About Ragan Wren
At Vital Shift Therapies, everything I offer is rooted in the belief that the mind, emotions, tissues and energetics of the body are deeply interconnected. Over the past ten years, I’ve dedicated myself to developing the skills and insight to support healing on all of these levels.
Below, you’ll find more about my story and what led me to this work.
The Shifts That Led Me Here
Today, I’m doing the work I believe I was meant to do: helping people experience real, lasting shifts in their tissues, minds, emotions, and energetic bodies. But the road here wasn’t linear—it was full of detours, transformations, and moments that forced me to stop, reflect, and change course entirely.
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In 2024, I sold my half of a business I co-founded—Body Heal Therapy, a company focused on training other practitioners to perform high level therapeutic massage. While that work was fulfilling in many ways, I realized I had drifted from my original purpose: working directly with people in a grounded, heart-centered way, offering healing that is deeply personal, practical, and transformative.
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Before that, I spent years building my skills in modalities like craniosacral therapy, which taught me how to tune into the subtle rhythms of the body. I continued to explore and train in hands-on approaches that could bring about real, vital shifts—without requiring extreme settings or altered states. I wanted to make healing approachable, accessible, and rooted in the natural intelligence of the body.
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Those years of training and searching came after I had already begun practicing massage therapy. I got my massage license during the day while waiting tables at night. Eventually, I was working full-time with clients and supporting professional athletes, including members of the Carolina Panthers. I was grateful for the opportunity—but I knew deep down I wanted to do more than manage pain. I wanted to help people truly heal.
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That vision was born years earlier, during a deeply personal turning point. After a total burnout in the restaurant industry—my first career as a chef—I found myself at rock bottom. A divorce, a severe hand injury, and a workers’ comp settlement pushed me to let go of the life I had built and search for something more meaningful. I needed to shift.
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With nothing holding me back, I took that money and began traveling through South America and Southeast Asia, working with shamans and healers. I wasn’t just curious—I was desperate to understand my own pain and find a new way to live. What I discovered changed everything: healing wasn’t just possible—it was essential. And my place wasn’t in kitchens or on yachts, but in helping others reconnect to their own innate healing power.
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When I returned to my hometown of Charlotte, I had no money, no furniture, and no plan—just a fire in my gut telling me that healing was the only work that truly mattered. I moved in with my mom, enrolled in massage school, and started over.
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Every step since then has been about alignment. About clearing what no longer serves, listening deeply to the body, and creating space for something better. That’s what Vital Shift Therapies is all about.
If you’re ready to shift—gently, deeply, and with support—I’d be honored to walk that path with you.
Learn more about the Vital Shift Therapies philosophy here.