Hello,
My name is Alicia Solara, and I am a health and wellness professional whose work bridges evidence-based exercise science with traditional healing practices from around the world. With an academic foundation in Sports and Exercise Science and years of hands-on experience working with both recreational and competitive athletes across disciplines ranging from baseball to CrossFit, I approach health through the interconnected principles of movement, recovery, performance, and long-term well-being.
As a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with expertise in yoga therapy, I integrate physical training, therapeutic movement, recovery strategies, and mental discipline to help people build a stronger foundation for health. My work extends beyond recovering from pain or improving athletic performance; I aim to give people the knowledge, physical capacity, and self-awareness to participate actively in their own health and continue moving well throughout life.
Ascend Therapy Philosophy
Healing as a Lifestyle...
...is the philosophy behind Ascend Therapy’s approach to health and wellness.
As a child, I believed medicine only existed in a bottle or in the form of a pill. Through my education and experience as a healthcare professional, my understanding of healing expanded. I came to recognize that the daily practices that support our health, from the quality of our sleep and the way we nourish our bodies to how we move, recover, manage stress, and prepare for the demands of everyday life, can also be considered medicinal. Early in my career as a massage therapist, I saw firsthand that recovery does not begin and end with a single treatment. Our bodies are constantly adapting to the physical and mental demands placed upon them, and we can strengthen that capacity through a balanced and intentional lifestyle.
At Ascend Therapy, we focus on the recovery component of your broader health, wellness, and performance plan. Our services are designed to complement the care provided by your healthcare team as well as the strength and conditioning programs developed by your coaches and trainers. We believe that your recovery should be programmed with the same intention as your training. The greater the demands you place on your body and mind, the more deliberately recovery should be approached.
Rather than relying on a single modality, Ascend Therapy integrates massage therapy, therapeutic movement, mobility, recovery strategies, and complementary wellness practices into a structured approach designed to help you recover from training, work, stress, and the daily demands of life. Healing is not simply what you do when something hurts. It is how you support your body every day so that you can continue to live well.
