Nina's Credentials

Certified Brain Health Coach: Amen Clinic.

Certified Cranial-Sacral Therapist: Upledger Institute CST-T

National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Curriculum Designer:

Became an approved NCBTMB provider and instructor in 2015. 

· Submitted and won approval for “The Introduction to the Brain & Body Electrical Connection.”

· Submitted for approval the curriculum for “Intro to CranioSacral” (2019).

· Submitted and won approval for “Advanced CranioSacral- The Dural, Sutural and Osseous Releases” (2016).

· Submitted and won approval for “Introduction to Cranial Sacral Therapy” Live 24ces.

· Submitted and won approval for “Introduction to Cranial Sacral Therapy/Mechanics and Movement/ Plus Neck and Jaw” Live/16 CE's/CST

· Submitted and won approval for “Introduction to Cranial Sacral Therapy/Fascial Diaphragms/Assisting the Cranial Sacral Rhythm” Live/8 CE's/CST.

I will teach my NCBTMB approved classes in 2024 at: 

· The Sedona School of Massage

· Mindbody Arizona in Scottsdale

· Northern Arizona Wellness Collective in Flagstaff

The Sedona School of Massage: I teach Bi-Annually

· "Positional Release, Strain Counterstrain and a Taste of Ortho-Bionomy." 12-hour course

· “Intro to CranioSacral.” 20-hour course 

Los Angeles, California: 

· Taught “Advanced CranioSacral-The Dural, Sutural & Osseous Releases” to 14 students in 2016. 

· Taught two sessions of “The Introduction to the Brain & Body Electrical Connection” to a total of 28 students in 2015.

Barral Institute: Selected as Teacher’s Assistant for

· Neural Manipulation-1. 

Active Participant in Ongoing Study Groups and Mentorship in : 

· Advanced Cranial Nerves

Currently Completing advanced coursework in:

· Neural Manipulation 1: Neuromeningeal Manipulation: An Integrative Approach to Trauma 

· Neural Manipulation 2; Peripheral Nerve Manipulation; Upper Body

· Neural Manipulation 3; Peripheral Nerve Manipulation; Lower Body

· Neural Manipulation 4; Cranial Nerve Manipulation

· Neural Manipulation 5; Central and Peripheral Connections

· Somatic Emotional Release

Mueller College of Holistic Studies: Massage Technician Program. 

· Completed 200 hours of massage technician training. 

Desert School of Somatic Therapy.

· Completed 48 hours in Deep Tissue Massage.

Apprentice to Advanced Osteopathic Manual Therapist: 2011 to present. 

· Completed over 4000 “hands-on” session hours. 

Sedona School of Massage: Graduated, Licensed Massage Technician. 

· Completed 800 hour Massage Curriculum.

48-Jin Shin Jitsu

Los Angeles, California: 1989

Ortho-Bionomy®

· Registered Associate Instructor, June 2021

· Registered Advanced Practitioner, April 2018.

Completed 505 hours and 200 clinic hours.

· Teacher Training Program, 2014.

Observed and participated in over 96 classroom hours augmented by an additional 24 hours as co-teacher in class providing hands-on training to the students. 

· Registered Practitioner, August 2012 

Completed 505 hours.

Integrated Energy Therapy 

Advanced Level Jan 2011

· CranioSacral Therapy I & 2

· Adv. Cranial Nerves 1

· Glial Cells; Touching the Brain 1

· Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen I & 2

· Visceral Manipulation: The Pelvis (VM3)

· Visceral Manipulation: The Thorax (VM4)

· VisceroEmotional Relationships (VM5)

· Manual Thermal Evaluation and Introduction to VisceroEmotional (VM6)

· Visceral Manipulation Listening Techniques 1: An Integrative Approach to Evaluation

· Visceral Manipulation Listening Techniques 2: An Integrative Approach to Evaluation.

· Neural Manipulation 1

· Neural Manipulation 2