About me:

My mother was a nurse for many years while living up north in New Jersey/Delaware/Pennsylvania. When she relocated to Tennessee (shorty after marrying my step father) she decided to attend Massage School and open her own Massage business in Mountain City. At the same time, I move from Delaware to Colorado for work. I stayed in Colorado for almost 7 years working in Call Centers and in Finance. At 26, that I felt I needed to do more with my life. Consequently, after many years of working with the public I switched gears and decided to pursue a career in bodywork. In 2006 I left Colorado and moved to Tennessee to attend Massage School in Boone, NC. In 2007 I became a Licensed Massage Therapist and began helping my mother run her already established business. I began my career working with more of the special populations such as work with the geriatric community, veterans, and those that were handicap. I also found a true passion for working with expectant moms as well as clients that were larger framed. As an individual who has personally struggled with weight my whole life I found a lot of enjoyment in providing comfort and care to those who were most responsive to the work and that included those that were anywhere from 300 to 500 pounds. I expanded my skills by incorporating Hot Stones as well as Asian Cupping into my approach for deeper work.

My Journey to Watsu:

Both being advent creatures of the water my mother and I discussed building a pool to incorporate aquatic therapy. In 2010 my mother happened to see a video on you tube of Watsu while searching for aquatic bodywork examples. She shared the video with me and we were immediately hooked. We attended a Continuing Ed class in Nashville that was only a 4 our glimpse of the bodywork. We knew at that moment this was what we were meant to do.

Education:

In 2010 my mother and I attended our first Watsu class in Wilkesboro, NC. The class was led by Watsu Practitioner and Watsu Instructor (James Orsi). It was a 16 hour course (Watsu Basic) followed by another 50 hours (Watsu I Completion). We instantly fell in love with Watsu and saw the incredible potential it had for our area.