December, 1972 - Completion of a one month 40 hour course in Foot Reflexology with Warren Lockwood in Los Angeles, California.

July, 1973 - Completion of a week long 30 hour course in Shiatsu with Michael Tierra in Mt. Shasta, California.

August, 1973 - Completion of a week long 30 hour study in herbology with Dr. Christopher in Santa Cruz, California, fueling a lifetime of herbal interest and study.

August, 1974 - a week long 30 hour Polarity course with Dr. Randolph Stone in Pacific Grove, California.

August - December, 1976 - 400 hour Massage Certification course at Menlo Park Massage Institute including Sweedish, Deep Tissue, Anatomy and spa skills.

December, 1976 - 1978 - 2 year Apprenticeship with Osteopath Lauren Berry in Redding, California, which gave me a deeper understanding of Anatomy and Physiology as well as diagnosis and treatment of specific issues.

January, 1978 - June, 1979 - 1.5 year apprenticeship with David Little, Homeopath and Kinesiology specialist on Maui, Hawaii.

January, 1976 - 1990 - I used massage as my main career. I taught yoga as well from 1972. I was also a singer, singing teacher and choir director (B.A. in Music from Bard College in Annendale-on-Hudson, N.Y.)

1990’s - Finished my Masters in Education, Finished raising my children and mostly taught singing, directed a choir and taught yoga while living in Ashland, Oregon, where I could not practice massage legally.

1999 - My children moved out and I spent 3 years deepening my study of Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Anatomy.

2004 - Began ongoing Thai Massage Study with D’vorah Swarsman in Ashland, Oregon.

July, 2007 - August, 2008 - I moved to St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands and worked at the Hideaway Spa at the Buccaneer Resort. I worked 5 days a week, 5 hour shifts, sometimes more, and got back into the swing of being a massage therapist. Reference letter by Ruba Atary, spa manager, is available. I also developed an active private practice.

October 11 - 22, 2008 - Completed a 60 Hour Thai Massage Training at Kalani Oceanside Retreat with Michael Ceraso, the director of the Massage School there.

January 7 - 23, 2009 - Completion of Thai Traditional Massage, 84 hours (Nuad Thai) at Baan Hom Samunphrai in Chiang Mai, Thailand, by Homprang Chaleekanha, M.S.

January 26 - 30, 2009 - Completed 5 days, 30 hour training with Pichest Boonthumme in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

February 2 - 6, 2009 - Completed 5 day, 25 hour Chi Nei Tsang (Abdominal Detox Massage) course with Thanachai Chaimongkhon at Thanachai Massage in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

February 9 - 13, 2009 - Completed 5 days, 30 hours, Foot Reflexology training at Traditional Thai Massage School “Loi Kroh” in Chiang Mai Thailand byThanee Boonsom (Kom).

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