Body Connection Massage is a small business owned by Loretta Gmeinder, Licensed Massage Therapist. She attended the New York Institute of Massage and graduated co-valedictorian of her class in April 2015. Previous to massage therapy, she worked at the University of Buffalo for 19 years as a research interviewer on several grant funded studies in the addictions field. She received her BS in Sociology in 1999. Loretta became interested in holistic living after she healed a health condition within 6 months using homeopathy. After that, her passion continued to grow as she became a mother, explored issues surrounding pregnancy, childbirth, child rearing and holistic living. This naturally led her to Massage Therapy!