Sara is a licensed Integrative Massage Therapist, Traditional Healing Practitioner, somatic herbalist and steward of North African and Amazigh traditions, weaving these practices with the medicines and lifeways of her current home in the Pacific Northwest.

Born in Morocco and now living in Oregon, she integrates her professional training in massage therapy and esthiology with folk practices and prayer to offer treatments, handmade products, and hands on experience.

Contact her directly at Sara@sunmoon.studio

Credentials + Modalities

Massage & Bodywork

  • Studies and training in massage therapies including:

    • Myofascial Release

    • Lymphatic Drainage

    • Ayurvedic massage

    • Swedish

    • Deep Tissue

    • Craniosacral Therapy (CST)

    • Trigger Point

  • Licensed Massage Therapist, trained at the Aveda Institute of Colorado

  • Extensive training and professional hands-on experience in Holistic Esthiology, integrating knowledge of skin and body care

  • Advanced cupping therapy training at the East West College of the Healing Arts

  • Academic study and training of Ayurveda at Maharishi International University

  • Intensive training and professional hands-on practice as a clinical technician at The Raj Ayurvedic Retreat Center administering modalities including:

    • Panchakarma therapies

    • Abyanga (warm oil massage)

    • Shirodhara (stream of warm oil to the forehead)

    • Basti (therapeutic herbal enema)

    • Pulse reading for constitutional assessment

    • Ayurvedic dietary and herbal medicine

    • Pizzichilli (continuous mirrored warm oil massage)

    • Herbal milk bundle massage

  • 15+ years of formal training, independent study and hands-on practice in North African, Western and Ayurvedic herbal healing

  • 2 years of formal training in herbal medicine making and product formulation

  • Integration of somatic herbalism, utilizing herbal application into bodywork and self-care practices.