Genevieve Siegel
Director of Massage Therapy

Background

Born and raised in California, Genevieve is a first generation Dutch-Indonesian and second-generation body-worker. A graduate of the School of Healing Arts in Pacific Beach, Genevieve has more than 900 class hours in holistic health and is a nationally certified massage practitioner. Genevieve thoroughly enjoys facilitating the healing of others and believes in the importance of balancing the mind, body and spirit.

Genevieve’s journey to becoming a massage practitioner, began in 1996 when she was diagnosed with endometriosis and had a large cyst on her right ovary. After years of taking a variety of hormones, from Depo Lupron to Clomid, nothing was working and the side-effects of so many medications had become debilitating. Frustrated with the whole process, Genevieve stopped taking all medications. Just when she thought life would be back on track, she started contending with severe panic attacks.

After experimenting with various medications once again, Genevieve decided to make a life change, taking a break from her 13-year career in the corporate accounting industry, she began taking massage classes. While seeking her own healing, Genevieve found her new passion and a new profession!

After psychotherapy, massage, spiritual practices, bioenergetics counseling, and acupuncture, Genevieve was panic attack free, medication free and anxiety/depression free, with no noticeable signs of cysts, but still painful menses and severe PMS persisted. She soon discovered that Arvigo Technique of Maya Abdominal Massage (ATMAM) was the piece that was missing in her healing. Genevieve began taking Personal Care and Professional Training courses where she experienced huge emotional releases, began the next layer of healing and gained great knowledge.

Genevieve realized that many women as well as men can benefit from this massage and that she was called to do this work. She has come full circle in her journey and recently, joined Reproductive Wellness and its well-rounded and experienced team. Genevieve is currently the only practitioner in Southern California who is practicing ATMAM and hopes to increase the awareness of reproductive health and how it can affect overall health.