Greer Thompson, Owner & Director

Greer Thompson, Licensed Massage Therapist Heartwish Healing CenterGreer Thompson is a graduate of The Academy of Massage & Bodywork located in Bear, DE where she graduated in 2013. She is a licensed massage therapist (LMT) in Delaware and insured by AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association).  Greer has completed almost 100 hours of Vedic Thai Bodywork with Michael “Mukti” Buck of the Vedic Conservatory . She is an Usui, Karuna®, and Holy Fire® Reiki Master Teacher and has been a Reiki practitioner for close to two decades. Her Reiki Masters are Marilee Pinkleton, Mary Brett, and Kathy Schauber.  Greer completed her Shamanic Training with Terri Pippin in 2013. She has been working with crystals for over two and a half decades since her early studies in Earth based spirituality(thank you Blyth, Kaitland, and Morgan!) and incorporates their healing energies into her sessions. Greer specializes in heart-centered Swedish, Prenatal,  and Deep Tissue massage, Thai Bodywork, Reflexology, Reiki, and Chakra Balancing.

Greer’s education at the Australasian College of Health and Sciences (now the American College of Health and Sciences) in Portland, OR allows her to bring her knowledge of herbs, aromatherapy, nutritional, and alternative healing modalities to the table- literally!  She completed her two year Master Herbalist Diploma in 2006 and has also had the privilege to study herbal medicine under Rosita Arvigo, David Winston, Wendall Combest, Michael Tierra,  Amanda McQuade Crawford, and Aviva Romm. Her roles as a mother, doula, and midwife’s assistant bring the nurturing and compassionate energy to not only to her expectant mother clients, but to all those in need. Greer apprenticed locally under Marilee Pinklton, CPM and completed her Birth Assistant training with Ina May Gaskin, CPM and Pamela Hunt, CPM at The Farm in Summertown, TN in 2004. Greer gives thanks and sends blessings to all of her teachers.

License #: DE MT-0003751


Kaya Elliott (they/he), LMT, CMLDT

Kaya Elliott Licensed Massage Therapist at Heartwish Healing Center

 

Kaya is a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, a Lewes native, and a 2018 graduate of Academy of Massage & Bodywork. With Kaya’s training, their naturally caring nature, and desire to help people feel better, he has a solid foundation as a Massage Therapist. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community they aspire to create a welcoming and safe space for everyone. Kaya specializes in Deep Tissue, Swedish, Prenatal, Cupping, and Manual Lymphatic Drainage. They have completed Prenatal massage training, 32 hours of Integrative Muscular Movement Technique with Dr. Ron Carter, 48 hours of Vedic Thai Bodywork training with Michael “Mukti” Buck of the Vedic Conservatory, and are MLD certified in the Vodder Technique(40 hours). They are also a Level II Usui Reiki Practitioner. Kaya enjoys cooking, reading, being outdoors, and spending time with his friends, family, wife, and pets.

License #: DE MT-0004850


Gina Genco Endy, LMT, CMLDT

Gina Genco Endy, LMT

 

Gina is an Ocean City, Maryland native. She spent 15 years in Las Vegas NV in the hospitality industry before moving back to the east coast. Through her journey as a breast cancer survivor, she learned how beneficial massage therapy was and decided to go to massage school to help others. Gina is a 2021 graduate of The Academy of Massage and Bodywork. She recently completed a forty hour certification in the Vodder Technique(Manual Lymphatic Drainage) and also holds a certification in cupping(16 hours) from Ace Cupping. Gina enjoys spending time on the boat or at the beach with her children and grandchildren. Her specialties are Swedish, Deep Tissue, Lymphatic Drainage and Cupping massage.

License #: DE MT-0015175


Julie Fisher, LMT

Julie Fisher, LMT

 

Julie Fisher, Sound Practitioner, Founder of Gifted Alchemy

Julie’s career in Wellness began with an interest in healing arts and a desire to help others. After graduating from Penn State University, she moved to New York City and worked for the founder of Institute for Integrative Nutrition and became certified as a Holistic Health Counselor. She then worked for and trained for several years with Yamuna Zake, the creator of Yamuna Body Rolling. She earned an Associate Degree in Massage Therapy from Swedish Institute. Once licensed in New York State, she built a private practice in the Financial District. She continued to study a variety of healing modalities, which led to her first experience of Sound healing in 2005, when she fell in love with the rich clear tones of crystal singing bowls. She learned how to practice the art of Sound healing from Crystal Lober and Yojana Grace on Kaua’i. 

 

Julie has been holding live Sound healing meditations since 2014. Her Cosmic Shift Sound Bath is held every Thursday at HeartWish. Recordings of Julie’s Sound healings are available on Gifted Alchemy’s YouTube channel, at Urban Float Rehoboth, and on GiftedAlchemy.com.



Yekaterina (Katerina) Syomash, Dance Instructor

Yekaterina (Katerina) Syomash, Dance Instructor

 

Yekaterina has been dancing since she was 6 years old and professionally for 15 years. She is trained in ballet, modern, folk, Latin, ballroom, hip-hop, and Oriental. Her favorite styles to dance are hip-hop, tribal belly dance, and Latin. Yekaterina has been teaching dance for 13 years.

She loves to dance, play guitar and piano, sing, draw, paint, make hand crafts, do yoga/teach yoga, meditate/guide meditation, garden and spend time in nature in any way. Yekaterina loves children and loves making, organizing or creating anything with children, including dance. She is the mother of two beautiful children. 

She is interested in spirituality and anything involving self-awareness, conscious living, etc. Yekaterina loves people, the planet, and all that is!


 



Shaynah Hopkins

Manager

Shaynah Hopkins, Manager

 

Shaynah is our manager extraordinaire and is a Milton native. She handles all scheduling seamlessly and makes sure HeartWish is running efficiently. Shaynah enjoys running, nutrition, and having a positive mindset. Recently, she completed her first 5K. Shaynah loves to spend her free time with her son, two cats, and friends. 

 



Ashley Elliott

Social Media Director & Photographer

Ashley Elliott. Social Media Director

Ashley is our Social Media Director and Photographer. She is very proud to be a Lewes native. When she isn’t working on our social media, she is running Ash Elliott Photo, her Photography business. She specializes in Wedding and Couples Photography. Ashley strives to be creative and inclusive in her work. She spends her free time with her spouse, 3 dogs, and kitty cat. She often enjoys our beaches and local restaurants.