is a 1992 graduate of the University of Maine at Orono and a 2000 graduate of the Swedish Institute of Massage in New York City. Until 2005 she was the director of the massage program at Park Avenue’s prestigious Manhattan Athletic Club. She was co-owner of Synergy Massage & Bodywork in Rockland from 2008 through 2015. Prior to becoming a massage therapist she was a dancer and performing artist. Her interest in movement and fitness, including yoga and Pilates, has greatly influenced her massage practice. She continues to further her education and has studied myofascial work with Thomas Myers and David Lauterstein, hotstone massage with Carollanne Crichton, prenatal massage with Susanrachel Condon and Thai Wat Po massage with Pailin Winotaka and Tracy Walton for oncology massage. Hanna’s aim is to create a supportive environment for the client to experience healing through massage therapy.
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