Hello, my name is Kelsey Sora Khatter. I am a devoted mother, community practice enthusiast, and healing arts practitioner. I have been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2010, and am also a community song leader and facilitator of other community circles. My work takes many forms—massage therapy, song circles, the Cascadia Family Folk Choir, and community connection practices—but all are rooted in the same intention: to nurture healing, connection, and belonging.
Before beginning my career in massage, I studied Linguistics at the University of Oregon’s Clark Honors College. That time deepened my fascination with communication and human connection—threads that continue to guide me in both bodywork and community practice.
Massage has been a passion of mine since childhood. Fascinated by the way touch can bring comfort and ease, I eventually trained at the McKinnon Body Therapy Center in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I studied a wide range of modalities including acupressure, reflexology, sports massage, deep tissue, perinatal massage, and energy techniques such as Reiki. Over the years, I have also been a LANA-certified lymphedema therapist, supporting those navigating lymphatic health challenges. I was trained as an infant massage educator and as a personal trainer. With such a variety of modalities to draw from, I am able to offer a unique blend of healing supports to my massage clients. Since opening my original Eugene-based practice, Sora Therapies, in 2012, I continue to be amazed by the power of touch to support natural healing.
Music, too, has been a lifelong thread in my journey. Singing with others has always brought me deep joy, though like many people, I once carried discouragement and silence around my voice. Rediscovering the healing power of community singing as an adult helped me reclaim my voice, and with it, a renewed sense of joy, connection, and belonging. I believe singing is our human birthright, and that “group singing is one of the most ancient and primal technologies of belonging” (Laurence Cole). This belief inspires me to host open song circles and to create the Cascadia Family Folk Singers, a uniquely intergenerational choir where voices of all ages and abilities are welcomed.
Whether through the grounding of massage, the joy of collective song, or the depth of shared circles, my intention is always the same: to create safe, welcoming spaces where we can reconnect with ourselves, with each other, and with the wider web of life.