Chopra Center Staff Spotlight

Vanessa Gibbs

What brought you to the Chopra Center?
Before I came to the Chopra Center, I'd been a massage therapist for some time, working at a local spa. Although I’d been offered a management position there, my intuition was leading me in a different direction. After a period of soul searching, my inner awareness guided me to the Chopra Center.

What do you love most about Ayurveda and massage therapy?
I fell in love with the depth of the Ayurvedic healing system, which is so vast and so brilliant. Ayurvedic massage therapy works at the most subtle levels of the body. It opens the channels of healing, increases awareness, and harmonizes the body and mind. Massage therapy has always been my passion, and I love offering Ayurvedic treatments and seeing how much guests enjoy and benefit from the entire process ― especially during our Perfect Health program, where I get to see the transformation and healing that the guests experience throughout the course of the week.

What is your favorite memory as a spa therapist?
My most fond memories are of my experiences during our two-therapist treatments, including the Odyssey/Shirodara and the Pizzichilli. The combined intentions of two therapists, joined with an individual who is open and willing to receive all the benefits of the treatment, make it absolutely magical.

What is your favorite quotation?
I’m not sure it’s an official “quotation” but one of the things you'll hear me say the most is, “If it's meant to be, it will be!"