Lydia Ritenour - Massage Therapist, NC LMBT # 10433, NCBTMB Approved Provider of Continuing Education
Lydia began her career as a massage therapist in 1995, after studying at The Myotherapy College of Utah, in Salt Lake City. From 2015-2016 she attended a series of seminars by John Morgan at The Western North Carolina School of Massage in Asheville, and was certified in Clinical Neuromuscular and Structural Bodywork. She learned NMT techniques to release TMJ, neck and back pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, frozen shoulder, and tennis elbow. She is also certified in Pregnancy and Postpartum Massage, Geriatric or Senior Massage and Reflexology, Reiki Energy Bodywork, and Cranio Sacral Therapy. She has worked with cancer patients of all stages of treatment.
CranioSacral Therapy can help release stress and tension and ease the fatigue and symptoms related to medications and medical procedures. CranioSacral Therapy is a form of energy work that uses gentle movements to encourage the body’s own self-healing mechanisms and balance the subtle rhythm of the central nervous system. CST can be helpful for headaches, migraines, concussions, neck and back pain, as well as any stress related issue, such as grief and anxiety.
Lydia is also an approved provider of continuing education by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. She teaches TMJ Focus Massage, Ethics: Clear Connections Through Jungian Shadow Work, Envision: A Guided Life Design Workshop, and has other classes in development.
Sandi Chrysler, massage therapy
Sandi Chrysler completed massage therapy school in 2005 from Somerset School of Massage Therapy in Piscataway New Jersey. She spent several years working as a Licensed Massage Therapist at the award-winning spa, Depasquale, in Morris Plains, New Jersey prior to relocating to Charlotte, NC in 2010. Since relocating, she has provided Massage Therapy services at Modern Salon and Spa in Philips Place (South Park area of Charlotte) and Urbana City Spa and Tea Bar in the Carmel Commons area of South Charlotte. There she worked on all types of clients from Panthers football players to musical celebrities coming into our city on tour.
Sandi specializes in Swedish, Deep Tissue and Hot Stone massage and has training and knowledge in Reflexology, Reiki, Pre-natal Massage, Hawaiian Lomi Lomi and Bamboo massage. Sandi is delighted to be here at Wellness Specialists of Lake Norman and is looking forward to taking on new clients and meeting you soon!
TESTIMONIALS
"I want to make sure I took the time to say "THANK YOU!!!" for my most wonderful massage. It was a very healing and rejuvenating experience. I was needing that bodywork badly, and you were just the medicine! I have been reaping the benefits ever since and can't wait for another one later this month...I already scheduled it on your website! I was searching for some therapeutic relief for my worn out body. I had just moved back to Mooresville. Driving 13 hours in a UHaul and then emptying the 14 foot truck that night left me totally wiped out. I started looking for a massage that week. I had never been completely thrilled with other massages I had received in this area ... I received an intuitive therapeutic one hour massage. I enjoyed the simple yet upscale feel of her place as well as Lydia's down-to-earth approach. The big result we achieved was TOTAL relief from my exhaustion and a true sense of having been re-balanced. It was just what I was needing!
Many thanks Lydia!" -- Stacey Q.