Owner / Therapist
Antoine Lamar Ratliff Jr. LMT
Hi! I’m Antoine, a massage therapist and certified Watsu practitioner with over a decade of experience in bodywork. My approach to massage therapy blends technical skill with intuitive touch, creating restorative sessions that go beyond relaxation.
Outside of my practice, I’m a proud father of four, a hospice volunteer, certified death doula, energy healer, and sacred geometry artist. Compassion and creativity guide every part of my life and the work I share.
My Story
Urban Soul is the manifestation of my desire to heal and to serve others on a one on one and group level. I have many years of experience offering Massage and other wellness services at 5 star resorts, for large corporations, and various spiritual groups and am dedicated to offering my unique services to the world.
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I approach massage as a form of sacred service—an opportunity to offer presence, compassion, and skilled touch in support of your healing. With nearly a decade of experience, I’ve come to trust the intelligence of the body and the power of heart-led connection.
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My style is fluid and intuitive, blending a range of techniques into one seamless experience that adapts to what you need in the moment. Whether I’m working on land or in water, each session flows like a current—sometimes gentle, sometimes deep, always intentional.
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I specialize in Watsu and integrated bodywork, drawing from modalities like deep tissue, myofascial release, Thai massage, and subtle energy work. Rather than working in parts or patterns, I listen with my hands and move in a way that honors the whole.
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Clients often say receiving massage from me feels like being embraced by the ocean—wave-like, rhythmic, and deeply restoring. My intention is always to help you return to yourself—more open, more aligned, more at peace.
Certifications
-Therapeutic Massage
-Structural Analysis
-Pranic Healing
-Shiatsu Massage
-Ayurvedic Massage
-Reflexology
-Myofascial Trigger Point
-Royal Thai Massage
-Hawaiian Lomi Lomi
-Heated Bamboo Massage
-Manual Lymphatic Drainage
-Cranial Sacral Therapy
-Sound Healing
-Aromatherapy
-End-of-Life Doula​
-Watsu Practitioner
-Myofascial Cupping
-Heated Himalayan Salt Stone
-Gua Sha (Scraping)
-Working with Whiplash
-Working with Pickleball Athletes
-Meditation Teacher
-Body Treatments
-Gemstone Massage
-PNF Stretching
-Chair Massage​
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The Vision
The vision of Urban Soul can be summarized and simplified by a powerful line from The Lord's Prayer...
"Thy Kingdom Come
Thy Will Be Done
On Earth as it is in Heaven"
The manifestation of Loving Kindness, Peace, Prosperity, Abundance, Inner and Outer healing, Inner and Outer Beauty, Recognition and Unity with our Divine Self, and Oneness with All is the manifestation of Heaven on Earth. By offering the gifts given to us by our creator for the benefit and upliftment of others, we contribute to this great goal. It is in that spirit that I seek to serve others with my whole being.
The vessel of that service for me is my Urban Soul.
"A man who works with his hands is a laboror.
A man who works with his hands and his mind is a craftsman.
But a man who works with his hands, and his mind, and his heart is an artist."
-St. Francis of Assissi