Mountain Meadow Massage School Faculty
Allison Kane, PsyD - Counseling, Meditation, and Yoga. Ali received her Bachelor's Degree in Comparative Mysticism, and holds two Masters Degrees: one in Clinical Psychology and one in Counselor Education, and a Doctorate of Clinic Psychology from the California Institute for Integral Studies. She currently operates a Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy practice in Santa Cruz, CA. She has studied, practiced and taught yoga and meditation for over ten years in diverse settings, and has been a Certified Massage Therapist for ten years. Her passions include studying astrology, shamanic ceremonial healing work, and African and Brazilian dance. Her work at MMMS focuses on integrating mind, body and spirit in the service of both therapist and client well-being.
Barbara Mader - Healing Touch, Business. Barbara is the Owner and Director of High Mesa Healing Center. Barbara graduated with highest honors from Julia F Burnham School of Nursing in Champaign, Illinois, in 1953. She has experience in several nursing specialties, and 15 years in Public Health Nursing in El Paso, Texas, before finding the American Holistic Nurses. When she discovered AHNA it was if she had come home. A white water river rafting accident led her to many complimentary healing modalities to relieve the pain of a fractured shoulder. This was her ticket to move beyond mainstream health care. Through AHNA she was introduced to Healing Touch and became a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner in 1995. Some of her other certifications are Reiki Master; Heart and Soul Healing; Electro-Magnetic Field Balancing; Crystal Therapy; and Spiritual Response Therapy Practitioner (SRT). In 1992 Barbara moved to Alto and created High Mesa Healing Center to move toward personal and plantary wholeness.
Lauren Rathvon, L.Ac., DOM - Traditional Chinese Medicine. Lauren is a nationally board-certified and Florida-licensed Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture Physician who operates Acupuncture Within Reach, an acupuncture clinic in Sarasota, FL. Lauren has a unique skill for putting both her clients and students at ease, while arming them with the self-knowledge they need for true healing. She believes the highest form of medicine is helping others to realize and pursue their true calling. Along with Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lauren brings an enthusiastic knowledge of nutrition, supplements, homeopathy, and energetic healing to her clients.
Ginniveve "Shiva" Reinhardt - Director and Main Instructor. Shiva has been a massage
therapist since 1999 and a yoga teacher since 2002. She completed her Yoga
Teacher Training with Ana Forrest and Shiva Rea and is Yoga Alliance Registered RYT200. She
trained as a massage teacher with Lee Joseph and Carole Madsen at the Pacific Center for Awareness and
Bodywork. She worked closely with Lee and Carole for several years,
learning from their lengthy experience and developing a passion of her own for
teaching massage and related healing arts, including consciousness development
and counseling skills. Her most deeply held truth is that "Awareness Heals." She has a private massage practice in Alto, NM. Her
specialties include Ayurveda, Deep Tissue, and Spa Treatments. When her hands aren't busy massaging people, or working on the computer, she loves to knit.
Carole Smith - LMT, MTI - Anatomy, Pathology, Hot Stone, Energy Healing, Clinic - Carole has been a massage therapist for 10 years and a massage therapy instructor for 8 years. After owning her own successful practice in South Texas for 9 years, she moved to Ruidoso and has a private practice here. Her specialties include: Hot Stone Massage, Cranio Sacral, Manual Lymph Therapy, Reiki and Energy Healing. "Teaching massage and energy work is so fulfilling to me because it gives me the opportunity to empower others to reach their potential as they travel through their own life's journey and evolution. I look forward to working with students and staff at Mountain Meadow Massage School."
Meeghan Stripto - LMT - Spa Treatments, Massage Therapy, Yoga, Clinic - Meeghan has worked in the 5 star resort and spa industry of Vail, CO for 10 years. She knows the most effective and efficient ways to pamper clients in a spa setting and she loves to share that knowledge with her students. She also teaches Hot Yoga and has a private massage practice in Ruidoso, NM.
