Haydyn Marina

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Heya, I’m Haydyn.

       About My Practice       

I’m a highly attentive listener, and I’ve very interested in humanity, the body, collective well-being, beauty, and the constellation of elements that make up each individual’s holistic wellness.

My specialized bodywork approach addresses both the ephemeral needs of a regulated nervous system and the tangible needs of the musculature, lymphatic system, and related tissues. I draws from a breadth of deep manual and energetic techniques to support each client in reaching their individual goals and cultivating greater somatic well-being.

My treatment of deep tissue work follows where my clients’ bodies invite deeper focus and attention. I’m is known for helping clients enter a trance-like state of calm, ease, and relief while discovering a rhythmic sense of alignment within their somatic knowing.

I specializes in the niche modality of Esalen® Massage, certified in 2021, and am one of only two active Esalen practitioners in Austin, Texas. I am also one of fewer than 100 Esalen Massage Instructors worldwide, currently in training. You can read more about Esalen here.

In 2026, I received my certificate to practice Lymphatic Drainage Massage. My recent interests that have stemmed from that include flushing the lymphatic system, stimulation of the circulatory system, and esthetic treatment of the face and countenance.

Haydyn Marina practicing with a massage client in an Esalen style gentle-hold

  • I’m Haydyn Marina (she/her/they), I own and operate my massage practice independently.

    A Texas native, I moved to Asheville to study bodywork in Asheville, NC starting in 2020.

    The timing and location of that genesis undoubtedly informed my practice as a massage and bodywork therapist. You can learn more about me and why I started my bodywork studio here.

    I currently operate a full-time studio in Austin, Texas and offer occasional sessions in other parts of the United States.

  • Certified in Esalen® Massage, my practice is meant to increase full-body awareness, minimize discomfort associated with physical touch, and to facilitate imaginative expansion.

    My style is slow, graceful, artful, and meditative. Approaching the body like sculpture, I bring a multidimensional quality to the session so that my clients can feel truly held.

    I use a variety of pressures, musculoskeletal techniques, and dance-like rhythms to help clients access their calmer, spontaneous, more-connected states of self.

    I approach deep tissue work intuitively, listening to what the client describes during intake, noticing the non-verbal communication in session, and responding to where the body is asking for deeper work.

  • All bodies are welcome.

    I work with all kinds of people, and welcome anyone seeking to partake in my practice. I am a trauma-informed practitioner with specific training in trauma-informed massage therapy, and thus I’m highly aware of my clients’ needs.

    I often attract folks who appreciate a focused, careful, meditative, and committed therapeutic approach. This tends to be people who have been exposed to some form of trauma in their lives, however not necessarily. I work well with anyone who appreciates self-reflection, or luxurious relaxing touch.

    Many of my clients are in the music & visual arts industries, are dancers, business owners, soloprenuers, and/or creatives in general.

    I have a strong commitment to providing accessible bodywork for black, BIPOC, and queer folks, and working artists. I’m also hoping to reach more clients in search of palliative End of Life care. (Learn more about this in the Thanatos section of my blog here.)

    All bodies welcome.

    If we find after starting bodywork together that you are looking for a technique I don’t specifically offer, I am happy to refer you to another practitioner.

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Trainings, Certifications & Continuing Education

"An Esalen Massage is an inward journey rather than a therapeutic treatment. Through long strokes, a slow pace, and pauses, you are invited to return to your natural state of balance and alignment. Transformation occurs not through deep-tissue work b
Course Description: "This series presents a map of the path we must traverse in order to liberate yoga and wellness paractices, and to enter the transformative justice work of anti-racism. Our approach to learning is rooted in a decolonized framework
Course Description: "Trauma symptoms can present in a variety of ways, such as pain, illness, collapsed posture, extreme sensitivity, along with a host of other potential symptoms. These symptoms can keep our clients from experiencing the full benef
Course Description: "Imbalances and chronic tension around the scapulae, neck and shoulder are frequently caused by misaligned habitual movement patterns. These holding patterns result in kyphosis, elevated/retracted shoulders or a depressed chest, a
During the course, we will focus on presence, quality of touch, and contact with attention to grounding and centering. We will also work on communication and boundaries as part of the massage training. We will explore Mindfulness Meditation and how i
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