Purpose

I used to live in my head, trying to think my way to peace while my body held all the tension.

Learning to feel changed everything—and now I help others to the same.

Meet Josh

Josh Thomas
Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist #16694

Welcome! I’m glad you’re here.

When I first opened my practice in North Raleigh, I thought bodywork had to be forceful. Over time, I found that real, lasting change more often comes through gentler means.

My path has included long seasons of unlearning, doing my own work, and returning to what’s simple, grounded, and good.

LightSource Healing Arts is part of how I live from my true identity—as a quiet servant of the One who heals. What you see here is the unfolding of His plan, the result of following, not forcing.

Outside of work, I’m a husband and dad. Life with my wife and kids keeps me grounded and reminds me that healing begins in safe, loving connection.

Focus

At LightSource Healing Arts, the focus is on providing a safe, accepting space for transformative healing.

Practitioners serve as facilitators, holding space to support calm, clarity, and a deeper connection between physical ease and inner well-being.

Craniosacral Therapy and gentle bodywork are integrated to support the needs of the body, mind, and spirit.

Journey

  • 2012

    I was blessed with the first direct recognition of the Divine and began teaching postural yoga while diving into the study of energy healing.

  • 2013

    Out of pure curiosity, I took my first bodywork training.

  • 2015

    Married my wife, Alli.

  • 2016

    I left my sales job and took a leap of faith into massage school, marking the beginning of a new and transformative path.

  • 2017

    I opened Melt Massage and continued my in-depth study of orthopedic massage and gentle trigger point work, deepening my practice.

  • 2018

    I built a thriving sports and orthopedic massage practice, stepped away from teaching postural yoga, and began exploring new forms of movement and awareness.

  • 2019

    Clients began frequently reporting a deep sense of peace and a flowing sensation throughout their bodies during sessions—arising without any intention on my part.

  • 2020

    The world shut down, and my son was born. In the quiet and upheaval of new parenthood, my sense of purpose deepened and the voice of inner guidance grew clearer.

  • 2021

    My practice evolved beyond sports massage to center solely on gentle, regional pain-reduction bodywork—carefully attuned to the body's quieter needs.

  • 2022

    This year brought new life in more ways than one: the birth of my daughter, and the beginning of my study and practice of Spiritual Healing.

  • 2023

    My bodywork practice shifted toward a CranioSacral Therapy approach.

  • 2024

    Melt Massage was retired, and LightSource Healing Arts was born. CranioSacral Therapy became my primary modality.

  • 2025

    The subtler aspect of the work shifted away from energy healing language and toward a quiet, faith-rooted approach centered on trust, presence, and the unseen work of grace.

“I’ve had the strongest reemergence of normal feeling in my left leg than I’ve ever had before! Thank you, Josh!”

  • R.W.