Conferences
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In April of 2008 Melissa attended the spring conference of the North Carolina chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association, held at Sunset Beach . She learned more about foot pronation and postural assessment under the direction of Bob King, a massage therapist and co-founder of the Chicago School of Massage Therapy. To find out more about Bob, visit www.cortiva.com.
In February of 2008 Melissa presented at the annual MS Workshop held in Greenville at the Hilton, sponsored by the National MS Society. The information she shared on MS and massage therapy was published in the spring issue of Achieve magazine. Click here to view the article |
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In October of 2007, Melissa attended the First International Fascia Research Congress, held at The Conference Center at Harvard Medical School . She was privileged to be in the presence of top researchers and health care professionals from around the world. The conference was jam-packed with presentations on the latest and best scientific fascia research. Fascia is the soft tissue component of the connective tissue system that permeates the human body. It forms a whole-body continuous three-dimensional matrix of structural support, interpenetrating and surrounding all organs, muscles, bones and nerve fibers. To find out more, visit www.fascia2007.com.
Publications
As Publicity Coordinator for the Holistic Health Practitioners of Eastern North Carolina, Melissa wrote an article for the 2007 Spring and Summer issues of Achieve magazine, the only health, wellness and fitness magazine in Greenville and Eastern North Carolina.
Click here to view the article...
To find out more about Achieve, visit their website at www.impressionsgroupllc.com
Wholesome Healing was featured in the 2007 Images magazine article about Holistic Health Care in Greenville (see page 41).
Images is published by the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce,
view the magazine online at http://www.imagesgreenville.com
Professional Development
In April of 2006 Melissa attended a four-day intensive seminar on CranioSacral Therapy, provided by the Upledger Institute. For more information on this gentle but highly effective therapy, read Melissa's article published in the June issue of the Pitt County Women's Journal or go to www.upledger.com |
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Educational Outreach
In February of 2006, Wholesome Healing and Ancient Wisdom teamed up to visit Century 21 on Red Banks Rd., offering information on massage therapy and complimentary chair massage. |
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Open House
In December of 2005, Wholesome Healing and Heavenly Hands celebrated the opening of their new office location, conveniently located at 502-D Red Banks Rd., across from Talbot’s, just off of Greenville Blvd. |
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Community Involvement
In October of 2005 Wholesome Healing teamed up with Williams Family Chiropractic. They offered complimentary spinal screenings and chair massage on site for faculty and staff at G.R. Whitfield Elementary School. Also in October Wholesome Healing participated with the Holistic Health Practitioners of Eastern North Carolina in the annual NAACO health fair. |
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Together, Wholesome Healing and HHP of ENC reached over 300 people with information and complimentary chair massage |
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Sabbatical in Japan 2005
During June and July of 2005 Melissa was in Japan studying Reiki, sokuatsu and acupressure in Japanese.
Reiki is a very gentle method of touch that facilitates balancing of energy and relaxation, often aiding in relief from pain and speeding recovery from injury. Melissa received Level I, II and III certification from a Reiki Master there.
| Sokuatsu is similar to shiatsu, which is a technique unique to Japan that uses specific points and application of sustained pressure to relieve tension and pain. Traditional shiatsu is done mainly with the fingers, hands and elbows. Sokuatsu is done with the feet. |
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| Acupressure utilizes the points on the meridians (based on Traditional Chinese Medicine) with finger pressure instead of needles to treat various conditions. Since her time was limited, Melissa focused on the bladder meridian that runs along the sides of the spine down the back. She looks forward to learning more and visiting Japan again. |
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