Hi, I'm Aly! Sole Owner and Operator of Amt Bodywork

 My initiation back into reconnection with my body started in 2015 when I was 23 yrs old. For much of my life before this, I lived in survival mode, dissociated from my body.

It started with a growing intolerance to gluten and dairy, and eventually evolved into an unknown autoimmune condition that was characterized by; digestive sensitivities, joint/muscle pain, chronic fatigue, migraines, brain fog, and anxiety. At the time, I was enlisted in the Army National Guard, studying Biology/Psychology in college, and had no idea what was happening to me. When the blood tests showed up negative for any autoimmune markers, I took my health into my own hands doing something I’d never done before– using food as medicine. My health improved dramatically by changing the foods I was eating (following an elimination diet). I gave my body love and built self-trust by offering a calm and consistent internal environment. Then came my outer environment; I got back into practicing yoga, moved out of unhealthy living spaces, and let go of stressful work environments and relationships. What I initially thought was happening to me, was actually happening FOR me. This opportunity to reconnect with my body, to tune in to what I needed and to respond with loving action, was paving the way for a deeply fulfilling life. I became increasingly interested in holistic preventative health and found my calling in massage therapy in 2018. 

The most important things I learned from this experience were that holistic healing is possible, healing is not linear, and that health is multi-dimensional. Holistic healing takes time, it is an ongoing process that involves many different aspects of our internal and external lives; the food we’re eating, our relationships (with self and others), work and home environments, creative expression, and the embodiment/clearing practices we engage in are all dimensions to consider. The healing journey will have ups and downs– these are natural, like life and nature Herself, and I believe we are always on an upward trajectory.

 I graduated from Cortiva Institute with honors and the Mary Jo Myers award, starting my career in massage therapy in 2018. After the death of a dear friend in 2019, I answered another calling to learn Reiki and became a certified Usui Holy Fire Reiki Practitioner. Over time in my practice, I found that I enjoy offering a more gentle touch in my work because I noticed that a lot more breakthroughs and sustainable relief would happen for the client when the pressure was softer and more intentional, rather than a routine, one-size-fits-all sequence. In 2022 I started diving deep into trauma informed massage therapy and found my way into Somatic Mindfulness classes with Dr. Fernando Rojas and Presencing/Somatics classes with Jack Blackburn, which I immersed myself in practicing for the next 3 years (and counting). In the fall of 2025, I traveled abroad to learn Maya Abdominal Therapy from Dr. Rosita Arvigo and the amazing ATC teaching team, becoming a certified Abdominal Therapist. This is my most recent offering that I’m so excited to share with you!

My work is gentle and centered around assisting clients in creating space for the release of chronic pain patterns and tension with a trauma informed, somatically aware approach. 

Each new client (with the exception of Reiki clients) starts with a 'New Client Intake' session. This first session is 2 hours in length, where we sit together to go over your health intake form and talk about your goals, have about 90 minutes for table work, and a few minutes at the end for grounding and offering any recommendations I may have for you. After your first session, you may decide to book any of the following bodywork sessions: 

Therapeutic Massage (90 mins/2 hrs)

Abdominal Therapy (90 mins)

Somatic Bodywork (90 mins)

Reiki (60 mins)

To share presence with my clients and to support their connection with their own multi-dimensionally empowered and embodied presence! 

To be a support, a guide, a witness, a companion for my clients along their healing journey.

To support the collective in re-establishing and maintaining a healthy connection to the powerful energy and wisdom located in their belly/womb and body, seeing their body as an ally.

Presence is where we can access the deepest healing that is already and always here, Now.

The most powerful aspect of somatic bodywork I have noticed from my work with clients and that I've experienced firsthand, is that our ability to heal is greatly enhanced by the shared presence between two (or more) people. When we engage together in loving conscious awareness of feeling and noticing sensation, we illuminate a previously subconscious pain loop. This creates a pattern interrupt, and we create change in areas that may have been a chronic issue for us for many years.  It is in the light of conscious, curiosity and loving awareness where positive change and transformation take place.

It is my greatest honor and joy to support you in your process of self-exploration and reconnection. 

~Take a look at my FAQ section to learn more about Somatic bodywork, Presencing, Myofascial work, Reiki, and more!~

May you feel and remember your innate wholeness and power, delighting ever-anew in the experience of being alive. May you be increasingly attuned in your awareness of your body and energy. May you feel, breathe, and be steady, light, and free.

I look forward to sharing healing space with you!