Thai herbal compress treatment being applied by a Thai massage practitioner in Minneapolis
Rebecca Benstead, a multidisciplinary bodywork practitioner and masseuse, standing in Minneapolis wellness studio.

Hello, I’m Rebecca.

Whole-body, Client-centered Bodywork Therapist & Founder of Collective Wellness

As a multidisciplinary practitioner, I honor both Eastern and Western modalities—and believe in both preservation and progress.

By using ancient bodywork traditions alongside modern massage techniques, I help people connect to themselves and each other.

I believe in the transformational power of connection to self and to each other.

Rebecca, holistic bodywork practitioner, performing tok sen massage on a client.
A group of holistic wellness tools at Collective Wellness in Minneapolis

Master of Arts Holistic Health Studies

St. Catherine University St. Paul, MN, December 2024

  • Thai Yoga Bodywork Advanced, Boonthumme Thai Massage School, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2023

  • Karsai Nei Tsang, Level 1, Ohm Rinraya, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2023

  • Chi Nei Tsang, Level 1, Ohm Rinraya, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2023

  • Cupping Levels 1 & 2, Adagio Holistic Therapies, 2022

  • Thai Compress + Tok Sen Techniques, Jenn Posterick, 2022

  • Thai Yoga Bodywork Levels 1-5, Devanadi Yoga, 2021-22

  • BA Psychology, Augsburg University, 2015

  • Reiki 1&2, London, England 2008 + Devanadi Yoga, 2020 + Reiki Usui, St. Catherine University, 2022 (can’t get enough attunements!)

  • Shiatsu Therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Anatomy + Physiology, Centerpoint Massage & Shiatsu School 2002.

My Approach

I am present with you.
I meet your body where it’s at in each moment.


Living in the modern world, many of us have lost contact with our bodies. Accustomed to unresolved trauma, complicated emotions and pain, we feel disconnected and scattered, living so much in our minds we forget they’re connected to a body at all.

Through powerful lineage practices in movement, stillness and bodywork, I help guide you home to yourself. If you’ve never been home, let’s explore what that feels like together.

“A culture of sharing is a culture of resilience.”

Robin Wall Kimmerer

Small group wellness session practicing breath work led by Collective Wellness in Minneapolis
Joyful small group wellness session led by Collective Wellness

What does Collective Wellness mean?

The name Collective Wellness comes from our mission to decolonize wellness culture, which misleads many into a hyper-individualized approach.

As an Asian-American woman, I know self-care cannot solve systemic issues—especially those like ancestral trauma, grief and fear that disproportionally impact people of color and historically marginalized bodies and minds.

Through individual, communal and community care, Collective Wellness aims to support those who need this work most. We offer sliding-scale rates and pay-it-forward programs (please reach out if you are interested in either).

We acknowledge that this work takes place on Dakota land and that we are receiving the gifts of this land in every moment.

"Safety is not the absence of threat…
it is the presence of connection.”

Gabor Mate