About the Float Shoppe

Allyne graduated from the Ashland Institute of Massage and has been practicing massage therapy since 2013. Using a holistic approach that is equally intellectual and intuitive, Allyne integrates therapeutic skill with deeply relaxing, fluid massage and energy work in balance with the unique needs of each client. Allyne specializes in Swedish massage, deep tissue, trigger point therapy, myofascial release, and energy healing for imbalances of the mind, emotional healing, and spiritual awakening.

A recent resident of Portland from the Big Island of Hawaii, Amber Star has over 12 years of professional experience in therapeutic bodywork and the healing arts. After graduating in 2006 from one of the country’s most esteemed schools for medical massage therapy, The Hawaiian Islands School of Massage, her continued exploration of healing modalities led her to study in many places around the world, including Thailand, Bali, Peru, and Kauai. Her work has since expanded to the fields of multi-dimensional healing, intuitive channeling and spiritual coaching, but her love of therapeutic massage and working with the body remains amongst her favorite offerings. Her bodywork has a unique integrative style, combining the refined skill of medical deep tissue with a compassionate and highly intuitive touch. She utilizes an array of techniques, including myofascial release, Hawaiian Lomi Lomi, and channeled energy healing to deeply release, realign, and nurture the body on every level.

Kelcy has been passionately practicing Massage Therapy since 2009. She offers clients a blend of bodywork techniques including: Myofascial Release, Deep Tissue/Trigger Point Therapy, Soft Tissue release, and Craniosacral Therapy. Kelcy provides a gentle, yet strong approach to access the deep tissues of the body. She brings an intuitive and grounding presence to every massage, catering to specific health goals and individual needs. Her philosophy towards health is that the body knows how to become healthy and whole, and as a Licensed Massage Therapist she is here to assist with this process.

Sandra Calm is an RN and nurse educator as well as one of the two co-founders of The Float Shoppe. While working as a bedside nurse and nurse educator in local hospitals in both medical-surgical nursing and psychiatry, Sandra witnessed the enormous impact of stress on the development of chronic illness. After floating relieved her chronic back pain and anxiety, it was clear floatation therapy represented an immense opportunity to support the long-term health of many. She became determined to create a welcoming, comfortable atmosphere in which people could discover and utilize floating in conjunction with therapies that work perfectly in tandem. Through the Float Shoppe, Sandra aims to provide a center for wellness which fosters well-being and the prevention of disease.

Dylan Calm, Portland native and co-founder of The Float Shoppe, has a passion for community and personal development. In 2011 he and his now-wife Sandra opened the Float Shoppe. Dylan started Art of the Float With Brian Van Peski in 2014 to help others open and run successful float centers, providing consulting services and a podcast to support those starting and running a float center. He soon added photography for use in marketing by float centers and his photos, taken at the Float Shoppe, are now visible across the float community.

Brian plays a variety of roles, from troubleshooting computers and helping with websites, to optimizing business practices and workflow methodologies. He also works alongside Dylan to create Art of the Float Podcast.