Our Team

AL POLIARCO

CREATOR & OWNER | LMT (WI LICENSE NO. 13720-146), DEEPFEET INSTRUCTOR | MASSAGE CHAMPIONSHIP ENTHUSIAST

My name is Al Poliarco, owner and developer of Barefoot Hands Gravity Bodywork. I am a LMT in Wisconsin and Illinois. I teach basics and advanced Deepfeet classes in Madison and Chicago. I am the developer/author of Ashi Sutra class.

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SPECIALTIES: Ashatsu-Deepfeet Bar Therapy, Ashi Thai, Ashi Sutra and all Deepfeet Advanced Modalities, Chavutti Thirumal, Gravity Bodywork+, Sarga Bodywork

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I participate in MASSAGE CHAMPIONSHIP in the US and abroad for the purpose of SHARING, LEARNING, and CONNECTING with the GROWING diverse bodywork practitioners around the WORLD. Championship events MOTIVATES me to continue to do better with what I do and with the hope that I can INSPIRE others.

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Gold Winner, 1st Wisconsin Massage Championship

October 2023

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Silver Winner, Illinois Massage Championship

May 2024

Springfield, Illinois

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Gold Winner - Best Massage

International Division, European Massage Championship

May 2024

Rome, Italy

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Participant

World Championship Massage

June 2024

Copenhagen, Denmark

KWEKU BREWOO

ADMIN | LMT | TRAINED ASHIATSU-DEEPFEET BAR PRACTITIONER

Kweku Brewoo is a graduate of Madison College’s Massage Therapy Program. With the belief that massage is a compliment to wholistic health, Kweku focuses on addressing and adapting to the specific needs of clients with different massage modalities and integrative techniques. His calming temperament, integrative technique, and passion for this work compliments his ability to provide anything from simple relaxation and stress reduction for general wellness to focused therapeutic massages curated specific to each individual body.

SARAH MCMUNN (she/her)

ADMIN | LMT | TRAINED ASHIATSU-DEEPFEET BAR PRACTITIONER

Sarah is a massage therapist and bodyworker who believes massage is for every body. She is deeply committed to her clients and strives to create a welcoming, affirming and nurturing environment where therapist and client can work together on a personalized approach and treatment plan for care. As a life-long student, she loves learning and researching individual conditions to facilitate healing in the immediate session, and to promote life-long wellness through client education.

An avid traveler with boundless curiosity, Sarah graduated from the Costa Rica School of Massage Therapy (CRSMT). Surrounded by natural beauty, this immersive, accelerated, rigorous program was situated in a barefoot, outdoor classroom setting, promoting deep and holistic levels of study and healing. Before embarking on a career as a massage therapist and bodyworker, Sarah built a career at national non-profits focused on health and wellbeing, social responsibility, and environmental activism. Her work concentrated on the fields of diversity, equity and inclusion, training and leadership development, and talent management. These passions were supported by her undergraduate degree from UW-Madison in Anthropology and Spanish, and her MBA.

Sarah appreciates how the power of massage and bodywork can change lives. She enjoys exploring different modalities to address client concerns and aims to create the afterglow effect in every single session- the light or radiance that remains; the euphoric feeling that lingers after a beautiful experience. She’s grateful for the opportunity to hold space and restore balance for those who entrust her with their care.

When Sarah isn’t at the studio she spends most of her time traveling, camping, hiking, biking, reading, cooking, designing, relearning piano, getting handy with home renovations, playing with her sewing machine, fostering rescue pups into loving homes, and supporting causes she believes in.

SPECIALTIES

Ashiatsu Deepfeet Bar Therapy

Swedish Relaxation Massage

Deep Tissue Massage

Trigger Poin Therapy

Myofascial Release

Craniosacral

Manual Lymphatic Drainage

Sports Massage

Cupping

Hot Stone

Hydrotherapy

Certified FMT Rocktape™ Specialist

Usui Reiki

SHAINA SCOTT

ACUPUNCTURIST, LAc, Master of Science of Oriental Medicine (MSOM)

Shaina Scott began her career in the health field after graduating from East West Healing Arts Institute’s massage therapy program in July of 2006. She was exposed to many different modalities of care in her schooling and became interested in both Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine. She then went on to study Ayurvedic medicine, Panchakarma treatments and yoga at the Greens Ayur Hospital, in Kerala, India, from February-May 2008. She has also attended several births to provide massage therapy support during labor. She has worked expansively with people recovering from injuries, athletes, and celebrates people from all walks of life. She is passionate about the benefits of acupuncture and massage therapy and feels they should be accessible modalities for everyone.

Shaina’s commitment to quality care has led her to studying many different forms of healing including intuitive dowsing and energy work such as reiki. Shaina was first introduced to the benefits of reiki as a teenager when she obtained her first reiki 1 certification. Later she felt the calling to further those studies and began studying reiki again in 2015. She became a Reiki Master Practioner by February 2018. She then went on to begin studying Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in September of 2018. Shaina graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Masters in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine in November of 2022.

Shaina is passionate about empowering her patients with the skills and knowledge needed to take their health into their own hands and become an active participant in their healing journey. She has seen the many benefits of acupuncture for a variety of different health concerns whether it is injury recovery, chronic pain management, mental or emotional issues, insomnia and many other ailments.

In her free time, Shaina enjoys spending quality time with her son, time in nature, movement arts such as dancing, yoga, and martial arts. She is very excited to start offering her services to the community and helping to improve the quality of life for her patients.

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CHUNRONG TANG

LMT | SPECIALIZES IN DEEP TISSUE & TUI NA, TRAINED ASHIATSU-DEEPFEET BAR PRACTITIONER

LILY YANG

LMT | TRAINED ASHIATSU-DEEPFEET BAR PRACTITIONER | TAI CHI TEACHER

My name is Lily Yang. I graduated from East-West Healing Arts Institute and I hold a license as a Massage and Bodywork Therapist. I grew up in China and various aspects of Chinese culture that teach the importance of following natural ways to maintain a healthy body and the importance of balance in life have greatly influenced me. Therefore, I have a passion for Tai Chi and how it can promote a healthy body and lifestyle. In 2018, I became the Twelfth Generation of Teachers for Chen-Style Tai Chi. In addition, I love to share my interest and knowledge of the Chinese Tea Ceremony and the beauty and grace of Chinese Classical Dance.

To me our bodies are part of the Universe and by following the natural laws and pathways of the heavens and earth our bodies can be nourished. I believe our bodies have a powerful ability to heal themselves. By being attentive to our breathing and through meditation and looking inwardly we can listen to the sounds of our body and mind and understand how we can restore the natural state of our health by adjusting our body structures.

My motivation and the goal of my work is to help my clients manage pain, release pressures and tension, and seek a balance between their body, mind, and spirit. In this way they can enhance their energy, comfort, and health awareness.

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ALEX MADURA

LMT | TRAINED ASHIATSU-DEEPFEET BAR PRACTITIONER

Al Madura is a LMT graduate from East West Healing Arts Institute in Madison with extensive training in Eastern and Western modalities. Al's approached in treatment is combining Ashiatsu-Deepfeet Bar Therapy and the many benefits of acupressure, Tui Na, General Myofascial Treatment, Swedish Massage, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, and Lymphatic Drainage. Al's techniques are geared toward patiently bringing presence to the body and slowly allowing the body to open, release tension, and find ease and space for breath.

NAÅD SILVERA

LMT | TRAINED ASHIATSU-DEEPFEET BAR PRACTITIONER | SPECIALIZES IN SHIATSU PRACTICE & MYOFASCIAL TREATMENT

Naåd is a traditional Shiatsu and dynamic myofascial release practitioner, trained and licensed in New York City by the oldest massage school in the country.

As the creator of SHÎFT body work technique (a combination of spiral myofascial release, Dynamic cranial sacral release & traditional Indonesian martial movement)

Naåd offers a truly transformative, restorative and relaxing shift from mundane aches and pains into your body's integral truth.

ADAM ZAHN

LMT, TRAINED ASHIATSU-DEEPFEET BAR PRACTITIONER | SPECIALIZES IN TUI NA, DEEP TISSUE, AND REIKI

My name is Adam Zahn and I am a licensed massage therapist with a degree in Asian Bodywork and Therapeutic Massage from East-West Healing Arts Institute. Through years of dedicated practice of Yoga, Meditation and Tai Chi I have developed a nuanced sense of the body and mind from the inside out. With these practices came physical and emotional healing as well as a deep sense of internal peace. I went on to study Massage Therapy and Reiki, which became my methods of sharing the experience of healing with others. I believe that through touch we communicate directly with the body in its native language. I use this direct communication to facilitate the body’s innate restorative power to enact healing on physical, emotional and spiritual levels. As we heal pain and stress, we can become quiet enough within to attune to our Truest Self.

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KIRSTEN MARTIN

LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST WITH SPECIALTY IN DEEP TISSUE, REIKI & RESTORATIVE YOGA PRACTICE

Kirsten Martin has been practicing massage therapy for about a decade! She specializes in deep tissue and loves to find the root problem areas in the body. She is also trained in reiki and enjoys sprinkling some of that into each session. She attended National Holistic institute in California, which is one of the top massage schools in the nation. She is very interested in holistic medicine and is also a certified yoga teacher. She absolutely loves creating special playlist for massages. And her free time she loves studying psychology and somatics, going into nature with her dog, dancing and singing!

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SHYANNE BRAZELL

LMT, TRAINED ASHIATSU-DEEPFEET BAR PRACTITIONER

Shyanne has spent most of her adult life working in healthcare. Eventually she decided she wanted a more hands on approach to help her patients heal. She graduated in 2022 from Utah’s Bridgerland Technical College with a license in Therapeutic Massage.

Shyanne is passionate about bodywork and thinks that it should be an integral part of people’s healing journeys. She also loves educating her clients about the body and how to take their health into their own hands. When Shyanne isn’t at the studio she enjoys cooking, hiking, reading, and playing video games.

Shyanne is passionate about many modalities but specializes in:

Swedish Relaxation Massage

Trigger Point Therapy

Craniosacral

Myofascial Release

Manual Lymphatic Drainage

Cupping

BAREFOOT HANDS

JOIN OUR TEAM!

BAREFOOT HANDS provides professional and therapeutic massage services and training. We are Madison’s Gravity Bodywork Central with advanced specialty in Ashiatsu-Deep Bar Therapy, Sarga Bodwork, Barefoot Shiatsu, and other barefoot oriented techniques. If you are interested in joining our team, please call or text us at (608) 770-1022.