Kyra Matos, Advanced LMT, Owner.
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I'm Kyra, owner and therapist at Mantis Massage. I began studying massage therapy at The Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Tempe, Arizona in 2007. At just under 5 feet and barely 100 pounds, I've brought grown men to tears. So if you're looking for someone that can really get into those sore spots, I'm your gal!
Heidi, Advanced LMT.
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Specialties: Deep Tissue, Swedish, Structural Integration, Myofascial Release, Lomi Lomi
Heidi is an inclusive, mindful, and integrative bodyworker with over 11 years of experience in massage therapy and somatic modalities. In their work, Heidi moves with precision beyond superficial tension patterns, affecting the deeper layers of the soft tissue, promoting cellular health, systemic balancing, and emotional harmony. Come visit Heidi for a customized bodywork session to fit your unique needs and goals; whether you need pain relief, a gentle nervous system reset, or a greater sense of emotional regulation, Heidi has the tools and experience to support you on your journey.
Hannah, LMT.
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Specialities: Deep Tissue, Swedish
Looking to relax, reconnect to your body and recenter yourself? Hannah can help you with that! With a passion for mental health, Hannah’s massage focuses on slow, deep pressure work to find areas of tension and release, combined with soothing Swedish techniques and deep breathing to provide relaxation and regulate the nervous system. Hannah will help you leave her sessions feeling looser, lighter, and connected with your body and mind. As a former athlete, Hannah enjoys playing soccer, swimming, and practicing yoga to keep herself centered and strong.
Mandis, LMT. (she/her)
Specialties: Deep Tissue, Swedish, Craniosacral, Somatic Therapies
For soothing, therapeutic work that feels relaxing and productive in equal measure, book with Mandis! Mandis pulls from her spa background to provide relaxing corrective work for her clients. She checks in with deep breaths and compressions at the start of your session to suss out holds and tension patterns. Mandis zeroes in on knots with deep focused pressure and pin & stretch techniques, then follows up with wide strokes across connecting tissue to smooth out the full length of referral tension. As a former social worker, Mandis brings an attentive, compassionate nature and trauma-informed approach to her practice as a massage therapist.
Codi, Advanced LMT.
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Specialities: Deep Tissue, Swedish, Pre-Natal
For Codi—customization is key. With 15 years hands-on experience, she knowledgeably works with clients to help them reach their personalized wellness goals. She offers blended modality sessions that combine slow, deep pressure with precise anatomy work.
Audrey, LMT.
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Specialties: Deep Tissue, Swedish, Lymphatic Drainage, Cupping Therapy
Audrey is a trauma-informed massage therapist and yoga instructor, committed to enhancing the well-being of her clients through a holistic approach to healing. With a firm belief in the profound connection between the body and mind, she has developed a practice that is deeply rooted in the principles of nervous system regulation and therapeutic touch. Whether clients are grappling with chronic tension headaches, managing the effects of repetitive stress injuries, seeking relief from muscle soreness after an intense workout, or simply just need an hour to relax, Audrey is here to help restore balance. She believes that every individual has the potential to feel better in their bodies, and she is honored to play a role in that transformative journey.
Janice, Advanced LMT.
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Specialities: Deep Tissue, Swedish, Cupping Therapy, Ashiatsu
Janice is a seasoned massage therapist with over nine years of experience. She specializes in a harmonious blend of Ashiatsu and Thai massage techniques, creating a unique fusion of deep tissue and relaxation therapy. If you're on the hunt for relief from persistent aches, looking to boost your range of motion, or just craving some therapeutic pampering, Janice is your gal. Schedule your session today and experience the bliss of relaxation and rejuvenation with Janice. Your body will thank you!
Jen, Advanced LMT.
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Specialties: Deep Tissue, Swedish, Structural Integration
Jen’s top passion as a bodyworker is helping people enjoy being in their bodies. Since beginning their massage therapy journey in 2012, they’ve cultivated a diverse skill set across multiple modalities. With a background in Hawaiian Lomi Lomi, their relaxation and deep-pressure massages are known for a quality of touch that’s fluid, well-connected, and intuitive. Jen is also trained in Structural Integration, myofascial release, and the neuroscience of bodywork, allowing them to provide effective, long-term postural correction and pain relief using gentle, non-invasive techniques. For a unique, holistic approach to feeling your best, book a session with Jen!
Hannah, LMT.
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Specialities: Deep Tissue, Swedish, TMJ & Intraoral Massage
Sessions with Hannah will leave you feeling looser, lighter, and with your range of motion restored! Their style is a blend of relaxing Swedish and therapeutic deep tissue with an intuitive read on the body. Hannah is especially adept at releasing tight neck and shoulder muscles as well as getting into forearms, making them an excellent choice for people who work at desks. They work deep to find trigger points and sore spots throughout the body, honing in on the source of tension. Hannah is especially passionate about working with neurodivergent and queer people, cultivating a safe space in sessions to bridge the mind-body connection. If you're looking to reset your muscles and relax, book with Hannah!
Carmen, Advanced LMT.
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Specialities: Deep Tissue, Cupping Therapy, Lymphatic Drainage, Swedish, Pre-Natal
As a seasoned practitioner, Carmen has observed deep healing to be possible through an informed, sensitive, and compassionate touch. Intrinsically, her practice is founded on a variety of evidence-based, therapeutic bodywork techniques that repair and reforge new connections in the body. This work can reduce pain, muscular and fascial restrictions, stress, and anxiety as well as assist in ease of movement, immune function, and the parasympathetic response. Carmen specializes in deep tissue, Swedish massage, cupping therapy, and lymphatic drainage.
Audrey, Advanced LMT.
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Specialities: Deep Tissue, Swedish, Sports Massage, TMJ & Intraoral Massage
Audrey approaches massage like a detective—using deep, detailed pressure to uncover the root cause of pain and tension. With a background in medical massage, she blends clinical skill with intuition to deliver targeted relief, especially for athletes, bodybuilders, and those with chronic tightness or injuries. As a former college athlete, drummer, and software engineer, she understands how different lifestyles create unique stress on the body. Outside the treatment room, you’ll find her lifting, studying nutrition, or catching live music!
Lindsey, LMT.
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Specialities: Deep Tissue, Swedish
Lindsey is here to help you unwind! She practices a soothing blend of deep tissue and Swedish Massage. She loves cultivating a full body and mind connection during her sessions, while also prioritizing and creating deep relief and relaxation. Lindsey is new to Austin but considers it her home after recently earning her massage therapy license here. Lindsey strength trains, runs, and practices yoga regularly to maintain her health and well-being.
Ally, Advanced LMT.
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Specialities: Deep Tissue, Orthopedic Techniques, Myofascial Release, Thai Massage, Ashiatsu, Pre-Natal
Ally has been a massage therapist and yoga instructor for over ten years. After getting certified in 2010, she quickly delved into various therapeutic modalities such as cupping, ashiatsu, and orthopedic massage. Her education led her all the way to Thailand, where she trained as a Thai yoga massage therapist. Combining her love for massage therapy and yoga, she has a mix of experience that allows her to empower others to lead strong, flexible, and pain-free lives. If you have shoulder pain, neck pain, or just general stiffness, Ally’s knowledge of myofascial release will leave you feeling renewed in your range of motion and ability to move easier.
Lauren, Advanced LMT.
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Specialties: Deep Tissue, Balinese, Swedish, Table Thai, Esalen, Myofascial Release, Pre-Natal
Lauren employs a deliberately slow and light technique in order to find the most thoroughly effective points of engagement, while inviting clients to relax and breathe deeply into their experience. Lauren's massage focuses on calming the nervous system and incorporates conscious breathwork, fluid, integrative strokes, broad compressions, myofascial tractioning, and assisted stretching. Lauren began her journey with massage in 2015 following a transformative trip to Indonesia in the aftermath of a significant sports injury. Seeking to deepen her understanding of bodywork, she ventured back to Asia in 2018, immersing herself in studies across Thailand, Bali, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Hilary, Advanced LMT.
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Specialties: Deep Tissue, Ashiatsu, Medical Massage
Hilary has been a licensed massage therapist for almost 15 years. She specializes in medical massage, covering common injuries such as: carpal tunnel, sciatica, whiplash, plantar fasciitis, and much more. After graduating, she has continued to study CEUs throughout the years covering a variety of methods and techniques, most recently: Ashiatsu massage. She loves working with clients to genuinely understand their goals and how to best relieve their tension and pain.
Abbey, Advanced LMT.
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Specialities: Deep Tissue, Swedish, Table-Thai Massage, Ashiatsu, TMJ & Intraoral Massage
Abbey's massage motto is give it weight and wait. She uses slow, deep compression to give a therapeutic experience without sacrificing relaxation. She believes in listening carefully to you and working WITH you and not ON you to help you find relief. Respecting your comfort level and using your breath, she'll help you find and release tension, pain, and anxiety. She also loves using techniques from Thai massage to stretch and open the body, and she may use her feet and knees in addition to her hands and elbows to give deeper pressure. If you'd like to try Thai massage, just make sure to wear comfortable, stretchy clothing to allow for more movement!
Amanda, Advanced LMT.
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Specialities: Deep Tissue, Cupping Therapy, Swedish, Pre-Natal
Amanda was drawn to massage early in life and is a graduate from The Lauterstein-Conway school here in Austin. Amanda believes massage is for everyone and loves curating a unique experience for each and every client. She is intuitive and informative. She possesses the strength to elongate and smooth any tight and overworked muscles and loves working through pesky knots. Amanda is dedicated and strives to create a space that allows for grounding and relaxation while also being therapeutic and nurturing.
Sandra, Advanced LMT.
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Specialities: Deep Tissue, Chronic Pain Relief
You know those stubborn knots that seem to be a permanent part of your musculature? Not so with Sandra on the case! She's super adaptable to any chronic pain, sore spots, or injury that a client may come in with and always finds a way to zero in on problem areas. Sandra's a big fan of working out the intricate muscles in the neck and shoulders, stripping away holding patterns created by hours of desk and computer work, but she can find releases anywhere. Sandra loves massage because it is the great equalizer. Every person has a body, and every body needs a massage. She aims to help cultivate the connection between your body and mind and make your life experience a more positive one.
Becca, Advanced LMT.
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Specialties: Deep Tissue, Pre-Natal/Post Partum, Facial Massage
Deep, deep, deep! Becca has weight-lifter strength that she uses to push through knotted, dense tissue. As both a yoga instructor and an LMT, Becca brings the same mindfulness that she cultivates in each of her yoga classes into her massage sessions. With a talent for finding sneaky areas of tension, she gives extra attention to problem areas while balancing the rest of the body out with proper work. Becca has trained as a labor and post-partum doula (though she is not a practicing doula now!). She has advanced training in prenatal and post partum massage, so she's the most knowledgeable person you could see for massage during (and after) your pregnancy!
Lindsay, Studio Manager.
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This is Lindsay! We like to say that she takes care of everything aside from the actual massaging people part of the business. You might recognize her from speaking with her on the phone or seeing her scurry around our offices. Lindsay handles much of our heavy duty tasks, pens all communications, and just generally helps out however is needed.
Ashley, Studio Manager.
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Ashley is a visual artist by trade, but has more than a decade of nonprofit/business administration experience under her belt. She is new to the massage therapy industry, but dedicates herself to providing administrative and logistical support to the Mantis staff so that they can do what they do best: relieve your stress!
