OUR MISSION
Our aim at The Gruv is to be our community's most trusted source for consistent, advanced level therapeutic massage & bodywork. Specializing in pain management, soft tissue injury rehab, postural correction, & optimizing muscular performance, we are here to help enable you to reach your full potential.
OUR FOUNDER
Rocky Gruver, LMT, MTI has been practicing massage in the Austin/Lakeway area since 2012. With experience in multiple chiropractic clinics, spas, and medical centers, he has sought to incorporate the most effective elements of these environments into his practice. With a focus in pain management, postural correction, & injury rehabilitation, Rocky has witnessed countless clients have miraculous transformations in their bodies. These experiences have motivated him throughout his career to pursue the limits of bodywork. His main areas of concentration have evolved to include not only the manipulation of muscle & connective tissue, but also modalities focusing on the lymphatic & nervous system and the tensional fascial network in order to address the body as a whole.
A wide variety of both ancient & modern disciplines influence Rocky's approach to massage & bodywork. Rocky trained under Doris Steinkraus, LMT, and credits his years under her mentorship for laying the foundation to his practice.
Rocky also had the privilege to study with Tria Shaffer, LMT, MTI, and under her tutelage and decades of experience both practicing and teaching he made the largest leaps in advanced techniques.
Rocky Gruver is a Licensed Massage Therapy Instructor(MTI) & Therapist(LMT) in the State of Texas and has been a Certified Member of the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals since 2012. A member of the International Cupping Therapy Association since 2019, through which he received his certification in Modern Cupping Techniques. Rocky is an Usui Reiki Master Teacher, and a proud veteran of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corp. Rocky Gruver is also a published writer & health columnist, with articles appearing quarterly in 'Neighbors of Lakeway & Bee Cave Magazine'.