ABOUT ANA

As a mother, healer, small business owner, former corporate professional, and life long student, Ana understands the demands of “life”! She is here to help provide therapeutic relief to muscle aches and pain caused by stress, overuse, or previous injuries.

Her main goal is to help restore healthy flow throughout the body, so that you can return to the daily activities you enjoy doing.”

Ana M. Marcos, MS, LMT, CYT

“Facilitating smooth flow throughout the body is essential to achieving optimal health.” – Ana

As a Certified Advanced Neuromuscular Massage Therapist & Health Educator, Ana integrates therapeutic massage and bodywork with her training in Chinese Medicine, yoga, qigong, energy work and meditation to help her clients lead balanced and healthier lives. She believes in the body’s natural ability to heal by holistically attending to the physical, mental & spiritual well-being of her clients.

Ana’s health and wellness journey started in 1999, with developing a meditation practice. Following that, her personal experience with acupuncture, chiropractic care, yoga and integrative bodywork treatments brought much needed relief to chronic neck and shoulder tightness, low back and hip pain, jaw tension and teeth grinding issues. After experiencing marked improvement in her own health, Ana was inspired to learn more and help others experience the benefits of mind-body medicine.

In 2004, Ana started her graduate training in Traditional Chinese Medicine in Los Angeles, California and later continued her studies in Northern California. She has 10+ years of training in Acupuncture, Chinese herbs and nutrition, and several Asian bodywork modalities, including Tuina, Acupressure, Shiatsu, Thai Massage and energetic healing arts such as Qigong and Feng Shui. She integrates her natural gift of healing touch, training in Chinese Medicine, and several therapeutic massage and bodywork styles to help facilitate the body’s natural ability to heal and regain balance.

In 2013, she trained in Advanced Neuromuscular Massage Therapy and soon after completing established a private practice in Southern California.

Since 2016, Ana has been serving clients in the greater Atlanta area, as a licensed massage therapist, nutritionist and certified yoga instructor for kids and adults. She currently practices in Gwinnett County. She enjoys all things related to health and wellness, delicious food, being with nature, travel, and spending time with her large, extended, blended family.

Offerings

Neuromuscular Rebalancing Manual Therapy & Integrative Bodywork

Ana’s manual therapy method includes Advanced Neuromuscular Massage Therapy, Neuromuscular Reprogramming and various Eastern bodywork modalities, such as Acupressure, Tuina, Shiatsu and Thai Massage to help relieve muscle tension, break up scar tissue, improve range of motion, relieve stress, improve circulation, open up the energy flow throughout the body and help muscles return to their intended functions.
Bioenergetic Healing

Bioenergetic healing is a type of alternative therapy that aims to promote physical, emotional, and mental healing by addressing the body's energy systems. The practice is based on the principle that every living organism has a natural energy flow, and when this flow is disrupted, it can lead to illness and disease.
Bioenergetic healing practitioners use a variety of techniques to restore the body's energy balance. In this session, Ana integrates her training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Energetic Medicine (aka Medical Qigong), Reiki, and various Western and Eastern massage and bodywork modalities to help bring or increase awareness and balance to your energetic body.
Yoga

Ana provides yoga instruction, both group and private classes, to help adults and kids stretch and strengthen muscles, improve flexibility, and align breath, body and movement. Ana's yoga training is rooted in Hatha Yoga along with eight other disciplines, called Han Chikitsa, to soothe the body, balance the mind and nourish the soul. Her current yoga classes are further influenced by her training in Skillz FIT and HIIT.
Integrative Functional Nutrition

With a Master's degree in Integrative Functional Nutrition and extensive graduate training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, she combines Functional Nutrition and the energetics of food according to Traditional Chinese Medicine Principles, to create personalized food plans that support whole body healing.