Erik and Faye Krippner have been practicing massage together for over 20 years. They founded the NatureBody Connection, an online wellness program and book series to expand the reach of massage through guided visualization and self-care. Find out how to use visualization in your practice and listen to a NatureBody meditation at naturebodyconnection.com/lmt.
Jen Anderson
Jen Anderson is the editor of ASCP Skin Deep and AHP Indie Stylist magazines. Jen has worked in media for the past decade, specializing in beauty and wellness. Before joining ASCP and AHP, she edited and wrote for companies such as Healthline Media, bareMinerals, and Refinery29. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a graduate certificate in creative writing from the University of Denver. In her free time, Jen teaches ballet to teens and preteens.
Gail Wetzler, PT, is the director of curriculum and an international instructor for the Barral Institute. Wetzler is also a member of the Barral Academic Leadership, along with Jean-Pierre Barral and Alain Croibier. Wetzler owns an integrative physical therapy practice in Denver, presents at conferences worldwide, and serves on the Women's Health Task Force for the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC). For more info, visit barralinstitute.com/about/gail-wetzler.php.
Nicole Trombley is an educator, author, and longtime massage therapist. Drawing on her background in biology and biochemistry, she has a passion for helping therapists better understand the tissues under their hands. She is the co-director of AnatomySCAPES, a continuing education provider of highly interactive dissection lab workshops and online courses that help massage therapists understand what real anatomy looks and feels like and how it moves and relates to its surroundings. AnatomySCAPES CE offerings can be found at anatomyscapes.com.
Biologist and bodyworker Cindy Engel, PhD, is the author of a new book about somatic empathy, Another Self: How Your Body Helps You Understand Others, which contains more than 200 peer-reviewed references to specialist research. Details of workshops and informative articles can be found at www.cindyengel.com.
Laura Puryear joined ABMP in 2024 and is our current ABMP Director of government relations. To contact ABMP government relations, email gr@abmp.com.
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