
The Short Story (more details below under “The Full Story”)
Hi! I’m Monika, a licensed massage therapist and yoga teacher committed to helping improve your wellbeing.
Each of my clients has unique needs but all come to me for one thing: support on their journey to health and wholeness. The three primary tools I use for pain, stress relief, and transformation are massage, yoga, and essential oils.
To provide this support, I tap into my formal training as well as my experiences as a teacher, missionary, and mom.
Specifically, I have:
You can book a massage appointment here https://meetme.so/MonikaKrimendahl, or sign up for a yoga and essential oils classes by emailing monika@monikakrimendahl.com or calling me at 616.283.0682.
Education
Hi! I’m Monika, a licensed massage therapist and yoga teacher committed to helping improve your wellbeing.
Each of my clients has unique needs but all come to me for one thing: support on their journey to health and wholeness. The three primary tools I use for pain, stress relief, and transformation are massage, yoga, and essential oils.
To provide this support, I tap into my formal training as well as my experiences as a teacher, missionary, and mom.
Specifically, I have:
- 9 years of massage practice
- 600+ hours of yoga teacher training
- 16 years of essential oil practice
You can book a massage appointment here https://meetme.so/MonikaKrimendahl, or sign up for a yoga and essential oils classes by emailing monika@monikakrimendahl.com or calling me at 616.283.0682.
Education
- Body Biz Massage School, MI
- Sangha Yoga Institute, Kalamazoo, MI, 600+ hours Yoga Teacher Training
- Young Living Essential Oils Training
- Kathy Reider's School of Intuitive Development
- Hope College, B.A. in teaching
The Full Story
My own journey is a search for truth, understanding, and heart opening. Along the way, I have found that my calling is to support others in their journeys of transformation.
Connection and communication are important as I bring special warmth and compassion to each massage session and yoga class.
During my studies at Body Biz Massage School, I learned new ways to be in the world in a way that suited my personal journey. I expanded and truly felt the meaning of the word commitment in a new and powerful way. I now know it can transform me and the world around me.
It’s a privilege for me to work from heart. Through massage, yoga, essential oils, intuitive work, and meditation, I provide support for healing and pain relief on all levels – physical, mental and spiritual.
Together, we deepen our experiences as human beings in a spiritual world as well as spiritual beings in a human world. What a joy!
What to Expect from Massage
In my commitment to caring for each client as an individual, I continually seek training in new modalities.
I use a combination of the following techniques suited to the needs of your body and personal preferences:
My role in our work is to bring deep understanding and insight while engaging knowledge and skill to support you.
Together we create an opening where healing happens spontaneously. As a result, most people experience a reduction in pain and stress along with increased relaxation.
My own journey is a search for truth, understanding, and heart opening. Along the way, I have found that my calling is to support others in their journeys of transformation.
Connection and communication are important as I bring special warmth and compassion to each massage session and yoga class.
During my studies at Body Biz Massage School, I learned new ways to be in the world in a way that suited my personal journey. I expanded and truly felt the meaning of the word commitment in a new and powerful way. I now know it can transform me and the world around me.
It’s a privilege for me to work from heart. Through massage, yoga, essential oils, intuitive work, and meditation, I provide support for healing and pain relief on all levels – physical, mental and spiritual.
Together, we deepen our experiences as human beings in a spiritual world as well as spiritual beings in a human world. What a joy!
What to Expect from Massage
In my commitment to caring for each client as an individual, I continually seek training in new modalities.
I use a combination of the following techniques suited to the needs of your body and personal preferences:
- Deep Tissue
- Swedish
- Lymphatic
- Sports Massage
- Clinical Massage
- Neuromuscular Therapy (trigger point therapy)
- Therapeutic Essential Oils
- Raindrop Therapy
- Emotional Release
- Breath work
- Relaxation
My role in our work is to bring deep understanding and insight while engaging knowledge and skill to support you.
Together we create an opening where healing happens spontaneously. As a result, most people experience a reduction in pain and stress along with increased relaxation.
Yoga: Another Path to Wellbeing
Yoga is the perfect complement to massage. My classes focus on the gentler aspects of the practice. Breath work. Awareness. Mindfulness.
I am a graduate of Sangha Yoga’s 200- and 300-hour trainings. There, I studied studying with Karina Ayn Mirsky, a certified teacher of Rod Stryker's Para Yoga.
Always a student myself, I adapt my classes to the needs of my students. I blend my yoga, intuitive, and massage trainings with essential oils for a restorative, relaxing practice.
I teach classes and private sessions at two locations:
Yoga is the perfect complement to massage. My classes focus on the gentler aspects of the practice. Breath work. Awareness. Mindfulness.
I am a graduate of Sangha Yoga’s 200- and 300-hour trainings. There, I studied studying with Karina Ayn Mirsky, a certified teacher of Rod Stryker's Para Yoga.
Always a student myself, I adapt my classes to the needs of my students. I blend my yoga, intuitive, and massage trainings with essential oils for a restorative, relaxing practice.
I teach classes and private sessions at two locations:
- Healthy Honey Bee's Studio
- MVP in Holland
Use of Essential Oils for Wellbeing
In college, I began to play with essential oils. Mostly, I enjoyed the smells and experimenting with them. Then someone introduced me to Young Living Oils; I quickly realized there was something more powerful than aromatherapy here!
I sought to learn everything I could about oils when Kathy Spohn, LMT entered my life. I took every class she offered. I began incorporating essential oils into my massage work and yoga classes for healing and balance.
The techniques my clients like best are:
In college, I began to play with essential oils. Mostly, I enjoyed the smells and experimenting with them. Then someone introduced me to Young Living Oils; I quickly realized there was something more powerful than aromatherapy here!
I sought to learn everything I could about oils when Kathy Spohn, LMT entered my life. I took every class she offered. I began incorporating essential oils into my massage work and yoga classes for healing and balance.
The techniques my clients like best are:
- Raindrop Therapy
- Emotional Release with Essential Oils
- Essential Oil Chemistry
- Applied Vitaflex
- Healing Oils of the Bible
Intuitive Development
Through Kathy Reider's School of Intuitive Development I began to discover who I am and what I can create. Through this study, I witnessed how I create my inner and outer world. I embraced the teachings, beginning with the 5-month Intuitive Development Course.
I went on to complete:
Through these classes I grew in my spiritual journey, connecting more to the deeper self and intuition that lies with in each of us.
I’m Here to Serve You
It is in pure gratitude that I honor all the teachers who have supported my life's journey. Now, it’s my turn to support you through massage, yoga, and essential oils.
I invite you to book a massage or sign up for a yoga class to take a step toward giving yourself what you deserve: restoration, relaxation, and wellbeing.
Through Kathy Reider's School of Intuitive Development I began to discover who I am and what I can create. Through this study, I witnessed how I create my inner and outer world. I embraced the teachings, beginning with the 5-month Intuitive Development Course.
I went on to complete:
- Vibrational Healing I, II, and III
- Yoga Nidra Practitioner I and II
- Chakra and Aura Layer Reading
- Pranic Flow Meditation
- Energy Balancing
- Wellness Workshops
- Resurfacing
- Avatar
Through these classes I grew in my spiritual journey, connecting more to the deeper self and intuition that lies with in each of us.
I’m Here to Serve You
It is in pure gratitude that I honor all the teachers who have supported my life's journey. Now, it’s my turn to support you through massage, yoga, and essential oils.
I invite you to book a massage or sign up for a yoga class to take a step toward giving yourself what you deserve: restoration, relaxation, and wellbeing.
It's Time for Your Stress- and Pain-Relieving Massage
Questions? Send a note to Monika@healthyhoneybee.us
Healthy Honey Bee
Holland, Michigan 49423
(616) 283-0682
We Would Love to Have You Visit Soon!
monika@healthyhoneybee.us