Professional Information
80 East 11th Street, #431A
New York, NY 10003
212.473.0166 | mhayes2@nyc.rr.com
Professional Skills
- Licensed massage therapist since 1991, specializing in Medical, Thai, Swedish, and Shiatsu massage
- Yoga instruction, certified in Sivananda, Alison West’s hybrid of Iyengar and Ashtanga, and yoga therapy by Dan Olansky
- African dance and modern dance
- Visual arts, using watercolor, charcoal pencil, and ink
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Practice a unique therapeutic method that articulates how to use movement for massage and yoga, and explores how movement can be experienced in an emotional way
Professional Experience
- Owner, massage therapy practice. 1994-present. Private clients in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Maine.
- Massage therapist on call, Pierre Hotel, New York. 1999-present.
- Instructor, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine. 2001-present. Thai massage for dancers.
- Massage therapist on call, Plaza. 1999-2005.
- Massage therapist, Hilton and Astoria hotels. 1999-2002
- Staff Massage Therapist, Miss Saigon. 1998-2001. Provided massage therapy for
performers in the Broadway musical. - Massage therapist, Office of Jackie Houcht, acupuncturist. 1994-1999
Massage therapist, New York Sports Club and New York Health and Raquet Club. 1994-1999
Education
- Certification, Old Medicine School, Chiang Mai, Thailand. February 2001. Studied Thai massage & Thai reflexology with yoga master Pichest Boonthamme.
- Certification, Swedish Institute, School of Massage Therapy. August 1994. Trained in anatomy, physiology, deep tissue and medical massage, Swedish, and shiatsu
Massage Modalities
