In a swift-paced culture that’s quick to throw pills at physical and mental ailments, it can be an act of courage to meet wellness with a slow, easeful hand and a listening ear. Wild Woman Wellness owner Maura Towne is making it her mission to lean into women’s health with one hand on herbal and holistic remedies and another on intuitive trusting in the body’s ability to self-heal.

Towne, 26 years old, opened the Dillon, Colorado wellness studio in January 2025 backed by certifications from Denver Integrative Massage School and Arvigo Institute Mayan abdominal therapy training. She is also a certified herbalist studying neuroenergetic kinesiology, which blends “Western muscle testing to pinpoint stored stress or trauma in the body with Eastern modalities including acupressure, energy work and traditional Chinese medicine as well as coaching and somatic support techniques to understand and resolve it.”

In the few months she’s been open, Towne says she has found incredible reward through empowering women by uncovering the root of health issues and chronic pain. Many of her clients are struggling with fertility and receiving IVF treatments that are taking a toll on their bodies and mental health.

“These women are dealing with a constant feeling that something’s wrong with them, rather than being able to focus on the joy of getting pregnant,” Towne says. “Through Mayan abdominal therapy, I’m able to give them an outlet to have that time to connect with their body and appreciate what it does.”

A Mayan abdominal therapy session typically lasts 90 minutes to two hours as Towne performs a deep dive into menstrual history and reproductive health before applying an ancient front- and back-body hands-on massage sequence to increase energy and blood flow. Clients are sent home with self-care massage techniques and nourishment tips.

Towne’s time in Colorado’s mountain communities have awakened her to the relationship between holding onto emotions and chronic health issues in women. Her herbalism practice takes her into nature to forage and connect with plant allies to formulate teas and tinctures that assist women with sleep and stress — two of the biggest challenges she sees in her high-altitude clientele.

“I remind my clients to find routines and practices that feel good to them, consume foods and herbs that feel nourishing and to check in and ask themselves what would feel good in the moment over what they think they ‘need’ to do,” Towne says.

Visit wild-woman-wellness.com for more info on Towne’s offerings and to schedule a treatment.

Lisa Blake
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Originally published in the summer + fall 2025 issue of Well.