Our vision is coupled with the local town slogan, “Better together”. Our role within the community is to bring unity through personal healing. As we release pain and stress from our body and mind, we experience more energy and are more productive and we’re better able to be present, communicate, and connect with our loved ones and work together for a happier, enjoyable community living.
About Elk Hills Massage & Bodyworks
Experience the healing power of Elk Hills Massage & Bodywork and reemerge into your life feeling calm, and rejuvenated.
Our mission is to create space for rest, recovery, and reconnection—through skilled touch, tranquil surroundings, and care that honors your whole being.
Recovery
Focused care to ease pain, restore function, and support your body’s natural healing process. Whether you're recovering from injury, managing chronic tension, or seeking structural support, our therapeutic techniques meet you where you are.
Rest
A tranquil pause that calms the nervous system and invites breath, softness, and emotional ease. We create a sensory-rich environment—gentle touch, soothing sounds, and grounding warmth—so you can truly let go.
Reconnect
A sensory-rich experience that restores balance, deepens awareness, and supports whole-body well-being. Through intuitive touch and grounding rituals, we help you reconnect with your breath, your body, and your inner rhythm.
Meet the founder
Elk Hills Massage and Bodyworks was founded in 2014 by Sybil Riipinen with the purpose of bringing pain relief, relaxation, and a state of well-being to her patients.
Sybil has always had a love for the outdoors, wildlife, farm animals, and health. Her dream was to start a farm so she went to massage school as a means to earn an income that would fund her passion for farming. During her studies she became so intrigued with the many benefits of massage and the life changing difference she could make in people’s lives that she decided to make massage therapy a lifelong career.
Sybil has experience and knowledge of the use of a wide range of massage and spa techniques including Zen Triggerpoint, Zen Bodytherapy, Ayurvedic Massage & Aromatherapy, Deep Tissue Lomilomi Massage, Cupping Massage, and Active Isolated Stretching. She finds great joy when she is able to identify the source of her clients’ pain and then sees the relief on their faces as they feel that pain disappear.
Interesting facts about Elk:
Elk Hills Massage is nestled in the quiet town of Eatonville, near the base of Mt. Rainier—where elk move with quiet strength through the hills. We chose the name Elk Hills to reflect the qualities we bring to our work: resilience, presence, stamina, and grace. Just as the elk embody power and calm in equal measure, our practice offers a space to recover from pain, rest in stillness, and reconnect with your body’s wisdom.
(Source: Animal-Speak, The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small by Ted Andrews)
