Heart Centered Healing and Training for People and Animals
Would you like to feel better?
Want to help your family, friends, clients and pets feel better, too?
If you answered yes to either question, you are in the right place.
What Do You Want in Your Life?
This is your Golden Opportunity to Unlock your Health!
My name is Kim Elkins. I am a Licensed Human Massage Therapist and Certified Equine Massage Therapist based in Dayton, Ohio, who blends structural, energetic, neurological, emotional and vibrational healing to help humans and animals thrive. I incorporate multiple therapies in my practice , and am a national instructor of several of my favorite modalities, including Emmett Technique (humans and animals), Bowen Technique (humans), Craniosacral Technique (humans and animals), and Zone Technique (humans).
I have always enjoyed learning, and am always striving to get the best possible results for my clients. There is no "one size fits all" when it comes to people and animals, and so I will do whatever it takes to the best results for the individual. As an example, I worked on one horse that was a bit of a puzzle; I decided to try playing the Tibetan bowls on his body and he thoroughly enjoyed it and we had a nice result from the session - I had never tried that before, but it was what that horse needed.
I have seen a great number of miracles over the years, and am profoundly greatful for the phenomenal instructors I've had, for the incredible techniques I've been able to learn, and for each client as I've always learned something from each person. My life and this work is a blessing. My practice integrates years of training, intuitive skill, and a heartfelt commitment to helping every client - human or animal - feel whole, safe, and seen.
How It All BeganMy early years were marked by anxiety and emotional turbulence, a childhood where I often felt like the outsider and uncomfortable in my own skin. However, something shifted when I was about ten years old — a friend of my mother’s offered me a Swedish massage, and in that moment, I experienced something I’d never known before: safe, compassionate, healing touch from a stranger. It was more than soothing — it was life-changing. A quiet seed was planted.
Years later, I found myself in the world of Information Technology and database development — a space defined by logic, structure, and analysis. It sharpened my mind, trained my problem-solving skills, and gave me the tools to think critically. But something deeper inside me still longed for connection, for meaning, for healing.
In 2004, when my employer’s business nearly closed and our hours were cut, I took a leap — a wild, intuitive leap — and enrolled in massage school. I thought it would be a way to explore the “other half” of my brain and connect with people in a more personal, meaningful way.
What I discovered was that this path wasn’t just an experiment — it was a return. A return to something I had felt as a child. The more I learned, the more I craved to know. Every technique, every modality, every energetic connection drew me deeper into a calling I hadn’t yet fully understood — to help both people and animals heal through presence, touch, and trust.
Modalities that I use
I customize my sessions to meet a client's needs, and often blend multiple modalities to get the best results. I frequently use the techniques listed above, as well as Reflexive Performance Reset, Neural Organization Technique, Osteodouce (gentle French osteopathic techniques), Hypnosis, Energetic Structural Balancing (Dutch Osteopathic techniques), in addition to the occasional soundbath and on-body Tibetan Bowl massage. Clients also have the option to receive a vibrational sound healing experience on my vibroacoustic water table. I have also learned dozens of other techniques over the years, and I may pop them into a session as needed.
Modalities I use the Most
- Zone Technique: Reset key body systems through spinal stimulation and restore the body to balance. Allows the brain to properly monitor the body and send out appropriate instructions to the body which then allows the body to do its own powerful healing. Open to current health practitioners.
- EMMETT Technique: Light-touch fascial and neuromuscular release, with verbal cues to improve outcomes. Open to anyone.
- Bowen Technique: Gentle fascial and neuromuscular release through rolling movements. Open to anyone.
- Craniosacral Therapy: Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, hands-on method that evaluates and enhances the craniosacral system—made up of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround the brain and spinal cord. This technique helps relieve physical and emotional tension, supporting the nervous system in unwinding deeply held patterns.
- Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR):Performance-based neurological activation - quickly notice changes in performance, both physically and mentally. Clients may be given quick "drills" (muscle activation spots) to address each day for quicker changes. Developed by trainers and physios for professional sports teams and colleges.
- Neural Organization Technique:Disarms the nervous system to reveal and release past traumas, which then enables the practitioner to reset various programs and patterns in the body.
- Energetic Structural Balancing: Currently studying. Gentle, energetic & osteopathic-inspired techniques with profound results. Learned from Dutch Osteopath Andre Duckers.
- Osteodouce: Another gentle osteopathic technique, but this one is performed off-body. The developer, French Osteopath Jacky Roux, realized that his results were quite remarkable and more powerful when performed away from the body. Taught by Yann Yvinek.
- Animal Communication: I use natural techniques to tune in and listen and communicate with your animal companions.
- Sound Healing: Includes group sound baths and Tibetan Bowl massage. I also offer sessions on a vibroacoustic waterbed (aka liquid sound table) which allows clients to relax deeply for a nervous system reset.
What I Teach
When I was asked to teach these modalities, I was thrilled because I knew that I would be able to indirectly help a lot more people and animals return to a healthy state. With the application and study of these techniques, you will be able to change your results from hit or miss to consistent success, with litle wear and tear on your body.
As a result, you will feel great about providing your family, friends, pets and clients with the best possible healing results out there. Most of these courses are open to anyone with a desire to learn, no previous knowledge required.
Courses for Humans
- Zone Technique: Reset key body systems through spinal stimulation and restore the body to balance. Allows the brain to properly monitor the body and send out appropriate instructions to the body which then allows the body to do its own powerful healing. Open to current health practitioners. As a Zone School Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
- EMMETT Technique: Light-touch fascial and neuromuscular release, with verbal cues to improve outcomes. Open to anyone.
- Bowen Technique: Gentle fascial and neuromuscular release through rolling movements. Open to anyone.
- Craniosacral Therapy: Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, hands-on method that evaluates and enhances the craniosacral system—made up of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround the brain and spinal cord. This technique helps relieve physical and emotional tension, supporting the nervous system in unwinding deeply held patterns.
Courses for Animals
- EMMETT Technique: Horses & Dogs, applies to all animals. Light-touch fascial and neuromuscular release, with verbal cues to improve outcomes. Open to anyone.
- Person to Paw Animal Communication: Applies to all animals. Learn to communicate naturally with animals.
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Text 937-304-4301; I can usually respond to text messages - calls can take a while.
Contact Kim
In case of questions, please email or text Kim Elkins:
Email here
Text 937-304-4301; I can usually respond to text messages - calls can take a while.