Denise Bolanos, LMT

Denise Bolanos is exceptionally passionate about massage, the mind-body connection, and healing trauma through integrative therapies.  As a mother, Denise had to learn quickly how to navigate complex medical conditions when her youngest child was diagnosed with a rare but treatable condition in 2011. The experience transformed her approach to health, wellness, diet, and self care.

Desiring to help people for a career while raising two children as a single mom, Denise began her massage training at Cortiva Institute, Tucson in 2012 with a 750-hour program, traveling 75 miles each way to school, finishing with a 3.95GPA and national certification with the NCETM.  She then returned to Las Vegas to start Legitimate Massage in 2013.

Denise believes her calling is to help others through the gift of safe therapeutic touch.  Her training has been focused on neuromuscular, sports and orthopedic techniques, then evolved to Thai Yoga table massage, Usui Reiki Master, 200 Hour Yoga Instructor training, and ICBCH Hypnotherapy.  

In early 2023 Denise completed her Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage certification as well as Post-Operative MLD for Plastic Surgery via the Academy of Lymphatic Studies.  The training was so powerfully effective, she became a course instructor with ACOLS by fall of the same year.

Denise recently completed her Novice Practitioner of Resonance Repatterning, a form of change-work that accesses the autonomic nervous system to reach better self-understanding and personal growth without retraumatizing.

When not helping her cherished clients, Denise spends her free time raising two children, cooking, staying active, and enjoying the arts.  Her favorite subjects are aging well, longevity, human optimization, understanding pain and healing from complex trauma. She believes in minimalism, stoicism, and compassion that she practices through Transcendental Meditation and volunteer work.