These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.

― Rumi

Welcome to Orcas Island Wellness

My approach to bodywork and wellness is deeply rooted in the body’s profound capacity for healing, my passion for anatomy and love for the natural world, and the subtle energies that influence them both. I’m trained and certified in multiple healing modalities—including Somatic Experiencing, Craniosacral therapy, Visceral Listening & Manipulation, and Intuitive Bodywork. The heart of my approach is integrative and holistic, honoring the body's innate intelligence. I see every session with you as a quiet exploration of the intersection between our physical, emotional, and spiritual selves.

—Mary Jo

Wellness Offerings

Visionary Craniosacral Work®

Visionary Craniosacral Work® is a soothing, noninvasive, hands-on therapy that can alleviate acute and chronic symptoms.

Infant Services

I offer Craniosacral therapy for infants to heal the trauma of birth, including helping to mold the cranial bones and improve challenges with suckling, digestion, and breastfeeding.

Somatic Experiencing®

I am a certified practitioner who uses Somatic Experiencing® therapy to relieve and resolve the symptoms of a diverse range of trauma.

Pediatric Work

I use multiple modalities to help children recover from traumatic events, accumulated stress, physical injury, loss, nervous system regulation, and other challenging life situations.

Intuitive Bodywork

Includes therapeutic touch, and other healing techniques to promote deep relaxation, release tension, and restore balance to the body’s natural energies.

Visceral Listening & Touch

A gentle yet profound combination of techniques that releases organs both fascially and neurologically, improving their function and restoring balance and optimal movement.

  • I have worked with Mary Jo for many years and she has met me with compassionate curiosity no matter what my body is expressing. I always feel deeply met by her touch, her, presence, the healing environment she has created. I trust her careful translation of what my body has to express and she has seen me through various injuries. We are fortunate to have her offerings here on Orcas.

    Mimi A.

  • Mary Jo has a serene zen space that relaxes me before we even start the treatments. I have made strides in my health working with Mary Jo. She is so knowledgeable about the body and spot on with massage and craniosacral treatments. And she is a lovely person! I feel lucky to work with her.

    Merril L.

  • Following sessions with Mary Jo, I feel healthier and aligned in body, mind, and spirit. Departing each session, I feel lighter, grounded, peaceful, and calm.

    —T.J.D.

  • Mary Jo is always in the moment and with her massage and craniosacral work she connects with my energy and knows what will be the best approach to helping iron out the tension in my BEING not just my body.

    —Kandis Susol

  • Massages are a luxury for some. For others, a therapeutic need. I’ve experienced over 22 years of the healing hands of Mary Jo. I always leave her healing space, rejuvenated and centered. She’s an experienced pro and a blessing.

    —Anita Castle

  • I use both the craniosacral and massage therapy and have been going to Mary Jo Ahern for the last thirty plus years. I have never had a disappointing session with her.

    —Sandy Vietzke

Would you like to make an appointment?

I would love to hear from you.

Trauma—an emotional response to a distressing experience—is a condition few people can escape. Most of us have experienced some form of trauma in our lives. What we may not realize is that trauma lives in the body, and the body wants to heal. My life’s work has been to facilitate this healing. Listening with my hands and heart, I create a sacred space that allows the physical body and the subtle energy systems to work in harmony. Drawing upon varied healing modalities such as Craniosacral Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, and Visceral Listening, while always respecting the body’s innate ability to heal, I help clients achieve increased vitality, resiliency, strength, and wellbeing.

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