Sofiah

Sofiah Thom, the founder of Bamboo, and living artfully, has been a Teacher, Practitioner and Performer in The Healing Arts internationally for over 10 years.  As an interdisciplanary artist with a degree in Dance Therapy from Naropa University, a year at the Tamalpa Institute in Expressive Healing Arts and a myriad of trainings in bodywork, Sofiah’s deep understanding of the body and somatics shows through her work.   Sofiah fuses dance, yoga, breathwork, expressive healing arts and tantric buddhism into her Healing Arts.  In 2008 Sofiah started Living Artfully, a not for profit organization, offering retreats and workshops in self-empowerment and expressive healing arts. Bamboo stands as the main hub for Sofiah and Living Artfully. Sofiah lives to inspire others to live authentically and be the shining brilliance that they are!  For a more extensive bio and background visit  www.sofiahthom.org

 Yency

Yency Arias is the Assistant at Bamboo, Sofiah’s right hand woman!
Yency; born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica, holds a degree in Advertising from La Universidad Latina de Costa Rica.  After graduating from University, Yency spent two years working and studying English in the United States, a year as part of a healing arts community in Guatemala and time abroad in Europe.
Yency is deeply called to the healing arts and her Spiritual path, and holds a special role at Bamboo in being the cultural bridge as well as the face for Bambootique.

Angie

Angie Ringwald, our massage therapist at Bamboo, has been living on Maui for the past five years immersed in the healing arts.  She studied massage at the Maui Academy of Healing Arts, Neuromuscular Therapy with Jim Hackett, founder of the Chicago School of Massage Therapy, and Hawaiian Lomilomi under Kumu Jeana Iwalani Nalua’i and Dr. Maka’ala Yates.

Using her extensive knowledge of the healing arts, Angie creates a unique session based on the needs of each client.  

“Together we will work with the breath to create deep relaxation and body awareness to bring your body, mind, and spirit into a state of equilibrium.”