”You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.” —Mary Oliver
Welcome to Wild Geese Massage Therapy
Genevieve Kersten is a California Certified Massage Therapist (cert#88522), based one block from downtown Culver City. Whether seeking chronic or acute pain management, relaxation, or a combination of the two, Genevieve tailors each session to fit the needs of the individual. Her specializations are deep tissue, Swedish, trigger point, myofascial release, sports, and shiatsu. Genevieve’s signature style combines elements from many modalities in a single session, to provide the best results.
Availability
Genevieve sees clients out of her home, 1 block from downtown Culver City (off-street parking is available). She is available on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays, by appointment only.
Please note, mobile massage is considered on a case by case basis with limited availability and additional fees.
Book Your Session
Text/Voice: (323) 744-1033
Email: wildgeesemt@gmail.com
Pricing
All prices include gratuity. Services start at $150
Culver City Location:
60 minutes $150
75 minutes $180
90 minutes $210
105 minutes $240
120 minutes $270
Mobile Massage (minimum 90 minutes) has an additional $50 travel/convenience fee.
90 minutes $210+$50=$260
105 minutes $240+$50=$290
120 minutes $270+$50=$320
Why Wild Geese?
The name of my practice is a reference to the poem Wild Geese by Mary Oliver. This poem has been a touchstone of my life and has helped keep me on a path toward whole self acceptance.
When I first started receiving massage on a consistent basis in my twenties, I viewed my body as a separate entity, and often an adversary. A simple statement from a massage therapist started a shift in my understanding of both my own and bodies in general. During our session she said, “bodies are just bodies, not good or bad.”
While basic, this was a revolutionary concept to me, and something that I have spent much of my adult life striving to embrace. Body acceptance is a choice that has to be made every day. Sometimes every hour. One can’t simply proclaim it and move on. As a massage therapist, in addition to providing physical care, pain relief, and relaxation, I hope to offer this same insight to all my clients and help them start or stay on their own path of whole self acceptance. It is work, undoubtedly, but rewarding and life-giving.
Wild Geese
by Mary Oliver
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
Wild Geese Massage Therapy 