Wholesome Life, LLC.
Balancing the World one Massage at a time...
Biography
Nathalie Francois was born in Belgium and raised in a health conscious, artistic and spiritual environment. As a small child her mother, a massage therapy instructor and esthetician in her own right, massaged her head and neck to alleviate her chronic headaches. At a young age she was introduced to an intensive yoga practice incorporating meditation and Hatha Yoga. This upbringing was an influential and integral part of her ongoing life’s journey. During her childhood and adolescence she learned music, arts and crafts. Nathalie played the classical guitar for more than 10 years. This gifted her not only with a love and appreciation for music, but also with very sensitive and developed hands …
In 1999 Nathalie moved to Manhattan, NYC to learn the art of furniture restoration. For two years she enjoyed working on museum quality, antique and modern pieces of furniture. During this same period she also attended classes in Interior Design at the famous Fashion Institute of Technology.
In 2001 she became involved in the alternative health and wellness sector. For the next five years she transformed a 115-year-old home in Millburn, New Jersey into a haven of wellness for clients and friends. Managing a holistic wellness practice she substantially added to her knowledge of health care, wellness, nutrition, diet, homeopathy, biofeedback, spirituality and multiple alternative medicine and health care modalities. It was during this period that she became attuned to the healing and nurturing effects of massage.
Nathalie is a graduate of the Health Choices Institute and Holistic Massage School in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Her training there included Swedish massage, Neuromuscular Therapy, Shiatsu, Polarity and On-Site Chair massage. She also was introduced to reflexology, aromatherapy, joint mobilization or body stretching, sports massage and spa treatments. She then continued her massage therapy training at the Healing Hands Institute in Westwood, New Jersey where she studied more anatomy, musculoskeletal anatomy, kinesiology, physiology, and pathology in detail. This additional program is designed to satisfy the requirements for a NY State Massage Therapy license and was concentrated on hospital based medical massage, clinical sports massage, Trigger Point Therapy, PNF stretching and advanced Shiatsu. She is now both a Nationally Certified and NY State Licensed Massage Therapist.
HOLISTIC AND INTEGRATED MASSAGE THERAPY
By Nathalie Francois in Summit, New Jersey 07901
