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Heidi, a nationally certified massage
therapist with the National Certification
Board for Therapeutic Massage and
Bodywork, is a member of the American
Organization for Bodywork Therapies
of Asia, which requires additional hours
of training and experience, and holds
an MBA from Cal Poly Pomona. And in
her spare time, Heidi teaches Jazzercise
classes.
In addition to Heidi, the staff of Renu
Massage and Day Spa is comprised of
three independent massage therapists
Heidi met while they were students at
East-West. They learned about anatomy,
physiology, and kinesiology, in addition
to the healing modalities. “We also
learned traditional Chinese medicine
theory, acupressure points, working with
clients’ energy meridians, TuiNa, which
is Chinese medical massage, and other
Asian bodywork techniques,” Heidi
explains.
Heidi wanted therapists at her spa who
were like-minded in offering unique
and healing massage and spa services
to clients. Once a month, she holds a
staff coffee meeting so they can share
success stories about what has worked
best with clients. “We like to hear about
how a therapist used a technique or
combination of treatments that helped
their client with a specific pain or injury,”
says Heidi.

Madgalena Cerrina has had good results in
her work with headaches, migraines, and
temporomandibular joint dysfunction, a
disorder which affects the jaw. She uses
trigger point therapy and acupressure
during her session, as well as myofascial

techniques. She has a special interest in
treating chronic headache conditions.
Olga Andreeva specializes in TuiNa,
acupressure,
and
working
with
depression, headaches, migraines, back,

Each therapist does the basic massage
modality and uses therapeutic specialties
in which they were trained when
working with clients. Heidi is interested
in cupping therapy, an ancient Chinese
modality in which suction is created on
the skin, using a cup to help mobilize
blood flow and promote healing. She’s
found that cupping provides relief for
sciatica, knee, and shoulder pain, and
improves range of motion limitations.
Melanie Kind utilizes TuiNa and
reflexology, and is a certified Reiki
master. She likes to incorporate energy
work with bodywork skills during a
session. Another of Melanie’s specialties
is prenatal massage, which is done after
the first trimester to help alleviate the
extra stress on the body of the mom-tobe from carrying the baby.
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