My name is Luis Pineda, my love for fitness and body health started while in the Marine corps, after time served I decided to pursue my love and became a personal trainer. While working I realized many clients weren't just trying to achieve a better physique but pain relief and overall wellbeing. In my goal to offer my clients the best service and knowledgeable information I decided to attend a massage therapy program, quickly I found The Soma Institute offered exactly what I wanted to offer my clients, with the approach of massage with purpose, not cookie cutter massage but a clinical, methodical approach to target and alleviate pain in the body. After 12 months I graduated and earned my license in Illinois and hit ground the running. while working I realized I found my true calling from seeing clients coming in beat up from life, stress, and injuries laying down defeated on my table and just after one session they get up feeling refreshed, renewed, pain free and ready for anything life was ready throw their way, the fulfillment I received was more than a paycheck but an actual difference in the lives of my clients I cared so much about. fast forward to today and I'm no longer a personal trainer solely a Clinical Massage Therapist and opened my own business am excited for this journey to help people feel their best so please reach out and come catch These Hands.