Yoga Therapy,
Bodywork & Watsu®
Austin Texas

Healthier movement patterns
Improved Wellness
Somatic Yoga & Bodywork.

Summer Greenlees, LMT, Somatic Yoga, Watsu Therapist. Austin TX

An Inside-out Approach to Yoga & Bodywork

An integration of holistic practices including Somatic Yoga, Yoga Lifestyle Fundamentals, Yoga Therapy, Watsu, Custom Bodywork Therapy (Ashiatsu, Myofascial, Postural Rehabilitation, Strain / Counter-strain), Development Movement Repatterning.

By Summer Greenlees, Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Yoga Instructor..

At Nina’s Day Spa & Acupuncture at 7423 BURNET RD. Private locations & Virtual sessions available.


Bodywork

By appointment at Nina’s Day Spa & Acupuncture

Yoga

Private Yoga Therapy and Yoga courses.

Watsu

By appointment
at Private Locations.

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Online payment by PayPal. Venmo, Cash or Check available. Booking & Payment FAQ.


Watsu® Aquatic Therapy

1 hour @ $170 – 2 hours @ $250

By appointment – at your private pool or in Lockhart on Fridays

Watsu provides:

  • Deep relaxation in warm, soothing water
  • Stress relief through gentle, flowing movements
  • Improved flexibility and range of motion
  • Access to deeper layers of healing in your body and mind

Message Summer today to schedule your Watsu Aquatic Therapy experience.

Join the Watsu Newsletter for updates on locations, availability, and special promotions! (Watsu updates are mostly seasonal).

Summer Greenlees giving Watsu Therapy
Summer Greenlees, calm pose

Yoga Renewal Series: a Yoga Fundamentals Course

Learn & expand your understanding of Yoga.

$450 for 9 classes (once a week).

Summer Greenlees’ Yoga Renewal Series – Somatic Yoga Fundamentals Course teaches you:

  • Customized practical yoga
  • Alignment & Ease
  • Better breathing
  • Meditative yoga practices
  • Therapeutic movement

Perfect for beginners and experienced practitioners alike!

Available in Austin or online (message Summer for a virtual class series)

Sign up for either Thursdays or Saturdays (makeup days or adjustments on request as you need).

  • Thursdays at 6:00 PM
  • Saturdays at 10:30 AM

Restorative Yoga Class

$30 75-minute class

Wednesdays @ 6 pm with candlelight

Restorative Yoga & Meditation is the ultimate experience in deep relaxation and luxuriation in a meditative yoga practice. We use bolsters, blankets, blocks, straps, and sometimes chairs and walls as supportive yoga props. All levels, ages, and abilities are welcome.

Summer Greenlees in lotus pose
Yoga is fun for baby and me.

Childbirth Class

$250 2-hour class

Empower Your Birth Journey with Summer’s Childbirth Class

  • Master pain-coping techniques and active relaxation
  • Learn hands-on labor massage with your partner
  • Discover optimal bonding practices for postpartum
  • Gain confidence in every stage of labor

Prepare for a positive, connected birth experience. Couples love this class!

Developed by Summer Greenlees, Winner of the Austin Birth Awards, with love and experience as a Doula & LMT.

Available Saturday afternoons by appointment.

Meet your Yoga Instructor & Wellness Guide

Summer Greenlees has over 25 years of experience as a Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Yoga Instructor and Watsu Aquatic Therapy Practitioner.

Her deep-dive yoga class series, “Yoga Renewal, taught in small groups (up to 4 people), provides a foundation for the beginner or enhances yoga for the seasoned yoga practitioner.

Discover & Enhance your own way of moving, breathing, and being with a yoga practice that is truly integrative and supportive of their highest well-being and personal wellness goals.

Summer Greenlees on a mountain top enjoying the view.

Summer’s Watsu and Massage Therapy services complement her Yoga classes and wellness guidance. Each modality that Summer offers weaves together to support your wellness awakening dynamically and potently.

Sessions with Summer support you in a gentle yet profound, deep dive into discovering yourself more deeply, awakening your natural support and way of being in your body and life.

Summer uses tools from Massage Therapy, Myofascial Release, Ebb and Flow Integration, Embodied, Somatic Yoga, Developmental Movement Repatterning, Bodywork for the Childbearing Year, Ashiatsu, Zen Shiatsu, Acupressure, Prenatal, and Postnatal Yoga, 12 years experience as a Birth Doula, Watsu, Healing Dance, and her own personal experiences utilizing these combined tools as a Mother of 3 and a Wellness Professional, to inform her work, life, and her practice.

Summer attends enrichment training regularly with her teachers and mentors.

Summer is an engaged student with Amrita Choudhury in Nrityoga and Mudra Vigyan.

She also studies online courses regularly with Donna Farhi in Yoga practice and Yoga teaching and Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen in embodied anatomy studies and Body Mind Centering.

Summer attends Watsu and Healing Dance training once or twice a year with Watsu and Healing Dance Instructor Ahara Vatter.

Working with Summer

Working with Summer is unique because she teaches with an inquiry-based approach in her yoga classes. She combines different healing modalities to best suit each individual that comes to her for Massage, Watsu, or Yoga.

Summer believes she is learning from her students and clients as much as she gives, teaches, and offers them support, healing techniques, and practices. Through listening deeply, skillful touch and repatterning, and holding a safe and conscious space with her clients, She assists them in becoming more self-aware and self-empowered with their embodied anatomy awareness, movement patterning and breathing awareness, self-healing bodywork practices, relationship with self and other, yoga asana practices, meditative and restorative practices and support on their path of radiant, regenerative health and wellness of mind, body, and spirit.

Summer’s goal is to help make it easier for people to live their healthiest, most empowered, happiest lives with these tools, supporting them to sustainably integrate these practices and awareness into their everyday life.

When you become Summer’s client, she considers herself one of your team members or circle of support. Summer loves to provide referrals and often gives and receives referrals within the Austin Wellness Communities.


Recent Blogs

Summer Greenlees on a mountain top enjoying the view.

Yoga Class Updates for August!

Special updates for August and beyond from Summer Greenlees, Yoga and more in Austin. Coming back from advanced yoga training in Denver with Donna Farhi, I’m so excited to share with you all my new teachings. I have a lot of updates for class schedules, regular bookings and the new Yoga Renewal Class Series starting … Read more
Butterfly

Transform Your Practice: Two Exclusive 4-Week Yoga Series Starting This June

Are you looking to deepen your yoga practice or discover new dimensions of mind-body connection? I’m thrilled to announce two transformative 4-week yoga series starting this May at Soma Yoga Shala. These carefully crafted programs are designed to take your practice to new heights, whether you’re seeking personalization or deeper breath awareness. Create Your Own … Read more

Embracing Community Wellness: Austin’s New Bathhouse Experience

A New Approach to Wellness in Austin I’m excited to share news about one of Austin’s most innovative wellness concepts coming to our community! Bathe Austin, founded by visionaries Danyl and Lisa Magick, is reimagining the traditional spa experience with their community-focused bathhouse set to fully open in early 2026. Unlike conventional spas that often … Read more
Summer Greenlees giving Watsu Therapy

Spring begins & Watsu Returns

Watsu is an aquatic therapy modality which is one of Summer Greenlees’ favorite therapies that she offers at private pools in the Austin TX area. Watsu has roots in Shiatsu and is based on the breath; it is a deeply meditative healing aquatic bodywork. Watsu is a therapy that you receive, like regular massage therapy, … Read more
Summer Greenlees, LMT. Licensed Massage Therapy, Yoga and Watsu Instructor.

Summer Greenlees featured in VoyageAustin

Summer Greenlees, Austin Yoga Teacher LMT & Aquatic Therapy Practitioner, was recently interviewed for VoyageAustin.com where she introduced herself and her journey into Yoga & wellness practices. Summer’s now expert knowledge of Yoga, which led into Massage, Maternity care and Watsu / aquatic therapy started back in 1994 when she met her first Yoga mentor … Read more

Celebrating Friends & the Lunar New Year

Its time to begin again. The lunar new Year is in progress and spring is around the corner. Spring is such a beautiful time of year, the embodiment of new beginnings and new life. Yoga supports us in Transformation. With a regular yoga practice, we can access a refreshing resource within ourselves that helps us … Read more

Testimonials

Vaishno

Summer is an exceptional yoga teacher. Going to her classes regularly has had a noticeable positive impact on my physical and mental health. When I started, I had a lot of knee pain and difficulty walking, but she offers several alternatives to beginners and those with limited mobility or range of motion. I was able … Read more

Courtney

Starting yoga with Summer has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life. When I first stepped onto the mat, I was a complete beginner—unsure of what to expect and a little intimidated. But from the very first class, Summer created a space that felt safe, supportive, and completely judgment-free. Her warmth, patience, … Read more

R. M. Sainsbury

Summer is an absolutely exceptional yoga teacher. My wife and I have been going to yoga classes for more than twenty years (in Canberra, Durban, London and Austin), but encountering Summer’s classes three or four years ago was a revelation. In the class, you may feel you are not doing very much, but afterwards you … Read more

Liz Belile

Summer’s yoga classes are deeply rejuvenating, and masterfully taught. As a longtime practitioner, I especially appreciate how she brings her extensive knowledge of the body and healthy movement to the mat, and how she provides a loving, supportive structure within which students get to explore and feel the effects of the practice, not just hurry … Read more