Hybrid Offerings: Studio Sessions & On-Demand Courses
Embody Your Wholeness
You are a unique person, not a protocol. My approach connects you back to wholeness through Seasonal Synergy—giving you the self-health skills to align with nature’s rhythms for sustaining longevity.
Dynamic Health & Cyclical Living Membership
The Seasonal Synergy Membership is your guide to achieving profound equilibrium by aligning your unique rhythms with the wisdom of the changing seasons. This is more than education—it is a community and resource for Holistic Skill-Building that helps you break free from rigid protocols. Discover the dynamic self-care strategies, plant medicine insights, and movement practices necessary to manage energetic shifts, foster emotional balance, and cultivate powerful, sovereign self-health all year long.
Sustaining Longevity with a Balanced Constitution
The elements in Nature form the most brilliant expression of your true self. However, this constitutional balance is constantly being influenced by external forces—whether it’s the season, your age, or even the time of day. When these elements shift, your internal harmony is challenged.
To maintain your innate balance, we draw upon the wisdom of Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and Nature-based lifestyle practices. These modalities help you design core systems that become reliable anchors for keeping you connected to yourself and your essential needs.
Beyond the Knot: Understanding Accumulation
When I touch an area of discomfort, I am not just feeling for a knot or a trigger point. I am sensing Accumulation—a collection of “stuff” causing a blockage.
This blockage might be:
- Tissue Restriction: Physical binding of fascia or muscle fibers that interrupts freedom of movement.
- Nervous System Holding: Pain or frustration held in the nervous system, creating a protective response.
The art of palpation tells me precisely how to approach this blockage. I ask: Is this the fascia? Is this the nervous system? Is this chronic stress holding in the tissue?
Reading the Tissue State
A knot does not always want to be pushed and prodded, especially if it feels tender or guarded. It’s not helpful to aggressively diminish a blockage if it irritates the nervous system, invoking a guarding response that creates more tension and less breath.
In the clinic room, I rely on both my touch and the words you use to describe your pain. Your language gives me vital information about your Tissue State:
| Your Words | My Assessment |
| Tight, Sharp, Stuck | Hyper-tension, chronic stress, or hypervigilance |
| Tender, Sensitive | Nervous system holding, requiring a gentler approach |
| Dull, Sinking, Boggy | Backed-up lymph or depressed tissue state |
I am reading the subtle story in the tissue—sometimes a strong story mistakenly anchored in the present as a result of the past.
The Goal: Linking You Back to Self
Regardless of the story—whether it’s “now” or “then”—my ultimate purpose is to gently link you back to your original, perfect, and worthy Self. Experience this skillful work and the Art of Palpation.
Curated Services for Whole-Body Wellness
Holistic Healing Arts
Precision Bodywork & Energy balancing
Hillery’s approach to integrative bodywork, honed over 20 years in clinical practice, is rooted in personalized, holistic diagnostic tools and a dynamic blend of Eastern and Western modalities. Moving far beyond a typical “rub down,” every session is designed to meet your specific needs, whether you require deep, rehabilitative work for chronic pain and injury (utilizing modalities like Muscle-Specific Deep Tissue, Cold Laser, and Fire Cupping) or deep systemic nourishment (using Ayurvedic oils, Shirodhara, and the therapeutic infrared BioMat). The work often starts with subtle energy balancing like Jin Shin Jyutsu and Manual Lymphatic Drainage before progressing to rhythmic therapeutic massage (Swedish, Vishesh), ensuring that the ultimate goal is not just symptom relief, but a lasting repair and renewal that restores free energy flow, healthy tissue, and a deep sense of contentment and vitality.
Herbal consultations For Chronic conditions
Plant Medicine Matching
My approach integrates plant medicine as a foundational element of sovereign self-health, viewing herbs not just as remedies, but as powerful allies for building balance and resilience within the body’s systems. In my Herbal Consultations, we move beyond generic advice to design a personalized path that aligns with your unique constitution and wellness goals. I guide you in skillfully incorporating vitamin and mineral-rich tonifying herbs—in the form of teas, tinctures, or poultices—to gently nourish and fortify your organ systems, soothe the nervous system, strengthen immunity, and support your journey toward vibrant, lasting health.
Traditional East Asian Medicine: Jin Shin Jyutsu Sotai, Teishin & Gua-Sha
. Integrated into your session
Drawing from 20 years in the Healing Arts, my approach to whole-body health is driven by seeking out effective, yet gentle, ways to release deep tension using modalities rooted in Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM). I have cultivated deep expertise in a range of advanced techniques, from the ancient, non-insertive Teishin—used to precisely locate and activate blocked energy channels—to the subtle, harmonizing power of Jin Shin Jyutsu. I also integrate Sotai, a brilliant sequence of isometric movements that quickly restores structural alignment by moving the body in the direction of ease. By leveraging these precise, subtle methods alongside the circulatory benefits of Gua Sha and the heat therapy of Thai Poultice, I offer a fundamentally different way to move energy, improve structural integrity, and enhance your overall vitality in a customized treatment.
The Vision is Bigger Than Symptoms. It’s About Sovereign Health.
Integrated Lifestyle Medicine
Holistic Skill-Building
Your body is not a machine; it is a river of intelligence. True holistic medicine is not a one-size-fits-all approach—it requires the conscious connection to overcome stuck habits and respect your profound uniqueness. The reason different modalities work for different people is that we all possess a unique elemental blueprint based on our individual strengths and virtues. The key is learning how to identify and apply your specific map for sustaining longevity.
Imagine having the core systems in place that act as reliable anchors, keeping you connected to yourself and your needs. Picture knowing how to confidently answer your body when it’s needing a better way to cope. After nearly 20 years in the healing arts, I have distilled the answer to breaking unhealthy patterns and condensed my in-depth studies into a powerful group coaching practice. My programs provide you with lifelong self-health skills for making conscious choices reflected in your food, activity, rest, and responsibilities—ultimately allowing you to reclaim your worth and value by finally giving your body the consistent care it is asking for.
Biodynamic Yoga & Functional Movement
Holistic Movement Medicine: Integrated Flow & Somatic Awareness
Holistic Movement Medicine is designed to activate a conscious connection built from observing your inner terrain, moving far beyond the simple shapes of a regular Vinyasa class. We explore beyond the rectangle of your mat with a biodynamic practice that weaves Somatics to introduce movement variability and enhance nervous system responsivity.
We use Ground Reaction Force and thread precise movements for deeper self-observation and efficacy. This technique encourages habitual, tense body parts to finally release and share the load, helping you discover and use muscles you never knew you had.
The practice integrates powerful feedback from props like the yoga danda (staff), connecting you to your enduring strength through skillful movement and whole-body activation. With guided imagery, cross-lateral brain training, and self-massage, you will hydrate tissues, nourish energetic channels, and explore fuller, functional ranges of motion.
Give your body a profound perspective of being in your body and breath—a vital complement to everything you do beyond the mat. Join us every Wednesday for your mid-day reset and move forward in conscious connection. All levels practice with progression and regression.
The HWW Collective Care Membership
The wellness journey often asks us to make big changes in isolation, which can make it hard to stay motivated and on track.
My deepest wish for HWW Collective Care is to prove how profoundly we benefit from doing this work together. This space is built on shared values: a commitment to living in genuine connection with Nature, each other, and our Selves.
When you are part of this community, you stop fighting for change alone. You know that others are actively shifting their way of living, grounding themselves in seasonal rhythms, and seeking wholeness right alongside you. This collective intention provides the necessary support and shared accountability to make those profound changes stick.
Seasonal Synergy is about merging personal healing with collective movement, ensuring we all stay aligned and thrive—together.
By healing the separation from Self, we build the inner stability needed to navigate the uncertainty around us. This awareness is crucial because, while we commit to our own health, we know that basic needs are not accessible to all. Our practice of Collective Care means we turn our attention away from hoarding resources or clinging to excess, and instead focus on expanding our capacity to sustain ourselves and contribute to the healing of the whole world.
Innovative Clinical Technology: Healing at the Cellular Level
Multi-Ray Far-Infrared Sauna: Deep Detoxification & Renewal
Climb into a tunnel of self-love and experience the transformative power of this innovative technology. While the Far-Infrared Sauna provides temporary relief from muscular pain, arthritis symptoms, spasms, sprains, and strains, Hillery’s interest goes deeper: she believes true healing happens through deep cellular detoxification. Relaxing in the sauna, often enhanced by meditative music and color-light therapy, is profoundly restorative. The intense heat purifies the skin through increased circulation, boosts the immune system’s response, harmonizes blood pressure, and increases metabolic function. Release the fatigue caused by environmental toxins and emerge feeling refreshed, revitalized, and renewed.
Therapeutic BioMat: Infrared Healing & Crystal Harmony
Enhance every session with the Therapeutic BioMat, an innovative system that combines far-infrared technology with the energetic properties of amethyst and tourmaline crystals. The far-infrared heat penetrates deep into the body, promoting systemic relaxation, temporary relief from muscle stiffness, and increased local circulation. Meanwhile, the crushed amethyst and tourmaline crystals generate beneficial negative ions, helping to neutralize free radicals, support a calming effect on the nervous system, and further assist in detoxification. Receiving your bodywork on the BioMat elevates the experience, promoting deeper unwinding, cellular restoration, and a profound sense of whole-body balance.
Medical Red Light Cold Laser: Cellular Repair & Accelerated Healing
Maximize the healing process at the deepest level with Medical Red Light Cold Laser, a non-invasive technology designed for precision therapy. The targeted red light penetrates deep into the tissue to optimize cellular function, significantly increasing the critical exchange of waste products and vital nutrients across the cell membrane. This results in accelerated tissue repair, dramatically speeds up the body’s natural recovery processes, and provides a powerful reduction in inflammation.
What Our Clients Are Saying
I cannot say enough positive things about Hillery and the services she offers. She introduced me to Ayurveda years ago through a lifestyle consultation and provided insight that I still utilize today. I have seen her through several different stages of my life and her services offer support that I believe would be hard to find anywhere else in the area.
Hillery creates a very comfortable and relaxing environment. Personally, she listens and *hears* what I am trying to achieve for myself and goes above and beyond to provide me with the knowledge to do so. I’m very thankful to know Hillery and for all that she has taught me.
Louisa E.
I first began going to Hillery several years ago to find relief for chronic neck and shoulder pain caused by a traumatic injury sustained in a car accident many years ago. There was tissue and nerve damage to the area as well and I was hoping that Hillery would be able help with my situation. Through her multi-faceted approach to my issues, not only did my pain/discomfort significantly decrease, but the tissue and nerve damage in my shoulder began to slowly regenerate! I have regained a good deal of feeling and muscle tone and am amazed at the continued progress being made. She is truly dedicated to improving people’s quality of life. She constantly expands her skill set and knowledge base and I continue to visit her regularly. I am so grateful that Hillery is in my life.
Glenn J.
I would love to thank an amazing healer, Hillery woods. I went in with hip/lower back pains that kept me awake for one week and unable to tie my own shoes. I went in for one hour with Hillery, and I finally slept soundly last night. She was able to release the stress I had caused in a very deep and hard to reach muscle in my hip. (Quite honestly, a muscle I never knew I had!) But it is her kindness, her gentle caring nature that touches me the most. She is a healer.
Jackie T.
I have been attending her holistic movement and yoga classes for two years now and it has to be the single most important thing I can do for my body. I have back, hip and shoulder issues that melt away when I make even one of her classes. It’s the first yoga class I’ve tried that I do not injure myself by pushing myself too far, she truly is magical. I recently booked a Jin Shin Jyutsu session with her and I was floating for days after. It seems she has lifetimes of knowledge somehow. Must experience in person!
Caroline P.
Hillery’s signature message is a truly unique experience that integrated a variety of massage and energy work modalities that left me feeling centered, refreshed and renewed ! I highly recommend this message. I will definitely be back!
Helen S.
My visit with Hillery was both validating and relaxing. The Jin Shin Jyutsu treatment provided me a quiet opportunity to tune into my body; using stillness as medicine. I would highly recommend this for anyone who struggles to relax at their baseline!
Emily W.
After 4 days of putting some things into practice- eating fiber first and 3 meals a day I feel better. Calmer, and lighter. Thanks Hillery! (Radiant Body Spring Cleanse Participant)
Cathleen M.
I felt better right away! My mood/mind was so much more joyful and less depressed.
And my hair washed up extra nice 🙂
(After an Ayurvedic Shirodhara session)
Rachael P.
I have been consistently seeing Hillery for over 13 years. She is fabulous. Her techniques are widespread and always helpful. She is constantly learning new thing and expanding her knowledge. Hillery is the best! I recommend her to everyone. A++++
Sonya D..