A member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) (since 2001)
National Certification in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCTMB) (since 2001)
Board Certification in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (BCTMB) (since 2014)
Certified Personal Trainer from Paul Chek Institute as a exercise coach (in 2005)
Certified as a Postural Alignment Specialist (PAS) from Egoscue University (in 2007) and the Advanced class (in 2008)

I have been in practice as a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2000. The massage school I went to was the Western Institute of Neuromuscular (WIN) Therapy, one of their focus points was sports injuries. I graduated with 1000 hours.

I think there is a need to keep taking continuing education to stay up to date with new techniques and philosophies on massage. (You can view a list of the classes I have taken at the bottom of the page).

To better understand the injuries and mechanics of weight training I became certified as a personal trainer through Paul Chek Institute, I also took several classes at Irvine Valley College through their Fitness Specialist program.

I have found that when you have bad posture or your posture is out of alignment, it plays havoc on your body and will cause you discomfort or pain, so I went to Egoscue University and became a (PAS) Postural Alignment Specialist.

I take all that information and the techniques I have learned, to create a massage session that will be beneficial to you.

Date                                      Seminar Description

04/04/01 – 04/04/2001      TMJ / Headaches
04/11/01 – 04/11/2001      Whiplash / Stiff Neck
04/18/01 – 04/18/2001      Rotator Cuff / Shoulder Injuries
05/02/01 – 05/02/2001      Low Back / Sciatica
02/11/02 – 02/11/2002      Prenatal Massage
03/07/02 – 03/07/2002      Neurokinetic Therapy
04/30/02 – 04/30/2002      Stretches / Strengthening Techniques
06/12/03 – 06/12/2003      Ethics – Health Positive
09/27/03 – 09/28/2003      Sports Injuries of the Lower Body
10/18/03 – 10/19/2003      Structural Analysis
03/05/04 – 03/07/2004      Myofascial Release 1
03/11/04 – 03/11/2004      Assessment and Treatment of the Hip
04/16/04 – 04/18/2004      Neuromuscular Therapy – Shoulder and Extremities
06/04/04 – 06/06/2004      Neuromuscular Therapy – Cervical Injuries
08/27/04 – 08/29/2004      Neuromuscular Therapy – TMJ, Eyes, Hands, Feet
09/02/04 – 09/23/2004      Lymphatic / Internal Massage
11/12/04 – 11/14/2004      CHEK Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach level 1
03/04/05 – 03/06/2005      Active Release Techniques (ART) – Upper Body
10/25/05 – 10/28/2005      Neuromuscular Therapy – Cranial Decompression
03/31/05 – 03/31/2005      Personal Training – Program Design
04/04/05 – 04/04/2005      Personal Training – Scientific Back Training
04/12/05 – 04/12/2005      Personal Training – Scientific Core Conditioning
04/25/05 – 04/29/2005      CHEK Exercise Coach
06/08/06 – 06/08/2006      Personal Training – Primal Pattern and Movement
08/21/06 – 10/15/2006      Irvine Valley College – Kinesiology
10/16/06 – 12/17/2006      Irvine Valley College – Exercise Physiology
10/16/06 – 12/17/2006      Irvine Valley College – Exercise Testing
01/10/07 – 03/07/2007      Irvine Valley College – Technique strength Training
03/22/07 – 05/17/2007      Irvine Valley College – Exercise for special population

Date                                      Seminar  Description

04/07/07 – 04/07/2007      Egoscue P3 Workshop
04/30/07 – 05/04/2007      Egoscue Basic PAS I Program
06/19/07 – 08/07/2007      Irvine Valley College – Technique of aerobic exercise
03/20/08 – 03/20/2008      Ethics – Health Positive
07/09/08 – 07/09/2008      Myokinesthetic System
09/25/08 – 09/27/2008      Egoscue Advanced PAS II
11/13/08 – 11/16/2008      Visceral Manipulation 1
02/27/09 – 03/01/2009      Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques
05/01/09 – 05/03/2009      Posturology 101
05/14/09 – 05/17/2009      Craniosacral Therapy 1
11/13/09 – 11/15/2009      Listening Techniques (LT)
10/15/10 – 10/15/2010      Ethics – Health Positive
07/29/12 – 07/29/2012      CPR and AED
08/09/12 – 08/12/2012      Total Body Balancing 1
10/27/12 – 10/29/2012      Table Thai Yoga Massage
04/21/14 – 04/21/2014      CPR and AED (expires 04/2016)
07/30/14 – 07/30/2014      Ethics – Health Positive
08/30/14 – 08/30/2014      Finding and Evaluating Research
09/19/14 – 09/22/2014      Muscle Melt Method – Trigger Point Therapy
11/10-14 – 11/14/2014      Fascial Stretch Therapy Level I
12/01/14 – 12/05/2014      NAT Masters Course – Frozen Shoulder
12/13/14 – 12/14/2014      Relieving Low Back Pain 1
01/30/15 – 01/30/2015      Kinesiology Taping
03/07/15 – 03/08/2015      Fascial Movement Taping Level 1 & 2
02/21/15 – 02/22/2015      Neurokinetic Therapy Level 1
06/15/15 – 06/19/2015      Fascial Stretch Therapy Level II
06/04/16 – 06/05/2016      Immaculate Dissection Core
06/11/16 – 06/12/2016      Muscle Testing & Palpation
11/05/16 – 11/06/2016      Immaculate Dissection Lower Extremities
02/18/17 – 02/18/2017      Balancing the Trunk