All the Crazy and a Smattering of Clever… 

Hang on! There is some good stuff…

I grew up in the Chicagoland…okay technically in Joliet, Illinois (Go Steelman!). I was able to live in San Diego (Mira Mesa), California for 5 years. Landed in the Quad Cities to live first on the Arsenal, and then spent the following 20+ years in Davenport. It was that transition from living on the Arsenal to Bettendorf is about the time I started my real education!

I was gifted a massage not long after my daughter was a toddler, and it was then that I realized that I really liked the idea of helping other people while being able to be a contribution to our bank account. I attended Institute of Therapeutic Massage and Wellness, and it was there that the spark to learn more about the human body was ignited! I went on to attend Palmer Chiropractic College’s Undergrad Program, that led to taking classes at Scott Community College, followed by Saint Ambrose University, and then finally the Doctorate Program at Palmer Chiropractic College. Over the course of all this education, I maintained a small massage practice and have had my license/experience for 19 years and counting!

My massage therapy education has included a wide variety of techniques. After some discussion with contemporaries, we have decided that we “might” have a “small addiction” for learning more! I listed out what techniques I have learned off to the side (minor confession, sometimes I forget all the seminars that I have taken till I find the stack of certificates! HA!). I have worked at Unity Point’s Hospice, a pain clinic, hair salon, as a massage school educator and continuing education educator, and always my own stand alone practice.

I am a Mama to four kiddos (27, 24, 20, and 8).

Stay posted as things are always changing and improving! I have a “Hit List” of seminars/certifications that I want to take this year and next, so keeping aware of my any my social media postings may lead to opportunities to be the first to receive care in that which I received training in.

Massage Techniques/Certifications:

• Hawaiian Lomi Lomi w/Melinda Hastings

• Headache

• Salt Stone Massage

• Lypossage

• Myofascial Lymphatic Drainage Level 1 & 2 (48 Hours)

• Scar Tissue release

• Peri-Natal/Pregnancy/Postpartum(over 30 hours)

• Integrative Reflexology (32 hours)

• Craniosacral Foundations Level 1

• Halotherapy

• Vaginal Steaming

• Equine

• Kinesiotaping (Rock Tape Certified 24 hours)

• Thai Yoga Massage (Table & Floor)over 30 hours

• Thai Abdominal/Chi Ni Tsung

• Temple Style Lomi Lomi

• Reiki Level One & Two Attuned

• Shirodhara

• Body Wraps & Scrubs

• Hydrotherapy

• Infant

• Orthopedic

• Sports

• Barefoot Deep Tissue Massage

• Thermal Connective Tissue

• Neurokinetic Therapy trained

• Facial Massage

• Cupping

• Touch for Health Level 1

• Access Conscious Bars

• Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization Level 1

• Barefoot Training Specialist

• Hot Stone

• PTSD/Survivor Training

• Trauma Informed Massage Care

• Trauma Treatment training

• Sound Healing Level 1

• Advanced Ankle/Foot training

Extra Non-Massage Trainings

• Birth & Death Doula

• Yoga Instructor Training

• Certified Aromatherapist (over 100 hrs including case studies)

• Sleep Hygiene

• “No One Dies Alone” from Unity Point

• Several Sleep related courses (20+hrs)