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Along with the well-known authors of the texts included in our courses – Leon Chaitow, Laura Allen, Whitney Lowe, Devin Starlanyl, Dolores Krieger, Gayle MacDonald, Tiffany Field, Nina McIntosh, Cherie Sohnen-Moe, Ben Benjamin, Art Riggs, Ruth Werner, His Holiness the Dalai Lama – the Institute's knowledgeable faculty offer their experience, professional expertise and enthusiasm to you through our organized and comprehensive home study continuing education programs.
Author of the Nerve Mobilization program, Doug Alexander holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and earned his massage therapy diploma in 1985. He has worked in various massage settings since 1985 and established his own private practice in 1993. With over 30 years of professional experience, Doug has written articles for Massage Therapy Journal, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapy and the Journal of Soft Tissue Manipulation.
Creator of the Auth Method® of therapeutic massage, Shari Auth's work is truly holistic in that she treats the full person by incorporating her knowledge of acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine and structural integration with massage. Shari holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and a Masters Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, in addition to being licensed as a massage therapist and acupuncturist. The accolades from her list of celebrity clients demonstrate her passion for alternative healing. Through many years as an instructor, trainer and author - as well as 17+ years in practice - Shari has provided great contributions in the alternative healthcare field.
Shari is the author and instructor of the Forearm Massage - Auth Method® continuing education program.
As a pharmacist licensed in the states of New York and Kentucky, Mr. Baisley has been practicing pharmacy since his graduation from the Albany College of Pharmacy, New York in 1971. Earning his Masters Degree in Health Services Administration, William has also co-authored published articles in the German Journal of Psychiatry and Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities.
Mr. Baisley is co-creator of the Institute's Medical Errors and Pharmacology and Massage programs.
Amy Bradley Radford is a board-certified massage therapist (BCTMB) and an NCBTMB Approved Continuing Education Provider specializing in teaching creative business solutions and advanced pain-management applications for massage therapists.
As a massage therapist since 1993, Amy continues to see clients at the table utilizing her innovative Pain Patterns & Solutions (PPS) methods. She also coaches massage professionals as well as other service-related employers, helping them achieve their next level of business success. Radford has served with the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards as a CE course evaluator and has worked in several different massage schools, one of which she owned, inside a small, local hospital in 2004.
Amy is the creator and instructor of
Sharon Burch holds a Masters Degree in Nursing and has been practicing as a nurse since 1974. She is currently a Registered Nurse in the state of Arkansas. Additionally, Ms. Burch studied under many of today's leaders in massage therapy and bodywork during the 1980s, became Nationally Certified through the NCBTMB in 1993 and holds a professional membership with the AMTA.
As founder of Health Positive!, Ms. Burch has created over 60 home study nursing and massage continuing education programs, performed over 65 public, live educational presentations, has written two published books, served as a member on the NCBTMB Continuing Education committee and was a founding member of the National Association of Nurse Massage Therapists.
Sharon is an instructor on many of the Institute's programs and has authored and co-authored various ethics courses and additional titles such as Touch for the Seriously Ill, Stress Reduction Through Bodywork, Staying Well – Naturally, Cardiopulmonary Health and Illness, Chronic Pain Management, Marketing Massage in Four Easy Steps, Preventing Medical Errors, HIV Update for Massage Therapists and Bodyworkers, Understanding HIV, Massage for Edema and more.
Carollanne Crichton has been practicing stone massage for over 20 years. She has pioneered stone massage when it was just becoming popular. She taught stone massage around the country, helping to popularize the modality as it became popular in spas. She loves to incorporate stone massage into other modalities like sports massage, meridian therapy, and side posture. She is a skilled Ayurvdic practitioner, Yoga instructor and massage therapist with a great love for healing.
Carollanne is the instructor of our Stone Massage 16 CE hour course.
Nicole Cutler is a long time advocate of integrating perspectives on health. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester and a Masters Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches Institute, Nicole has been a licensed acupuncturist since 2000. She has earned acupuncture licenses in the states of California and New York, is a certified specialist with the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association, has earned diplomat status with the National Commission of Chinese and Oriental Medicine in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology and is a member of the Society for Integrative Oncology. In addition to her acupuncture practice that focuses on stress and pain relief, digestion, immunity and oncology, Nicole contributes to the integration of healthcare by writing articles and courses such as Infectious Disease: Hepatitis for health care providers.
Leslie L. DeMatteo, LMT, MS, has been an active massage therapist since 1998, after graduating from the Sarasota School of Massage Therapy in Sarasota, FL. There she completed the massage therapy program along with a certificate program in Nuad-Bo-Rarn: Traditional Massage of Thailand.
Since then, she has completed continuing education in cranial-sacral fundamentals, cancer and mastectomy massage, reflexology, trigger point therapy and prenatal massage. She is also certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and is a Professional Level member of Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP).
Her work in massage therapy continuing education and teaching in a massage school ignited a passion for adult training and education, which led her to pursue her Bachelor's Degree in Adult Learning: Vocational Instruction, followed by her a Master's Degree in Adult Learning.
Ms. DeMatteo is the instructor for many of the Institute's courses including such courses as Advanced Prenatal Massage, Ethics of Diversity. Cupping Therapy: A Step-by-Step Approach, Diversity: Cultural Competence, Mastering Pregnancy Massage, and many more.
As one of the country’s most highly rated and reviewed massage therapists, Brad has massaged queens and ambassadors, as well as Hall of Fame entertainers and athletes (Brad is a consultant for the NFL Players Association on Health and Wellness care).
He has created a new massage form that has revolutionized the approach to deep tissue which the founder of the Aspen Back Institute has endorsed as "...the future of Therapeutic Massage..." - Delta Wave Massage.
Brad has traveled the world as a massage consultant and CE Approved Provider instructor in his new form of massage therapy, working with spas and Physical Therapy offices. He has helped develop and launch several spas as part of this consultation, and has recently been approached by a hospital in DC regarding researching the applications of his Delta Wave Massage technique with regards to injury recovery and pain management.
Brad has been licensed to perform massage in the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, New York, and Virginia, has worked as the Program Director for a massage college, is certified in First Aid & CPR, and is an NCBTMB certified Continuing Education provider.Mr. Drummer is the creator and instructor of Delta Wave Massage, Pulse Wave Massage, and Interpretive Touch Massage.
Linda Fehrs attended both the Swedish Institute of Massage Therapy and Hudson Valley School of Massage Therapy in New York – a state with some of the most rigorous licensing requirements in the U.S. – and also served as an instructor at the Hudson Valley School of Massage.
She is a professional member of the AMTA and the New York State Society of Medical Massage Therapists. Linda has actively practiced massage therapy in the Mid-Hudson Valley since 2002 with a focus on medical massage and massage for those with special needs, such as developmental and physical disabilities.
Ms. Fehrs has authored such courses as Build Your Massage Practice, Cancer & Massage, Women & Massage as well as Marketing Massage and the Economy.
John Hickey is a licensed acupuncturist and one of the founders of the Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine. John has been teaching and practicing Shiatsu and Oriental Medicine for over 20 years. He practices and teaches Shiatsu in Carpinteria, California.
John is the instructor of Shiatsu Anma Therapy.
Cassandra Lapple, MS, ATC, CSCS has worked with a wide range of clientele throughout her experiences as a certified athletic trainer, from high school student-athletes to older adults looking to live healthier lifestyles.
While in the collegiate setting, Ms. Lapple acted as an educator both in the classroom and in a clinical setting for student athletic trainers going through their undergraduate curriculum. During these experiences she taught a wide range of topics including acute care, taping and bracing techniques, as well as stretching and strengthening rehabilitation programming.
Cassandra’s daily work includes evaluating injuries and performing pre- or post-manual therapies, taping and bracing for specific injuries along with instruction in rehabilitation exercise for injury prevention and management.
Cassandra is the co-creator and instructor of Kinesio Taping Techniques for Massage Therapists.
Jane Irving, LMT, BCTMB, BS, is the creator of My Learning Library specializing in massage and bodywork web-based training having published over 60 instructional massage courses. Having graduated from Northeastern University in Boston in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science Degree, Jane later attended the Institute of Massage Therapy in Boston from 1987-1988. She furthered her massage training under Ben Benjamin at the Muscular Therapy Institute in Cambridge, MA. From 1989-1990.
Ms. Irving is member of the American Massage Therapy Association, an approved provider for the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork as well as NCBTMB Board Certified.
Jane is the creator and instructor of Kinesio Taping Techniques for Massage Therapists, Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage, Therapeutic Stretching, and Massage Cupping Techniques.
David M. Lobenstine has been a massage therapist, teacher, and writer for over a decade. He is a graduate of the Swedish Institute and Vassar College. He has worked in a variety of settings, from luxury spas to the US Open Tennis Tournament to a hospice to now, exclusively, his own private practice, Full Breath Massage. And he has developed and taught continuing education courses around the country, from the Swedish Institute to the AMTA National Convention. His aim, both with his clients and in his teaching, is to enhance self-awareness, so that we can do the things we love with efficiency and ease.
Mr. Lobenstine is the creator and instructor of Pour Don't Push, Working the Rib Cage, Using Your Thumbs Wisely, Approaching the Upper Body from All Angles, Approaching the Lower Body from All Angles, and Using the Breath to Massage Better.
Dr. James R. Mally graduated from massage school in 1976 with over 1,000 hours of training, later attending Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine earning a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree in 1984. As the founder of the Healing Arts Institute, a massage therapy school in California, Dr. Mally is an administrator and teacher of anatomy and physiology, massage, business, ethics, deep tissue massage, sports massage and other courses. Dr. Mally has had over 30 years of teaching experience in the massage and healthcare field.
Dr. Mally is author and instructor for the Institute's Deep Tissue Massage, Sports Massage, Swedish Massage for Professionals and Side Lying Massage courses.
Original founder of the Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies, Ralph graduated from The Swedish Institute, New York in 1981. A New York State Licensed Massage Therapist, Ralph was also the associate producer and host of the Holistic Health and Wellness and Natural Wellness programs in White Plains, NY, the creator of the Loving Pregnancy Massage video and author of the Healing Energy & Touch course manual.
Ralph has also authored and co-authored additional courses with the Institute including Developing a Wellness Center, Prenatal Massage Fundamentals, Infectious Disease: HIV/AIDS, Infectious Disease: Hepatitis, Medical Errors, Ethics: Therapeutic Relationships, Advanced Anatomy & Physiology, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Ethics: Practice Management.
Laura Norman is a nationally recognized reflexologist, New York State Licensed Massage Therapist and author of the Institute's Reflexology program. For more than 30 years, she has pursued her mission of making reflexology understood, appreciated and available worldwide.
As the authoritative voice of reflexology, Laura has appeared on national television programs such as "Good Morning America,"; "Good Day New York"; and "Extra."; Newspapers such as The New York Times, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, The New York Newsday, The Chicago Tribune and The London Times and magazines such as Town and Country, GQ, Prevention, Cosmopolitan and New York Magazine have featured her work.
David Palmer began his professional massage career in 1980. He began working with chair massage in 1982 as a way of making skilled touch more accessible to the mainstream public. For his pioneering work in bringing chair massage into public consciousness, David Palmer has been acknowledged by Massage Magazine as the "father"; of Chair Massage. In November 1997, David also received the prestigious President's Award from the American Massage Therapy Association for his meritorious service to the profession. Through the founding of the Touch Pro Institute, David has trained tens of thousands of practitioners in the techniques and marketing skills of chair massage.
Mr. Palmer is the author and instructor of Chair Massage Fundamentals.
Lydia Riedell, LMT is a licensed massage therapy professional trained at the Core Institute in Tallahassee and licensed in Florida since 1992. In concert with her practice of massage therapy, Lydia became a Reiki practitioner in the Usui System of Natural Healing and applied this energy based healing art as a volunteer with Big Bend Hospice and as a first responder with the Lake Lamonia Volunteer Fire Department. After becoming a Reiki Master in the Usui System, Lydia opened a massage establishment where she specialized in massage therapy for patients with TMJ, fibromyalgia, and sports injuries. Lydia practices Acutonics Sound Healing with tuning forks and crystals and teaches Qigong fundamentals and Light Balancing techniques for health and vitality.
Ms. Riedell is the instructor on many Instutute massage CE courses, including The Impact of Fibromyalgia, Infectious Disease: Hepatitis, Massage for Headaches & Neck Pain, Massage for Lower Back & Pelvic Pain, and many more.
Sean Riehl has been a bodyworker since 1998 when he completed his training program through the Body Therapy Institute in California and subsequently served as an instructor there. Certified in Lymphatic Drainage, Visceral Manipulation, Neuromuscular Therapy, Muscle Energy Techniques, Myofascial Release and Shiatsu, Mr. Riehl established Real Bodywork in 2000 producing high-quality, professional, instructional massage and yoga videos. With over 40 video titles, Real Bodywork is the preeminent producer of videos in the massage training industry.
Mr. Riehl is author, co-creator and instructor on various Institute courses including Neuromuscular Therapy & Advanced Deep Tissue, Lymphatic Drainage Massage, Myofascial Release, Advanced Anatomy & Pathology, Clinical Massage Therapy, Integrative Massage: Earth, Fire and Spirit, Nerve Mobilization and more.
Andy Bernay-Roman, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), Licensed Massage Therapist and Registered Nurse works in his private psychotherapy practice in South Florida. Andy was a 1995 nominee for the Norman Cousins Award and the Rosalyn Carter Caregiver Award.
Mr. Bernay-Roman has also served since 1990 as mind/body psychotherapist at the world-renowned Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he treats individuals, couples, and families, and also facilitates the ongoing Healing Circle.
Andy authored the Mind/Body Connection and Psychoneuroimmunology for Bodyworkers course manuals.
Mary Kathleen Rose is a certified massage therapist with over thirty years experience in the holistic health field. She graduated from the Boulder College of Massage Therapy in 1985 and has a B.A. in Integrative Heal-ing from Metropolitan State College of Denver. She has taught massage, career development, and wellness education at a number of different massage schools. She has served as a research consultant/trainer for a number of projects including National Institutes of Health funded studies: The effects of massage for people with spinal cord injuries; Massage for children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer; and teaching Com-fort Touch® to parents of children with sickle cell anemia.
Mary is the developer, author and instructor of Comfort Touch a nurturing style of acupressure appropriate for the elderly and the chronically and terminally ill.
Irene was certified through the Los Angeles School of Massage in 1974. She introduced massage into hospice care on the West coast in 1982. Since that time Ms. Smith has worked with hundreds of clients in hospital, home, hospice and skilled nursing environments. Her private as well as organizational involvement with the seriously ill has included AIDS, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and cancer in all stages of illness. Irene was the founder of Service Through Touch, an internationally acclaimed organization providing and teaching touch as an integrative component to AIDS care.
Irene has been acknowledged by the massage and somatic communities, the health care community, and through the media for outstanding contributions to society's well being.
She is currently the founder and director of Everflowing, an educational outreach project dedicated to teaching touch as an integral component to end of life care. She continues to teach, consult, create educational resource materials and maintain a private practice in San Francisco, CA.
Irene has authored and co-authored Institute programs, such as Touch for the Seriously Ill, Understanding HIV, HIV Update for Massage Therapists and Bodyworkers and Hospice-Based Massage.
Mary Sullivan received her massage training through the Santa Barbara School of Massage in 1981 and continued her education, earning her license in Acupuncture. As a faculty member of the Body Therapy Institute since 1991, Ms. Sullivan has taught such courses as Cranial-Sacral, Lymphatic Drainage, Polarity Therapy and Pregnancy Massage. She also holds certifications in Cranial-Sacral Therapy, Pre and Perinatal Massage and Polarity Therapy. Mary is the author and instructor of the Polarity Therapy and Cranial-Sacral Fundamentals courses.
Gael Wood is a Massage Therapist, Esthetician, NCBTMB Continuing Education Provider, Business Coach, Feng Shui Consultant and Author. With over 25 years of experience in the massage and spa industry, she is an expert in growing and maintaining a thriving massage and spa business. Gael was honored to be inducted into the World Massage Hall of Fame and featured as a Massage Magazine All-Star in 2019. She is the co-host and co-founder of the Global Wellness Professionals Marketing Summits and creator of the Massage and Spa Marketing Content Clubs, author of 10 Ebooks, and over 40 online courses.
Gael is the creator and instructor of Massage Enhancements (Your Clients Will Love!), Gift Certificate Sales Mastery, Perfectly Booked and Teaching Infant Massage.
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