Hi there!
I’m Adrienne and I’m so glad you’re here! My interest and passion in alternative healing and preventative healthcare is deeply rooted in my own healing journey. I suffered for many years with chronic back pain and debilitating abdominal issues. When I finally began to find relief with various forms of bodywork, I decided to make it my life’s work to help others who may feel as hopeless as I did in their body-pain situation.
Bodywork was the gateway for my self-care journey which has taken me way beyond simply sustaining and created in me a compelling desire to learn more about the body, the mind and healing. It is bodywork along with the other practices I’ve learned along the way and finally learning to connect with and listen to my body that has profoundly changed my life. Listening to my intuition has taken me places I never could have imagined and I’m so gratified that my massage business has evolved to include BodyMind Coaching.
After graduating from the University of Virginia, I moved to San Francisco and worked in the non-profit sector. After some traveling and a whole lot of soul searching, I moved to Greenville from Asheville, NC in 2015. I opened The Lavender Room in 2017 and I feel incredibly fortunate to be doing this work that I love in this wonderful community of people.
Why choose Adrienne
Fully customized sessions
No two bodies are the same and not every day is the same either. Each session is thoroughly discussed so you get the bodywork you need on any given day. Whether you’ve had a rough week and need a nervous system re-set with a deeply relaxing massage or you’ve had a nagging pain that won’t go away and need a more focused session with special attention to trigger points and surrounding muscles - or a combination of the two - I listen to your goals for our time together each and every visit so we can agree on the session that’s right for you.
My top priority is making sure you leave feeling at ease.
You decide if we talk
If you want to completely zone out and not be disturbed with chatter… great! I’m happy to allow all the quiet you need to escape within.
If you want to talk and get some things off your chest or simply chat… great! I love talking to my clients.
This is your time and I follow your lead.
You choose the music
I’ve listened to everything from Motown to relaxing spa music to Brandi Carlile to heavy metal during my client sessions. As long as it’s relaxing to you, I’m game. Just let me know if you have any requests and I’m happy to oblige. Again, this is your time.
Communication is encouraged
Massage is such a personal experience and every single person has different preferences. While I try to get a good grasp of yours during our initial intake, I can’t always know how you’re feeling or if something is uncomfortable. I know it can be awkward to speak up during the session if you really want more of this or less of that, but I truly and genuinely want to know. Your comfort is my top priority and I’m always open to hearing how I can enhance your experience.
Safe Space
I provide a body-positive, LGBTQ+ friendly space where you can relax and unwind knowing you’re in a supportive environment.
The journey towards wholeness is yours to make.
“Embodiment isn’t about quieting the thoughts in the head and noticing the sensations of the body from there — it’s about bringing the abstract intelligence of the head into relationship with the body’s intelligence… It isn’t about sitting in the head and paying attention to the part of you we call the body — it’s about fully inhabiting the intelligence of the body and attuning to the world through it. It’s about listening to the world through the body.” — Philip Shepherd from Radical Wholeness