I'm glad you're here.

I offer Somatic Experiencing--including Somatic Experiencing touch work--as well as craniosacral therapy, clinical massage therapy, lympathic work, and reiki.

I love working with people of all genders and cultural backgrounds who are ready to heal themselves. I am continually amazed and delighted by the creative solutions that my clients' systems develop...and the way the healing continues after clients leave my treatment room.

My work has been informed by each client I've worked with, and by instructors and peers at Somatic Experiencing International, the Upledger Institute, Augsburg University, the Center for Victims of Torture, Park Nicollet, the Heartwood Institute, Northwestern Health Sciences University, Klose Training, Healing from the Core, Minka Brooklyn, Reiki by Esther, and the Third Root Community Health Center.

My work is also informed by the lived experience of the working people I have supported and schemed with, through decades of work in the labor movement, the cooperative movement, and other social justice and collective healing work.

I am comfortable doing complex work in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and communicating basic concepts in French and Somali.

I started my Somatic Experiencing journey by studying with SEI faculty member Dea Parsanishi, followed by Joshua Sylvae and Mahshid Hager. I completed the three-year program to become a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) early in 2025, and began assisting shortly thereafter, under the leadership of Mariana Boccuzzi Raymundo and Edda Rodriguez. I continue to be delighted by everything this work brings to my clients.

Proveo todos mis servicios en español e inglés.

--Marakah Mancini de León

Certifications and such:

Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP)

Board Certified in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (BCTMB)

Certified Neuromuscular Therapist (CNMT, Northwestern Health Sciences University)

Shihan (Maestra de Reiki, certified by Shihan Esther Cho)

Certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist (CMLDT, Klose Training)

Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT, Ohio)

Education:

PhD and M.S. in Economics (Purdue Universary)

B.A.s in Economics and Spanish Literature (University of Minnesota - Morris)

A.A.S. degree in Massage Therapy (Northwestern Health Sciences University)

Certificate in Therapeutic Massage (Northwestern Health Sciences University)

New learning:

Masters in Social Work (MSW) in Anti-Oppressive Clinical Practice (Augsburg University, 2022--2026)

Notes:

My website is able to accept HSA/FSA debit cards. Feel free to use one of these, if you have a Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account. Unfortunately, I am unable to bill other forms of insurance at this time. This is due to the laws surrounding our current healthcare system, and applies to everyone who holds my current scope of practice and licensure (which is as a bodyworker). 

I work with adults, over the age of 18. If you are searching for a specialist for a young person or infant in your life, I am happy to provide a referral to one or more skilled practitioners who specialize in working with their age group.

Photo credit: My dear friend Stephanie Watts snapped the image of me smiling at her. All other photos came to us through my eyes and phone.

Andrés Guzman designed my logo.