Meet Linnaea

Linnaea has had a passion for understanding how the body operates since she was a young girl. This passion has driven her to explore unorthodox perspectives and alternatives to interventions associated with traditional symptom maintenance. Linnaea is certified as a Bowen practitioner through the American Bowen Academy, and has studied with Graham Pennington, the author of the Textbook of Bowen Technique.  Bowen is a soft-tissue modality that focuses on postural alignment and balancing the nervous system. She has also taken additional classes in small animal and equine Bowen. Linnaea has an extensive background in nursing/wellness education, caregiving, and client care coordination.  She has had an active practice since October 2015, previously under the name Elan Vital Bowenwork.  In 2016 she formed a business partnership with Tamara under the name of Transformative Wellness, and in 2018 Transformative Wellness became Rianda Wellness.     

She is a graduate of the National Holistic Institute’s Massage Therapy and Health Education Program.  This includes 900 hours of education in the following modalities: Zen Shiatsu, Thai Massage, Energy Healing, Lymphatic Drainage, Sports Massage, Myofascial Therapy, Hot Stone, Aromatherapy, Stretching, Deep Tissue, and Swedish Massage.  

Linnaea was previously a Certified Fitness Trainer through the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA).  She has experience helping clients create personalized nutritional plans and assisted them in developing fitness and stretching routines that support their physical health and wellbeing.  

She especially enjoys empowering women who are survivors of trauma take back their bodies, as well as their stories.

She has been apprenticing in energy healing, trauma studies, life coaching, and philosophy with Tamara Rianda since early 2016.  She has also received her certification as an Adept in an energy healing modality based on traditional Toltec teachings. Linnaea originally found complementary and holistic modalities while suffering from: Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), and chronic headaches/migraines.   She tried everything she could, including medication regimens, physical therapy, acupuncture, and chiropractic care with little effect. She was introduced to the Bowen technique as a client and found some relief for herself.  

She also discovered a deep love for neuro-physiology and the profound impact of trauma (via extended activations of the fight-flight-freeze response) on the body.  This step into conditioning and supporting the nervous system, coupled with Tamara's work, has banished the presence of these illnesses from her everyday life. While one's wellness journey is never truly complete, she has experienced a quality of life that at one point she thought was impossible to obtain.  Through this work, she was also able to get pregnant after previous fertility issues and navigate both pregnancy and a successful home birth with vibrancy and health.

Linnaea is knowledgeable, focused, and observant while assessing her clients for the best solutions to their specific needs.  She tailors each session and care plan to her client’s individual needs, making her work stand out from other more “cookie cutter approaches.”  She is committed to helping her clients uncover the root problem and supporting each client in achieving their highest quality of life. She is a nurturing, calm, and caring presence for her clients during the session, and her quality of touch reflects this compassion.  She is an expert at what she does, having synthesized her training into her own bodywork modality, NeuroTune Body Therapy

In her private life, Linnaea is wildly passionate about natural medicine and herbalism.  She is an amateur herbalist and has studied plants, wild harvested herbs, and their uses in the body.  She previously released these under The Organic Botanical Shop and will be bringing them back soon.

Spending time enjoying Motherhood with Tamara and their daughter is one of the most fulfilling things that she’s ever done. Her favorite thing right now is experiencing all of the new adventures through her daughter’s eyes.