Meet Our Therapists
Zeora Sage LMT# 14786 / CMT#74119
Zeora’s journey to becoming a Massage Therapist launched with a 780-hour, year long program in southern California, where she lived most of her life, she graduated in 2003 & continued her education by immediately traveling to Thailand with classmates, where she earned certification in Thai Massage alongside students from around the world. Over the past 22 years she has expanded her knowledge in a broad spectrum of modalities while working full-time in this profession she loves.
Prior to massage school Zeora apprenticed with a Naturopath for several years & delved into the studies of a multitude of alternative medicine & healing practices, laying the foundation for her later path into the healing arts. Two near fatal car accidents in her early 20’s forced her to apply what had been theoretical knowledge to heal her own serious injuries, including numerous broken bones, spinal damage and several head injuries. These experiences solidified her commitment to further studies & the application in her own journey of epigenetics, visualization, meditation, affirmations, sound healing techniques & confirmed for her the authentic power we all have to heal our bodies on a cellular level & change our outer world by first changing our internal dialogues & patterns intensionally. She has also studied in depth the power of food as medicine, herbs & aromatherapy in healing. She has earned credentials in these fields and implements all of these teachings into her life and practice.
After working in southern CA and gaining valuable experience she moved to the Oregon Coast and in 2010 she opened the Gentle Dragon Massage in Yachats OR, which is still thriving today, as it celebrates it’s 15th Anniversary. This coincides with the Grand Opening of her 2nd location in the equally beautiful Sierra foothills of CA, in the Wildwood Center across from beautiful Lake Wildwood where she and her husband have recently relocated.
Her ultimate goal is to provide a safe, loving space where clients feel empowered to embark on their individual healing journeys. Drawing on her extensive experience & expertise each session is tailored to meet their unique needs each session. Her approach is rooted in a profound respect for her clients & meeting them wherever they are in their journey, listening deeply to their words and body’s subtle communications. This empathetic & holistic approach allows her to honor their experiences & provide a sense of safety & trust that is crucial in the healing process. Empowering them to connect with their own innate healing abilities & to work with them in achieving their ever-changing goals. She considers it an honor to travel along side her clients in this sacred journey & she looks forward to the opportunity of sharing this journey with you. She is currently available in Yachats approximately 11 days each month and Penn Valley May 9th forward. She is delighted that her Yachats clients are in Samantha’s loving & capable hands when she is in her new home in CA and thrilled to share her sacred space with this gifted practitioner and beautiful soul.
Samantha Pridgen LMT# 28327
Samantha Pridgen is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Healing Arts Practitioner celebrating her 35th year in practice in 2025.
She was born and raised in Claremont, California, and attended NAU in Flagstaff Arizona. In 1987, at the age of 20, she left school and chose to join her family as they moved to Raleigh, NC. For the next 2 years, she worked in corporate as a typist, and then fate took her by the hand! In 1990, she met the only Massage Therapist and Reiki Master in town, and Samantha was invited to begin a career as her Apprentice to Massage Therapy. Samantha soon realized that she had found her life’s purpose, and wanted to learn much more. She found and attended the Carolina School of Massage Therapy, a 525-hour program that, at the time, was the cream at the top for Massage Therapy schools and education. She graduated in 1993 and immediately became a member of the American Massage Therapy Association. That same year, the National Certification Board Licensure Exam was created. Having seen the way the wind was blowing towards legitimizing Massage Therapy, she sat for and passed that exam becoming among the first to achieve National Certification.
In 1992, Samantha opened her own practice, Body Elemental, and quickly grew her clientele and business into a full time career. In 1999, the State of North Carolina created the North Carolina Licensed Bodywork and Massage Therapy Certification, thus fully legitimizing Massage Therapy with a statewide standard. She became among the first to receive this license. Samantha then spent the next 3 plus decades expanding her craft, delving into the healing arts, and creating her unique method of working with energy and massage.
She began practicing Reiki with her mentor in 1990 and became a Reiki Master in 2016. She also studied and became certified in a variety of modalities, including Aromatherapy, Biodynamic Cranial Sacral therapy, Fascial Conduction, Polarity therapy, Sound Healing, and Crystal Healing. With an open heart and mind, she intuitively co-creates each session with her client for a diverse and inspiring approach to healing. Her ultimate goal is to help each client find the stillness within the movement of the body and mind, for it is in that deepest of stillness that the most profound healing occurs.
In 2024, Samantha closed Body Elemental and, with her husband, moved to Seal Rock, Oregon. She has found this new environment particularly conducive to her craft as its clean and dynamic nature amplifies both her energy and the energies she works with. She is honored to have joined forces with The Gentle Dragon in Yachats, OR, where she remains passionate and devoted to her path, bringing a high level of professionalism and play to her craft. She specializes in incorporating various modalities into each session to bring you the utmost in peace, relaxation, and physical and emotional release. She looks forward to exploring your healing journey together in this magical place.
Samantha maintains her membership in the AMTA, active licensure status in North Carolina, NCLMBT 1996, and licensure here in Oregon.