• Laurel opened Diamond Armor Wellness, LLC in June of 2023.

    Laurel is a massage therapist with over 23 years of experience in the industry.

    For 19 years, she worked as an independent and full time employee (Massage Therapist) providing massage and bodywork to Google employees in the corporate setting. She has provided over 25,000 hours of massage.

    Her passion is working with clients to assist with lowering their stress levels and helping them live a pain free life.

    Laurel understands severe chronic pain due to being born with congenital hip dysplasia and needing to have a hip replacement early in life. Her path to becoming a massage therapist (body worker) was inspired and guided by this obstacle.

    Experience:

    June, 2023 to Present: Owner and Massage therapist at Diamond Armor Wellness, LLC

    2008-2023: Massage Therapist (full-time employee) at Google Inc.

    2004-2008: Independent contractor, Massage Therapist at Google Inc. and private practice.

    2001-2004: Private practice working with various local Chiropractors

  • Laurel graduated from Trinity Massage School (San Jose, CA) in 2001 with 730 hours of specialized training.

    She has also completed around 1000+ hours of additional advanced training’s post graduation.

    Certifications:

    National Certification Board for Massage and Bodywork

    (BCTMB) Certificate #549018-07

    California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC) Certificate #62340

    Member of AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association)

    Training includes:

    Deep Tissue Massage

    Acupressure

    Reflexology

    Sports Massage

    Shiatsu Massage

    Swedish (Relaxing) Massage

    Trigger Point therapy

    Thai Massage

    Advanced Training:

    Morales Method®

    Whitney Lowe

    Erik Dalton

    Pre-Natal / Post-Natal Massage Certified (Carol Sheets)

    Neural Reset Therapy® (NRT)

    Rossiter System®

    TRE® Certified Provider (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises)

    Brookbush Institute — corrective exercise (self care) training.

    Specialized training with John F. Barnes — Myofascial Release Approach® (MFR). Courses taken listed below:

    Myofascial Release Level 1

    Myofascial Release Level 2

    Myofascial Mobilitation

    Cervical Thoracic Myofascial Release

    Fascial Pelvis Myofascial Release

    Myofascial Unwinding