Emily Nelson, RMT, - holds a B.S. from Metro College in Denver. She is a graduate of the CSHA 1000 Hour Massage Therapy Program and Reflexology Program. Emily is currently completing her Masters Degree at Regis University in adult education. She has a successful private practice and teaches Massage Level I, II, Integrative Massage and Reflexology Level 2. Emily is passionate about working with students and bearing witness to the exploration and actualization of their dreams and goals.
Elizabeth O’Donnell, D.C., RMT, - holds a B.S. in Dance from State University of New York in Brockport. She is also a graduate from the National Holistic Institute and the School of Orthopedic Massage and Life Chiropractic College in California. She teaches Anatomy, Palpation of Anatomy and Massage Level 1 for the Colorado School of Healing Arts.
Denyce Ortiz, RMT,- holds a B.A. in modern languages from Metro State College, she is a licensed Esthetician and a graduate from the Colorado School of Healing Arts 700 Hour Massage Therapy Program. Denyce believes that every personal contact she makes brings her closer to engaging her full potential. She teaches Hydrotherapy, Spa Management and Spa Treatments 1 and 2.
Chastity Osborn, RMT, TTT™ - is a graduate of the AOS Degree program from Colorado School of Healing Arts and has a successful private massage practice in Lakewood Colorado. She has worked at St. Anthony's Hospital doing massage and energy work on the pre-surgery, ortho/neuro and critical care units. Chastity teaches Reflexology Level 1.
Kirk Phillips, RMT - a graduate of the Colorado School of Healing Arts 700 Hour Massage Therapy Program. Kirk is a massage therapist at the JC Penny Spa in Park Meadows. He is a clinic and library/lab supervisor for CSHA.
Jeff Poncar, RMT - holds a BS in Leisure Studies at Kent State University and a graduate of the Colorado School of Healing Arts. He has a successful mobile massage business, specializing in sports, deep tissue, neuromuscular and on-site corporate chair massage. Jeff gets satisfaction passing on knowledge and instilling pride in his students. Jeff teaches Sports Massage Level 1.
Tim Ransom, RMT -is a graduate of the Colorado School of Healing Arts 1000 Hour Massage Therapy Program and has completed advanced training in Sports, Positional Release, Trauma Touch Therapy, Cranial Sacral, and Lymphatic Drainage. He has a successful private practice which specializes in lymphatic drainage and has been a member of the CSHA faculty since 1998. Tim teaches Lymphatic Drainage and Sports Massage Levels ll and III.
Jeanne Ratchford, RMT, B.S. in Civil Engineering from Marquette University and a graduate of the Colorado School of Healing Arts AOS Degree in Massage Therapy with an emphasis on Oncology Massage and Lymphatic Drainage. Jeanne teaches Integrative Massage and Massage II. She has her own private practice and provides massage at Hospice of Saint John’s in Lakewood.
Jennifer Reinbrecht, RMT, B.A., M.S. - in Sociology from Hood College, MD and South Dakota State University respectively. Jennifer is also a graduate of the Colorado School of Healing Arts Refloxology and the 1000 Hour Massage programs. She maintains a successful massage practice incorporating injury, surgical recovery, neuromuscular, myofascial release and Ortho-Bionomy®. Jennifer's passion is helping people reconnect with , integrate and feel whole in body, mind and spirit. She teaches Pathology, Physiology and Spa Sciences.
Barbara Salage, RMT, - graduated from the Colorado School of Healing Arts in 1997 and has a successful private practice located in Arvada. She teaches Healing Touch Level I, Body Centered Therapy and Aromatherapy for the school. Patience, insight and confidence defines her work as well as her teaching which inspires students to trust in both their technical and internal skills.
Connie Sanchez, N.D. - is a graduate of National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. The core of her practice is Naturopathic Endocrinology and Lifestyle Medicine: teaching patients how to optimize their diet, nutrition & fitness, stress reduction & management, hormone balancing & detoxification. Connie teaches Diet and Nutrition.
Donielle Saxton, RMT,- B.A . in Kinesiology from the University of Northern Colorado. She is a graduate of the Colorado School of Healing Arts 700 Hour Massage Therapy Program. Donielle is certified in Kinesis Myofascial Integration and is considered an expert in identifying patterns of function and dysfunction. Donielle teaches Physiology, Sports Massage Level I and Massage Level III for CSHA.
Jan Schuster, RMT - has both a B.A. and M.A. in communications, from Marquette University and Loyola University, respectively. She is a graduate from CSHA with advanced certifications in Neuromuscular and Sports Massage. She has had a full time private practice since 2001 and works in a Physical Therapy clinic. She is passionate about the benefits of massage, especially in combination with complementary modalities found in a rehab setting. Jan teaches the Advanced Neuromuscular program.
Gina Simpson, RMT, - graduated from the Florida School of Massage in 1986 and joined CSHA in 1990. She is also a graduate of the CSHA Trauma Touch Program™, Lymphatic Drainage Program and the Cranial Sacral Program. Gina teaches Infant Massage for CSHA. Gina enjoys teaching Infant Massage at CSHA because she believes passionately in the importance of massaging infants and children early in life to create more peace and calm in their world. Gina is also the school Director.
Chris Smith, RMT, TTT™ - Director of Education; Chris attended the University of New Mexico and Colorado State University and is a graduate of the Colorado School of Healing Arts and completed her studies in Hakomi Integrative Somatics. Chris has been with CSHA since 1988 and is member of the program development committee as well as an instructor of the internationally recognized Trauma Touch Therapy™ Program.
Jan Wells, RMT - is a graduate of the Colorado School of Healing Arts Massage and Reflexology programs. She has a successful private practice in Denver and enjoys providing a safe environment for the students to learn and discover themselves. Jan teaches Massage Clinic and Massage Level 1.
Kristen Will, RMT - B. A., Liberal Arts, Evergreen State College in Olympia Washington. Kris is a graduate of the CSHA 1000 hour Massage Therapy Program and the Oncology and Lymphatic Drainage programs. Kris is the Assistant Director of Education and coordinator of the CSHA Library Resource Center. She has been teaching at CSHA since 1993 and currently teaches Oncology Massage Level 1. She also is a member of the CSHA program development committee.
Stanley Zweber, RMT, - B.A. in Geography from the University of Colorado. Stan is a graduate of the CSHA Massage Therapy Program and the 530 Hour Cranial Sacral Program and teaches beginning and advanced Seated Massage courses for the school. He has a private practice in Boulder and provides chair massage in numerous corporate and retail settings. He has pursued his passion for the healing arts with continued advanced studies in Cranial Sacral Therapy and traditional Peruvian healing modalities.