 became fascinated with the use of indigenous plants for healing. She went on to study Herbal Medicine at the New Mexico College of Natural Healing and then completed her massage training at The Massage School in Easthampton, MA. In addition to her traditional training in Swedish massage, deep tissue and trigger point work, she has studied Ayurvedic stone massage, Thai massage, spinal release work and, her greatest love, Zen Shiatsu. Vanessa views the human body as an amazing organism which strives for balance and has an awe- inspiring ability to heal itself when provided with the proper conditions. She believes the system of energy channels, or meridians, that are the basis for ancient Eastern medical traditions, hold an essential key to restoring and maintaining health. She incorporates this into her sessions, along with deep tissue and trigger point work, moving, balancing and unblocking energy along specific channels in the body. She is a practitioner of Reiki Jin-Kei-Do, (The Way of Compassion and Wisdom through Reiki,) known as the Eastern lineage of Reiki. Vanessa also holds a Master’s degree in Education. |