A | Massage Therapy, Tucson

I've got a variety of
bodily discomforts...
stiffness...
bad habits...
like being tense...

Definitely the stimulation
of muscles and skin
[with massage],
the relaxed attitude... helps those painful areas
to feel better.

Beverly Allan
Retired Physician
Right Touch Client

The Right Touch

Massage Therapy Inc .

2984 East Fort Lowell

Tucson, Arizona

85716

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Therapists

Our therapists—both male and female—offer the highest level of licensed, quality professional service.

Kathy Rinn
Athena Proios
Laura Duncan

Ed Davenport
Jon Lehman
Ashley Earnest

Bethany Kraus
Amy Collinsworth

Kathy Rinn, Shiatsu Practitioner, LMT, NCTMB

Arizona has been my home for over half my life now. In 1973 I moved to Flagstaff to finish my degree, a Bachelor of Science in Education, at Northern Arizona University. After graduating I spent the next eight years in Phoenix, teaching part-time and managing a picture frame shop and art gallery.

Feeling unfulfilled and underpaid, I decided to let my intuition guide me to something new. Ultimately I was drawn to an education in massage therapy and shiatsu at the Desert Institute of the Healing Arts in Tucson.

Twenty four years later I can honestly say it was the best decision for me personally as well as professionally. The level of self-awareness and connection with others that this profession offers brings a richness to my life that continually fulfills me.

A year after starting The Right Touch, I was asked to join the faculty at the Desert Institute, where I taught for twenty years. I have also enjoyed being involved in the politics of my profession. I volunteered on the City of Tucson Committee of Massage Examiners for a three-year term. I was the Chair the Education Committee of the American Massage Therapy Association and presently serve on the Investigative Panel of the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.

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Ed Davenport, LMT

Education—Desert Institute of the Healing Arts, Massage Therapy, 1984. Strain Counterstrain, 60 hours.

Modalities—Swedish, Kahuna forearm work, Prenatal, modified Thai massage, Strain/ Counterstrain.

Interests—Musician. Stone sculptor. Please visit www.ouroborosgallery.com

Languages—Thai, Spanish

Goals—To relieve stress wherever I can.

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Athena Proios, LMT,NCTMB

Education—Desert Institute of Healing Arts - 2004. Thai massage: Chaing Mai, Thailand - 2007.

Modalities—Swedish, Deep Tissue, Hot & Cold Stones, Spa Treatments, Prenatal, Sports massage, Chair massage, Thai Massage.

Interests—Certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, member of the American Massage Therapy Association, Arizona Chapter; Enjoys reading, soduku, photography, and playing frisbee in the park

Goals—Go back to Thailand soon to continue my Thai massage studies.

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Jon Lehman. LMT. Shiatsu Practitioner

Education—BS Education (Elem. Ed. From Northern Arizona University 2000. 1.000+ Hours Certification Massage/Shiatsu Desert Institute of the Healing Arts 2006

Modalities—Swedish, Sports, Deep Tissue, Hot & Cold Stones treatment, Masunaga’s Zen Shiatsu, Spa treatment.

Additional Employment—Jon also teaches & tutors: does home health care, and landscape design, installation and maintenance. He works part time as an installer for Arizona Blind & Supply Co.

Interests—When Jon isn’t doing bodywork or teaching, he is usually playing a wide variety of sports. He enjoys working in the garden, reads avidly and loves to travel. Current sports include: Tennis, Volleyball, Ping-Pong. Reads anything related to science and enjoys mysteries, science fiction and fantasy. He also loves cooking and eating.

Goals—“Share my passions for health, exercise and learning with others and help people live healthfully, painlessly and happily. Earn an honest living doing what I am good at and enjoy. Learn as much about the human body, how humanity has adapted and continues to adapts and as much about our Earth’s varied biomes as possible”.

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Bethany Kraus. LMT.NCTMB

Education—Certification in mother massage ‘massage during pregnancy’ 2006 North Eastern Institute of Whole Health, 750 hour massage therapy certification, 2005. University of New Hampshire B.S., Equine Sciences- minor in studio arts. Nationally certified in massage and bodywork since 2005, AMTA member since 2006.

Modalities—Prenatal massage, Hot & Cold stone treatment, Chair massage, Deep tissue, Sports, Spa treatment, Swedish

Sports—Dressage and combined training horseback rider, Dance (ballet, tap, modern), hiking, camping, running, swimming, and kayaking.

Arts- Pottery, crochet, sewing, poetry/writing, various arts and craft projects.

Interests—Animal welfare and protection, Environmental awareness, ecology, travel, and animal behavior.

Goals—To relieve stress and soreness in all my clients! To become certified in neuromuscular therapy, reflexology, Equine massage, and sports massage. Also train to become a iyengar yoga instructor and OWN A HORSE BEFORE I’M 30!!

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Laura Duncan. LMT.NCTMB

Education—B.A. in Visual and Performing Arts from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2000. Reiki Level I with Susan Eller, Tucson, AZ, 2006. 650 hour Massage Therapy program at the Providence Institute, Tucson, AZ, 2007

Modalities—Reiki, Swedish massage with a focus on specific work and elements of Shiatsu, Sports Massage, Spa treatment, Craniosacral.

Interests—The relationship between holistic and traditional medicine, yoga, working with children, volunteer work with cancer patients, martial arts, photography, music, and communication.

Goals—To bring about positive change in myself and the world through awareness and communication.
To work with children to help raise body and self awareness early, promoting life long health.

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Ashley Earnest. LMT

Education—Arizona School of Massage Therapy, Tempe campus. (Utah Family of Schools) 2007. Tucson Design Collage- Interior Design 2003

Modalities—Swedish, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Hydrotherapy, Spa Treatments, Trigger Point Therapy, Sport Massage, Injury Management, Chair Massage, intro to Cranial Sacral Therapy, and intro to Reflexology.

Interests— When not doing Bodywork, Ashley enjoys taking her dog to the park and enjoying the Arizona sun. She plays on a billiards league every Wednesday evening and tries to play any chance she gets. She enjoys art projects including jewelry making, working with clay and water colors. You’ll also find her rearranging her friend’s furniture for better space planning.

Goals—To encourage and assist my clients, friends, and family to feel the best that they can through massage and healthy living.

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Amy Collinsworth. LMT

Education: Cortiva-Desert Institute of the Healing Arts 2008, 750 Hour Certificate Northern Arizona University 2005, Bachelor of Science in Theatre Performance and Art History.

Modalities: Swedish, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, Chair, Pre-natal. Amy is currently enrolled in an intensive 200 credit hour infant and maternity massage program. Upon completion in November 2008, she will be a certified pre-natal massage therapist.

Interests: Organic gardening, reading, volunteer work, coffee, various arts and crafts projects, thrift store shopping, listening to NPR, attending live concerts. Environmental protection, sustainable living, recycling, HIV/AIDS awareness and research, animal welfare.

Goals: To pursue further education in: Shiatsu, Craniosacral, Reflexology and Aromatherapy.To become a certified pre-natal and birth doula. To learn absolutely everything I can about pregnancy and childbirth and to translate that knowledge into superior care giving.To be the best wife, sister and friend that I can be.

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