam F.

 

Amber Stevens, your guide and dedicated wellness professional. She believes in the body and mind’s natural ability to heal – if given the right tools and support. Trained as both a massage therapist and holistic health coach, she will help you create a completely personalized road map to health that suits your unique body, lifestyle, preferences, and goals. Amber loves the outdoors taking inspiration from nature, random acts of kindness, Hippocrates and Dr. Seuss. Oh – and Calvin and Hobbes of course.

Winner: Best of the Best Arvada 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2023 – Massage Therapist & Health Coach

Amber was featured on Voyage Denver, Go Solo, CanvasRebel, and Shout Out Colorado.

Amber is a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach through the Medical Examiners Association. She received her training as a Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s cutting-edge health coach training program where she studied over 100 dietary theories, practical lifestyle management techniques, and innovative coaching methods with some of the world’s leading health and wellness experts. Her education has equipped her with extensive knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and preventive health.

She is further trained as a Mindful-Based Eating Awareness (MB-Eat) Instructor through the MB-Eat, National Institutes of Health’s evidence-based program offered by Andrea Lieberstein and Founder, Jean Kristeller.

She also graduated from the Colorado School of Healing Arts through their 700-hour program covering all essential massage modalities. I expanded my massage education in prenatal massage. I am an insured practitioner through the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP) organization where I also participate in continuing education opportunities.

She completed the Z Health Essentials program to focus on and improve the connection between the brain and body as informed from a neuroscience perspective.

She is a Level 1 Certified Myofascial Release Therapist through Fascial Integrative Therapies.

Amber is also a Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certified Sleep and Stress Resiliency Coach.

Additionally, she is a Board Certified Holistic Health Coach through the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP).

Recently, Amber has enjoyed a position as an Enrichment Educator for the Nutrition Therapy Institute.

Amber is the Author of Food, Feelings, and Freedom: The End to Emotional Eating and is an international speaker on the subjects of emotional eating, mindful eating, stress management and overall well-being.

Tracy Schmidt

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Tracy is a passionate bodyworker who has been helping people feel the best they can for over 20 years.  She uses a mix of neuromuscular, deep tissue, Swedish and other massage techniques in an intuitive and collaborative way to help transform your tight spots into ones that flow. She will share her findings with you and provide a plan to continue your healing between sessions.  Tracy is inspired by nature-flowers and trees, by the hum of bees and calls of birds, by animals of all kinds; by music, and by the kindness and joy that lives in people’s hearts. Heart connections with animals and people are what make this life worth living!

Tracy Schmidt is a Certified and Licensed Massage Therapist. She received her training at the Colorado School of Healing Arts, and graduated the 680 hour program covering all essential massage modalities.  Most recently, Tracy received her certification as a Trauma Touch Therapist from the Colorado School of Healing Arts. She is an insured practitioner through Beauty and Bodywork Insurance.

"Boundless is absolutely wonderful! I did a massage with Tracy, and it was by far the best massage I've ever received. The therapists here are great about working with your goals and adapting the style of massage and technique to what you need and what they decipher from working with you. It's actually adaptive, not just a massage where you say you want more work on a certain area and they just spend 5 more minutes doing Swedish there. Highly recommend, and will be back!" - Merritt C.

Autumn Miller

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Autumn has practiced massage for the past 7 years, specializing in therapeutic deep tissue massage. She uses a blend of techniques, including trigger point therapy, neuromuscular work, swedish, and hot stones. Autumn has recently graduated with a BS in pre-nursing, and a BA in psychology, and is currently working toward blending her knowledge of psychology principles into her work as a therapist, and hopes to soon become certified in Trauma Touch therapy. She is passionate about working with clients to achieve their wellness goals and finding personalized self-care practices for each individual’s unique needs. 

Autumn received her massage training at the Healing Arts Institute in Fort Collins, CO, where she completed 600 hours of training before becoming licensed. She also received her BA and BS at Western Colorado University in Gunnison Colorado.  

"Autumn is amazing, only massage therapist I will see from now on. I have seen many massage therapists in the area since I grew up in Arvada and she is by far the best." - Aly