California
State Certified Therapist (#
3830)
Business Licenses held:
Los Angeles & Simi Valley, CA
Graduate of Touch Therapy Institute,
(now called National Holistic Institute), Encino, CA, September 2004
Coursework: Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology; Swedish; Deep Tissue;
Body Mechanics; CPR/First Aid; Energy/Color Therapy;
Ethics/Communication Skills; Business Management;
Nutrition/Hygiene.
Advanced Coursework:
Hands On
Healing Institute--Touch for Health I (muscle testing)
John Barnes Institute--Myofascial Release I
Upledger Institute--CranioSacral Therapy I
Advanced School of Massage Therapy--Shiatsu
Trigger Point Therapy
Pregnancy Massage
Sports Massage
Chair Massage
Touch Therapy Institute-- Aromatherapy I
Reflexology
Head, Neck & TMJ
Lymphatics for Immune Response I
Medical & Geriatric Massage
Therapeutic Stretching I & II
Sports Massage--Weekend Warriors
Sports Massage: Pre/Post-Event, LA Marathon
Low Back & Sacrum
Fibromyalgia Massage
Cancer Massage
Swedish Health Institute (Halsa Massage School)--
Hot Stone Massage
Pregnancy Massage
Rotator Cuff Solutions
FEMA/Emergency Massage Response Internat'l--
Massage for Emergency Response
Stretch instructor:
For private massage clients and in community
classes. Interested in joining my stretch class? Ask me for more information!
Past degrees:
--BS degree, Education, Boston University, Boston, MA
--AAS
degree, Interpreting for the Deaf, Central Piedmont Community College,
Charlotte, NC
Read about my volunteer work with The Heart Touch Project!
Why did I go into massage?
I have always had a sideline interest in the field of holistic health, alternative therapies, spirituality, exercise, etc, and massage
& healing are
a part of that. Careerwise, I have been a sign language interpreter for more than twenty years, assisting hundreds of deaf students in getting an education. A few years ago, as my interest in interpreting was changing, I looked around for what else I felt passionate about for a career. I suddenly remembered being fourteen
& telling my childhood friend that one day I was going to be a massage
therapist. Then I promptly forgot about it for the next thirty years until 2004
when I decided to go to massage school. Now I am very happy running my business
& am definitely working 'in the flow'! | 
