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ATIANA RUFFIN

CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST

The National Holistic Institute is where Atiana first got her foot in the door almost 10 years ago. While she was there, she studied under their Advanced Neuromuscular Therapy Program. She spent her early career days focusing on trigger points, range of motion, stretching and establishing massage regimes for her clients to help them out of their pain. Atiana feels that the best part of her job is to help her clients improve their physical health after each session, and spends a fair amount of time on helping those clients understand their body mechanics and how they can help heal themselves on a day to day basis. She is currently working towards more degrees in Physical Therapy, Kinesiology, Sports Medicine, Public Health and natural Sciences. You can find her on the schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday Evenings, and Saturday Evenings under all Massage Services.

Lashell comes to us as a CMT after a full career as an OTA. Her passion is to help each client reach their highest level of functional independence, and increase their quality of life. Sge loves to utilize a combination of manual massage that involves movement, stretch and education. She first earned her AS in Occupational Therapy in 2000 from Andon Vocational School in Modesto, Ca. She then went into short term rehabilitation with the elderly, where she spent 18 years as an Occuptation Therapy Assistant, and was able to help undertand and treat a wide variety of diagnoses. She realized though, that she was ready to move her passion in a different direction and attended National Holistic Institute in Salinda, Ca. She graduated in October 2021, with studies both in Western and Eastern Concepts. Bringing both disciplines together has allowed her to specialize in post stroke movement and mobility, contracture management, pain management, and postural alignment. Like all of us here at The Spa on Yosemite, she loved to design each treatment in a way that is individualized and tailored for optimal functional independence. Lashell is available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, every other Friday, and weekends.

LASHELL COWAN

CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST

KAITLIN MURPHY

LICENSED ESTHETICIAN

Kaitlin is the newest Esthetician to our team, but don't let that fool you. She has hit the ground running, and has taken every step to grow in this field during the last year that she has been in it. She went to California Beauty College in March of 2023 in search of a treatment for her acne, was licensed by September and starting with us just one month later after being a long time client of ours! Since then she has focused on helping as many clients with their acne struggles as possible. She has continued to learn new trades and is dedicated to helping her clients love their skin more and more after each visit. Making people feel good is her favorite part of this industry so far, and if you are in need of a deep exfoliation and help with extractions, she is the Esty Besty for you! You can find her under Lash Lift and Tint, and all Skincare and Waxing Treatments Thursday-Sunday, and is now available for Lash Extension appointments

SELINA SALAZAR

CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST and ASSISTANT MASSAGE MANAGER

Selina First stepped into the Health and Wellness Industry in 2006 when she graduated from the High Tech Institute in Sacramento. She has years of experience being employed by Massage Envy in Tracy where she worked her way up to Lead Massage Therapist and continued to perfect her skill in therapuetic body work, before coming to us in August of 2017. She really feels a strong calling to help others feel better with a holistic route and loves to help her clients relax and unwind from every day stress and tension. She is trained in all Services included all advanced Therapuetic Work and specializing in the newest Treatments that we have to offer in our Body Wellness and Sculpting Sessions, and helps leads our In-House Trainings to make sure all of our Therapists are trained in the most up to date way. She is available Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and every other Fridays.

ESLY GOMEZ

CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST

Before entering the world of Relaxation, Esly went to Chabot College in Hayward and studied in psychology and Human Behavior. While working in Healthcare and Education she started to really develop a passion for Holistic Wellness, believing that we feel our best when we prioritize the balance in our lives and nurture our mind, body and soul. This led Esly to go back to school at The National Holistic Institute and study under a licensed hypnotherapist, graduating in February 2022 as a Certified Massage Therapists and Reiki Master. Her goal is to help clients with pain management, mobility, body awareness and positivity as well as their overall well being. Her sessions are client centered and customized to fit the individual needs and she has already been trained in a wide variety of modalities, including Cupping, Reflexology and Chakra balancing and now offers a full array of Services off of our Body Glow Menu! She is Full time and can be scheduled most days under all Massage Services!

KIM TOON

LICENSED ESTHETICIAN

Kim Toon has been a Registered Nurse since early 1991, specializing in Women’s Health and Maternal/Child Care as a Labor and Delivery Nurse. Over the last 5 years Kim had been a loyal Client of The Spa on Yosemite and knew that when she was ready to make this exciting new career leap, that this was the Spa she wanted to do it at! She completed the aesthetics course at Paul Mitchell in November 2021 and jumped right into turning her skills into helping to heal the Health and Wellness of Women’s Skin. Her eagerness to learn every aspect of this new career gives her the edge and drive that makes her a great asset to our ever improving and growing business. Fighting off the signs of aging is an area that Kim feels passionate about, and she feels blessed now that she gets to educate and provide treatments to both men and women. Her main goal is to provide relaxing treatments that leave you with glowing, hydrated skin. Her schedule is available Sunday- Tuesday under all Skincare Treatments plus our New Body Glow Sculpting Services!

DONNA JACKSON ON MEDICAL LEAVE

CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST

Donna graduated from The National Holistic Institute in 2017 and has used her empathetic and healing nature to dive right into the Wellness Industry. She has already gained experience as a former owner/operator of #1 rated mobile massage in Lathrop, Lead therapist at Tracy Massage Envy and a Store Massage Manager at Livermore Massage Envy. In between that she has also worked for 2 Bay Area Chiropractors - providing on-site massage services to employees at Pandora, EventBrite and was a volunteer Therapist for Mental Health in the Park - Dignity Health/St. Joesph’s Behavioral Health Center in 2018. She finds her passion in doing energy work when requested and focused on relaxation and stress relief. Donna is available for all Massage and Body Wellness Services on Sundays and a couple evenings during the week.

CYNTHIA PERALES

LICENSED ESTHETICIAN & ASSISTANT ESTHETICS MANAGER

Cynthia initially got her foot in the door when she became a Licensed Esthetician in 2006 through Adrian's Beauty College, and became certified through NovaLash in 2007. She continued to craft her experience while being employed previously by Spa56 from 2007 - 2013 and Salon Salon from 2010-2016, and that led her all the way to becoming a Classic Lash Extension trainer for JB Cosmetics from 2010-2016 as well. She holds many additional Certifications including: Microblading by Brow Genie, Brow Lamination and Hyaluron Lip Filler from PMU Academy, Volume Lashes by The Spa on Yosemite Lash Academy and Mega Volume Lashes by LashBoxLA, and is once again a Certified Lash Educator through NALA (National Association of Lash Artists) . Through out her career she has continued to follow an Education for Medical Wellness, and is currently beginning an exciting new Career Change helping kids. She is still with us part time to help with our In-House Trainings and to see clients by request.

PATRICIA ALVAREZ

CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST

Patricia first began her Massage Career in 2006 when she graduated from Bryman College in Hayward, California. Before she joined our team she gained experience working for a Chiropractor and for Massage Envy where she dedicated her time to learning her clients aches and pains and catering her technique around what they needed most. She loves to specialize in Deep Tissue and helping clients work through their injuries using a more Therapuetic Approach. You can also schedule her expertise under Hot Stone, Cupping, Pre-Natal and Myofascial Release or you can receive a combination of those Services under our Integrative Therapuetic Massage Service. Patricia has added on our advanced Body Treatments to her list of expertise, and is our Junior Lash Extension Artist who is working her wasy up quickly to a FUll Time Lash artists! She is available the first half of the day on Monday-Friday.

SARA PRICE

LICENSED ESTHETICIAN and OWNER

SPECIALIZING IN EYELASH EXTENSIONS & PERMANENT COSMETICS

After graduating High School in 2002, Sara knew that she had a dream of owning her own Business someday. First acheiveinga Bachelors in Marketing and Advertising, Sara then hit the ground running in the Beauty and Health Industry after studying and recieving her Certificate for Permanent Cosmetics under Debi Walker of the PMCA in 2007. Her next step was to be certified in Classic Eyelash Extensions by JB Cosmetics in 2010, and Licensed as an Esthetician at Adrian's Beauty College in 2013. In 2016 she received a Certification in Microblading from Flirt and Flutter Academy and in 2017 completed the Advanced Volume Lash Training under Borboleta Beauty and a Mega Volume Certification through LashBoxLA in 2020. Additional Certifications during that time period include: Lash Lifts and Tints, Brow Laminations, Advanced Waxing Techniques, a Variety of Skin Care Trainings and more. Sara was previously employed by Spa56 for 12 years and is now The Owner of The Spa on Yosemite. She also sees clients part time at The Bungalow in Pleasanton on Tuesdays. She was trained by both Image Skincare and Eminence Organics, and loves to research Product Brands to make sure The Spa on Yosemite is always using the most up to date in Quality lines. She loves helping other artists further their education as a Certified Lash Educator, and believes in superior customer service above everything else. She prides herself in her attention to detail for each and every client that she sees. She is available for appointments on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and some Sundays under all Eyelash, Facial, Waxing and Permanent Cosmetics Services as well as the Contour Body Wrap.

Our goal here at The Spa On Yosemite is to create a space where our standard level of care far exceeds your expectations. Where Beauty, Comfort, Knowledge and Personalized Attention are what you receive the moment you walk through our doors.

Our Experienced Staff prides themselves in being able to offer you only the highest level of Skin and Body Treatments that this Industry has to offer, and we commit to always pushing ourselves to growing and improving and listening to the needs of each and every one of you.

We know that you have options, but our dedication to the elimination of stress and tension paired with our love of healthy, glowing skin is essential to what makes us stand out and we can't wait to show you what else we have to offer.

We believe in the importance of our over-all well being.

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