Heal. Transform.Remember.

Massage Therapist in Valparaiso, Indiana

About Sangha Center for Wellness

We are here for you on your journey of healing, transforming, and remembering who you are. We are a community of women practitioners, and our mission is to provide holistic, integrative and trauma-informed massage and yoga therapies that are customized to meet your individual needs; whether that be to take an exhale, manage stress, soothe anxiety, reduce chronic pain, regulate your nervous system, experience deep relaxation and rejuvenation or develop and sustain self-care habits for a lifetime.

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    Services & Pricing

    We offer custom massages, reiki/energy work, yoga therapy, cupping therapy, and custom enhancements.

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    Memberships

    We offer 90-minute and 60-minute massage memberships. Save on the services you love.

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  • "Every time I visit Katie at Sangha Center for Wellness I feel immediate pain relief and am relaxed for days after. I visit Katie on a monthly basis and have noticed a huge improvement to my physical wellness and quality of life. Even as a repeat client, Katie always asks where to focus her therapy and is flexible in her approach to healing. I feel so lucky to have found such a skilled massage therapist in Valparaiso!"

    — Lauren O. on Google

  • "Katie is a phenomenal massage therapist and I highly recommended her! The entire experience from start to finish is professional, calming and Holistic. She has a wealth of knowledge and a truly caring spirit. I feel so grateful to have her as part of my wellness team!"

    — Hayley B. on Google

  • "Had another massage and cupping therapy appointment at Sangha with owner Katie. A beautiful healing space located in downtown Valpo. Warm and safe, Katie has made a little oasis. You feel relaxed the moment you walk in, welcomed and at ease. The massage was excellent as always and the cupping is something I look forward to each time I return. Katie is very knowledgeable and kind able to answer any questions you might have making sure you understand and are completely comfortable. Thank you Katie I will continue coming back!"

    — Lauren M. on Google

Meet Your Licensed Massage Therapist

Meet your therapist: Katie Hawks, C-IAYT, LMT, ERYT-500, is a Licensed Massage Therapist helps people safely and effectively manage stress, soothe anxiety, reduce chronic pain, process grief, and regulate the nervous system.

Katie Hawks, C-IAYT, LMT, ERYT-500

Katie Hawks is a certified Massage & Yoga Therapist. In her private practice, she helps people safely and effectively manage stress, soothe anxiety, reduce chronic pain, process grief, and regulate the nervous system.

  • I've been interested in holistic health and wellness for as long as I can remember. When I was young, I read the book Gifted Hands by Ben Carson, MD, and thought that I would be a doctor someday. I was fascinated with the human body and inspired to help people feel better.

    After struggling with weight gain, chronic pain from a low back injury, and anxiety during college, I continued to read every book I could find on nutrition, stress, healing, and health. With a long history of trauma, a body and mind riddled with stress and anxiety, and a dysregulated nervous system, I sought healing.

    In 2008, I enrolled in a massage therapy school. This decision opened the doors to the world of wellness and began my healing journey. I started practicing yoga, studying acupuncture, and worked for the next decade in rehabilitation clinics offering clinical massage therapy, teaching yoga, and rehabilitative exercises. I became a certified Yoga Instructor, Health Coach, and Reiki practitioner with more than 1,000 hours of yoga training.

    In 2014, my adverse childhood experiences, lifestyle, stress, and coping mechanisms caught up with me. I was hospitalized due to a heart arrhythmia. I spent several weeks in multiple hospitals with teams of doctors until I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, POTS, and Lyme disease. I wondered if I would ever be the same again, but there were blessings in the illness that dominated my life for years. I began to practice all of the healing modalities that I studied. During the challenges of chronic illness, I drew from the ancient healing system of yoga to reduce and manage symptoms and shift my attitude around suffering. I enrolled in a 3-year yoga therapy program that completely transformed my life! Today, I'm medicine-free, having treated disease by healing, transforming, and remembering who I am. The empathy and compassion I've learned from times of struggle are invaluable! Since, I've spent over a decade working for and managing small wellness practices.

    Everything lead to opening Sangha Center. I feel grateful to be alive, so I've dedicated my life to serving others on their path to healing. This is my life's purpose. The human spirit perseveres, and that inspires me!

    Katie’s offerings include: yoga therapy, massage therapy, energy work, and cupping