Boulder Massage Therapy

Caroline Willingham-Higgins
Nationally Certified Massage Therapist

Caroline has been a massage therapist since December 2001. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead Scholar and member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1999 with a double B.A. in Political Science and Religious Studies. She completed her professional training at the Potomac Massage Training Institute in Washington, DC, in 2001, was awarded national certification in January 2002, and spent the next year and a half as a massage therapist for three DC-area Washington Sports Clubs. During that time, she worked with a wide variety of athletes, weekend warriors and professionals included, and continued to hone her skills in Swedish and Deep Tissue massage. She spent several days volunteering at the Pentagon in the days following the September 11 attacks, giving chair massages to search and rescue workers, Salvation Army volunteers, and law enforcement professionals in the Pentagon parking lot where recovery efforts were centered.

In August of 2002, Caroline took Kate Jordan’s Bodywork for the Childbearing Year seminar and was granted national certification in Pre- and Post-Natal Massage. In March 2003, Caroline traveled to Chiang Mai, Thailand, to be trained in traditional Thai massage. She spent six weeks in the country learning, practicing, and receiving regular Thai massage. Caroline spent five months in southeast Asia in the fall of 2003, where she was able to experience massage traditions in India, Nepal, and Tibet. She moved to Boulder in November 2004 with her husband, Jim, and black Labrador puppy, Tenzing. In February 2005, Caroline took the International Loving Touch Foundation’s Certified Infant Massage Instructor Training, and she is looking forward to integrating this knowledge into her practice.

In her free time, Caroline spends a lot of her time outdoors, mostly climbing, hiking, snowshoeing, and skiing. She also loves reading, cooking, and traveling.

Caroline believes that all of us are in need of more positive touch in our lives. As our lives become ever more rushed and pressured, we find fewer and fewer opportunities for actual physical contact with other people. On the clinical side, massage has been shown to increase circulation, improve respiration, ease digestion, and facilitate recovery from muscular injury and soreness. It relaxes the body and mind and calms the spirit. Massage eases us into a slower way of life, where we can lie on a warm table with gentle music and calming hands to work out life’s stresses. Caroline’s massages are designed to promote both healing and relaxation.

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A. Political Science
B.A. Religious Studies

Potomac Massage Training Institute, Washington, DC
500-hour Professional Certification Program

Additional Study: Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France
Centro Panamericano de Idiomas, Heredia, Costa Rica
Lek Chaiya Thai Massage Training, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Kate Jordan’s Bodywork for the Childbearing Year
ILTF Certified Infant Massage Instructor Training

Massage Modalities: Deep Tissue
Pre- and Post-Natal Massage
Hot Stone Therapy
Corporate Seated Massage
Swedish/Relaxation
Infant Massage Instruction
Reflexology