Meet the Team
Rev. Geoffrey Koshin West
LMT MT#004058 | ITB Founder
NCBTMB Approved Provider #690
Education and Background:
Graduated Atlanta School of Massage 1998
Siddha yoga community member since 1994, shaktipat initiation in 1995
Graduated WhiteWinds Institute of Energetic Healing 2000 & 2004 (study of world shamanism, chakra theory, assessment, and healing, addiction recovery)
Completed Advanced level training in J.F. Barnes MyoFascial Release courses 2010
Training/practice in Nonviolent Communication, Integral Theory, Neurolinguistic Programing since, Voice Dialogue since 1992; Mondo Zen, since 2010.
Founded Integral Transformative Bodywork (ITB) in 2008
Continuing education provider under NCBTMB since 2010
Training/practice hatha yoga (‘95-’09), 5 Element Chi Gong (since ‘98), FuHok kungfu (07-’10), Groff Holotropic Breathwork (since ‘07)
Collaborating with Lakota elders in ceremony (sweatlodge, dance) since 2008; fire keeper and water pourer since 2022
Trained in Thai massage, Traditional Chinese Medicine, CranioSacral Therapy, sports massage, orthopedic assessment, kinesiology, Neuromuscular Therapy, Deep tissue, MyoFascial Release, MyoFascial Unwinding, MyoFascial Rebounding, Subtle Muscle Testing
Geoff Provides:
Consulting sessions in personal transformation, trauma literacy & integration, meditation literacy & support, communication skills & mastery, Voice Dialogue literacy & mastery, spiritual literacy and development, Integral Theory literacy & embodiment.
Continuing education for Licensed Massage Therapists on all things ITB.
General population classes on all things ITB.
Special ceremony: weddings and separations, welcoming ceremonies for newborns/children, “coming of age” ceremonies for boys, adult maturation ceremonies, and funeral/”deathing” ceremonies for humans and animals.
Schedule an Online Session with Geoff Koshin West at embodyingitb@gmail.com
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Instagram: @geoffkoshinwest
Erika Larson
LMT MT#000173 | ITB Steward since 2016
A patchwork quilt of awesome, Erika is consciously exploring the space where science and art overlap in wonder. Blending a variety of seemingly disparate backgrounds allows her the integrative complexity necessary to navigate both the seemingly mundane and the novel aspects of this human experience. During her training as an engineer, she gained a theoretical understanding of the human body and its functionality in both a healthy state and a state of dis-ease. Attending massage school allowed Erika to gain a practical perspective.
She has an interest in factors that contribute massage therapists successfully engaging in formal research endeavors and improving visual representations for describing therapeutic massage and bodywork in research publications. As the lead research massage therapist in the collaborative partnership between Emory University and the Atlanta School of Massage, Erika has worked on research projects investigating massage for generalized anxiety disorder and massage for cancer-related fatigue. She presents massage therapy research at conference and mentors massage therapists completing case studies.
Beginning in 2010, ITB became part of her quest to be her most fully integrated self and thereby fully engage in the human experience. Her process of full recovery involves moving beyond having intellectualized emotions and creating space to walk gently. As a result of this conscious and active participation in life, ripples from her celebration of that which alive in her echo through the world.
She was initiated as a steward in 2016 and has been assisting with ITB continuing education courses and workshops. She has been exploring avenues to engage the community through artistic expression and participated in ITB’s inaugural art show, Heart Becomes Art. Erika seeks opportunities to share the importance of ceremony in the human experience, especially in working with the living to transform their relationship with those who are no longer physically present.
Instagram: @uniqornShirtCo
Annie Pelka
LMT | ITB Steward since 2016
Annie Pelka, originally from Chicagoland, studied the art of movement at the University of North Texas receiving a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Dance. She moved to Atlanta, Ga as a performer and teacher, and found a home at the Atlanta School of Massage. It was at this time that she met Geoff West and began to engage in a deep connection to myofascial release and raw communication. Studying hands on bodywork and deciphering common movement patterns proved to be the foundation for her practice after becoming a licensed Massage Therapist.
After 5 years in the field of massage, and close to 10 years of training performers in dance and movement, Annie dove head first into the Mentorship with Geoff West and the ITB community. Integral Transformative Bodywork served as a way to develop her personal strengths and integrate her glorious weaknesses. She was initiated into the ITB ranks in April 2016 and continues to use the tools and lessons learned in every facet of her life.
Currently living in Iowa, Annie teaches college age students in the performing arts. She continues to grow a private practice in myofascial release and sports rehab techniques in Ames, while also teaching neuromuscular massage techniques at Body Wisdom Massage School in Urbandale, IA.
Website: anniepelkamassage.com
Instagram: @anniepelkamassage
Sarah Daniel
LMT MT#007181 | ITB Steward since 2016
Sarah "Kat" Daniel was born and raised in North Dakota. In my twenties, I lived all around the Untied States and eventually settled in Atlanta, Ga where I began working in the logistics industry. After 7 years in a high stress corporate environment, I decided it was time to make a change so I enrolled at the Atlanta School of Massage's night program in 2009. After graduation, I quit logistics and I now spend my time helping those closest to my heart, the employees of corporate America. I met Geoff West while attending the Atlanta School of Massage and was immediately drawn to ITB. I had become so numb and empty during my twenties that seeing Geoff use ITB to thaw and connect people with their True Self was nothing short of a miracle for me. By the time I began ITB therapy I was drinking daily, depressed and directionless. I was tired of living this sedated life and then I saw how ITB, especially the bodywork aspect, could cut through the armor I had unconsciously erected over the past 15 years. It was beautiful and terrifying at the same time. And most importantly, I would like to state, it took my conscious participation. I had to want to change. The tools offered by ITB are amazing tools but without my commitment to a new "center of gravity" the therapy would not have been as transformational as it was.
I am now a, still, beautifully broken but AWAKENED human being committed to sharing ITB with the world. I have traveled my own dark path so you know you won't be alone when you join us on your own journey. I've been studying and working under Geoff for 6 years now. I handle a bit of the business side for ITB and currently and a teacher's assistant in Geoff's Mentorship.
Amy Frederick
LMT MT#001705 | ITB Steward since 2018
Amy is a native of Georgia who dedicates her life to the betterment of herself and others. She graduated from Atlanta School Of Massage in 2005. She went on to practice massage therapy with a population of people with various pain conditions for 10 years. During that time Amy experienced a traumatic event as she was preparing to transition into adulthood. She came to realize that it hamstrung her ability to function. Frustrated with the barriers, stumbling blocks, and obstructions she knew she needed to take action. She reached out to Geoff West and started mentoring with him in 2015. Amy was ecstatic to find a lasting program to continue her education in massage therapy and healing arts. During the mentorship, Geoff challenged her idea of what massage therapy is and imparted a refreshing perspective on how to continue practicing massage therapy. Participating with the pillars of ITB equipped her with a practical means of recovery from her trauma and self discovery. Inspired, she honed her visualization skills and through exploring the archetypal aspects of her psyche she uncovered an underlying story line of herself. Accepting the keys to the most vast frontier she dismantled, reclaimed, and rebuilt herself as a more whole, fulfilled, and dynamic human being. Empowered, she leans into Not Knowing with curiosity and excitement. Amy was initiated into ITB Stewardship in October 2018. She is committed to share the knowledge she has acquired during the ITB mentorship to support others in her life and in her massage practice in Winder, Georgia.