The Village
Your Practitioners
Raquel Lyles, NMT, LMT, CEIM
Raquel - Neuromuscular Therapist, Holistic Healer & Wellness Visionary
Raquel received her massage therapy certification in 1999 from the Rising Spirit Institute of Natural Health and has dedicated over 25 years to the art and science of healing. Her experience spans medical spas, orthopedic practices, chiropractic care, and collaborations with holistic health providers giving her a unique ability to bridge traditional medicine with integrative, natural therapies.
Today, Raquel leads a thriving private practice and contracts with chiropractic specialists and other holistic practitioners, offering a wide range of therapeutic modalities. Her expertise includes neuromuscular release, deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, sports rehabilitation, lymphatic drainage, cupping, myofascial release, craniosacral work, maternity massage, and reflexology. She also specializes in pain management, body sculpting, targeted cryotherapy, and advanced stretching techniques that promote mobility, restore balance, and release deep muscular tension.
Raquel’s approach is both clinical and intuitive guided by skill, spirit, and deep listening. Each session is designed as a personalized healing experience, blending manual therapy with holistic practices such as herbal remedies, nutritional guidance, and mind-body awareness. Her treatments not only ease physical pain but also address the root causes of stress, emotional imbalance, and energetic blockages.
Committed to lifelong learning, Raquel has pursued continuing education in nutritional coaching (Institute of Integrative Nutrition), infant massage instruction, Thai yoga massage, sports massage, deep conscious breathing, and clinical manual therapy. She embraces the mind-body connection, honoring how emotions and trauma can manifest as physical dis-ease, and provides clients with a safe space for both release and restoration.
Living a joyful, grounded life is at the heart of Raquel’s philosophy. Through meditation, yoga, herbal wellness practices, and connection with her local community agriculture programs, she embodies the balance she encourages in others. Her passion, professionalism, and compassion have made her not only a trusted therapist but also a guide for whole-body transformation and wellness.
Breathe. Love. Laugh. Heal.
Charles Peeples, LMT, CSCS, NSCA-PT,
Charles is a 2004 graduate of the Pennsylvania School of Muscle Therapy (now Cortiva), is a NCTMB Board-Certified LMT, NSCA Personal Trainer, and Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He’s a professional member of the American Massage Therapy Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and was selected as the Pottstown Mercury’s Reader’s Choice Best LMT for 2017. A lifelong resident of Chester Springs he’s performed massage therapy at local chiropractic offices, salons, spas and events as well as in- home. Charles has been a columnist for Philly FIT Magazine and has written dozens of articles for numerous international fitness magazines since 1990. Clients are often surprised that someone of his size (6’3”and 250 pounds) can be so gentle, even as they appreciate the greater power and consistency he brings to the massage table. To him, every massage is an audition: a chance to earn the client’s
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Fall Into Balance with Zen, Joy & Restore
As the leaves change, so should your wellness routine. This fall, ZenVillage Wellness invites you to embrace self-care, balance, and restoration through our therapeutic massage memberships.