I believe motion is enlivening and vital to our health, and I work with clients to find comfort, ease and grace in all their movements. My clients and I work together, evaluating body postures, personal history and movement patterns to reveal how their body is functioning. Combining active (movement) and passive (tablework) techniques, we work to bring increased awareness and sensation into the clients' body. The techniques I use include Myofascial Release, Neuromuscular Therapy, Trauma Healing and Trager®, a movement re-education therapy. Whether it is your daily wear and tear or a weekend's overindulgence, my work offers pain reduction and increased mobility.

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  Degree: BA with focus in English and German literature and language, 1991
  Included junior year abroad in Freiburg in Breisgrau, Germany
• Florida School of Massage, Gainesville, FL
  Received massage certification, 1995
  Studies included Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology, Swedish massage
  Myofascial Release, Neuromuscular Therapy, Sports massage and Polarity
• St. John Neuromuscular Seminars (FL), 1996-2000
  Series of seven intensive trainings, each focusing in depth on specific areas of the body
• Upledger Institute (FL), 1999
• CranioSacral 1 course, an introduction to the craniosacral system
  Center for Well Being (AR) 2000-2002
• Trauma Healing training, teaching how to work with trauma held within the body
• Trager® International, 2002-2006
• Trager® trainings, a movement re-education modality

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Member, American Massage Therapy Association, 1995-present
• Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, 1995-present
• Treasurer, Great Lakes Trager® Association, 2005-present