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Holistic Massage GraphicHolistic Massage Training Institute

1 E. University Parkway, #110 * Baltimore, MD 21218 * Janine Fleming, Director * 410.243.4688 * holistic-massage@comcast.net

 
 

Instructors

   
 
Janine Fleming (Director)
 
Graduate of Baltimore Spiritual Science Center, 1994
 
Baltimore School of Massage, Massage Therapy, 1988
 

Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry, Certificate in Spanish

University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1980

 
   

 

     Janine has been practicing massage since 1988.  In addition to her role as school Director, Janine maintains a private practice at 1 E. University Parkway (Massage at University One). She offers the students her many years of experience.  Continuing Education workshops taken include:  Craniosacral Therapy, Acupressure, Lymphatic Drainage, Reiki, Orthobionomy, to name a few.
 
   
 

Chatele (Tele) Darden

 

East-West College of the Healing Arts, Massage Therapy, 2007

 
Bachelor of Arts, Goucher College, 2004
 
 
       Tele returned to the East Coast in 2010 and opened her bodywork practice serving the Greater Baltimore Metropolitan area.  Tele is a member of the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals and has additional training in Visceral Manipulation, Pregnancy massage, Energetic Healing, Craniosacral Therapy, Deep Tissue, Serpentine Stone massage and has completed training as a Doula with Birth Arts International.  Her practice blends science and intuition to assist clients on their path to healing.

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Jeffrey Grabelle
 
 
Holistic Massage Training Institute, Massage Therapy 2003
 
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology,  

Northeastern Illinois University, 1977

 
 

   
       Jeffrey is a Nationally and State Certified Massage Therapist who maintains a private massage therapy office in the Mount Vernon area of Baltimore, Eager Street Therapists. As a massage therapist, he is trained and specializes in Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage, Foot Reflexology, and Thai Yoga Massage. He is also a Reiki Master. Other continuing education courses/certifications include Yoga, CPR, HIV/AIDS and Communicable Diseases, Ethics, Pathology, Massage for People with Special Needs, and Yamuna Body Rolling. Jeffrey has also managed an HIV/AIDS community service organization, AIDS Action Baltimore, for 17 years, providing counseling, educational and emergency financial services to people with HIV disease in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
   
   

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Emily LaBathe

 

Bachelor's Degree Kinesiology,

University of Maryland College Park,  1995

 

Graduate of Baltimore School of Massage,

Massage Therapy 1993

 
   

 

     Having worked at the University of Maryland, College Park, Health Center doing massage from 1999 to 2003, in 2003 Emily established the therapeutic massage program at Johns Hopkins University Student Health and Wellness Center, where she sees clients from the Hopkins community.  Emily also maintains a private practice in Towson.

     Emily has completed a four year training program at the Institute of Body Psychotherapy in Silver Spring, MD with Elliot Greene and Barbara Goodrich-Dunn.  Emily is a Usui Reiki and Karuna® Reiki Sensei.

     From April of 2002 to August 2006 Emily took CranioSacral Therapy classes with the Upledger Institute, completing CranioSacral I and II, CranioSacral Therapy for Pediatrics and Somatoemotional Release I and II.  In January 2007 she began work as a teaching assistant with the Upledger Institute for Craniosacral Therapy I.

     Emily has also taken workshops in Zero Balancing, Sports Massage, Energy Work, Myofascial Release, Visceral Manipulation, and Lymphatic Drainage among others.

     Before coming to Holistic Massage Training Institute, Emily taught classes in massage, grounding, the effects of bodywork on Art Expression, couples massage and movement classes.

   

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Joseph LaVine    
   
Harrisburg Area Community College, Massage Therapy, 2010  
   
Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine, Chinese Massage, 2003  
   
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Chinese Massage,  1999  
   

 

        Joseph is a practitioner with advanced certification and training in traditional Chinese medical massage.  He is skilled in the application of a variety of adjunctive modalities, including cupping, moxabustion, and Chi Kung exercises.  He has successfully treated clients with orthopedic conditions related to the back, neck, and muscular injuries; carpal tunnel syndrome, TMJ; and strokes.  He has received extensive clinical training in the People's Republic of China.  
     
 

Angela Middleton

 
     
 

Bachelor's Degree in  Chemistry, James Madison University, 2007

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Southern Polytechnic University, 1994

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Strayer University, 1999

 
 

 

 
 

Graduate of Virginia Learning Institute, Massage Therapy, 2001

 
     
        Angela is a Nationally Certified (NCBTMB), State Certified (VA) and State Licensed (MD) Massage Therapist.  In practice for over 10 years, she is the owner and operator of angelakneads, an outcall massage therapy business.  She has worked with a variety of healthcare providers including Chiropractors, Physical Therapists and Sports Trainers.  With training in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports Massage, Neuromuscular Therapy, Trigger Point Therapy and Myofascial Release Massage, Angela brings a wealth of education, training and experience to her students.  She is a member of ABMP.   
     
 
 
Greg Scelsi
 
Personal Fitness Trainer,

National Strength Professionals, 2006

 
Graduate of the Baltimore School of Massage,

Massage Therapy, 2002

 

Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy, Towson University, 1995

   
 

 

 

     Greg began his journey into bodywork and became an active member of the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals in 2001. he is a graduate of the Baltimore School of Massage and taught, all parts of the curriculum, there for over 6 years. He was awarded Instructor of the Year in 2005. Prior to Greg's massage certification, he was practicing the musical arts and received his Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy with a concentration in Eastern and Asian thought from Towson University in 1995.

     In 2006 Greg earned his certificate as a Personal Fitness Trainer through the NSPA. Besides a private practice, Greg has worked as a massage therapist for About Faces Day Spa, Quest Fitness and is currently the lead therapist at the Massage Envy clinic in Columbia MD. He specializes in Deep Tissue and Trigger Point techniques. Greg is fascinated by the body/mind connection and how bodywork enhances the communication between the two sides that make us dynamic balanced human beings. In the future, Greg plans to receive training in research techniques at the National Institute of Health in DC. "I believe that the more we document the scientific effects of massage on the body, we will discover even further and deeper health benefits."

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Tanisia Smith

 

Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Management,

Ashford University, 2008

 

Holistic Massage Training Institute, Massage Therapy, 2008

 

Port Charlotte School of Massage, Massage Therapy, 2002

  

   

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    Tanisia originally attended school at Port Charlotte School of Massage Therapy in 2002, and completed her massage therapy training and graduated from Holistic Massage Training Institute in 2008.  She has studied Myofascial therapy and meridian massage, and has learned multiple spa treatments. She is a Reiki Master in the Usui tradition, and offers a healing massage that is an Esalen-influenced blend of Swedish, deep tissue, and deep listening/intent.

   
   
 
Catherine Whitt
 
Washington Institute for Body Psychotherapy, 2002
 
Bachelor's Degree in Counseling Psychology,

Goddard College, 2001

 

Potomac Massage Training Institute, Massage Therapy, 1988

 
       Catherine has been practicing massage since 1988.  In her private practice in Silver Spring, MD she specializes in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Hot Stone, Japanese Trepidation, Thai and Active Isolated Stretching.

     She has a separate practice in Organismic Therapy, a modality that incorporates nurturing direct touch with somatic education (based on the work of Stanley Keleman) and verbal analysis.  In addition to working with individuals, she teaches body/mind group workshops (for example:  "The Neck:  Bridge or Battleground between Mind and Body")

     Catherine's favorite quote is from Karlfried Durkheim, "It's the body we are, not the body we have."

   
   
   

 

 
 

 

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