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Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
Virginia State Certified Massage Therapist

EDUCATION:

  • June 2010: "Orthopedic Massage: Lower Back", Cayce Reilly School of Massotherapy, Virginia Beach, VA - 16 Hours
  • January 2010: "Orthopedic Massage: Common Injuries", Cayce Reilly School of Massotherapy, Virginia Beach, VA - 16 Hours
  • December 2009: "Effective Treatment of Common Cervical and Upper Thoracic Pain Conditions", Cross Country Education - 6 Hours
  • September 2008: "Professional Massage Therapy", American Spirit Institute, Williamsburg, VA
  • July 2008: "Professional Spa Techniques", American Spirit Institute, Williamsburg, VA
  • December 2007: "Associates of Social Science", Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, VA
  • July 2001: "Second Degree Reiki", USUI SHIKI RYOHO

EXPERIENCE:

  • October 2010 – Present: Center 4 Massage Therapy – Massage Therapist

MODALITIES:

  • Basic Reflexology – massage based around a system of points in the hands and feet thought to correspond, or "reflex," to all areas of the body.

  • Chair Massage – is administered while the client is clothed and seated in a specially designed chair. These chairs most often slope forward allowing access to the large muscles of the back. On-site massage usually lasts between 15 and 30 minutes and is intended to relax and improve circulation.

  • Clinical/Therapeutic Massage – involves the manipulation of the soft tissue structures of the body to prevent and alleviate pain, discomfort, muscle spasm, and stress; and, to promote health and wellness.

  • Deep (Hot) Stone Therapy – utilizing heated stones to soften tight muscles, trigger points, and soothe chronic muscle pain while lessening discomfort during therapy.  Also used with Swedish relaxation massage to de-stress and relax with the added warmth from smooth stones being pressed against the skin.

  • Deep Tissue Massage – directed specifically to individual muscle fibers. Its purpose is to un-stick the fibers of a muscle while releasing deeply-held patterns of tension, removing toxins, relaxing, soothing and thereby re-educating, as well as encouraging the muscle to operate at full capacity. It is both corrective and therapeutic.

  • Pregnancy Massage – Acquire special skills in working from preconception massage through pregnancy and labor to post partum massage. Contraindications, proper positioning, and specific routine are covered. 

  • Reiki II – (pronounced Ray-Key) is a method of natural healing based on the application of Universal Life Force Energy (the name literally means Universal Life Force Energy).  Assists the body in healing itself by bringing body, mind and spirit into proper alignment. 

  • Swedish Relaxation Massage – a system of long strokes, kneading and friction techniques on the more superficial layers of the muscles, combined with active and passive movements of the joints.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP:

  • AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association), Professional Member, 2010 – present

  • NCTMB (Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork)

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