Education/C.V.
Professional Summary
Dipl. M.A. L.Ac, from the Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture. Licensed Massage Therapist with over 25 years experience. Advanced certifications and specialties in clinical treatment/deep tissue, Bowen/Neurostructural Integration Technique, Thai bodywork including Thai foot reflexology, Acupressure & Meridian therapy, Five Elements therapy, Craniosacral therapy, and specialist in many spa treatments, as well as a certified yoga instructor.
Experience
Owner/LMT, Elemental Therapy, Boulder, CO: 2019 – Current
Owner/LMT, Elemental Therapy, San Juan Island, WA: 2018 -2019
Licensed Massage Therapist, Rallysport Fitness, Boulder, CO: 2014 – 2018
Working with triathletes, members, and employees. Proficient in multiple massage/bodywork modalities.
Anatomy & Physiology Instructor, Alaska Career College, Anchorage, AK: 2015
Instruction of A & P for massage program.
Owner/LMT, Compass Touch Therapy & Embodywork, Boulder, CO: 2016
Working with community of athletes, students, professors, business owners, employees and locals. Massage therapy, yoga instruction, meditation instruction and training in self-care techniques.
Owner/LMT, Balance Bodywork, Federal Way, WA: 2000-2013
Working with local community. Massage therapy, yoga instruction, meditation instruction and training in self-care techniques.
Yoga Instructor/T.A., Whole Life Yoga, Seattle, WA: 2011-2013
Assistant to Director of Viniyoga teacher training program, twenty-six students. Mentoring, teaching missed material to core group of students, direct input/feedback to group. Led workshops for studio.
Yoga Instructor, Three Trees Yoga, Federal Way, WA: 2010-2013
Weekly classes for gentle yoga, joint-freeing series, and beginning yoga. Sub for other instructors.
Co-Owner/Manager/LMT, Premier Chiropractic & Massage, Seattle, WA: 2003-2006
Developed business model. Hired and trained all employees, managed schedules, billing, maintained gross payroll of eleven clinics, liaison between massage therapists, doctors and co-owner of company. Generated 900K of revenue from launch in September 2003.
LMT, Gene Juarez Salon & Spa, Seattle, WA: 2001-2003
Tranquility, aromatherapy, deep tissue, pregnancy, and GJ Signature massages. Balneo sea therapy & Envelopment therapy specialist. Five star service at an internationally acclaimed spa. Employment included 11 week advanced training.
Maternity Leave/Massage School, Federal Way, WA: 1995-2000
Education
ITEA, Louisville, CO: September 2019 – January 2023
Masters Program in Taoist Education & Acupuncture
Naropa University, Boulder, CO: Fall 2017: Master’s Program, Transpersonal Psychology.
Naropa University, Boulder, CO: 2013-2017 Graduate: Contemplative Psychology.
Emphasis – Somatic Psychology, Health & Healing, Religious Studies.
Highline Community College: Science, Math, Psychology core work.
Ashmead Massage School/Seattle Massage School, Fife, WA: 1998-2000 980 hour program. Additional 250 hour Clinical Treatment program.
Continuing Education
- TCM Foundations, Points and Biomedicine January 2023 – September 2023
- Zero Balancing I & II 2021
- Hakomi Somatic Psychotherapy, Sept 2017 – February 2018
- Myoskeletal Alignment Technique, Dalton, 16 hours/2016
- Ashiatsu, Rogers/Deepfeet, 52 hours/2015
- Anatomy, Naropa, 50 hours/2015
- T’ai Chi, Naropa, 50 hours/2014
- Anatomy, Whole Life Yoga, 40 hours/2013
- CYT, Whole Life Yoga, 200 hours/2012
- Manual Ligament Therapy, Arik Gohl, 36 hours/2012
- Bowen Therapy/NST, Linda Craig/Ron Phalen, 200 hours/2008-2011
- Structural Yoga, Mukunda Stiles, 60 hours/2010
- Cert. Thai, Eric Spivak, 142 hours/2007-2010
- CYT, Elliott/Paine, 200 hours/2008
- Craniosacral Therapy, Upledger, 60 hours/2006-2007
- Spa Specialist, Gene Juarez, 450 hours/2001
The Naropa Experience: Contemplative Psychology Graduate, GPA 4.0
- Naropa’s Roots and Branches
- Community Action and Learning
- Religion and the Mystical Experience
- Shambhala Training Level I
- Shambhala Training Level II
- T’ai Chi Ch’uan
- Writing Seminar II
- Anatomy
- Buddhist Psychology
- Learning from Trauma
- Diversity
- Five Elements I
- Somatic Intelligence: Neuroscience
- Buddhist Psychology II
- Contemplative Psych Retreat
- Wisdom and Compassion
- Embodying Process
- Five Elements II
- Gestalt
- Maitri
- Special Topic: Academic Love Stories
- Contemplative Psych Retreat
- Developmental Psych
- Transpersonal Psych
- Field Placement: Volunteer Rallysport Daycare (50 Hours)
- Senior Seminar I
- Approaches to Healing
- Hakomi Somatics
- Abnormal Psych
- Dream Psych
- Senior Seminar II
Transpersonal Counseling Masters Program, GPA 4.0
- Social & Multicultural Foundations
- Human Growth & Development
- Counseling & Helping Relationships
- Independent Study
- Transpersonal Counseling Hakomi: Contemplative Inquiry I