Nashville Neuromuscular Massage Therapy, Rebecca Saindon

Nashville Neuromuscular Center ------------- Detectives Discover Source of Pain

The neuromuscular massage therapists at Nashville Neuromuscular Center are highly trained and very effective in dealing with pain relief, pain syndromes and posture restoration. If you are in Nashville and have neck pain, headaches or TMJ pain, give us a call. When you are visiting Nashville and experience back pain, shoulder pain or knee pain, give us a call. These Nashville therapeutic massage therapists are ready to offer great advice and produce real help for your situation.

Rebecca - Autumn 2010

REBECCA SAINDON, is a Certified Neuromuscular Therapist, Licensed Neuromuscular Massage Therapist and Certified Corrective Exercise Fitness Trainer in Nashville with over 20 years experience specializing in the integration of clinical massage techniques with postural restoration.

She is Nationally Board Certified and is Certified by both the St. John Method of Neuromuscular Therapy and the International Academy of Neuromuscular Therapies (American NMT). She holds an Advanced certification in TMJ Dysfunction from the Institute for Temporomandibular Studies and a BFA from the University of Tennessee. She is a Certified KinesioTaping Practitioner.

Her studies with Paul St. John include the Neuromuscular Components of Scoliosis, and Advanced Cervical Stabilization. Having studied with St. John as recently as January 2010, Rebecca remains current in her methodology. Also Certified in Advanced Medical Massage & Assessment Skills for Low Back & Neck pain and Spinal Reflex Analysis, Rebecca is a perpetual student of functional anatomy, holistic treatment skills, and the Neuro Sciences. She has studied with Tom Myers/Anatomy Trains, James Waslaski/Orthopedic Massage, Erik Dalton/MyoSkeletal Alignment, Aaron Mattes/Assisted Isolated Stretching, Leon Chaitow, Judith DeLaney, and Ben Benjamin, among others, utilizing and integrating the techniques of these massage and rehabilitation top professionls into her results-based, multidisciplinary approach to pain relief and postural restoration at the Nashville Neuromuscular Center.

In the field of corrective exercise, Rebecca has studied Stuart McGill, studied with Paul Chek and completed training in ForceCouple Relationships, Scientific Core Conditioning & Back Stabilization. She is a CHEK-Certified Golf Biomechanic and is attaining certification from the Egoscue Method® as a Nashville Posture Alignment Specialist. Her Posture Fitness approach incorporates and blends movement techniques from Chek, McGill, Pete Egoscue, Moshe Feldenkrais, Joseph Pilates, Ida Rolf, & Janet Travell.

Rebecca enjoys conducting presentations in the Nashville area focusing on body awareness and posture as it relates to pain and wellness. She is recognized for her outstanding performance in teaching Tennessee Educators during the Tennessee Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and in her presentations to the St. Thomas Hospital Wellness Services. She excels in turning the serious topic of anatomy and biomechanics into a less-daunting, much lighter, "Oh, now I get it!" epiphany for her audience. Rebecca's ongoing passion is to help people realize that they have control over their bodies in the same way they have control over their external environments. Rebecca has a keen professional interest and a personal passion for her subject.

FRAN CEGELKA is the former owner/director of the Institute for Therapeutic Massage and Movement, one of Nashville's premier massage schools. He currently remains a senior instructor at the Mind Body Institute.

A highly sought-after teacher of Anatomy for Yoga at many of the local Yoga studios and Teacher Certification Trainings, Fran has practiced and taught anatomy and physiology and massage therapy in Florida and Tennessee since 1991. He is very skilled in neuromuscular massage therapy, myofascial release, structural integration, human anatomy, yoga and assisted stretching techniques.

Fran is a wealth of knowledge and experience, a great educator and therapist quite effective in relieving pain and restoring posture. His Neuromuscular education was through the International Academy of Neuromuscular Therapies at the NMT Center and his myofascial techniques are grounded in his Anatomy Trains work with Tom Myers. Nashville Neuromuscular Center is excited to have Fran Cegelka on our team.

MAYUMI KHIMENKO is a Certified Neuromuscular Therapist, graduated from the prestigious Southeastern Neuromuscular Massage School in North Carolina. Mayumi holds additional Certification in the Myoskeletal Alignment work of Erik Dalton (Freedom from Pain Institute), and as a skilled Muscle Release Therapist. Experienced in a variety of massage modalities she understands that even the best therapeutic massage may be only a temporary fix for the muscular and structural imbalances that are the causes of so much discomfort. Mayumi has both the resources and the dedication to resolve the actual source of those problems. Her understanding and use of Neurolinguistic Programming enhances her work at the Nashville Neuromuscular Center.

Mayumi joined NNC in 2002 and has continued to collaborate with us throughout her recent years of hiatus to raise her two young sons to school age. She has continued to enhance her skills with a rigorous and extensive Applied Kinesiology Program in Japan under Dr. Kuwamura DDS, Master Practitioner. We are thrilled to have Mayumi back with us on a more regular basis. Her proven success rate is indeed an asset.

BETHANN EASTERLY has 11 years experience as a Certified Orthopedic Massage Practitioner. She has studied intensively with Paul St. John in the most up-to-date work of Posturology and Integrative NeuroSomatics (Neuromuscular Therapy). Recent St. John-trained therapists are arguably the most sought after in the neuromuscular field due to the thoroughness and cutting edge quality of their education. Bethann passionately explores these advanced modalities to expand her knowledge on an ongoing basis.

Bethann began studying massage in 1994 when she graduated from the National Holistic Institute in Emeryville, CA. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in French from Washington University in St. Louis and a culinary degree from Santa Cruz Community College in Santa Cruz, CA.

A certified Sivananda Yoga Teacher, Bethann has studied many forms of yoga since she started practicing in 1991. She is a member of the Associated Bodywork Massage Professionals and has worked as a teacher's assistant for bodywork classes at the National Holistic Institute, in chiropractic offices, and as a member of the Performance Plus Sports Massage Team of Northern California. Bethann has been an advocate of local produce, healthy eating and sustainable agriculture for years (long before it became trendy) and is a wealth of information about food and nutrition. Bethann incorporates a range of proven orthopedic techniques including neuromuscular, myofascial, and joint mobilization in her work at the Nashville Neuromuscular Center. She is currently interning as a Teaching Assistant for Paul St. John Workshops.

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DANELLA BOYER is a Certified Kinesis Myofascial Integration practitioner. (KMI - Tom Myers Anatomy Trains) and has been practicing clinical massage since 1995 . She graduated from the Institute of Therapeutic Massage and Movement (ITMM) in Nashville TN under the tutelage of Fran Cegelka, and has since become well-trained in many modalities of therapeutic bodywork. Danella’s specialty is Structural Integration & Myofascial Release. She has done extensive study of the myofascial disciplines in Dublin, Ireland, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and at the Fascia research Congress in 2007 at Harvard Medical School.

Danella has worked with the USA Olympic athletes of indoor track and field, cancer patients, triathletes and newborns. She has a fondness for children and a special interest in Pre- and Post-Natal Doula work. She has assisted with 9 births and acted as a swim coach for the 2006 Special Olympics.

She is competent in Active Isolated Stretching techniques, having studied directly with the master himself at the Aaron Mattes facility in Sarasota FL. Her skills as a sports massage therapist are exceptional and she can relate to the athlete’s body since she herself participates in marathons and triathalons. Danella completed an Ironman competition in 2011.