Michelle Lloyd
Founder of Moontide Wellness
Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Manual Lymph Drainage Practitioner, Buccal Massage Practitioner, Reiki II Practitioner, Yoga Instructor
Treatments Offered at Moontide: Therapeutic Massage, Manual Lymph Drainage, Buccal Massage, Crown to Heart Treatment, Abdominal Therapy, Prenatal Massage, Energy Balancing, Private Sound Bath. Add-ons: Sound Healing, Castor Oil Pack, Infrared Sauna, Cupping, Reiki
“Touching hands are not like pharmaceuticals or scalpels, they are like flashlights in a dark room. The medicine they administer is self-awareness.”
-Deane Juhan
**Michelle will be on maternity leave from Nov 2024 until Spring 2025.**
Michelle received her first bodywork sessions from a young age and ever since has held a deep respect for the holistic healing that therapeutic massage and energy work can facilitate. She received her initial massage therapy training in 2012-13, nestled among the unique beauty of the red rocks at the Sedona School of Massage. She is a Licensed Massage Therapist and certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist through the Academy of Lymphatic Studies, Vodder Method. Michelle specializes in Deep Tissue, Myofascial Techniques, Neuromuscular Trigger Point, Swedish, Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Visceral Manipulation, Craniosacral and Reiki therapies. Drawing from these modalities, her sessions are tailored to meet the needs of each client.
Michelle is also a certified yoga instructor, practicing yoga consistently since 2005 while living in bustling Saigon, Vietnam. She received her teaching certification in 2008 at It’s Yoga in San Francisco with Larry Schultz, a charismatic, inspiring and thoughtful practitioner of Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga. Between 2008-15, Michelle taught yoga in Asia, which included regular group, private and corporate classes, organizing retreats and special events, hosting international instructors and working with resorts throughout the region. Now in Huntington Beach, Michelle has transitioned to teaching primarily in a private setting so that she can focus more on 1-1 treatments and instruction. However she continues to offer special monthly group classes focused on Yin/Restorative styles of yoga combined with sound healing.
Establishing Moontide Wellness in 2019 has been a dream come true. She is ever grateful to all who are part of the Moontide community and continues to enjoy watching the space evolve and grow!