Prior to becoming a Florida Licensed Massage Therapist in January 1997, Arlene worked as a personal trainer and has been learning about how our bodies move and work ever since. Since graduating from the Florida School of Massage in 1996, Arlene has focused her continuing education on myofascial techniques, eventually completing the Anatomy Trains Structural Integration certification in June 2012. Sessions focus primarily on helping you create change through awareness, using myofascial techniques, assisted stretching, and structural bodywork, with the ultimate goal of facilitating pain relief, stress reduction, and greater ease of movement. In November 2024, Arlene completed Oral Facial Pain Training certification with Dr. Lisser of the Jaw Center. In her experience, issues in the jaw can often affect pain and tension in other areas of the body, and vice versa.
Education
June 2012 Anatomy Trains Structural Integration Atlanta, GA 500 Contact Hours in Structural Integration
Summer 1996 Florida School of Massage Gainesville, FL 766 Contact Hours Massage and Hydrotherapy
August 2017 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Master’s of Library and Information Science with focus in Health Information Resources
December 1991 University of Florida Gainesville, FL BA with Honors in Anthropology
Continuing Education in Massage Therapy and Yoga
Yoga for Everyone Training and Dynamic Sequencing with Diane Bondy
Myofascial Components of Low Back and Leg Pain
Myofascial Components of Neck and Shoulder Pain
Vinyasa Yoga Instructor Certification, 200 hours, Ruslan Kleytman at Shakti Yoga Key West
Thai Yoga Massage Initial Training, Mark Goldstien at at Shakti Yoga Key West
Iyengar Yoga Instructor Beginning Training, 50 hours, Yoga Institute of Miami
FL MA 23433
Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork 