Lisa began her path to becoming a Licensed Massage Therapist three years ago when she entered her first year at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM), a graduate program for Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.  It was during the first quarter at OCOM that she was introduced to Zen Shiatsu.  Lisa fell in love with this amazing healing technique and didn’t want to wait to complete her 4 year program at OCOM to begin doing this work.  Six months later she began taking the additional massage courses at Oregon School of Massage that are needed to sit for the National and Oregon massage boards.  She received her license in massage therapy in December of 2005 and specializes in Zen Shiatsu and Basic Swedish. 

In her first year at OCOM she also met Reiki Master John Motley, L.Ac who eventually became her Reiki instructor.  In April of 2004 she became a Level 1 practitioner and in June 2004 she attained Level 2.  Lisa enjoys combining her massage work with Reiki during sessions and finds clients feel more relaxed and at peace for longer with the addition of Reiki into a massage session.  She is hoping to complete her Reiki master level in 2006. 

Lisa is also excited to be entering her final year at OCOM as an Acupuncture intern in the student clinic in September 2006.  This symbolizes the final step before becoming a licensed Acupuncturist at the end of 2007.