KHATUNA GABUNIA, CMT

Khatuna graduated Touchstone Healing Arts school of massage in August of 2000. Ever since she’s been working at Mad River Massage. She specializes in therapeutic massage with the intention to balance the body. Khatuna enjoys working with clients to resolve discomfort, chronic pain, headaches, as well as educating them to provide self care. By adjusting to the client’s needs, Khatuna has hands of intuition that will give you nurturing comfort while providing therapeutic techniques to give you the proper care your body needs. She has a knowledge of and passion for many different specialties, including Swedish massage, trigger point therapy, sports massage, and stretching techniques.

ALISON SIGNORINO, CMT

Alison graduated from the Muscular Therapy Institute, Cambridge, MA, in 1992, having completed a 2-year 1,000 hour program which established a foundation for private practice in massage. Alison's work has developed from that base, including special interest in the subtle interplay between mind, body, relaxation and healing. Alison's work draws from diverse traditions including Swedish /Deep tissue, acupressure, Thai style massage, Unlimited Bodywork, and Therapeutic Touch.

Alison has maintained a private practice in Montpelier, VT since 1995, and has been with Mad River Massage since 2006. She is honored and delighted to share her work with you.

IZZA DRIES, CMT

IZZA has extensive experience in massage and bodywork, integrating her skills from many different modalities. She received her training as a massage therapist at the Institute for Therapeutic Massage in 2005 in New Jersey. She has been certified over the years for many therapies, including Myofascial Therapy, Pre and Post Natal Massage, Shiatsu, Hot stone and Reiki.

Izza incorporates her past experience as a post partum doula and yoga teacher into her bodywork. From relaxing aromatherapy massage, to deeper body work she offers a holistic approach to massage and well-being for each individual. 

MIKE CAMBRIA, CMT, Rolfer

Michael, a seasoned therapist with a career spanning since 1998, specializes in the realm of chronic pain and injury treatment. His expertise lies in addressing these issues, providing relief, and fostering overall well-being through his proficiency in medical massage, neuro-muscular therapy, cranial, sacral, and lymphatic drainage, Swedish, relaxation. With a deep commitment to his clients, he takes pride in working with individuals facing specific injuries and challenges. Beyond stress reduction, Michael excels in releasing tension and addressing holding patterns stemming from overuse, and injuries, His passion for healing extends to his roles as a meditation and bodywork instructor, where he explores various facets of energy work to assist in overcoming emotional pain and trauma.

Michael finds solace in recreational reading, snowshoeing, immersing himself in daily meditation with all the wonders Vermont has to offer.

MOLLY CLARK, CMT.

I am registered Massage Therapist in Vermont and a licensed MT in the state of Colorado. I graduated from the Denver Integrative School of Massage in 2018. My work experience iclude providing massages at top Spas in Colorado and Vermont. My various work experiences have given me the ability and knowledge to work with various clientele to address their specific massage needs for their session. My technique is very thorough and is adapted to each clients needs whether it be deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, classic Swedish massage, myofascial techniques, and Thai massage. I have a passion for helping people and I have been successful in treating stress related concerns, injuries, acute and chronic pain with varied techniques. I consider my massage and bodywork approach to be Integrative, using all my knowledge for each session, thus a customized session. I have always been interested in learning baout the body and the mind, and discovering ways to facilitate healing. Prior to becoming a Massage Therapist, I have worked as a Personal Trainer, Health coach, and Nutrition Coach. I have a degree in Exercise Physiology. I am a native Vermonter and truly enjoy hiking, Skiing, spending time outside, and traveling!

BETSY ANSARA, CMT

Betsy received her bodywork training at Boulder College of Massage Therapy in 2010. There, she studied a variety of modalities including Swedish, Deep Tissue, Normalization of Soft Tissue, Sports, Prenatal, Myofacial release, CranioSacral Therapy, Trigger Point Therapy, Shiatsu and Special Populations. Betsy is an integrative massage therapist in that she uses a combination of these styles and energy work to create a customized session for what the individual's needs and goals are for their sessions. She works holistically and believes that mind, body and spirit are connected. Betsy holds space for her clients by being present and working mindfully and intuitively from a place of acceptance. She believes that healing comes from within and helps clients access that with a wide range of focuses including pain relief, stress reduction, postural correction, emotional relief, body awareness and relaxation. Betsy works from a very creative space and her bodywork is truly an art and experience. She is also a teacher and practioner of yoga (hatha and yin) and meditation and holds a BBA in finance and operations management.

Ricky Abare, CMT

Ricky has been practicing holistic bodywork since 2016. After extensive training in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga in the summer of 2016, Ricky started learning hands-on manual therapy under apprenticeship-styled systems of Hawaiian Lomi Bodywork and Thai yoga massage. Both of these lineages are known as “temple-bodywork styles” that go back hundreds, even thousands of years. After a brief stay in Breckenridge Colorado, where he first attended a program at University of Colorado & also working as a student massage therapist, he later finished his hours in Augusta, Maine at Downtown Yoga & Healing Arts School, where he officially received his Certificate in 2018.

Experiences include, operating a Retreat Center, co-founding a Holistic Spa, and also being invited into a Shamanic/ceremonial healing team of facilitators, as the designated bodyworker, that held space in transformative retreat-style events. Ricky has been blessed to witness, receive and facilitate miraculous healing experiences that can only be explained by the innate mind/body/spirit essence in all of us that yearns to heal and become whole again.

In 2022 Ricky’s life was transformed by chronic illness that forced him to take a year off of practicing, in order to recover & heal. He moved back to his home state of Vermont to start working with a master healer-mentor who helped Ricky in healing himself from lyme disease, mold infection, Long-covid and serious post-concussion symptoms. This year profoundly altered the trajectory of Ricky’s life by bringing him deeper inside his own healing journey which opened him up to even greater realms of possibilities for healing in the human body. Currently Ricky lives in his home state of Vermont, offering bodywork furthering his dedication to his craft, while also continuing his life-long learning of health & wellness.