Rachel Duerkop Bodywork

I love thai massages. I met Rachel through yoga classes and learned that she does thai massage. I just had my first thai massage with her. Amazing! You won’t regret it.

Rachel and I met through a friend in the Thai massage community. When she visited Austin, TX I was happy to get a session with her. As a practitioner myself, I often find we make the worst clients and we’re extremely picky and nuanced knowing our work from the inside out.
Having a session with Rachel was supportive and nurturing in ways I aspire to in my own work. As a male therapist with physical issues and pain I tend towards giving Deep work and almost using excess pressure. Rachel’s work can be deep if needed but throughout the session I could sense her feminine supportive nurturing presence that encourages me to relax into life and not be so gruff. I’m black coffee, she’s green tea from spring buds.
If you’re unfamiliar with Thai massage she’s a wonderful practitioner. Her knowledge of anatomy from her yoga training and teaching shows through in what she does and I felt so honored to have her work with me. If you’re an athlete or yoga practitioner in particular I think you’d be an ideal fit for her work. The sessions particularly if you see her regularly will make you excel in your chosen sport.
Thank you so much for reminding me why I fell in love with Thai massage to begin with. Blessings! #Metta

I have now gotten four Thai massages from Rachel and they have only gotten better and better! Thai massages have helped me better handle stress, given me more flexibility and helped with my yoga practice, and has created an all-​over healthier and happier me. Thai massages work better for me than regular massages because you can feel the benefits for weeks! I’ve never experienced anything so healing. Rachel is very intuitive to the needs of each individual person too. She manages to stretch and relieve muscles that I didn’t even know I had! It really is an overall amazing experience… I HIGHLY recommend Rachel! :)

A friend referred me to Rachel about a year ago, suggesting that I would really enjoy the Thai massage experience. WOW — she was right! Rachel’s massages are exactly what I need to relieve stress, stretch out my muscles and restore energy. I especially like the Luk Pra Kob (Thai herbal compresses) during the massages — the heat helps loosen the muscles and the extra pressure really works out any tightness and knots. This treatment was extremely helpful when I was experiencing knee issues from running, and I would definitely recommend adding this to your massage if you have specific problem areas.
Overall, you can’t go wrong with this experience. Both Rachel and the environment are comfortable and calm, and she goes above and beyond to make sure you are getting exactly what you need. I’ll definitely be back soon!

I had a session with Rachel back when she was in training and I remember the massage being remarkably, thorough, relaxing and nurturing. I left feeling slightly reborn :) I can only imagine how good she must be now!