About Alethea

 Hi there! I’m Alethea — a woman of many passions and even more hats. I’m the co-owner of Gladius the Show, a licensed massage therapist, yoga teacher, equestrian, educator, and lifelong student of the spiritual and energetic realms.

I’ve called Las Vegas home for many years (almost enough to be considered a native!), but my soul still hums with the rhythm of my roots in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

I came into the world already tapped in — deeply connected to energy, intuition, and the unseen. My path has always been guided by a sense of inner knowing, and I’ve been immersed in spiritual studies for as long as I can remember. That connection now flows through everything I do — from healing bodywork and yoga to horse wisdom and energy alignment.

I became a licensed massage therapist in 2000, and over the decades, my love for the craft has only deepened. I’ve worked everywhere from the world’s largest 5-star spa to a front porch in southwest Virginia. Today, I’ve left the corporate grind behind and built my own healing sanctuary, blending Ashiatsu, Thai massage, and Sound Healing into powerful, intuitive sessions. I take pride in offering intentional, energetically attuned bodywork that honors each client’s unique journey.

I’m also an educator, teaching continuing education classes (with a specialty in Thai massage), and I’m constantly learning and evolving in the healing arts. I’m a certified yoga teacher and absolutely love leading classes — especially outdoors, next to my horses at the Gladius Ranch. Teaching yoga is one of my deepest joys, a way to help people ground, move, and reconnect to their inner truth.

My connection with horses runs soul-deep. I train daily with an incredible acrobatic horse named Gladius and care for 20 horses here in Las Vegas. I believe horses are powerful mirrors and master teachers — they’ve guided my healing, shaped my intuition, and continue to inspire everything I offer.

These days, I’m expanding into retreats and online classes, creating sacred spaces where people can heal, awaken, and transform — whether that’s through bodywork, energy work, yoga, or the magic of horses.

Outside of work, I’m a violin-playing, pie-baking, tiny house-building dreamer who fell head over heels for my soulmate Ian Crawford (a musical genius and my favorite performer). Together, we’re dreaming up new offerings that combine sound, spirit, and sanctuary.

Life is magical. Healing is sacred. And I’m so grateful to walk this path — and to share it with you.