Kathryn Hannan, LMT, Upledger CranioSacral Practitioner, Usui Reiki Master & Body Worker
I have always been interested in therapeutic massage and light touch therapies. I have been doing light touch most of my life. I have been a student of Dennis Adams, world renowned healer, since I was 17 and started studying Usui Reiki when I was 19. I became interested in therapeutic massage when I received my first deep tissue massage for back pain from a car collision. That's when I knew I wanted to be a bodyworker.
Ever since I first learned about fascia (connective tissue in our body), I have been fascinated by it . As muscle is our organ of movement, fascia is our organ of shape. When over-use or injury sets in, fascia will hold our body in that shape until it is released. For example, a mom who always carried her children on her right hip, can still has a high right hip long after her children are grown. Our bodies can compensate for a while, until they can't and we start experiencing symptoms. Due to my massage training, I had been biased that to affect fascia the therapist needs a deep pressure. However, I been proven otherwise through the light touch therapies of CranioSacral, Dennis Adam's Techniques, and Reiki. I've witnessed these three techniques affecting fascia and so much more with a very light touch!
Our bodies ability to heal and restore balance amazes me. Via light or deep touch, with the "right nudge" our bodies know what to do. I look forward to more discoveries and new ways to be of service and promote health and well-being.
My Education:
Graduated University of Michigan, BA , 1994
Graduated from Ann Arbor Institute of Massage Therapy, 2003
Certified in: Myofascial Therapy
Neuromuscular Therapy
Pregnancy and Postpartum Massage
Other Training:
Upledger CranioSacral Practitioner - Ongoing Education
Dennis Adams' Technique Practitioner - Ongoing Education
Usui Reiki Master, 2009
Professional Experience/Membership:
Medallion member of International Association of Healthcare Practitioners
Certified member of American Bodywork and Massage Professionals
Professional member of American Massage Therapy Association
Education coordinator & instructor - local massage school (2 years)
Owned own business since 2005
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