All About Amy Lynn Vess Certified Advanced Rolfer®

I am a member of the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration, and received my initial certification at the Rolf Institute of Boulder, Colorado in October 2006 and completed my Advanced Rolf Training in West Virginia in 2013. In addition, I have been a member of the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP) since 1999. Currently I am working on my Visceral Manipulation Certification through the Barral Institute. I have completed 2 parts of 4. I achieved and maintain my certification with Advanced-Trainings.com in Advanced Myofascial Techniques through assisting Til Luchau and the many other talented instructors all over the US during the years of 2007-present. Since moving to the Western Slope I’m teaching a 12 hr intro course of Advanced Deep Tissue Techniques at The Giving Touch 500 hr massage School in Grand Junction Colorado.

A variety of studies at the San Francisco School of massage, including Sports Massage, Thai Massage, and Zen Shiatsu, led me to study Deep Tissue with Certified Advanced Rolfer Art Riggs in 2003. Before pursuing the Rolf Training, I enhanced my skills and knowledge with continuing education in Physiology and Anatomy and by taking myself through Rolfing’s traditional 10 Series while building my practice.

I have been building and maintaining my own practices since 1999. Starting in Oakland, California from 1999- 20010. Next, Boulder, Colorado from 2007-2010. Back to Marietta, Ellijay and Dalton, Georgia from 2010-2020. My husband and I relocated to Fruita, Colorado in March 2020 and it is here that I maintain a thriving practice. I absolutely LOVE living, working and playing in Colorado! Come share in my joy.

A Brief History: From the ages of 19 to 30 I was in the advertising graphics industry. I taught Advanced Photoshop and created some magical imagery with some top photographers and agencies in California and Georgia. However, creating this imagery required hours and hours of sitting in front of 2 monitors, in the dark, by myself. I loved it, but began loving to move in my body more. Mountain biking and yoga satisfied this new found love of health and wellness for a while. This is what led me to seek out my initial Swedish massage training. I thought it would be a fun thing to do with a friend. Well, it was more than fun.  It was clear that this was what I was meant to do. So, here I am, 25 years later, still mountain biking and continuing to help people move better.