Steve Capellini is a noted massage therapist, business trainer, and spa consultant. He’s the author of three texts, including The Massage Therapy Career Guide. Capellini has organized and educated massage staffs at some of the top spas in the country.
Lori Hutchinson worked as director of human resources at two Mobil Four-Star properties: Campton Place Hotel in San Francisco and Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in Sonoma, California, for a total of 12 years. In 1993, she founded Hutchinson Consulting, a hospitality management recruiting firm providing recruiting services to hotels, resorts, and spas. In 2008, Hutchinson joined the International Spa Association board of directors.
Christine Spehar is a freelance writer based in Boulder, Colorado. She believes small changes in our everyday lives can help save the planet.
Sonia Osorio is a certified massage therapist and yoga teacher with a background in natural health care, dance, and movement. Her interest is in discovering the places where various traditions and practices meet, finding ways to cultivate our inner resources, and expanding that energy into our lives and out to others.
Naomi Mannino writes about health, beauty, and fashion for many national publications. Her work has appeared in Day Spa, Delicious Living, Hair’s How, Inside-Fashion, and Parenting, and on chefsbest.org and sheknows.com.
Barbara Newell is a certified massage therapist and Quantum-Touch practitioner in State College, Pennsylvania. She engages avidly in professional freelance research and writing, yoga, Argentine tango and Oriental dance, and studies the intersection of beliefs and healing.
Phyllis Hanlon is a Massachusetts-based freelance writer and writing instructor whose articles have appeared in numerous regional and national health-related publications.
Donna Thomson is a meditation teacher, intuitive, and author of The Vibrant Life: Simple Meditations to Use Your Energy Effectively.
Yael Friedmann, MA, LMT, is a nationally certified massage therapist, entrepreneur, and marketing consultant to the complementary and alternative medicine industry. She has practiced as a massage therapist for eight years and currently serves on the NCTMB Ethics & Standards Committee. Friedmann is a Massachusetts certified instructor for massage and entrepreneurship.