MY BEGINNINGS WERE HUMBLE

Natasha Hornedo
LMT, CYT


I have always been drawn to helping others and wanting them to achieve complete fulfillment in life. I have also always related as an artistic and highly creative soul drawn to acting, music, art, movement and dance from a young age. My Passion in life is to hold a safe space for other trauma survivors to assist them as a guide in their own personal journey of healing. Whatever you are carrying I have space for you. I see you and I honor you wherever you are no judgement.

​I grew up in a highly dysfunctional family and am a T(t)rauma survivor and THRIVER through these experiences. My trauma has manifested in a variety of ways including but not limited to Chronic PTSD, anxiety, depression, addiction, & codependency to name a few.

At the age of 19 in the 2000's I first began to focus more on my mental health through professional counseling and my physical health in strength training and bodybuilding. I thought I had achieved the life of my dreams but really I had just fallen back into unconscious patterns in both life, love and relationships, something was missing.

​At 25 I had a complete breakdown, which led me to break open and find a true path of healing , as I actively sought out a better way to live. I began to seek out a deeper connection to spirituality and wellness, here is where I found salvation through loving myself.

In 2010 as I was drawn deeply into the path of healing through my studies in shamanism and movement therapies, I experienced my first Hatha Yoga class in NYC. Something profound shifted inside me that day when my mind quieted for the first time and I became truly present in my body, it was in this moment that I realized the great potential of body, mind and spirit healing available to us.

My love affair with the wisdom of the body was born and I have devoted the last 12 years of life to cultivating these gifts. I utilized Yoga, Plant Medicine works and various other spiritually minded modalities to piece myself back together and began to understand how healing in the DNA of the body as well as mental, spiritual, physical and emotional balance was where the key to true Happiness lives.

I see the emotional, energetic and physical body as interconnected systems that when in balance allow an individual to thrive in optimal levels of health and vitality. My Coaching, Massage & body-work style is created with this goal in mind and uniquely formulated to meet the differing needs of each client. I begin each session with Embodiment  and a detailed Structural Assessment. my Massage & Body-work practice is rooted in structural deep tissue combined with assisted active-resistance stretching and myo-fascial release. I also utilize energetic work to open up the space for an individual to take full ownership of their body in their personal healing journey.

Texas Department of State Health Services registered Massage Therapist #MT121375

Memberships and Affiliations
Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals

Education:
2012: Certified Yoga Instructor 200 hr, Yoga to the People (NYC)

2014: TLC School of Massage 500 hr

CE:
2015,2016-2017: Mentorship with LMT, MTI Levi Cory and Catherine Collett, Myo Massage

2015: Reiki Level I Anjuli Sherin Reiki Master Teacher (CA)

2016: Mentorship with Scott Swartz Owner & Training Director Psoas Massage and Bodywork (CA)
Anatomy and Structural Theory
SFMA & ART

​2017-2019: Mentorship with Julia Traylor Pain Management & Stretch Bodywork

​2020: Soothing PTSD & Trauma The Mind-Body Connection Ariana Institute

2020: Addiction Recovery & Therapeutic Massage Ariana Institute

2020: BodyMind Coaching Certification Program 

Workshops:
2020: BodyMind Live Online Workshop Event 
2016: Marty Morales: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome & Shoulder Girdle (CA)
2016: Jason Garcia: Body Mechanics I (CA)
2016: Art Riggs: Full Body Integrative Structural Deep Tissue (CA)
2016: Marty Morales: Releasing the Sciatic Nerve & Working with Acute Back Pain (CA)
2016: Laura Keller MPT: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment for Less Common Pathologies (CA)
2016: Jason Garcia: Body Mechanics II (CA)
2016: TLC Jeff Rockwell MT, Osteopath, SI &DC: DNM Dermo Neuro Modulation
2017: Rise Austin, Julia Traylor MT, MTI: Pain Management Mentorship
2014-Currently Joshua J Berry Healing Arts: Structural & Pain Management Mentorship
MAT Myo Skeletal Alignment, NKT Neuro Kinetic Therapy & SFMA Selective Functional Movement Assessment
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"Trauma permanently changes us.

This is the big, scary truth about trauma: there is no such thing as "getting over it"
The five stages of grief model marks universal stages in learning to accept loss,
but the reality is in fact much bigger: a major life disruption leaves a new normal in its wake. There is no "back to the old me" You are different now, full stop.

This is not a wholly negative thing. Healing from trauma can also mean finding a new strength and joy. The goal of healing is not a papering-over of changes in an effort to preserve or preserve things as normal. It is to acknowledge and wear your new life- warts, wisdom and all- with courage." 

- Unknown

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