Twenty years ago, Anna began exploring the roots of inter and intra-personal conflict while focusing her undergraduate studies on conflict resolution and international peace programs in the states, Africa and Latin America; she received a BA in Communication Studies with Minors in International Development and Spanish, from The University of Rhode Island. Continuing along on her quest for peace-building, she found herself seeking intensive yogic and meditation training of the ancient gurukula teaching system in ashram communities of upstate NY, the Bahamas and in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, Canada. As her curiosity for healing grew, she attended the New Hampshire Institute of Therapeutic Arts in 2005 soon becoming nationally certified in Massage Therapy. It was then that Anna began working with clients from all ages and demographics of life’s spectrum practicing bodywork and individualized yoga instruction. She has continued to build her private practice ever since, accepting and growing in humility with all that life has to offer.
Anna utilizes skills and techniques pulled from various healing modalities that she has learned along her bodywork path (i.e. meditation, yogic postures, neuromuscular, lymphatic drainage, deep tissue, Swedish massage, reflexology, aromatherapy, hot stones, chakra balancing ), customizing each session for the client based on one’s needs, goals and healing process as agreed upon between practitioner and client.
In 2014, Anna wanted to expand her knowledge of the human capacity and graduated from SUNY Adirondack Nursing Program soon becoming a Registered Nurse. Since graduating, Anna has worked in the healthcare field focusing on mental health, private duty home care, respite care and end of life care.
In 2018, Anna became a Certified End of Life Doula through the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine Professional Certification Program. Through this program, Anna learned how to further and more deeply understand the process one goes through as they face the transition from Life to Death. With continuity of this in-depth practice of holistic end of life care, Anna has continued her education and training in 2020 through The International End of Life Doula Association. With greater knowledge, support and acceptance of the dying process, Anna believes we can more fully live and appreciate life. It is her intention to help ease the stress and any related pain through gentle healing massage modalities, advocating and supporting her clients’ wishes to find peace, and humbly hold space needed for the client and caregivers as they embrace each leg of their, her or his journey.
Anna takes courses in bodywork to constantly improve her massage technique and modality knowledge thereby improving her current modalities in use as well as bringing new skill sets to her practice. Anna is currently a student of The Upledger Institute International and the American Meditation Institute. It is Anna’s unwavering belief that physical healing happens when the mind and our central nervous system is calmed and clear, allowing our physical body to find its way to heal. While she believes healers, like herself, can help you find your healing path by offering relief, reprieve and personal skills, it is within ourselves to sustain the balance and peace. Our paths are winding and challenging with consistent need of meditation and self observation. It is Anna’s hope that each of us can identify our pain and find the healing modality that aligns best with our intuition.
Trust. Heal. Peace.
