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Health in Albuquerque is our passion. We believe that massage is a integral part of overall health and wellness. Our positive results on 60,000 plus clients makes us excited about what we do each day. Ask about us, and you will hear the same response, that Athletic Touch is a Sanctuary, somewhere you feel at home, safe, welcome and comfortable.
About Our Staff
Our Athletic Touch staff specializes in regaining and maintaining health, through massage, fitness, nutrition, stretching, colonics, relaxation and breathing. Some of our therapists have an emphasis in rehabilitation from injury, surgery, repetitive movements, standing or sitting in the same position for hours at a time, over-exertion and emotional tension. Each treatment is tailored to suit your individual requests. Our staff are athletes, so we understand the life and pains of an athlete and/or weekend warrior.
We listen carefully to your needs.
Our staff has been working together for years, some of us for more than a decade. We know and respect each other's work, and if you are looking for a specific style or technique of massage or colonic, stretching, personal training, nutritional counseling, live blood analysis or pranic healing help, one of us will be able to help you. You can be sure that whom ever you choose, you will enjoy your massage or treatment at Athletic Touch.
All of our massage therapists hold a current license for Massage Therapy in the State of New Mexico.
Ruth Z. Cummings started Athletic Touch in 1994, in a small 12 by 12 room on San Mateo Boulevard, here in Albuquerque, after graduating from the New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics. She loves to teach and improving athletic or musical performance through every form of Massage, Sports Massage and Personal Training. She tends to work with marathon runners in training and golfers of all levels. Her massage treatments combine massage, stretching, breathing, strengthening, neuromuscular therapy (NMT), Myofacial release, Core Synchronism, emotional work, and Patterning-which unwinds emotional patterns that may be intertwined with physical patterns. Ruth works well with all ages, especially teenagers, and has a special passion for improving the health of Moms. Ruth enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, golf and their dog, a hypoallergenic "Golden Doodle", Fred.
Barbara J. Stavola is a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, Licensed Massage Therapist, Natural Therapeutic Specialist and Core Synchronism Practitioner. Barbara's personal health journey transformed her life in such an amazing way that it inspired her to assist others in the adventure of their health process. She has been blessed to be following this calling for the past 17 years.
Although Barbara's practice encompasses many different treatments, she considers her specialty to be in subtle therapies that work with the mind/body connection through all the systems, organs, tissues and elements of the total being. She has many years of client experience to share in the management of stress and the healing of trauma as well as being part of a client's cleansing, balancing and rejuvenation process. She has passion for Pulse Health Assessments and empowering a client's healthcare through a self-care life plan. She works with people of all ages and cultures. Pets, too!! Barbara is committed to the transformation of all beings into greater states of awareness, wellness, balance and freedom.
Sharon King is a Certified Colon Hydrotherapist and Licensed Massage Therapist. She graduated from the New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics where she studied massage, polarity, colonics, skin brushing, facial massage and many other healing modalities.
She is a strong massage therapist who creates an atmosphere of relaxation and safety during her popular Relaxation treatments. Sharon is very effective with her unique style of Relaxing Deep Tissue Massage, and she prefers adding colonics to this massage. This combination of treatments is called our Detox Treatment, which is highly requested in our office. Sharon is extremely talented as a colon hydrotherapist. She makes clients feel at ease, and is effective in gently coaxing your body to quickly and painlessly release pent up toxins that your body may be holding on to.
Sharon also offers Young Living Raindrop Therapy, cupping, stretching, and lymph drainage. She can help you choose a grouping of therapies for YOUR ideal healing package.
Sharon is the proud mother of 3 children and also a young grandmother. She enjoys hiking in nature especially around water since she grew up near the beach. She loves animals and has 2 cute dogs which she adores. She enjoys reading on a wide variety of topics.
Jesse Byrd graduated from Crystal Mountain School of Therapeutic Massage where he learned therapeutic massage and his passion for muscles and human anatomy. His keen understanding of body structure creates very effective Neuromuscular Therapy and Sports Massage treatments. Jesse's loving, understanding and compassionate way of listening allow him to quickly focus on the cause of his clients' complaints. He excels in determining affected areas in the body which cause pain, creating a plan for recovery and executing that plan. He believes in a holistic and preventative way of healing.
His unique focus and drive combined with his love of helping people heal, helps Jesse to create life changing results for his clients. For these reasons, he is also very popular and effective for Car Accident Support: Jesse is great at creating quick rehabilitation for clients after they have been in a car accident.
Jesse enjoys learning Mandarin Chinese, playing violin, yard projects, and playing with his two awesome cats.
Gwen Pullen is here to help you on your healing journey. She works with the whole body--mind, body & spirit, by utilizing divine energy to transform the health of her clients. Though there are many alternative health modalities that create total wellness, her main focus utilizes Wholistic Kinesiology, Live Blood Analysis and Pranic Healing.
Gwen became a Certified Wholistic Kinesiologist in 2006 and began doing pranic healing in 2007. She has worked with many individuals on their healing journey, providing health consultations and guidance related to healthy choices. Whether your health issue is the common cold or you're struggling with an auto-immune disease, Gwen can help you get your system back into balance.
Nickie Jenkins graduated from The New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics (NMSNT) after a long career as a manager for Walmart Stores. Following this fast paced and unhealthy lifestyle, Nickie wanted to try a different direction. She studied colon cleansing at NMSNT and quickly realized her passion for helping clients feel better by detoxing their bodies with colonics.
Nickie now teaches the colon hydrotherapy classes and other classes at The New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics.