Therapeutic Massage · Bozeman, Montana
Where recovery meets expertise.
Elara Stone, LMT · 15 Years Experience · Bozeman, MT
Every session is built around your specific issue — not a generic routine. Here's where I specialize.
Whether it's years of desk work, an old injury, or a structural issue, I work through the layers of tension holding that pain in place. Most clients feel a meaningful difference within 2–3 sessions.
I work with athletes at all levels — from weekend warriors to competitive athletes — to get you back in the game faster and reduce the chance of re-injury through targeted soft tissue work.
Surgery changes how your body moves and heals. I help manage scar tissue, restore range of motion, and reduce compensatory patterns before they become new problems — working alongside your care team.
IT band syndrome and runner's knee are overuse injuries that respond extremely well to myofascial release and targeted soft tissue work. I've helped dozens of Bozeman runners get back on the trail.
Chronic stress lives in the body — jaw, shoulders, neck, hips. This isn't "relaxation massage." It's structured work to systematically release the places your nervous system is holding on.
You've got more than one thing going on and other therapists haven't known how to prioritize. This is where I thrive. I take a whole-body approach to figure out what's driving what.
I became a massage therapist because I was fascinated by the body's ability to heal — and frustrated by how often that healing gets stuck. Fifteen years later, I still get the most satisfaction from the clients other therapists weren't sure how to help.
My background is in sports medicine, which means I think in systems — how one thing connects to another, what's compensating for what, why your shoulder is tied to your hip. I completed the same certification pathway required of therapists working in hospital and clinical settings, which gives me a clinical framework that most massage practices don't use.
I work out of 120 S Grand Ave in Bozeman — a quiet, private space away from the spa environment. If you've been dealing with something chronic, complex, or frustrating, I'd love to work through it with you.
"LMT with a sports medicine focus" is the ASE of massage — it means Elara passed the same certifications required of therapists in hospital and clinical settings.
I partner with Mountain Pulse Wellness to offer Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy as an add-on to massage sessions. It's not a gimmick — PEMF has a strong clinical research base and works especially well when paired with hands-on soft tissue work.
Think of it this way: massage addresses the structural and fascial components of pain; PEMF works at the cellular level, reducing inflammation and accelerating the tissue repair that makes that work last longer.
How It Works Together
The combined protocol
No hidden fees. No upsells at the table. Just honest pricing for serious therapeutic work.
Designed for clients dealing with chronic issues, active recovery, or anyone who wants to stay ahead of their body. One session per month guaranteed, plus savings on everything extra.
"She got me back in the game of life."
I came in after months of chronic back pain that was starting to affect everything — work, sleep, exercise. After three sessions with Elara I was back at the gym and hiking again. She doesn't just do massage, she actually figures out what's wrong and works on it systematically. I can't recommend her enough.
"She knows exactly what my body needs."
I've been seeing Elara for almost two years. What sets her apart is how she actually remembers everything about your body — what we worked on last time, how it responded, what changed. She adjusts every single session. It's not a cookie-cutter experience. I leave every time feeling genuinely better than when I walked in.
"Best massage I've ever had. By a lot."
I've been to massage therapists in four different states. Elara is on another level. I came in with IT band issues from marathon training and she not only worked through the IT band but traced it back to what was actually causing it — my hip flexors. Two sessions and I was running pain-free. She understands the body the way a physical therapist does.
"Above par — in a completely different league."
I found Elara after a shoulder surgery that wasn't healing the way my doctor expected. She worked through the scar tissue and surrounding compensation patterns and I regained full range of motion faster than anyone anticipated. My surgeon was genuinely impressed. If you have something complex going on, go see her before you assume you'll just have to live with it.
First appointment? The 90-minute session is the right call. Gives us time to actually figure out what's going on.