"You Get to the Soul of Every Muscle!" ~ Lisa S., NY

Couples Come to Balanced Bodywork to enjoy sharing tandem massage sessions together, people in pain find relief, Athletes come to recover and visitors to the area take advantage of the convenient Main Street location of the studio and the availability of House Calls. But everyone agrees; Life's Better When You're Balanced!

Our People Make the Difference

Balanced Bodywork is the practice of dedicated Licensed Massage Therapists Tim Chien, Shelley LaPorte, Meg Parker, Christina Windhorse, Ann Farrell, Heidi Reyell, Selena Proulx and Katrina Brown. The group's strengths include Sports and Orthopedic Massage, drawing on experience with cooperating with Ironman Lake Placid, traveling with professional bicycle racing teams and working with the athletes staying year round at the nearby Olympic Training Center. What you'll notice at Balanced Bodywork is the calming atmoshere, long sessions and plenty of time between them so that clients are not rushed or pressured, the personal interaction with the therapists and their independence and dedication to provide innovative and individual treatment.

Our Massage Therapists

Timothy Chien, LMT, NCTMB

Shelley LaPorte, LMT, NCTMB

Founders - Head Therapists

         Shelley and Tim founded Balanced Bodywork in 2005. Their 2 year massage training included study in Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue, Reflexology, Thai Massage, Sports Massage, Hot Stone Therapy, Medical Massage, Tui-Na and Reiki, level II. Shelley integrates these techniques using her caring focus, giving spirit and love of her work to create wonderfully relaxing and effective sessions for athletes, couples and people of all ages.

         Tim works with professional cycling teams as their Massage Therapist, hundreds of Ironman competitors, dozens of Olympians as well as athletes of all levels. He incorporates Swedish, Neuro-Kinetic Therapy, active release, creative vision and common sense into his sports and orthopedic massage, and also loves doing Thai as well as a flowing, integrated massage. Both received their NY licenses in 2003.

Christina Windhorse, M.Ac., Lic.Ac., LMT, ECST

             Licensed in Massage Therapy since 1996, Christina is a gifted massage therapist, herbalist and Acupuncturist. Her unique perspective and approach to healing using Massage, Structural Integration,  5-Element Acupuncture and Craniosacral Therapy make her treatments especially effective. Learn more about Christina on our Acupuncture page.

Megan Parker BS, LMT, NCTMB

          
          Meg holds her Bachelors in Exercise Science and is a ski instructor at Whiteface Mountain. Thorough, well-rounded and innovative, she is skilled at Sports Massage, Deep Tissue, Lymph Drainage, Reflexology and Swedish.

        Meg is a trained Holistic Fitness Practicioner, Personal Trainer, Sports Yoga Instructor, Mind and Body Trainer and Mental Skills Trainer. She's achieved all of these through National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) and Spencer Institute.

       Meg is a licensed guide and as Wilmington's Youth Program Director has extensive experience of working with adijudicated youth, families, athletes, and the general public. She also has 10 years experience working with aging populations.

Ann Farrell, LMT

          Ann is a graduate from the 2 year program at NCCC, and she is wonderful with Swedish Massage, Hot Stone Therapy, Deep Tissue and Sports Massage.

Katrina Brown, LMT

         New York Licensed in both Cosmetology and Massage Therapy, Katrina embraces bringing her clients to a higher level of mind and body awareness. Soft spoken and to the point, she does not hesitate to do what is best for them all while maintaining a "beginners mind' enabling her to be open and accepting with each client. With a love of knowledge, Katrina continues with her education yearly.

Selena Proulx, LMT

        Selena is a Tupper Lake native and earned her Associates Degree in Massage Therapy from the 2 year program at NCCC in Saranac Lake in 2011. Saying "Life's to short to belittle", she has a sparkling personality and works well with the elderly, kids with special needs and autism and those in need of relaxation and stress relief.

Heidi Reyell, LMT

Heidi is a native of Lake Placid, and combines her amazing sense of touch and deep intuition with a deep love of her work to provide thorough and deeply relaxing and beneficial treatments for athletes, those in pain and those seeking stress relief. She cares for her clients and often provides helpful information for clients to integrate into their lives.

 JoAnn Perry, LMT

 Stephanie Gubelin, LMT