Massage is the oldest form of medical care; it is not a luxury, it is essential
About Lisa
How It Came to This
What I Bring to the Table
What I Bring to the Table
I have been Newport RI'er since 2008. Newport is my home.
From 2011 to 2013, I experienced one of the best jobs in my life as a server/coffee slinger/chef and chocolatier’s assistant at la maison de coco (now an online business and move to LA); it was a very special European café on Bellevue Avenue.
In 2013, the café closed.
After the ca
I have been Newport RI'er since 2008. Newport is my home.
From 2011 to 2013, I experienced one of the best jobs in my life as a server/coffee slinger/chef and chocolatier’s assistant at la maison de coco (now an online business and move to LA); it was a very special European café on Bellevue Avenue.
In 2013, the café closed.
After the café closed, I was heartbroken. I spent nearly 72 hours per week there, with one day off. On that one day, I was filling a seat in an office doing administrative work, I am still working there.
I was a server for nearly 12,000 hours of my life and connected with wonderful people, some I saw daily. Serving was what lifted me. So, what now?
One morning over coffee with my friends, who are utility linemen, I kept noticing one of my friends clearly had neck pain, from working on a daunting task through the night. I couldn’t stand looking at the pain in his face so I asked if I could help and the outcome was positive.
After, this he encouraged me to pursue massage therapy, so, with his follow up, I did, and here I am!
When realizing the difference massage therapy has on hurting, hardworking bodies and the overall positive effect touch has, I needed to know more.
Early 2014, I signed up for CCRI’s Therapeutic Massage Program, while working two jobs. CCRI was RI's only accredited college by the Commission on Massage Therapy Education (COMTA), learning over 600 hours + of total education, and I am a very happy and proud graduate, graduating with Honors in 2017.
COVID-19 brought a halt to the massage therapy program, and I am unsure what’s happening with the program now.
Massage therapy has been a springboard of opportunity for me, to this I decided I would pick up an education in herbal medicine. My entire life as I remember it, I have lived a serious holistic lifestyle and as an adult I have never wavered from it under any circumstance. Between herbal supplements, a very disciplinary eating habit, and faith in God; I now have massage therapy as roots for all else to branch off of to be able to help people.
I truly believe that living healthy and keeping strong is attributed to what we eat, watch, read, see, hear and who we are connected to as people.
My passion is about offering a healthy mind, body and spirit for a better quality of life and overall wellness.
What I Bring to the Table
What I Bring to the Table
What I Bring to the Table
Using a foundation of relaxation techniques, I enjoy combining deep bodywork, trigger point therapy, Thai massage techniques and aromatherapy for an authentic therapeutic experience to promote whole-body well-being.
By combining these modalities, treatments for each individual are never the same for someone else!
I am truly fulfilled when
Using a foundation of relaxation techniques, I enjoy combining deep bodywork, trigger point therapy, Thai massage techniques and aromatherapy for an authentic therapeutic experience to promote whole-body well-being.
By combining these modalities, treatments for each individual are never the same for someone else!
I am truly fulfilled when a treatment has therapeutically restored my clients and have made a positive difference in their lives.
I believe this makes all the difference when working together as a receiver of massage and by being the giver of massage.
Why Me?
What I Bring to the Table
Why Me?
Studying at CCRI's Therapeutic Massage Program was a huge step to a new world for me and proved to be very difficult but I completed it and proudly graduated with Honors. Now, I am here for all of you!
I truly just want to help people who hurting, stressed, or just need to relax.
Honesty is the best way we can help each other.
Additional Training
Sarga Barefoot Myofascial Massage 2020
Advanced Training with Til Luchau 2020
Advanced Training with Til Luchau 2020
This is by far my favorite massage training modality to date!
Certified for Table 1 90 minutes of barefoot myofascial massage
4 Day training
24 CEU's
Advanced Training with Til Luchau 2020
Advanced Training with Til Luchau 2020
Advanced Training with Til Luchau 2020
Pelvis, Hip Sacrum
Advanced Myofascial Techniques Series
February 25, 2020
CE Hours: 3
Thai Table Massage Training with Jeanne Coleman 2019
Advanced Training with Til Luchau 2020
Thai Table Massage Training with Jeanne Coleman 2019
Table Thai Massage Training
Foundations for table versus Thai mat
Trained in a 90 minute sequence applicable for table and floor
24 Hours
Thai massage, or Thai yoga massage, is said to have developed over 2,500 years ago. It is also referred to as “Nuad Boran” in Thailand, which translates to “ancient massage”. With deep roots in traditi
Table Thai Massage Training
Foundations for table versus Thai mat
Trained in a 90 minute sequence applicable for table and floor
24 Hours
Thai massage, or Thai yoga massage, is said to have developed over 2,500 years ago. It is also referred to as “Nuad Boran” in Thailand, which translates to “ancient massage”. With deep roots in traditional Thai medicine, Buddhism, and yoga, Thai massage is truly a sacred healing art that stimulates the healing energies in the body through a magical blend of massage, therapeutic stretching, acupressure, and reflexology.Thai massage embraces a holistic viewpoint of treating the whole person, not just a particular body part or symptom. It maintains the following theories:
- There are invisible energy channels or pathways in our body, called Sen lines. This is similar to the Chinese theory of meridians. Thai belief is that there are 72,000 sen lines intertwined throughout our body, however there are 10 main sen lines, know as “sen sib”.
- Our vital life force or life energy travels through these channels. This energy is known as “Lom” in Thai, which means “wind”. Other names for this life energy include Prana, Chi, or Ki.
- Due to physical injuries, bad posture, stress, emotional trauma, etc. this energy can get trapped or blocked, causing pain or disease.
The primary goal of Thai massage is to stimulate the flow of energy to release these blockages, resulting in balance and harmony within the physical body, the energy field, the mind, the emotions, and the spirit.
From Teacher Jeanne Coleman of Thai Transformations
Kelly Lott's Migraine Miracle
ABMP Continuing Education Credits - Ongoing
Thai Table Massage Training with Jeanne Coleman 2019
The Migraine Miracle® method uses cold stone therapy and specific essential oil blends to offer relief from migraine headaches without the use of prescription drugs.
Migraine Miracle® helps migraine sufferers:
- May reduce vascular swelling that could be causing your pounding migraine pain
- Calms the brain's response to specific migraine trig
The Migraine Miracle® method uses cold stone therapy and specific essential oil blends to offer relief from migraine headaches without the use of prescription drugs.
Migraine Miracle® helps migraine sufferers:
- May reduce vascular swelling that could be causing your pounding migraine pain
- Calms the brain's response to specific migraine triggers
- Helps relieve migraine headache pain without having to us medications
Mu-Xing Heated Bamboo 2018
ABMP Continuing Education Credits - Ongoing
ABMP Continuing Education Credits - Ongoing
Mu-Xing Therapy is a treatment using warm bamboo and rosewood tools to perform deep tissue massage techniques.
16 CEU's
ABMP Continuing Education Credits - Ongoing
ABMP Continuing Education Credits - Ongoing
ABMP Continuing Education Credits - Ongoing
2018, Issue 1: Massage & Bodywork Magazine January-February 2018
Instructor: Magazine Authors
CE Hours: 2 CE Hours
Date Issued: April 9, 2018
2019, Issue 2: Massage & Bodywork Magazine March-April 2019
Instructor: Magazine Authors
CE Hours: 2 CE Hours
Date Issued: May 31, 2019
Advanced Deep Tissue Muscular Therapy Techniques: Shoulder and Kn
2018, Issue 1: Massage & Bodywork Magazine January-February 2018
Instructor: Magazine Authors
CE Hours: 2 CE Hours
Date Issued: April 9, 2018
2019, Issue 2: Massage & Bodywork Magazine March-April 2019
Instructor: Magazine Authors
CE Hours: 2 CE Hours
Date Issued: May 31, 2019
Advanced Deep Tissue Muscular Therapy Techniques: Shoulder and Knee
Instructor: Ben Benjamin, PhD
CE Hours: 1.5 CE Hours
Date Issued: April 9, 2018
Ayurvedic Holistic Philosophy and Chakra System
Instructor: Marc Zollicoffer
CE Hours: 1.5 CE Hours
Date Issued: May 31, 2019
BodyReading the Myofascial Meridians 1: Introduction
Instructor: Thomas Myers
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour
Date Issued: November 29, 2018
Essential Oils for Body, Mind, and Spirit
Instructor: Anne Williams
CE Hours: 2.5 CE Hours
Date Issued: April 13, 2020
Fibromyalgia: The Invisible Disease
Instructor: Ruth Werner
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour
Date Issued: May 27, 2019
Intelligent Deep-Tissue Massage: Part 1-Body Mechanics
Instructor: Eric Stephenson
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour
Date Issued: May 7, 2018
Intelligent Deep-Tissue Massage: Part 2-Upper Body
Instructor: Eric Stephenson
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour
Date Issued: May 13, 2018
Intelligent Deep-Tissue Massage: Part 3-Lower Body
Instructor: Eric Stephenson
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour
Date Issued: May 27, 2019
Introduction to Esalen Massage
Instructor: Robin Fann-Costanzo
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour
Date Issued: May 8, 2018
Introduction to Structural Myofascial Therapy
Instructor: BetsyAnn Baron
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour
Date Issued: September 24, 2019
Maintaining Sexual Ethics: Part 3-Protecting Practitioners
Instructor: Anne Williams
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour
Date Issued: May 27, 2019
Table and Chair Thai Yoga Massage: Clients' Favorite Techniques
Instructor: Heath & Nicole Reed
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour
Date Issued: May 27, 2019
Yes, You Can Market Your Practice! Essential Marketing Skills Made Easy
Instructor: Kristin Coverly
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour
Date Issued: April 9, 2018
American Red Cross: Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
American Red Cross: Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
American Red Cross: Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
In class training on Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
Certificate ID is 009FOLE and it is valid until 6/7/22.
5.5 Hours of Contact
.6 CE Hours
Herbal Medicine Education
American Red Cross: Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
American Red Cross: Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
In 2018, I was finally able to explore courses for herbal medicine and found the Herbal Academy out of Massachusetts with some the most notable herbalist found!
Because I tend to be highly ambitious, I took the path of "The Clinical Herbalist" so that I could learn AS much as POSSIBLE! It is pretty intense, and I am grateful this is a se
In 2018, I was finally able to explore courses for herbal medicine and found the Herbal Academy out of Massachusetts with some the most notable herbalist found!
Because I tend to be highly ambitious, I took the path of "The Clinical Herbalist" so that I could learn AS much as POSSIBLE! It is pretty intense, and I am grateful this is a self paced online course, with the most fabulous teachers!
I've established two certificates so far and the final one is just around the corner!
Here's to health!