Daniel Keene | Collaborative Bodywork for Sustainable Ease
"Daniel meets you where you are in your physical journey with empathy, care, and no judgment. His work is intentional and his presence calming." — Jennifer
My Approach
My work integrates skilled manual massage with guided somatic movement to help you find sustainable ease. As a proudly queer-owned and LGBTQ+-allied practice, Embodied Movement & Massage is dedicated to providing a trauma-informed, gender-affirming, and non-judgmental sanctuary for every body. I am committed to fostering a space where clients of all identities can release defensive bracing and rediscover safety, confidence, and ease within themselves.
I spent two decades as a professional ballet dancer, teacher, and choreographer. I know what it’s like when your body feels like a "project" rather than a home. Having navigated chronic pain and rehabilitation firsthand, I draw on that visceral insight to help everyone—from professional athletes to those managing autoimmune conditions or "desk-body" tension.
Working Together
I work with you, not just on you. Guided by current pain science, we focus on the skin and nervous system connection. By calming protective pain responses, we help your body reclaim its innate capacity for wellness. Bodywork should be explorative, feel good, and be infused with a sense of playful curiosity.
Beyond hands-on bodywork, I offer Movement & Training sessions designed to facilitate pain and tension relief, strengthening, and increased movement and body awareness, as well as Fascia Love classes.
The Cornerstones of My Practice:
Gentle, Nervous-System-Focused Touch
Collaborative, Client-Centered Partnership
Focus on Building Sustainable Calm and Resilience
"Daniel is hands down a healer who I not only highly recommend but trust wholeheartedly... he can individualize a client's needs with his intuition, good intention, and wisdom." — Erika
Credentials & Specialties
Credentials:
New York State Licensed Massage Therapist
Certified Personal Trainer (ACE)
Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist (NASM)
MaMassage® Prenatal Massage Certified
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification (Yoga Renew)
Specialties:
Nervous System Focus & Chronic Pain
Autoimmune & Long Covid Support
Prenatal Massage
Athletic Recovery & Performance
Modalities Used:
Dermo-neuro-modulation (DNM)
Myofascial Techniques & PNF
Positional Release & Trigger Point Therapy
Swedish, Thai, Shiatsu, and Reflexology
Booking Information
In-Studio (Williamsburg): [Book Online] for sessions at Grand Street Healing Project, 105 Grand Street.
In-Studio (Manhattan): By request only at 736 Broadway.
In-Home Sessions: Contact Daniel directly to arrange appointments in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
