Alexandria MN's Only Licensed Thai Bodywork Practitioner | LMT & CMT | 9+ Years Experience
Katie is the founder of Katie's Massage & Thai Bodywork at 815 Broadway St, Alexandria, MN — and the only certified Thai massage specialist in the Alexandria lakes area. With over 9 years of professional experience as a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) and Certified Massage Therapist (CMT), Katie has helped hundreds of clients throughout Douglas County find relief from chronic pain, stress, limited mobility, and neurological conditions like peripheral neuropathy.
Her advanced certification in traditional Thai bodywork (Nuad Thai) sets her apart from every other massage therapist in the region. While many therapists offer a basic Thai-style technique, Katie trained extensively in high-level Nuad Thai, including the theoretical and practical application of the body's 10 primary sen energy lines, passive yoga stretching sequences, acupressure point work, and the use of specialized tools like the Thai wooden stick for foot and lower-leg work.
Katie is a visually impaired practitioner — and this makes her better at her work, not limited by it. Without visual input, her nervous system routes an extraordinary amount of processing power through her hands. She can feel things that sighted therapists routinely miss: micro-adhesions in fascia, subtle differences in tissue temperature, the difference between active and latent trigger points, asymmetries in muscle tone that indicate chronic compensation patterns.
Her clients frequently describe her as the most intuitive therapist they have ever seen. She doesn't just follow a protocol — she listens to the body through her hands and responds in real time. This is especially powerful in Thai bodywork, where reading the body's response to pressure and stretch is essential to effective, safe treatment.
Traditional Thai massage — known in Thailand as Nuad Thai (นวดไทย) — is a 2,500-year-old healing system recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Unlike Western massage modalities that focus primarily on muscular manipulation, Nuad Thai works with the body's 10 primary sen energy lines — pathways analogous to the meridians of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the nadis of Ayurvedic practice.
Katie's Thai bodywork practice incorporates all the core elements of traditional Nuad Thai:
There are massage therapists in Alexandria, MN. There is only one certified Thai bodywork specialist. If you are looking for authentic Thai massage — not a watered-down version with a few stretches tacked onto a table massage — Katie is the only practitioner within a wide radius who can provide it.
She has applied traditional Nuad Thai techniques to help clients with:
Katie's Massage & Thai Bodywork is located at 815 Broadway St, Alexandria, MN 56308. The studio serves clients throughout Douglas County and the surrounding lakes area, including Carlos, Garfield, Forada, Miltona, Brandon, Evansville, Osakis, Glenwood, and Fergus Falls. Book online or call (320) 460-0200.
Yes. Katie is a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) and Certified Massage Therapist (CMT) with over 9 years of professional experience serving Alexandria, MN and the surrounding lakes area.
Yes. Katie is the only practitioner in the Alexandria, Minnesota lakes area who holds advanced certification in traditional Thai bodywork (Nuad Thai). She trained extensively in high-level Thai massage techniques, including sen line theory, passive yoga stretching, and acupressure point work.
Katie's visual impairment has enhanced rather than limited her practice. Without relying on visual cues, she has developed an extraordinary sense of touch that lets her feel subtle muscle tension, energetic imbalances, and fascial restrictions that many therapists miss. Clients consistently describe her work as the most precise and intuitive therapeutic touch they have experienced.
Katie combines traditional Nuad Thai techniques with modern anatomy knowledge. Every session works along the body's 10 primary sen energy lines using thumb pressure, palm pressure, elbows, and assisted yoga stretches. She adapts the depth, pace, and specific techniques to each client's body and condition — no two sessions are identical.
Katie has over 9 years of professional massage therapy experience, having served hundreds of clients in Alexandria, MN and the Douglas County lakes area. She has specialized in Thai bodywork throughout her career and is the longest-practicing certified Thai massage specialist in the region.
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