My formal training includes the excellent 1-year, 600-hour program at the Maui School of Therapeutic Massage, and workshops including further training in lomi-lomi — traditional Hawaiian massage and its contemporary versions.

Although I am happy to give an excellent relaxing massage, my training and instincts are as a therapist, and I most appreciate the opportunity to help clients overcome pain, inflexibility and more serious issues. I focus on the physical body: muscles, fascia, tendons, and ligaments, rather than the energetic elements of the body, though at serendipitous times I can sense and work with the energy field.

I have helped clients recover from bursitis, tendonitis, frozen shoulder, Bell's palsy, piriformis impingement syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, repetitive stress injuries and postural dysfunctions, and have helped others cope with ongoing conditions such as fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.