Workshops for Massage Therapists

Massage Bio

Massage Therapist and Instructor

I am a Licensed Massage Therapist with over twenty years of teaching experience. I have also been a Certified Doula (professional childbirth assistant) since 1996 and a Certified Doula Trainer since 1997 and have attended over 100 births and trained over 2,000 doulas.

I am a graduate of the Desert Institute of the Healing Arts in Tucson, Arizona where I specialized in stress reduction and prenatal massage. I was a founder and co-owner of Hillsborough Massage Therapy, LLC in New Jersey from 2003 to 2012.

I have also taught at Cortiva Institute Schools of Massage throughout the USA, and co-developed their six-module (200-hour) national Maternity and Infant Massage program. I was a lead instructor of that program nationally.

The company Mio “fit skin for life” offers Mama Mio pregnancy skincare. I was a major contributor to the development of Mama Mio maternity spa treatments, and lead instructor of Mama Mio maternity spa treatments to certified massage therapists in spas, nationally.

Benefits

Benefits of Massage

Calms the nervous system
Increases circulation bringing more nutrients and oxygen to the local area being manipulated and to the general circulation
Massage manipulations directly benefit restrictions to muscle tissue function allowing for greater range of motion in the limbs
Helps in the decrease of fluid retention by stimulating the circulation of the lymphatic system
Relieves the strain put on muscles due to postural imbalance, repetitive activities or overuse
Increases your sense of well-being
Massage therapy encourages the body in its own rehabilitation and restoration of optimum health
Stimulates the brain to produce endorphins, the body’s natural pain control
Increases body awareness

Prenatal Massage

“Prenatal Massage” Workshop for Massage Therapists

This one-day workshop for massage therapists provides the knowledge and techniques to perform a full-body prenatal massage.

Explore the myths about pregnancy massage
Explore the emotional, physical and psychological changes that occurr during a healthy pregnancy
Develop a clear understanding of the benefits and contraindications of pregnancy massage
Perform a basic full body prenatal massage with pregnancy-specific positioning, draping and techniques