MEET ADRIA BURTON 

CAMTC Certified Massage Therapist

Adria was born and raised in Southern California. She has always been intrigued by anatomy and physiology and the body’s amazing ability to adapt and heal itself.

Adria graduated from Lakewood High School and went on to study Exercise Physiology at UC Irvine and participated in studies at The Cooper Institute of Aerobic Research in Dallas Texas. She has always gravitated to occupations that allowed her to engage and develop her understanding of the human body and its relationship with movement.

Adria is a 4th degree Black belt in Shaolin Kenpo Karate. She began training in Shaolin Kenpo at age 10 began teaching at age 13 . She began training in Krav Maga in 1998 and was recruited into the teaching program. After owning and operating her own training center for nearly 12 years, an injury forced her into retirement. Years later, Adria was inspired to attend massage school after seeing the positive impact massage therapy had on people with chronic pain conditions, stress management, proactive wellness and injury rehabilitation.

She received  her massage training at Cerritos College and Healing Hands School of Holistic Health. After 10 years in practice, she remains more passionate than ever about bodywork and all the benefits it can provide. She continues to grow and cultivate her knowledge by attending workshops and certification courses to stay on top of new developments in therapeutic treatments and approach protocols.

She values holding space, educating the client about their body, and careful listening to achieve the goals of each individual. She fuses clinically based, deep tissue, and myofascial techniques to both calm and relax. Adria is trained & certified in Myofascial Release, Manual Lymphatic Drainage,Therapeutic Assisted Stretching, Bamboo-Fusion, Hot Stones, Prenatal Massage, Theraputic Cupping , Gua Sha soft tissue mobilization techniques. as well as Intraoral and supraoral buccal massage.  She utilizes a cohesive approach by incorporating a variety of manual massage techniques, stretching, movement  to provide a restorative, therapeutic treatment that aids in the body’s natural healing process and re-connect the person as a whole. She has also recognizes the profound impact that pampering and nurturing properties have on decreasing stress and bringing peaceful balance to her clients.

Adria is a big proponent of developing a balanced Mind+ Body regime to promote physical wellness and stress management. 

Her passion is to help her clients find rejuvenation and renewal amidst the stresses of life and relief from the pains that show up in their bodies because of that stress. She has made it her mission to promote wellness through therapeutic touch.