Marie Gebhardt, LMT -- Swedish, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, Sports Massage, Prenatal Massage, Hydrotherapy, Aromatherapy
Marie is a graduate of the Therapeutic and Swedish Massage Program at the Florida College of Natural Health (FCNH) in Orlando, FL. She became licensed in Florida and took a massage position at the prestigious Mandara Spa at Universal Studios Orlando. She also worked as a teaching assistant in the clinical classrooms and directed the Public Clinic at FCNH for more than a year. She is nationally certified and a CT licensed massage therapist. Her passion for massage and the healing power of the human body has led her to specialize in pain management for injuries and chronic pain syndromes. She has also worked extensively with athletes of many kinds in enhancing performance, assisting in rehabilitation from injuries, and post-event treatments to reduce recovery times. She has provided post-event sports massage at the Disney Triathlon, Disney Marathon, Clermont Iron Man Competition, and many other charity sponsored sporting events. Each massage is personalized to the needs of the individual client and incorporates the many modalities listed above as needed to facilitate healing. |
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Ann Jones, L.M.T. – Intuitive Therapy including CranioSacral Therapy and Reiki, Body- Mind- Spirit Medicine, Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage, Pregnancy Massage, Essential Oil Treatments, and Hospice care.
Ann has 14 years of experience working with clients to support their personal growth and healing. She provides a full range of massage modalities from gentle Energy Healing and Swedish Relaxation Massage to Deep Tissue Massage. Intuitive Therapy is her specialty. She is versed in modalities that support a full range of human concerns on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. Her practice incorporates the gentle modalities, CranioSacral Therapy and Intuitive Energy Healing, which provide light contact while supporting the body to release stored tension and restore balance. This creates ease and movement toward a centered alignment. These modalities also effect the anatomy of the musculoskeletal, nervous and endocrine systems to increase the client’s ability to cope with activities of daily living, heal the effects of illness and create healing.
Ann has been trained in CranioSacral Therapy by the Upledger Institute and received two levels of training in the Usui Method of Reiki. She completed two years of training with the Hartford Family Institute, Human Relations Program, focusing on In-Depth Body Psychotherapy and Subtle Energy Healing. She has received Hospice training and served as a Hospice volunteer. Her experience also includes work with Shamanism, Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress recovery, Meditation, Sound Healing, Flower Essences, Expressive Art, Women’s Studies, and Yoga.
Ann is a nationally certified and CT licensed Massage Therapist. She is a 2003 graduate of the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy, Newington, CT and a member of the American Massage Therapy Association. |
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Suzanne R. Walczer, LMT – Deep Tissue, Swedish Massage, Reiki, CranioSacral, Integrated Energy Therapy and Visceral Manipulation.
Suzanne graduated from Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy, Newington, CT and is licensed by the State of Connecticut. She also holds membership in the American Massage Therapy Association and is nationally licensed by the NCTMB. She is a certified Reiki Master since 2002 and a certified trainer in Integrated Energy Therapy. Her wish is to bring light, peace and healing to your inner world.
With the permission and partnership of the client, Suzanne utilizes her CranioSacral and Energy skills to address emotional and physical trauma which are an important component in causing tension and stress in the muscles. Her intention and skillful techniques get fabulous results.
Suzanne utilizes all of her tools to make the massage a sensitive and unique experience relaxing the client in preparation for a new day. |
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Donna Lee is a Reiki Master and Practitioner in the Usui method. She is certified in Basic, Advanced\Medical and Metaphysical Hypnosis and a member of the American Board of Hypnotherapy.
Reiki can help ease tension and stress, and can support the body to facilitate healing on all levels – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. A session is pleasant and relaxing and is often utilized for one’s own personal wellness, not just illness. Donna Lee is a practitioner and teacher of Reiki, and offers individual and group training. Hypnosis is a state of heightened and focused consciousness in which the mind is made more receptive to positive, therapeutic suggestion. Bad habits can be replaced with positive patterns of behavior. Hypnosis can be used for virtually anything. |
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Marián Cañas-Hansmann grew up and was educated in Madrid, Spain. She holds a Bachelor´s Degree in Geology, with a minor in Paleontology. After working as a geologist for the Spanish Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross, she came to the United States in 1991 were she started a family and worked teaching Spanish to adults and children at a language center and two different schools.
Marián studied massage therapy and graduated with honors at Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy in Newington, CT, in 2006. She assisted teachers in several classes at CCMT, and has attended numerous workshops since graduation.
Marian holds a Personal Trainer Certification and is a Reiki Master. Her specialties are Deep Tissue, Swedish, energy work, and Hot Stone Massage.
Enthusiasm for her work and curiosity about how the body functions are two strengths Marian brings to her work. She loves the field of Massage Therapy and can offer clients everything from very specific and deep work to gentle, relaxation modalities. |
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Dominique Daly and Judy Stafford, RN:
Dominique Daly: one of several paths leading me to bodywork
The son of a performing artist mother and scientist father, I was born in Paris, France, where I received a broad-based education in Arts, Sciences, Literature and Physical Education. My natural inclination for learning and the focused coaching of exceptional educators led me to explore all fields of knowledge within the context of solid human values, which I cultivate mindfully today.
While still a child, I was introduced to Hath-Yoga and the practice of meditation; this eventually brought me to study Eastern Philosophy, which delineated an all important holistic theme in my life.
In my early twenties I moved to the United States and soon afterwards entered into a partnership to open a retail business venture selling Art objects of all origins. During this period I studied meditation in movement (Taiji), the Chinese art of healing with energy (Qigong), and Shiatsu. The retail venture became very successful, and eventually financed my early retirement from the business life.
In 1995, I took a 5-year sabbatical which included traveling back to my native country of France and later to India. In 2000, I moved to upstate New York and immersed myself entirely in volunteering activities. I later became involved for a short period with the Integrative Therapies program at the Hartford Hospital, to dispense Energetic Medicine and Reiki sessions to Oncology, I.C.U. and Palliative Care patients.
My experiences in hospitals and other venues prompted me to expand the "toolbox" of therapeutic skills at my disposal. I enrolled into a series of programs, internships and advanced workshops in bodywork, and studied extensively the literature available on western manual medicine. It is during that period that I met, and have since worked closely with and under the mentoring guidance of a great innovator and leading force in this field, Aaron Mattes.
This process eventually morphed into a multi-modal approach blending Eastern and Western cultures to treat musculoskeletal issues, that now includes Touch, Movement, Breath, Energy and Visualization methodologies, that not only address postural imbalances successfully, but also aim to enhance awareness of the 'mind-body connection'.
In 2007, I founded Bodywork Therapeutics, bringing together Integrative Bodywork Solutions directed at improving balance in the Structural, Functional and Energetic systems of the human body and in the process ridding the body of pain symptoms. Recipients are recruited as active participants in their own recovery and discovery process.
I am eternally grateful to my enlightened teachers, mentors and guides for "It is their spirit that lives in my heart and hands": Simone Lévêque, Terence Dunn, Chungliang Al Huang, Chunyi Lin, George Kousaleos, Tom Myers, Erik Dalton, Whitney Lowe, Joe Muscolino, Aaron Mattes, my companion & angel Judith Stafford.
Judy Stafford, RN – Reiki for Stress Reduction, Anxiety, Pre- and Post-Surgery
Judy is a master level Reiki Practitioner and Teacher. In addition, she also integrates other useful energetic healing modalities in her practice. Judy was first exposed to energy healing in 1991 when she met Richard Keyes, whom she names as her first teacher in the field of energy work. The energy healing she received initiated such a dramatic personal transformation in her own physical, emotional, and spiritual life, that she was compelled to learn more. She went on to study Reiki and completed her Master level in 2002. Judy has also studied Emotional Freedom Technique, a form of energy psychology involving meridian tapping to release blocked issues to restore a sense of peace and well-being and encourage the body to heal itself. Judy is a trained hospice volunteer and provides Reiki on special assignment. She also served as a Reiki volunteer for Hartford Hospital Integrative Medicine Department.
Judy’s passion is Health and Spirituality. She believes a person’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual life must be addressed to achieve optimal health and well-being. Her own personal journey has led her to India where she has studied Vedanta philosophy, the essence of which she applies to her own life and in her healing practice.
Judy graduated from URI in 1981with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and has practiced nursing for 29 years in Connecticut, specializing in Behavioral Health. |
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