Practitioners
Brian Ubert
Orthopedic Bodywork Practitioner
913.706.7426 (c), brianubertcmt@gmail.com
Brian’s years of experience working with athletes inspired him to become a board-certified clinical rehabilitative orthopedic manual therapist. He uses orthopedic-based techniques to locate musculoskeletal issues stemming from acute injury and chronic compensatory patterns. Compensations in body systems ascend through movement planes, causing rotation and counterrotation patterns. Over time, these patterns generate muscle firing dysfunction in kinetic chains.
In addition to being a longstanding member of Kinetikos, Brian has worked with countless professional sporting organizations, developing and managing their manual therapy programs while working with tactical coaches, sports scientists, and medical staff to develop comprehensive care solutions for enhancing optimal movement. Brian is currently studying corrective exercise, performance enhancement, and nutrition while assisting his mentor during continuing education seminars.
A native Kansan, Brian enjoys spending free time being an uncle and staying active in nature–camping, cycling, and paddle boarding. He is also a skilled carpenter by trade. Brian’s training has included orthopedic manual therapy, personal training, muscle energy technique, and postural respiration techniques.
Casey Emmerich
Lymph Drainage Therapist
785.766.4561 (c), caseymemmerich@gmail.com
caseyemmerich.com
Casey became aware of the value of lymph therapy and the need of a Lawrence-area practitioner when a past surgery left her with lymphedema. Having developed a passion for working one-on-one in health and wellness fields through her 22 years as a dental hygienist, she decided to pursue lymph training herself so she could provide this service to her community. It matched her desire to expand her career toward a holistic practice, one with endless potential for continuous education. Casey quickly learned to appreciate the lymph system's role in our health and wellness, and the ways in which it can become impaired. In addition to her hands-on therapy, which directly and immediately supports and boosts the lymph system's function, Casey also provides her clients with guidance, support, and the tools to clear their organs and nourish their immune system through dietary and lifestyle changes. She is certified to work with clients who have lymphedema and is a teaching assistant through the Chikly Institute where she received her training. Casey has lived in Lawrence since 1983 and spends her free time with her children, Cienna and Indiana. For more information about Casey and her work, visit caseyemmerich.com.
Chelsi Lovely
Massage Therapist
316.518.5861 (c), chelsi@lovelyflowerco.com
Chelsi’s passion for massage therapy began at a very young age when she witnessed and assisted her mother’s rehabilitation after an auto accident left her with substantial injuries. Since then, Chelsi has been very inquisitive into all healing modalities, and she has a passion for identifying and targeting normal form and function in her bodywork.
Her formal education and practical experience has led her to develop a diverse set of skills so she can find what works best for each client. She graduated from Heritage College in 2004, and then she started working in the chiropractic field assisting with injury recovery and prevention techniques. This led Chelsi to have the goal of bringing a sense of balance and wellbeing in the body. After years of practicing bodywork, she was then led to formally train in Source Point Therapy and Reiki, and she now offers these energy techniques in tandem with traditional bodywork.
Chesli also operates Lovely Flower Co., an eco-friendly flower and gift shop, in Baldwin City. In addition to providing floral arrangements for individuals and events, she works collectively with local artisans to offer their crafts in her store.
Cindi Thomas
Certified Advanced Rolfer®, Organ Manual Therapist, Neural Mobilization Practitioner, & CranioSacral Therapist
785.766.0413 (c), cindi.thomas@kansasrolfer.com
Cindi became a Rolfer in 2001, a Certified Advanced Rolfer in 2013, and a Rolf Movement practitioner in 2015. She uses movement to guide her sessions and as a way to empower her clients. In addition to providing traditional Rolfing, Cindi integrates Visceral Manipulation, Neural Mobilization, and Craniosacral Therapy in her sessions. Cindi is compassionate, intuitive, and loves helping her clients achieve more ease in their bodies. Her undergraduate electrical engineering degree taught her to solve complex problems, a skill she applies to the complexity of the human body, and her work as a technical support representative at a software company honed her intuitive skills. She enjoys working in Kinetikos' collaborative environment. She lives in Baldwin City with her husband, Chris, and she loves reading and gardening in her spare time.
Cindi is not taking new clients at this time. If you have worked with Cindi in the past, please reach out to her directly to schedule.
Holly Krebs
Certified Rolfer®, Organ Manual Therapist, Neural Mobilization Practitioner, & CranioSacral Therapist
785.832.1720 (o), hollykrebs@gmail.com
Holly is a Certified Rolfer© and also practices Organ Manual Therapy, Neural Mobilization, and Craniosacral Therapy. In her multi-systems approach to bodywork, Holly weaves between all the tissues of the body—fascia, organs, nerves, bones, brain, fluids, muscles, and glands. She also explores beyond physical structures to behavioral, lifestyle, emotional, energetic, and thought patterns, which can limit us from living more freely and fully. Holly empowers her clients to make long-lasting transformations by educating them, improving awareness of their bodies' messages, shifting their relationship with pain, and providing logistical support for lifestyle changes. Holly completed her Rolfing training in 2008, and she also holds undergraduate degrees with honors in American studies and sociology from KU. She runs Kinetikos Healing Collective, and with her husband, Brett Stoppel, purchased our building in 2016 to create a space for collaboration amongst holistic health care practitioners. She and Brett live in Lawrence with their three children – Eli, Hazel, and Emerson. Holly is not currently seeking new clients and recommends her officemates, Cindi Thomas, Risa Kearn, Samuel Beecher, and Kalen Ledbetter for bodywork.
Jen Klaufer
CranioSacral Therapist, Myofascial Release Practitioner, Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique Therapist
785.393.4124 (c), jenlaufer.massage@gmail.com
Jen has been in the bodywork field for nearly 20 years, and through intuition, body wisdom, and experience, she utilizes a whole body approach in order to treat the body from the inside out. She began her work in a physical therapy clinic. Over time, she was drawn to dive into the intricacies of the body’s tissues so she could create longer lasting benefits for her clients.
In 2014 Jen opened her own business and began studying Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique (SMRT) where she first extensively learned the benefits of "staying under the body's radar" in order to achieve fuller releases in a far less invasive manner. Seeing such positive results prompted an even deeper dive into the John Barnes myofascial release work and finally into CranioSacral therapy. Traveling deeply through the layers of the body’s systems has shown her the power of this work and the connectedness of the body. Jen has been mentoring with Susie Roman, an advanced Craniosacral Therapist, for the past 2 years to deepen her knowledge and touch.
Jen has found that when challenges arise, she is best able to overcome them by spending time connecting to nature. She and her husband, Brian, have cultivated an outdoor space from which they can gain healing and perspective alongside the hummingbirds, bees, their dog Archer, and their cat Fluffer
Kalen Ledbetter
Structural Integration Practitioner
620.222.1018 (c), kalen@stillrolfing.com
Kalen attended the Rolf Institute in Boulder, CO, after receiving an MFA from KU. Following a lifetime of dance and yoga, she aspired to study a new way of perceiving, contacting, and experiencing the body. Kalen has practiced with the therapists at Kinetikos for many years allowing her various approaches of study to marinate with her ongoing yoga practice into what continues to become her unique perception and touch. The Rolf Institute offered her the holistic method she had set her sights on, one she could invest herself in deeply and that meets a spectrum of goals. Kalen still finds the greatest benefit in the continuous learning from sharing work with other alternative therapists and through working with the unique experience of each client. She believes an individual’s psyche – made up of the inseparable mind-body – should be an infinite exploration! To schedule with her, please email or call her.
Kalen practices at Kinetikos on the weekends. She also practices at Southwind Health Collective several evenings a week, and she is taking new clients at Southwind.
Kerry Hagner
Myofascial Release Practitioner, Massage Therapist
785-393-2965 (c), surefootingbodywork@gmail.com
www.surefootingbodywork.com
Kerry trained at the Center for Natural Wellness in Albany, NY with a focus on clinical assessment and treatment of specific pain and mobility issues. She continued her education in various movement and energetic modalities that treat the whole body and mind - not just the place that hurts. Kerry approaches each client with curiosity, gratitude, and a broad toolkit to provide specific, individualized treatment within a holistic framework.
Kerry practices the John Barnes approach to Myofascial Release (MFR), which involves low-force, sustained pressure into myofascial connective tissue restrictions to reduce pain, restore greater range of motion, and cultivate awareness of one’s unique internal architecture. Kerry is also a registered yoga teacher and studies five-element Chinese medicine with Lonny Jarrett.
Lilly Mason
Certified Profession Midwife
785.393.1709, lillymasonmidwife@gmail.com
Lilly Mason offers full prenatal, birth, postpartum, newborn, and well-person care; placenta remedy services; and organ harmonizing bodywork. A lifetime Lawrencian, Lilly earned her BA from Knox College in Galesburg Il, and then trained as an EMT, a Doula, and a Placenta Encapsulation Specialist.
She completed certification through the North American Registry of Midwives in 2015. On her path to becoming a midwife she studied with six local homebirth midwives and completed two internships at Better Birth Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Since 2016 Lilly has trained in Visceral Manipulation with the Barral Institute to learn Organ Harmonizing.
Lilly is passionate about holding space so that people can find empowerment in the sacred acts of menarche, motherhood, and menopause. She believes that birth is a place of power and grace and it is her passion to help birthing people discover this place within themselves.
Melea Alexander
Licensed Acupuncturist, Clinical Herbalist
785-748-2788 (c), melea@chinaberryacupuncture.com
www.chinaberryacupuncture.com
Melea has been holding space for other humans for nearly 20 years as a birth and postpartum doula, Shiatsu therapist, and now as an acupuncturist and clinical herbalist. She trained in acupuncture and Chinese herbology at Pacific College in Chicago and has been in practice since 2015, providing care to communities in Indiana, Michigan, and now Kansas. She uses cupping, gua sha, tui na, moxibustion, acupuncture, Eastern nutrition, Chinese herbal medicine—and more subtle tools like Qi Gong & Realization Process practices, to help others enjoy more ease in their bodies and lives.
Melea’s practice population includes pregnant and postpartum people, elders, children and youth. She specializes in support for natural and assisted fertility and healthy reproduction; pediatric wellness; hormonal balance; immune, digestive, and sleep function; and relief from pain of all kinds. She seeks to foster transparency, authenticity, and connection, and to work from a place of conscious collaboration.
Before coming to the practice of Chinese medicine, Melea worked in the hospitality industry, cooking professionally in farm-to-fork kitchens for over a decade and working as a server for nearly as long. She is also a writer and art-maker, and holds an undergraduate degree in art practice/theory/criticism from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In her spare time, she loves to hike, camp, dance, cook, cuddle with animal friends, and make beautiful things.
Risa Kearn
Certified Rolfer®, Organ Manual Therapist, Neural Mobilization Practitioner, & CranioSacral Therapist
785.760.1059 (c), risalei@hotmail.com
Risa Kearn aims to bring clients a deeper understanding of their bodies, how they work, and how they can work even better through each of the modalities she practices. She draws from her many classes and life experience to educate clients and increase their self-awareness. Listening with her ears, hands, and intuition, Risa has a welcoming personality and brings patience and kindness to each session. A Lawrence native, Risa is also a University of Kansas graduate with degrees in Social Welfare and General Science. She served two years as an AmeriCorps volunteer after college and graduated from the Rolf Institute in 2008. An academic All-American rower in college, Risa uses the work ethic and love of learning developed at KU to drive her personal and professional quest to keep evolving. She lives on a farm east of Lawrence with her husband and two sons and is a sustainable agriculture and rotational grazing enthusiast.
Risa is not currently accepting new clients.
Samuel Beecher
Board Certified Structural Integration Practitioner and Organ Manual Therapist
785-551-2485 (c), Samuel.c.beecher@gmail.com
www.healinginmotion.co
Samuel works with individuals across the life course to expand their range of motion and emotion by integrating manual therapy techniques with postural and movement assessment, mindfulness practices, and dynamic movement. His approach is rooted in compassionate dialogue, driven by deep curiosity, and inspired by his lifelong love of movement. Samuel honors the whole person by blending his broad range of studies and interests, offering a holistic approach to bodywork and movement education.
Graduating from the Universal College of Healing Arts (UCHA), Samuel has continued his education in various fields, including visceral manipulation, neural mobilization, and somatic therapy. He combines these with his expertise in natural movement fitness, corrective exercise, restorative mobility, and embodiment exploration. Samuel’s sessions incorporate deep listening, anatomically precise touch, and practical movement education to help clients balance their nervous system, restore mobility, and connect mind and body, fostering a holistic journey of self-awareness and well-being.
Susie Roman
CranioSacral Therapist
785.813.1782 (c), SusieRomanCST@gmail.com
https://www.susieroman.com/
With over 15 years of experience in bodywork, Susie has chosen to focus on CranioSacral Therapy. After extensive study of muscle behavior and development through continuing education and during her time working in a physical therapy office, she began to understand the significance of working with fascia to restore health. This discovery led her to CranioSacral Therapy in 2011 and, after experiencing first-hand the life changing depths of this work, she developed a passion for it. It has been her experience, both personally and professionally, that cognitive, physical, emotional, and physiological challenges are all interconnected and related to one another and they can be accessed and alleviated through the craniosacral system. In 2015, Susie began working with infants and children and has since become known in her community and surrounding areas as a resource for helping little ones overcome their challenges. Susie received her education in CranioSacral Therapy through the Upledger Institute, an institution with a history of rigorous clinical research and application, to ensure the highest quality of training available. She now serves as a Teaching Assistant for the Upledger Institute and is a Certified Study Group leader to assist other practitioners in deepening their knowledge and experience with the work.
