Sylvie is a graduate of the Institute of Conscious Bodywork, California. Her training enphasized deep tissue massage, neuromuscular therapy (trigger points, PNF stretching), prenatal massage and foot reflexology. She serves as a teacher's assistant for the anatomy, kinesiology and reflexology courses during her training. Sher is registered as a massage therapist and naturotherapist with Mon Réseau Plus, the Professionnal Association of Specialized Massage Therapist of Quebec inc.
Currently studying acupuncture at Rosemont College, she also studied the fields of western herbology and aromatherapy at the California School of Herbal Studies, the Living Awareness Institute, and the College of Botanical and Healing Arts, in the San Francisco Bay area. She has worked many years alongside experienced herbalist at the Scarlet Sage Herb co., in San Francisco, as a health-consultant herbalist. She has attended many workshops and seminars on the topics of natural health care, from Ayurvedic medecine to whole food nutrition.
Her journey into holistic health care started in 1999, when she moved to California, leaving behind a museum consultant career. She then discovered the virtues of yoga and Pilates, which she employed to facilitate her recoveny from a shoulder tendinitis and carpal-tunnel syndrome.
Her passion for plants led her to offer occasionnal workshops on the topic of herbal medecine and bodycare.
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