About Me
After discovering the power of embodied healing for myself through addressing my own pain and stress, I had found my purpose in exploring, practicing, and sharing what I'd learned. I feel grateful to be doing work I love: using my hands, finding my flow state, listening deeply, and connecting with the community.
I believe in the healing power of inhabiting our bodies: being awake to our lived experience. Being present with our sensations, thoughts, and emotions helps us notice, process, and release what we're holding so that we can integrate change. Healing gives us the power to break old patterns of tension and feel safe and at home our bodies; in doing so, we feel more deeply connected and alive.
Here's a little bit about me: I'm a lifelong athlete and lover of movement. I grew up in Colorado ski racing and went on to play volleyball at The University of New Hampshire (where I also received my business degree). In 2016, I moved to Seattle to be near the mountains and the ocean, and today I'm a runner/cyclist/hiker/dancer/yogi. In 2021, after almost a decade focused solely on my marketing career, I began my winding road to realize my dream of being healing practicioner. Movement and embodiment have been my solace, my joy, and my medicine for life. I hope to share that with you.
Values
Curiosity
I approach clients with curiosity and non-judgement, and I encourage them to meet their challenges with the same mindset. In working together, we will find creative ways to reach goals while appreciating the body for the intelligent solutions it's found to cope with imbalance, discomfort, pain, and physical and emotional traumas.
Equity
I aim for my practice to be a safe space for people of all races, ethnicities, abilities, genders, orientations, ages, and sizes. It is important to me to make my services as accessible as possible to people of all financial statuses.
I acknowledge that I have more to learn and unlearn and that I haven't yet found perfect solutions for accessibility. I'm committed to continued learning and growth in this area.
Compassion
I meet my clients on a human level and try my best to understand their goals for bodywork in the greater context of their lives. I deeply care about connecting with clients and treating them with compassionate care at every stage.
Body Sovereignty
You have the right to the full control of your body. I will always get consent before treatment, invite feedback, and have an open dialogue with clients throughout the session. I highly encourage clients to listen to the wisdom of their bodies and use their voice to communicate their needs.
Credentials & Education
Brenna Buckwalter
LMT #MA61420329, Intra-Oral Certified, RYT-200
Cranial and Fascial Balancing Methods for Newborns (June 2026)
Myofascial Balancing for the Extremities with Richard Polishuk (May 2026)
Tending the Therapeutic Relationship: Healing Dynamics,
Boundaries, The Nervous System, Trauma, and Polyvagal Theory (January 2026)
Craniosacral Core Series Program with Lauren Christman (November - August 2025: 140 live hours of training)
Craniosacral Therapy Training - Core 4: Inherent Treatment Plan, Treatment Strategies, Membranes, and Cranial Sutures (August 2025)
Craniosacral Therapy Training - Core 3: Facial Bones, Sphenoid, Sphenobasilar Junction, and the Long Tide (May 2025)
Craniosacral Therapy Training - Core 2: Synovial Joints, Air Sinuses, Unwinding, and Mid-Tide (February 2025)
Craniosacral Therapy Training - Core 1: Transverse Structures, Pelvis and Mandible, and Cranial Wave (November 2024)
Craniosacral Introductory Workshop with Lauren Christman (September 2024)
Graduate of Northwest Academy for the Healing Arts (2023)
CPR & First Aid Certified by the Red Cross (2023, 2025)
Graduate of The Yoga Tree's 200-Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training (2022)
Graduate of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training (2021)
Reading List
In an Unspoken Voice by Peter A. Levine
Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery by Dr. Arielle Schwartz
The Art of Somatic Coaching by Richard Strozzi-Heckler
Movement by Gray Cook
Assessment and Treatment of Muscle Imbalance by Page/Frank/Lardner
Stalking Wild Psoas by Liz Koch
Body-Centered Psychotherapy: The Hakomi Method by Ron Kurtz
Embrace Yoga's Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice by Susanna Barkataki
The Heart of Listening: A Visionary Approach to Craniosacral Work by Hugh Milne
Wisdom in the Body: The Craniosacral Approach to Essential Health by Michael Kern
Acknowledgements & Lineages
I live, practice bodywork, and teach yoga on unceded Duwamish land.
All the knowledge I share I owe to the generosity of teachers who have educated me and the ancient lineages that have developed and evolved the practices of yoga and bodywork.
The beginnings of Yoga were developed by the Indus-Sarasvati civilization in the Indus Valley (now India) over 5,000 years ago. The practice has been passed down from teacher to student since then. My training and practice fall under the ancient lineage of Hatha Yoga.
Bodywork has also been practiced for thousands of years, in different styles across the globe. I practice modalities that have been influenced by many lineages from Eastern and Western cultures as well as those indigenous to Turtle Island.
Thank you to my bodywork teachers and mentors:
Lauren Christman, Richard Polishuk, Broehe Ballman, Tracey Alta, Marian DiPerna, Sequoia Rolfes-Haase, Jessica Brammer, Robert Zelesko, Bevin Keely.
Thank you to my yoga teachers and mentors:
Susanne Hutchinson, Kristin Reed, Amanda Mitchell, Shubha Simhadri, Shelly Storm, Heather Hested and many more.
Finally, thank you to my esteemed peers:
Abby Brinkman, Molly Bulger, Mickey Leytze, Katrina Koleto, Kara Maran, Anya Ludwig, Jessica Jobaris, and many more.