meet kurt
Kurt Westbrook is a Nationally Certified Licensed Massage Therapist (MA#43734). He graduated from the National Personal Training Institute in 2005. Kurt is also a certified AFAA Personal Fitness Trainer, a certified Reiki practitioner, and a certified Qi Gong Instructor. Kurt has over 15 years of experience which has allowed him to explore and research many modalities such as Swedish, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Sports massage, Thai massage, Myofascial, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, and Cranial Sacral massages.
Kurt’s specialization, focus, and detailed bodywork are what sets him apart from other massage therapists in the Central Florida area; in addition to, his extensive and centralized focus in Myofascial Muscle Release Technique (M.R.T.) and Active Isolated Stretching (A.I.S.) combined with the other modalities. Kurt primarily incorporates these two modalities which allow him to address and lengthen all 634 muscles in the body through deep tissue massage. Most non-stretching modalities can only address about half of the tissue in the body, making them only 50% effective.
Kurt’s keen knowledge of the human body structure provides him a deep understanding and empathy of the difficulty in dealing with chronic pain and discomfort; lack of enthusiasm and ongoing setbacks that impact sports performance and everyday life. During a bodywork session, he does an overall analysis of each client’s needs to determine where tension is being held and how it is impacting other areas of the body. From this point on, Kurt will develop a custom plan based on each individual’s needs while also teaching the client how to maintain the progress achieved. His goal is to give the most effective and thorough therapy possible in the time allowed.
Kurt was born and raised in Orlando, FL. After spending over 20 years working in the corporate retail arena as a Publix Manager, he decided to put his passion for health and helping people into the profession of massage therapist. Kurt enjoys cycling, swimming, hiking, inline skating, yoga; playing guitar, and watching his sports team compete. In his spare time, he enjoys performing comedy standup. He is married to Celia, a legal administrative assistant and a devoted runner aiming for the Boston Marathon qualification. Their beloved furbabies are R2-D2 - an energetic Jack Russell; mix-terrier Loki, and Odin, a smart and loving cat.
