Meet Megan

MY STORY

If you’ve ever wondered how you can heal your IBS, improve your menstrual cycle, or balance your thyroid without drugs, you’ve come to the right place. You might have been given a diagnosis that left you hanging. Maybe your doctor wrote a prescription and told you to come back next year. Or maybe you were told your condition can’t be cured.

I heard it all, too. I suffered from dozens of health issues, including Celiac, Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism, menstrual issues and depression. I was given tests and pills, but not taught how to take care of my health in the most basic ways, so I began a several year journey to uncover what was happening, and recover my life.

My pursuit to heal myself led me into the health and wellness field, where I became trained as a Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor, and a practitioner of specialized Abdominal Massage. Changing my diet, receiving regular bodywork, and using natural therapies gave me immediate improvement. Sounds simple, right?

Well, it is, but that’s not the whole story. The truth is I had to work really hard at it. And it took years of experimentation. While I felt better right away, this served only as motivation to keep seeking the answers—fully resolving all the areas of my health that had been effected was a complex and at times arduous pursuit. I experimented with every remedy I could get my hands on, radically changing my diet every few months, consulting countless healthcare providers and canceling my social life to get home and do my special therapies.

Finally I found what worked and stuck with it until the results unfolded. I healed myself from the incurable. My autoimmune diseases are now in remission, my periods are regular, my digestion is great, and I’m healthier and happier than I ever could have imagined!

I tried incorporating the same techniques that worked for me with my patients, and began having great results with them, too. Even people who had different health problems than I did started improving!

Couples with “unexplained infertility” started the family they’d always dreamed of, women with menstrual issues or hormonal imbalances started having regular cycles, people with chronic joint issues began to enjoy exercise again, and others with chronic pain or fatigue began experiencing more energy and relief than ever before.

Through years of trial and error, I discovered a basic protocol addressing all aspects of one’s being that anyone can use to start feeling better. I teach these foundational principles in my health and nutrition programs.

But truth be told, bioindividuality—the concept that every body is different and has differing needs—is perhaps the only truth in medicine. That’s why I work with motivated individuals on a variety of levels (physical, emotional, energetic) and with a variety of approaches (nutrition, health counseling, bodywork, flower essences, and occasional herbal remedies) to personalize your program to your unique needs.

Better health is possible through an integrated approach.

MY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

SUMMARY
Licensed Abdominal Massage Therapist, Certified Holistic Health Counselor, Whole Foods Educator
In private practice helping hundreds since 2003
Spanish, German, and Italian

HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
• Certified Holistic Health Counselor: Institute of Integrative Nutrition, NYC
• Immersion Program: Institute of Integrative Nutrition, NYC, including Mentorship role, coaching several students through one-on-one sessions
• Healing with Whole Foods—Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition Intensive with renowned educator, Paul Pitchford
• Certification: Mayan Abdominal Massage Certification Training, with Dr. Rosita Arvigo
• Certification: Abdominal Massage through Love Your Guts Seminars
• Certification: Bodywork for the Childbearing Year, with Kate Jordan
• Visceral Manipulation: courses with both Ursula Popp and with Greg Yasuda
• Certification: Foundational massage training, Brenneke School of Massage
• Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Comparative Cultural Studies, the Evergreen State College
• An extensive list of additional continuing education in the bodywork and nutrition fields, provided upon request

CLASSES & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
• 5th International Mayan Abdominal Massage Convention, Belize, Central America: Abdominal Massage—A Unique and Crucial Contribution to the Healing of Food Sensitivities
• YWCA Career Circle Series– Staying Healthy in Your Career or Career Search
• Mayan Abdominal Massage—Assisted Self-Care Training: Athens, Greece, and Assisted / Organized Self-Care Training in Seattle, WA
• Love Your Guts Seminars with Marty Ryan– This included assisting the following workshops over a 3 year period:
o Integrative Abdominal Techniques
o Palpatory Anatomy of the Belly: Fascial Architecture
o Applications to Fascia, Fluid, and Energy
o Palpatory Anatomy of the Pelvis
o Applications to the Pelvis
o and Fundamentals of Belly Massage

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• American Association of Drugless Practitioners
• Mayan Abdominal Massage Association Member
• Gluten Intolerance Group Member
• Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals Member