In 2015 a yoga teacher noticed something in Nico Sirio that Nico hadn’t quite seen yet — intuitive hands — and set up a short session with Nanda Nanthi, who would become their first Thai bodywork teacher. Armed with that introduction and a well-worn book, Nico started practising on friends and family, and loved watching shoulders drop and faces loosen. For a while it was a hobby with benefits.
Then Nepal. Working with an earthquake response team, one member was about to be sent home with a painful case of tennis elbow, unable to do the work he’d come there to do. Nico offered a few simple Thai techniques. The next morning he was up, moving and back on the job, pain-free.
That was the moment it stopped being a hobby, and it’s still the story Nico tells about why they do this — a better answer than most of us could give about our own jobs.
What they work with
The list of populations on their profile runs long and specific: hypermobility and EDS, fibromyalgia, lymphedema, scoliosis, scar tissue and adhesions, disc conditions, migraines, insomnia, first responders and veterans, neurodivergent clients. Thai is the throughline, but they also work with acupressure, cupping, lymphatic drainage, medical massage, myofascial release and sound therapy.
One year licensed, and holding an Advanced Thai Massage certification on top of it.
Where to find them
The home studio is at 612 Ella Street in the East End. Nico accepts FSA and HSA, and works in English and Spanish.