Leah Rains,
MS, LMT, NCTMB
As
a Nationally Certified Licensed Massage Therapist since 1996, Leah has used
Reiki daily in her professional practice with clients. Leah was very ill when
she began her own Reiki self-practice. Reiki proved a crucial factor in her own
recovery from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, fibromyalgia and environmental
allergies. As a Reiki Master and Teacher, she encourages clients to learn Reiki
so they may take a more active role in their own health care. When clients are
too ill to learn Reiki themselves, Leah often teaches their friends or family
members.
Since
graduating with a master’s degree from FSU, Leah spent 15 years working for
various public agencies focused on environmental resource conservation and
planning. She became interested in
massage therapy during her own healing and recovery process after a car
accident. Leah
became a Florida Licensed Massage Therapist and
Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork in 1996.
Currently Leah is an Instructor at the Core Institute of Massage, in
Leah
has practiced Usui Reiki since 1993 and Karuna Reiki since 1996. She trained
with a variety of Usui Reiki, Reiki Alliance, Reiki Plus and contemporary Reiki
Master and Teachers. Leah completed Usui Reiki Mastery training with Gayle
Primm, RN, a Reiki Alliance member, in 1996 and Karuna Reiki Mastery with Mary
Ann Christ, Ph.D., RN, in 1997. She
has been teaching Reiki since 1996.
Leah
receives client referrals from many sources including: doctors, chiropractors,
psychologists, physician's assistance, physical therapists, and fitness
professionals, She has given Reiki presentations at HealthSouth Rehabilitation
Hospital, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Core Institute of Massage Therapy, and
Tallahassee Alternative Health Fair.
The
focus of Leah's massage practice is therapeutic and medical massage. In
addition to traditional Swedish massage and Neuro-Muscular Therapy (NMT), she
uses a variety of gentle, non-invasive techniques which provide relaxation and
pain relief while causing little discomfort during treatment. Most massage
sessions include some Reiki treatment. She also uses NMT to treat temporal
mandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction. (For more detailed information see Therapy
Options).
As
part of her continuing education process, Leah has received advanced training
including treatment of TMJ dysfunction, massage therapy methods for working
with sexual and physical abuse survivors, and integrative polarity therapy.
Leah has completed the first two classes of Trager ® training.
She is currently in the process of completing her requirements to become
a Trager ® Level I Practitioner training.
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Leah
considers herself very fortunate to have had the opportunity to increase her
skills by collaborating with three wonderful mentors.
As a long time client and later trade partner, Leah continued her
studies with massage therapists who had trained and taught in various places
around the world. She credits the
following three women with having an enormous influence on her massage style
and practices.
Leah
shared an office with Carol Kresge, Massage Therapist and Acupuncturist for
several years. Carol is a gifted massage therapist with 20 years experience who
trained in the
Leah credits Marney Richards, MS,
LMT, NMT, for shaping Leah’s medical massage and TMJ training.
Marney has more than 15 years experience as a massage therapist.
Marney graduated from the Florida School of Massage in
Kathryn Hansman Spice inspired
Leah’s gentle and comfortable approach to massage and bodywork.
Kathryn has more than 15 years experience in massage and Trager
bodywork. Before moving to
Leah's office
is located in the Massage Therapy Center at