Harmony Gates

I attended a dance party with Harmony and I was tired and sore from a day’s worth of packing and readying for a move. I was in no shape to dance, but Harmony worked her full-​contact body massage magic on me and I felt pretty good for most of the dance. My back pain came on again later in the night and was gone in the morning.
I really liked how Harmony’s style let’s the receiver take as much or as little control over the massage as needed. She intuits what is needed but also leaves space for the receiver to move around and get the exact stretch she is looking for.

Harmony gave me a lesson in quieting my mind through intense physical contact… it was hard to let go but the physical contact was constant and subtle… no let up and almost no talk except feedback on when I was NOT letting go. The instruction was very insightful… it hit buttons in me which I recognized, although not always immediately, and she was very effective in instantly recognizing that I was drifting. She corrected my course firmly (she is very strong) in a way that made the physical contact become the only thing that mattered. She got my mind out of the way.
When we finished I felt the blood coursing through every vein in my body — I was tingling from head to foot. I was truly energized yet calmed by the wonderful experience.
So, I had another session and tried to write something else but the above describes exactly what happened again except i did not drift off as much because of my experience of the first session. If anything the feeling at the end was even more intense in terms of the relaxed aliveness.
The method Harmony uses is truly unique and empowering… I recommend anyone who needs a shot of pure delight to let her body ride you.

I’ve received energy work and body-​rolling massage (!) from Harmony for a number of years. She basically invented this modality, which is intense, powerful, and deeply healing, on both physical and emotional levels. Harmony has that rare combination of powerful physical AND emotional presence. I’ve recommended Harmony’s work to close friends, with good results also. Strongly recommend you try a session. It’s very different than an «arm’s length» massage, which is what’s so unique. Although it seems very intimate, you will find it to be completely safe, boundaried and positive to be stretched and mashed up by Harmony!

I’ve been working with Harmony Gates for over 8 years now (I really gotta get more consistent with using Unilocal). I recently discovered that she still isn’t on Unilocal,so that motivated me to finally write a review for her. She’s really refined her gifts over the years and I feel she’s really ready to bring her uniquely powerful services to a wider range of people. She’s mostly worked within the dance community over the years teaching classes and workshops that have really propelled my movement practice forward. She is masterful at guiding people into deepening into their body awareness through touch and movement. In addition I’ve done a handful of her individual sessions over the last few years and am consistently amazed by how much I get out of my time with her. As a massage therapist and bodyworker myself, I’m very picky about who I go to for bodywork and Harmony is up there with a very few select partitioners I will visit. Her services are more vast than just massage though, she is a body master that can guide you into mastering your own body.