Allison Ayer is a native Vermonter and is a nationally certified massage therapist with licenses in Florida, New York and California. She received her B.A. from Bowdoin College in Maine and her massage training in Gainesville, FL at the renowned Florida School of Massage. She has completed additional coursework through the Upledger Institute of CranioSacral Therapy, the Institute of Thai Massage, the Ohashi Institute of Shiatsu and various other programs. Allison has been working for about seven years in this field and has her own business in Jacksonville, FL and in Gainesville, FL.
As a modern dancer/choreographer, swing and salsa dancer, yoga practitioner and general athlete, Allison understands the deep benefits of regular therapeutic bodywork. This experience has been reinforced by the experience she had clients in injury rehabilitation and prevention. She has worked with professional dancers, Iron Man athletes, and professioanl marathoners as well as moms, dentists and golfers! Allison also enjoys working with clients who simply need to relax and refresh from their hectic lives.

With training in neuromuscular therapy, connective tissue therapy, myo-fascial release, thai massage, shiatsu, sports massage, swedish, visceral manipulation and craniosacral therapy, Allison has a large bags of tricks from which to pull. Her sessions are thus highly individualized for her clients. Her massage has been described as intense, deep, transformative, liberating, highly effective, educational and relaxing.