Our mission is to elevate the collective vibration of the planet by taking responsibility for our own energy as we hold impeccable space for those around us to do the same.
We understand that in order to be effective energetic stewards, we need tools, resources, the support of like-minds, and this is what The Hive is all about.
We are committed to sharing the most potent medicine we can gather and to empower you to share your unique healing gifts as well.
Here you will find classes and offerings both in-person and online in Polarity Therapy, Craniosacral Balancing, Dreamwork and more.
Here you will find community to support you both personally and professionally so that together we can embody the change we wish to activate in the world around us.
Learn more about the location below.
Hey There!
I am an energy medicine practitioner and Educator, RYT 500 Yoga instructor, DreamWork Teacher, Author, Artist & creator of the Healer's Journey Dream Oracle Deck and the Elevation Hive school and community for Energy Medicine.
I am so thrilled you are here to explore your own energy and well-being through in-person and online classes, art, and multi dimensional content curated just for you.
I have been practicing dreamwork, personal development and embodied spiritual healing most of my life.
I began my professional healing practice in 2003 in L.A. where I studied energy based therapeutic massage, Craniosacral Unwinding and Polarity Therapy at the school of Integrative Psycho Structural Bodywork.
I have run a thriving private healing practice in Olympia, WA since 2006 (after relocating my practice from LA). I have given over ten thousand sessions blending therapeutic massage, polarity therapy, intuitive reading, craniosacral, hypnotherapy and life coaching both in person and online. Experience has been by far my greatest education.
I completed my Polarity Therapy (and craniosacral unwinding) Teacher Training with Gary Strauss at the Life Energy Institute in 2019 after five years of study and travel
I took additional craniosacral therapy classes with the Upledger Institute in L.A. and Ursula Popp in Seattle, WA.
I studied behavioral medicine, yoga, craniosacral therapy, somatic psychology and mind-body nutrition at the Evergreen State College.
I am a Board Certified Polarity Practitioner and Registered Polarity Educator through APTA having studied with The Life Energy Institute
I am a certified Transformational life coach through the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
I have been a hypnotherapist since 2013 and a certified BodyMind Bridge practitioner through the BodyMind Bridge Institute
I studied with Robert Moss in his Active Dream Teacher training in 2018
I completed Aroma Yoga teacher training with Tracy Griffiths in 2016
I opened the Elevation Hive School of Energy Medicine in 2018 where I taught in-person Polarity Therapy classes.
In 2020 I moved my school online and expanded it to include the Mighty Network forum for sharing dreams. I offered two monthly dream circles and many workshops in polarity and dreamwork online. This community membership platform offered a space for cultivating practices that offer community, connection, and spiritual growth. I closed this platform in October of 2022 and began re-opening the in-person school.
I wrote and published The SoulCare Workbook: A 33-Day Journey through your Chakras and Elements (purchase on Amazon here) which also comes with a free online interactive video course.
I started the Podcast A Lone Travelers Guide to the Divine in 2021. This title came to me in a waking dream of a book (with the same title) I have been working on for nearly a decade. Due to its multidimensional content, its current incarnation became the podcast. The book and associated oracle card deck are coming soon.
I am the creator of Polarity Somatic Yoga which is based on all of the healing modalities I have been practicing for the past 20 plus years, in addition to more than 15 years of a daily dedicated yoga practice. I completed my 200 hour yoga teacher training in July 2023 and completed my 300 hour somatic yoga teacher training in 2024 in Bali with Tara Judelle, the creator of Embodied Flow™, with additional trainings in yoga Nidra and trauma informed/ equity based practices. I am now an RYT registered with Yoga Alliance.
A few facts about me:
One of my greatest joys in life is that I get to be a mother to two amazing adult humans who I birthed and three more who I did not.
Wherever I go, my incredibly adorable chihuahua, Riley Rose, follows. I call her my spirit animal incarnate.
My main passion in life is creativity. I am a working artist committed to learning how to live a life of play and spend as much time as possible in my art studio painting my dreams and visions. I recently published my own Oracle deck which is all about the healer's journey. You can view and purchase your copy at: https://healersjourney.art You can view and purchase art at AmandaLux.com
I have been practicing Ashtanga yoga since 2010 and created Polarity Somatic Yoga after more than a decade of being immersed in yoga, energy medicine and somatics. Maintaining a consistent yoga practice has been an essential part of my training in human nature, discipline, mind and breath control, and body/energy awareness. I never go anywhere without my mat!
My family has resided in the Pacific Northwest on the indigenous lands of the Coast Salish Peoples for several generations. This includes the land where the physical school currently resides.
I feel blessed and humbled to get to share this sacred land with the ancestors and healing spirits who also reside here and I do my best to honor and include them.
As a cis gendered white-bodied human being of European descent living and teaching on Squaxin and Nisqually lands, and as a practitioner and teacher, I aim to do my very best to unpack my unconscious and inherited biases, examine my privileges, and act as an ally. I offer my heartfelt support to my community members and beyond regardless of their sexual orientation, race, religion, or economic status.
I am always seeking ways to be sensitive to various types of systemic oppression, and to foster inclusivity in my classes, sessions, and community. This is a practice that is constantly evolving and I am devoted to always learning new ways to humbly improve.
In an attempt to acknowledge and hopefully offset some of the historical and current inequities that have affected many of the populations whose sacred work has been appropriated over time, a portion of all proceeds from the Elevation Hive school are donated to the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center each month. My hope is that as we grow, we can make an ever increasing impact and contribution not only financially but energetically, through sacred reciprocity and right relationship.
As a way to honor the value of diversity and inclusion, I am open to considering partial scholarships for BIPOC individuals or anyone who feels called to apply. If you would like to inquire about receiving or donating, please send an email by clicking this link to: amandalux@elevationhive.com
Our classes are held at a dedicated classroom space located on ten acres of untouched forest. We have a 30 foot geodesic dome as well as access to a newer-built private ground floor healing/teaching space with a full kitchen, dedicated bathroom, hardwood floors, gas fireplace and a wall of windows with gorgeous views overlooking the water.
We offer a nature retreat vibe conveniently located 15 minutes from downtown Olympia, WA.
Come sip some Polarity Tea, learn, heal, grow, and unwind with us!
For more info. and detailed direction please click the link below
Polarity therapy is both a way of life and a healing modality based in energy medicine. Polarity works with the body, mind, and spirit through the lens of the five elements and the chakra system.
Kim Pinckley has been a healing arts practitioner since 1997. As the current vice president of APTA (the American Polarity Therapy Association), Kim frequently travels from the east coast where she currently resides, to co-teach advanced classes in Polarity and Craniosacral therapy around the world.
Kim Pinckley’s background in Craniosacral Therapy began in the year 2000, when she attended the entry level class with the Upledger Institute in Palm Beach, Florida. She continued her Craniosacral journey with advanced classes for another 100 hours of training with the Upledger Institute before moving to Arizona and expanding her education by completing a 200-hour program to become certified in Integrative Cranial Unwinding through the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts.
While completing a 650 hour Mind Body Wellness program at SWIHA, she also studied Reiki, Nutrition and Hypnotherapy, and eventually became certified to teach Polarity Therapy and Cranial Sacral Unwinding Therapies.
Kim has also attended all the trainings in Polarity and the Native American Medicine Wheel Ceremony with her mentor Heather Principe at Heathers school, The Yoga and Polarity Center in Malverne, New York where she is now a teacher of advance Polarity therapy courses. Through Heather, Kim deepened her studies in traditional Native teachings and healing practices which are integrated into her work, or as Kim calls it, "her medicine".
Kim currently resides on the east coast where she maintains a private healing practice and travels the world as an instructor of craniosacral and Polarity Therapy. Kim still maintains a personal practice and has since 1997. She offers classes and retreats worldwide.
I offer both in-person and online sessions. Click on the button below to learn more and schedule.
We offer professional certificate programs in Polarity Therapy and Craniosacral balancing for both bodyworkers and non-touch based practitioners.