Center For Hands On Healing

02/05/2026

Welcome to the studio! We're located in Ava, MO.

Book online at our website,
www.massagebook.com/CFHOH

Or call/text at 417-350-4262

03/13/2025

Its been a long time coming, but we've finally brought the basement to a new level of quality and professionalism!

I'm feeling a LOT more prepared for our one year celebration in a a few short months! Thank you Gary Altman for bringing your knowledge and skills to make this dream a reality!

10/26/2024

It is my sincere pleasure to announce this event. Usually the band plays alternative rock. Usually those songs are covers that we love. We then embellish them with our own taste and style. Usually we go by Ozark Six Pack, or, if we're feeling nostalgic the Fun Time Band.

I'm not sure what our name will be in the future. Because this evening, we're making a long awaited transition to original music. It marks the beginning of... something. Mannnny of these songs I've played, some for over a decade, by myself, on the ukulele. For this show I'll be playing the bass. And, with a band! Some of these songs are leaving the pages for the first time. I feel so proud of our band as we step into the unknown.

Rest assured that if the window of time is too short, or the drive too far, we'll be doing this again, hopefully in a venue near you.
...On the other hand, if you're thinking, "I could go to that! But where would I sleep or eat?", please reach out to Shelton's, or me. The nearest "hotel, hotel", is about 40 minutes away. Consider packing a picnic. It's pretty isolated, although one of the best pizza places in town is in Mountain View, Tommy's. hopefully you're lucky enough to be passing through this way... And if so, let us know so you can pick ours up!

Come if it calls you, experience the best beer the Ozarks has to offer! They're celebrating their 11th year in business this weekend.

Stouts to Kolsh, whatever you're flavor, at Gravity BrewWorks, you'll be pleasantly surprised by the firm, confident flavors that don't overpower. Billy and Tony Guinn have been honing their craft for longer than I've been alive, and, it shows in their consistency and commitment to excellence.

09/08/2024

08/17/2024

What a journey it has been to get to this point! I invite you to explore this photo album and see for yourself where we've come from, and imagine for yourself where we might go.

It began as a dream between myself and Jessi Rieken, imagining that one day we may open a shared space together.

Perhaps an unlikely paring, pottery and massage therapy, but as more time passes the more natural it feels. I never wanted to work alone and being part of an artist collective is the best thing I could have imagined.

I want to thank the clients who have been so patient with our progress as we continue to change and renovate the space! There is still more work to do, but pain doesn't wait for perfection. Through unfinished walls to construction materials piled up in the corner, I've been humbled again and again by peoples willingness to accept us where we are and to support us anyway.

I welcome you to our page and eventually to our space. Moreover I invite you to take this as an opportunity to center on your health and to give myself and our skilled practitioners a chance to make your health the center of our practice.