Mari Seidler, M.S., C.M.T.

Mari Seidler, M.S., C.M.T., owner of Thrive Sports Therapy in San Jose, CA, has over twelve years of experience as a Licensed/Certified Massage Therapist and Certified Active Release Techniques® (ART®) Provider. In her time as a therapist, she has taken the advanced/Level 2 ART® courses, as well as Complex Protocols, the Biomechanics Certification, Nerve courses, Selective Functional Movement Analysis (S.F.M.A.), Active Palpation, and the Master's Course in ART®. In addition, she is trained in Neural Reset Therapy (N.R.T.), a painless treatment that works with the nervous system to restore healthy tissue function and optimal muscle and tendon length.

For her undergraduate work, Mari double-majored in Biology and East Asian Studies at Williams College in Massachusetts and later obtained an M.S. degree in Applied Anatomy and Physiology from Boston University (1999). Mari started her career in biomedical research and later worked in the health and fitness field as a nationally certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher. Her interest in learning to treat soft tissue injuries increased after her husband suggested she become certified in ART®. They had traveled to several Ironman triathlon races where her husband had competed, and ART® had been provided during the week of the race and on the race day for the athletes. He had found the treatment extremely effective for helping muscles stay prepared for and recover from the race.