Hi there, beautiful human in need of some healing.

Like many of the people I now serve, and probably like you, I’ve carried my own history of chronic pain: tendonitis, TMJ, thoracic outlet syndrome, carpal tunnel, plantar fasciitis, interstitial cystitis. I tried everything—physical therapy, acupuncture, massage, bodywork—but the relief was always temporary. 

The issues always returned. Out of necessity, I began experimenting on myself, mapping patterns of restriction in the fascia and tendons, and developing a way of precisely combing through adhesions that no one else seemed to be addressing.

This is how Tissue Alchemy was born.

Tissue Alchemy goes beyond massage. It’s a method for people with significant adhesions, chronic pain, or old scar tissue who have tried everything else and still haven’t found relief. Our work together accesses the parasympathetic portal, where the nervous system softens, and tissue that has been bound for years finally begins to let go.

It’s really deep work, but not brute force. It’s radical release through detail and nuance.

If you’ve been carrying pain that no one else has been able to reach, know this: there is another way. And it would be my honor to walk with you into a new chapter where your body can finally let go.

I’ve been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2011, trained in both Eastern and Western modalities, with roots in the Bay Area where I studied alongside some of the field’s top practitioners. Over the years, I’ve woven together elements of Deep Tissue, Thai, Swedish, and Myofascial Release into my work and these influence the work we’ll do together.

I’m also a Certified Yoga Instructor, originally trained by Larry Schultz in the lineage of Ashtanga and Rocket Yoga, and later in Yin Yoga. That balance—dynamic power and deep stillness—shapes everything I do. 

In my early years, I thought force and intensity were the only way forward. But through my own healing journey, I discovered the potency of Yin: holding precise angles, staying long enough for the body’s deeper layers to reveal themselves, and finding power in stillness. 

This philosophy parallels the way I now approach fascia work: not brute force, but precision, presence, and patience. 

I often provide yoga guidance and “homework” for my clients, as a way to quicken their healing and help them carry the benefits of our sessions into daily life.

 I offer highly individualized 3-hour sessions—immersive experiences like The Undoing and Body Unbound—where clients experience transformation that is both subtle and seismic. Adhesions melt. Chronic pain softens. Movement returns.

I offer highly individualized 3-hour sessions—immersive experiences like The Undoing and Body Unbound—where clients experience transformation that is both subtle and seismic. Adhesions melt. Chronic pain softens. Movement returns.

Because our work together will be highly customized to what your body is asking for, we always begin with a 90-minute ‘Intake’ where we’ll map the tension patterns in your fascia and see how your body respond to treatment. You can book that here.

This isn’t maintenance.
This is Tissue Alchemy.

It isn’t for everyone, but if your body has been holding pain and tension and normal massage has only provided temporary relief, it’s almost certainly for you.

In Good Health,

Sharon Thiergartner, LMT