Instructors
"Hall Of Fame" inductee (World Massage Festival 2009) Nathalie Cecilia, creator and master of Bamboo Massage Therapy, was born in Nimes, South France. With a Master's degree in Philosophy and Languages from the Universitee Des Lettres De Montpellier, she began her career as a teacher and a translator.
Traveling around Europe - and later around the world - she crossed the Atlantic in order to explore the United States and experience life here. It was then she decided to change her career. Keeping her goal to help people in mind, she attended the Sarasota School of Massage Therapy. Three months following her graduation in 2004, she opened Two Touch Company - a Thai studio and masage therapy office in Sarasota, Florida.
Many of Nathalie's clients were asking for deep tissue treatment. She soon began to experience pain and fatigue in her hands and wrists. When she started using bamboo to assist her with deep tissue work, she noticed that her pain subsided and her clients loved it. She developed an innovative way to give bamboo massage on the table (Bamboo-Fusion) and in the chair, meanwhile creating her own bamboo set to give the massage.
Her goal today is to help therapists provide deep massage without pain. This technique aids in avoiding repetitive injuries, such as carpal tunnel, and reduces the stress on thumbs, wrists and hands.
Contact Information: 941.544.6676 - nathalie@bamboo-fusion.com
Mary-Claire Fredette has been a licensed massage therapist for over ten years and loved Bamboo-fusion massage from the very first time she received it while at a convention.
She loves to hear the way her clients feel while receiving bamboo massage, but especially enjoys teaching other massage therapists how to make their clientele feel wonderful while using the bamboo tools that will also protect their hands and wrists from pain and fatigue.
Mary-Claire is the only instructor authorized to teach in the Midwest. She makes her home in Cincinnati with her husband and seven children.
Contact Information: fredettemassage@fuse.net - www.affinitymassages.com
Dari Haffie combines her experience as a modern dancer and personal trainer with 10 years as a massage therapists to create an intimate understanding of the body from which to work and teach. She has a passion for massage techniques that feel fabulous and prolong a therapist's career, and is excited to be a part of the Bamboo-fusion team.
Dari is the authorized instructor for the Pacific Northwest region.
Contact Information: darisweetfeet@yahoo.com - www.sweetfeetbodyworks.com
Ivy Jo Staton loves the way therapists and clients respond to Bamboo-fusion. She feels it is a gift to teach other therapists how to integrate this wonderful technique into their practice while at the same time learning a way to prolong their career and maintain a healthy body. By offering them a new tool that can be used as an extension of the body, repetitive stress injuries and fatigue are greatly reduced. Ivy Jo resides in Durham, North Carolina and is an authorized instructor for the Eastern region of the United States.
Contact Information: ivyjos@yahoo.com - www.northpointebodytherapies.com
Julie Moore has been an accomplished Zen Shiatsu Therapist in Ontario, Canada for the past twelve years. Her expertise in Zen Massages, coupled with intuitive healing abilities, makes her one of the most sought-after therapists in the country and she is blessed with an international clientele. The warm Bamboo Fusion Massage is delightful to perform and extremely well received by Canadians because “it is so cold up here!” The Bamboo massage is a smart and valuable technique to learn.
Contact Info: julie@zenshiatsutherapist.com - www.zenshiatsutherapist.com
Mary Ann is a Holistic Health Practitioner and a Licensed Esthetician.
The combination of bodywork and skin care has been an excellent match with Bamboo-fusion. It was her desire to find a technique that incorporated deep tissue, but didn’t hurt her hands. She enjoys sharing this knowledge with other massage therapists as a positive way to prolong their career and market a different modality. Mary Ann resides in Southern CA, (Orange County) and enjoys yoga, running, and traveling. She is actively involved in additional healing practices that promote a sound body, mind, spirit connection.
Contact Info: Mary-Annvaughn@cox.net
