Walter Lightner, D.C. (Truckee)

A Chiropractor since 1990, Dr. Lightner's personalized treatments are never rushed and address the body on multiple levels. His caring manner and emphasis on deep soft tissue work, using acupressure and shiatsu techniques, allow patterns to be discovered and corrected. Spinal and extremity adjustments are a natural extension of this work and offer potential for profound change. Also a yoga teacher, Dr. Lightner encourages his patients to participate in their health care, often using yoga therapeutics.

Taylor Donovan, D.C. (Reno)

Dr. Taylor Donovan relocated to Reno from a thriving family practice in Joshua Tree, CA to be closer to his family, the mountains and rivers, and exciting community Reno has to offer. For eight-years, Dr. Donovan attended UC Santa Cruz and Southern California University of Health Sciences to study the human body and how it adapts to changing conditions and circumstances. Dr. Donovan has been trained to work with children and special needs including pregnancy, menopause, recovery from trauma, and chronic disease. Dr. Donovan's mission is simple. Healthy people are happy people and happy people treat those around them better and make the world a better place to live. To read some of Taylor's writing check out www.renohealthforlife.com

Bill Folkmann

A massage therapist since 2002, Bill was trained at Roseville Healing Arts. He specializes in swedish, deep tissue and chair massage. Since becoming a massage therapist, Bill has found that a greater understanding of the body has helped his yoga practice, whilst his yoga practice has helped him become a better massage therapist.

Kim Greenway

Kim began her training as a massage therapist at Heartwood Institute in Garberville, California. There she fell in love with the healing potential of massage and several modalities including Swedish Esalen, Deep Tissue and Hot Stone Massage. Currently, she is studying and integrating chakra healing and crystal therapy into her practice.

To Kim the greatest teachers in her practice are her clients. She looks forward to the challenge of creating an intuitive, healing and personal massage experience for each of her clients.

Mary Ingersoll

Mary received her massage license from Brian Utting School of Massage in 1992 in Seattle, Washington. She also has a BA in Natural Resources from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.

She has worked in many settings with massage ranging through clinical settings, spas, and private practice. She also worked as a mountain guide on Mt. Rainier in Washington state (massaging her clients up the mountain). Her modalities include deep tissue, structural work, injury treatment, and classical Swedish--with love. She is looking forward to meeting all of you at the Tahoe Yoga Wellness Center.

Luck Keaveny

Luck was trained and certified as a therapist in Thailand. She has been practicing massage for more than 10 years and is a specialist in traditional thai massage, thai oil massage, foot massage, reflexology, swedish massage and deep tissue massage. Luck moved to Tahoe in 2005 after marrying an Incline Village resident in 2003. She now enjoys cooking Thai food and her new life in America. Thai massage is sometimes called 'the lazy man's yoga'. If you have never had an authentic Thai massage, schedule an appointment with Luck for an unforgettable experience.

Valerie Laertini

After teaching Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan for the past five years, Valerie was drawn to learning Sat Nam Rasayan, an ancient form of healing through Kundalini Yoga. This led her to obtaining her National Certification in Massage Therapy & Bodywork, one of the many steps to achieve certification in Sat Nam Rasayan. Under the instruction of Mandy Cholico, she learned therapeutic massage, with a focus on the Sweedish and pre-natal modalities. All of Valerie’s certifications encompass Eastern and Western practices to bring a sense of balance and grounding to her clients.

Misha Levee-Hernandez

I have practiced as a Massage Therapist for 10 years have developed a deep love and appreciation for all types of body work. I started my massage career specializing in deep tissue and sports massage. I expanded my practice with Reiki and Acupressure and integrate many of the elements of massage into a session.

I am a member of International Association of Reiki Professionals and a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist. I am the founder of Gabriel's Landing and teach classes on Reiki, Animal Massage and Massage for Children and families.
www.gabrielslanding.net

Trevor Rice

Health and healing are not goals to be reached but are part of a journey that must be traveled. On this lifelong journey there are many companions that you can bring along to help you find this peace and wellbeing. I deeply believe that touch, in all its forms, is one of the most powerful.

I received my professional training in massage therapy from the East-West College of the Healing Arts in Portland, Or. But the training that I value the most has come from the clients that I see day in and day out. I approach all my clients as an individual and tailor their treatments to reflect each person’s unique body and unique concerns. In order to help every client bring about health and wellbeing I draw from a wide array of modalities, including: deep tissue, sports massage, hot stone, myofascial and connective tissue therapy, targeted stretching and Swedish massage.

Ann Marie Sheridan

Ann Marie studied therapeutic deep tissue, swedish, and polarity at the Cypress Instituite in Santa Cruz. She has been a full time massage therapist since for 2000. She is also trained in thai massage which involves stretching out the body and working the muscles and meridian lines. Some call it "lazy man’s yoga".

Juniper Vojta

Juniper attended an 850-hour program of massage at the Mountain Heart School of Body work in Crested Butte, CO. Her studies included Swedish, relaxation, sports, deep tissue, neuromuscular therapy assisted stretching and acupressure. She draws on all of these modalities to create a personalized session that meets each client's specific needs. Her practice focuses on stress reduction, pain management and relaxation, while promoting health, healing and body awareness.