About Us
We are a collective of practitioners who have come together with the vision and a purpose to help create the “evolution of change” which will enable us to move beyond our current limitations and embrace a more empathetic connection to ourselves, our neighbors and our planet.
Mary Loveland 
Mary Loveland is the Owner / Founder and principle inspiration of Indigo Healing Arts. Mary trained as a nurse and specialized in orthopedics and neurology. She left the profession in 1996, after developing a severe latex allergy with complications of auto-immune disease and chemical sensitivities. Mary says “I’ve always been into health and helping others. After being on twenty two medications within a year, I decided to try to get healthy naturally.” Mary sought out acupuncture, massage, chi-gung, yoga and meditation and found relief for her symptoms. “As my health improved, I wanted to reach out to others and help them achieve what I was able to do.” Utilizing these natural modalities to heal herself lead to training in: Massage Therapy, Yoga, Aruyeda, Bio-Feedback and Esthetics. Mary knows first hand the impact of “Sick Building Syndrome” and was determined that Indigo Healing Arts create a non-toxic environment by utilizing the natural healing qualities of Green Building.
Sophia Balestreri
Sophia is a Holistic Bodyworker who received her certification over 24 years ago at the National Holistic Institute and has practiced massage therapy in a variety of settings including; Physical Therapy and rehabilitation centers, Chiropractic offices, Health clubs, Spas and in her own private office. Sophia continued her education and received a BA in Psychology from Dominican University and then helped open a green retail store in 2004 called Green Fusion Design Center where she worked as Co-Owner and Marketing director for 5 years. Sophia provides marketing and administrative support to Indigo as well as hands-on services in bodywork therapy. Sophia is an avid Yoga fan practicing Bikram style and walking the hills of Marin to stay healthy. Sophia joined Mary in 2009 to execute her vision of developing a community based healing arts center providing the highest quality of services in a healthy beautiful environment.
Louisa Suta LAc.
Louisa Suta, L.Ac. began her studies of Traditional Chinese Medical theory and Tai Chi with Robert Heyob, L.Ac. in 1994. She was so benefitted from Traditional Chinese Medicine and felt she had an enormous debt to the craft for saving her health that she went on to make it her life’s path. She studied at the SF School of Massage and completed her pre-med at SFCC. While attending the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco, CA she studied with such notable faculty as John Steinke (first acupuncturist for the SF 49ers), Dr. Lifang Liang (who wrote IVF and Acupuncture), Dr. Murray Korngold (pioneer in both Acupuncture and Psychology) and she tutored Herbs and Formulas for Daniel Jiao and Acupuncture Theory and Techniques for Stanley Leung. She received her Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2005. She has been actively practicing clinical Acupuncture since then treating a broad spectrum of patients from children to seniors. She continues her education routinely and recently attended Mary Elizabeth Wakefield’s Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Archetypes class.
Louisa Suta, L.Ac. is an intuitive and compassionate healer helping patients relax and feel comfortable so they can access their own healing powers. Her ability to transform energy is apparent to all who have experienced her healing touch. She is inspired by working in the healthy and caring atmosphere that Indigo provides.
Gwenievere Maria
Reverend Gwenievere Maria is the founder and president of the Center for Spiritual Healing Inc. and the author of 6 new age books. Rev. Maria is a strong advocate for all seeking a soul-inspired lifeand hasdevotedher career to integrating the ancient art of healing with modern-day life. She combined her degree in Psychology and Healing with her cross-cultural initiations and life-long teachings into an original paradigm called the Tamashii Method – a personal and professional certified soul-inspired program that teaches an integrated path to healing.
Susan Machtinger
Susan is a Certified Nutrition Consultant, registered with the National Association of Nutrition Professions. Susan graduated with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara and is also a graduate of the Golden Gate University Law School. She was a practicing litigation attorney for 17 years. Then in 2001, Susan dramatically changed course. Her decision to change careers grew out of her personal journey with her son's ADHD. Susan has received four levels of nutrition credentials; Diet Counselor, Nutrition Educator, Nutrition Consultant and Nutrition Instructor at the Institute for Educational Therapy (now Bauman College) in 2003. She is now a member of the faculty at Bauman College and head Nutrition Instructor at the Penngrove campus.
