Ariane Saint Martin

I'm a native of Southern California. I moved from Los Angeles to Dunedin in 2017 with my husband and two kids to have an adventure and raise our children in a kinder place.

I stumbled into massage therapy purely by accident over twenty years ago when I attended a fundraising event at Paramount Pictures. Somehow, I won a fully paid tuition to massage school that night. I had no plans to become a professional massage therapist (I was in my final year of a Ph.D. in Art History) but figured massage would be a fun skill to have, so I enrolled. The experience changed me and it changed my life. I have practised and continued to study hands-on therapies ever since. I am curious, a lifelong student, and I love using what I learn to give clients pain relief, stress relief, greater ease of movement and comfort in their own skin.

In addition to Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage, I'm trained and experienced in massage for cancer patients as well as critically ill and hospitalised adults and children. I have extensive experience working with breast cancer patients in particular, having supported many patients throughout their treatment and reconstruction process.

A mother of two myself, I'm trained in Pregnancy Massage and I'm also a Certified Infant Massage Instructor. (Massage can be especially helpful for babies with sensory and digestive issues.)

Earlier in my career I worked with many musicians, computer coders, and anyone else who uses their hands to prevent and treat Repetitive Stress Injuries. I travelled the United States as a tour massage therapist with a rock show and I have worked on movie sets and festivals.