Intuitive Therapeutic Massage Practitioner
Mariah Barr, LMT
I’m proud to announce that I am officially working with Louisville’s only major league professional sports team, Racing Louisville Women’s Soccer!
“The natural healing force
within each of us is the
greatest force in getting well”
- Hippocrates
Welcome friends. My name is Mariah Barr. I am a fully insured, Licensed Massage Therapist, located in Crestwood, KY. Originally from Brandenburg, KY, and having lived in various areas of Louisville, we landed as Oldham County residents in 2023. I’m happily married and a mother to my 10-year-old son, a fluffy hypoallergenic orange cat and a sweet Dalmatian.
Coming from a 9-5 career in the health care realm and taking time to heal myself from various traumas, I understand the importance of slowing down to restore the mind, body and spirit with self care. Adding therapeutic massage to my self care regimen has helped me work through anxiety, depression & PTSD, helped heal my chronic pain & free tissues with trapped emotions.
Upon completing training from Advanced Massage Therapeutics in Louisville, KY, I decided to start my own massage practice, working professionally out of my home. I graduated top of my class in April 2025, receiving training in therapeutic massage, which includes mixing modalities of Swedish, stretching, deep tissue, injury assessment, trigger point therapy and myofascial release.
I am also certified by DeepFeet Bar Therapy in Ashiatsu Bar Barefoot Massage. I traveled to Minnesota to learn under one of the most well-known Sports Ashiatsu therapists in the country to learn this unique modality. My time spent there was life changing. I discovered the flow and dance like feel of giving Ashiatsu ignites my soul. Ashiatsu is gentle yet powerful, releasing deeply stored tensions within the deepest layers of tissue.
My offering to you is intuitive therapeutic massage. I am able to tune into your energy & needs, to curate the divine experience that your body & spirit ask for. Identifying areas of tension, pain or restriction, your massage is tailored accordingly. I’m eager to help facilitate healing and melt your tensions away, as you surrender in the flow of therapeutic massage.
About Me
My services
Ashiatsu Bar Barefoot Massage
Ashiatsu is a barefoot massage technique in which the therapist delivers deep, broad, consistent pressure while utilizing their bare feet and body weight. Working with gravity instead of against it, Ashiatsu therapists are able to provide an effective therapeutic massage without causing discomfort to themselves or the client. All of the following services are available in the Ashiatsu techniques.
Myofascial Release
Myofascial Release uses specific techniques to stretch and repair the connective issue between your muscles (fascia). It helps your body heal properly from injuries and can restore range of motion.
Deep Tissue Massage
Designed to remove severe tension, deep tissue massage is a technique used to relieve both muscles and connective tissue below the surface. It helps to improve range of motion and heal injuries below the surface
Trigger Point Therapy
Trigger point therapy focuses on the release of tension around specific nerve centers found throughout your body. It is great for relieving cramped and overused muscles.
Swedish Massage
Swedish massage uses firm but gentle pressure to promote relaxation, ease muscle tension and create other health benefits. It is a classic massage that will ease your stress and allow you to slip into a calm state of relaxation.
Massage for Injuries
Massage therapy to help facilitate healing for injuries is a mix of myofasical, trigger point, deep tissue, Swedish and stretching. Injury massage works by breaking down scar tissue, improving blood flow, reducing inflammation and enhancing flexibility. Repetitive strain issues are the most common, and can show up as shoulder pain, low back pain, hip pain, hamstring pulls, sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, rotator cuff pain, frozen shoulder, patella tendonitis, whiplash, tennis elbow, golfer's (climber's) elbow and ankle sprain. I also perform side-lying pregnancy massage for expecting mothers in their second and third trimester.
Add Ons: Basalt Hot Stones and Silicone Myofascial Cupping can be added to appointments at no additional charge. CBD massage oil upgrade is $10.
