Hatha Yoga & Watsu Practitioner
Summer Greenlees is a seasoned Yoga teacher with over 28 years of experience. Her work is strongly influenced by her practice as a massage therapist, Watsu practitioner (bodywork in water), and her extensive experience as a doula supporting mothers in their pregnancy and birthing journeys.
As a professional massage therapist and yoga teacher, Summer has completed thousands of hours of study and many certification programs including Neuromuscular Therapy, Myofascial Release, and Functional Yoga Therapy Certifications. She is continuously studying and learning in the fields of Developmental Movement Repatterning, Embodied Anatomy Studies, Somatic Yoga, Energetic Anatomy, and Nrityoga (a lineage of practice tracing back to India’s first sacred temple dancers).
Summer’s classes are not just about physical exercise; they are about harmonizing mind, body, and spirit and nurturing one’s relationship with oneself. She offers a personalized approach, helping her students to develop skills to practice movements safely and mindfully. Her goal is for each student to feel refreshed, grounded, and rejuvenated, as if they have just experienced a gentle, full-body therapeutic massage.
Summer maintains her licence and offers massage therapy services, Private Yoga Therapy, and small group cohort classes in her private Yoga studio, Soma Yoga Shala.
Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Summer is home in the Hill Country. She is truly blessed to be the mother of her children, ages 30, 20, and 13.
Certifications
Having worked as a full-time professional massage therapist and yoga instructor for over 20 years, in addition to the modalities listed above, her certifications also include:
- Reiki III
- Bodywork for the Childbearing Year
- Advanced Yoga Studies with Donna Farhi
- Massage Doula
- Infant Massage Instructor
- Functional Yoga Therapy
- Watsu Practitioner
- Healing Dance 1 & Underwater
Contact Summer for a free $50-$100 gift card to get you started on your health and wellness journey.
Booking
Book online or message Summer if you have any questions!
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Yoga classes & Therapy
Summer’s private yoga therapy practice specializes in movement repatterning for reducing strain and tension in the body during the everyday movements of life as well as movements of the client’s exercise and fitness or yoga practice.
Summer’s yoga classes and yoga therapy sessions are based on a somatic approach, strongly inspired by her Yoga teacher, Donna Farhi, and her own 20 years experience with yoga, bodywork, and maternity support.
Her yoga series classes taught privately or in a small group session provide a foundation for the beginner or seasoned yoga practitioner to discover or re discover his or her own way of moving and being in yoga practice that is truly integrative and supportive of the individuals highest well being and personal wellness goals.
Watsu
Watsu season is over for 2024 but will return next year.
For special Watsu news, please sign up to the Summer Greenlees Newsletter with Watsu selected. You will receive notices about locations, booking availability changes, adjustments for weather.
Summer has been a Watsu student and practitioner for 6 years and of all the modalities offered, Watsu and and Yoga therapy are her favorite modalities to share.
Please read more about Watsu on the Watsu and Ashiatsu Massage services page.
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