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Maine Council of Reflexologists

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Maine Council of Reflexologists 30th Anniversary

MCR is celebrating its 30th year as an organization. We invited the founding mothers to share their experiences of the beginnings of this...

Maine Council of Reflexologists

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Letter from our President, Winter 2021

Dear Members, This year marks an exciting milestone for MCR. Thirty years ago, a handful of reflexologists had a dream and that dream...

Maine Council of Reflexologists

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Self Help Tips from Our Members

Some of the recommendation and links to self-help in these times of anxiety You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay Myra’s students received...

Maine Council of Reflexologists

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Member-In-The-Spotlight, Traci Martin

My husband and I own C.W. Martin Concrete, a concrete construction contractor company. We also own a property management company and a...

Solewise School of Reflexology Graduates

Maine Council of Reflexologists

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Solewise School of Reflexology Graduates

Three SoleWise students were stopped right in the middle of their schooling by the pandemic. Because we didn’t have Zoom at the time, we...

Maine Council of Reflexologists

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Dr. Casey LaPierre, D.C.

The Chiropractic Transformation Center Dr. Casey was born and raised in Cyr Plantation, Maine by two very hard working and loving...

Maine Council of Reflexologists

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Letter from our President , Fall 2020

Dear Members, It's winter in Maine. The sun is returning, but much of the cold and snow is yet to come. My solace during these dark...

Maine Council of Reflexologists

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Member In The Spotlight - Kate Winant

My professional quest to study reflexology began twenty years ago while I was the physical education instructor at the Monadnock Waldorf...

Member In The Spotlight: Claire Blum-DeStevens

Maine Council of Reflexologists

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Member In The Spotlight: Claire Blum-DeStevens

Before Reflexology: For 15 years I worked in Maine as an Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) and then moved to Upstate New York to be...

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Member In The Spotlight: Karen Tibbetts

Before becoming a reflexologist I was a Sales Rep at Russell Stover Chocolates for 13 years. I was plagued by sinus infections for...

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Member in the Spotlight: Sylvie Letellier

Volunteering to be this newsletter’s Member-in-the-Spotlight is part of my “getting out of my comfort zone” mode. Here is my story: Born...

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Member in the Spotlight: Loretta Baker

I was born in Boston, Massachusetts and lived there until the age of 12, when my parents bought a home in Canton, a suburb south of...

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Member in the Spotlight: Michael Silvia

I first learned about foot reflexology when I lived with a First Nation’s couple. They showed me their ways of doing their version of...

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Member in the Spotlight: Chrissy Ravelli-Studer

During my growing up years, I lived in the warm months by a beautiful resort area called Gull Lake in Michigan. My father was a...

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Member in the Spotlight: Alta Gross

In pondering what I wanted to say in the “Alta Gross” episode of Member in the Spotlight, I decided that the best way is to start at the...

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Member in the Spotlight: Aloisia Pollock

I was born and raised in Austria. After college, I moved, married and worked in New York City. I was a full-fledged member of Corporate...

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Member in the Spotlight: Mary Ann Ratteree

The owner of Deeply Touched Reflexology & Healing Arts, I became a reflexologist in June of 2013 after attending Reflexions, Etc. School...

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Member in the Spotlight: Nancy A. Butler-Smith

I first heard of reflexology when in the mid 1990’s I had developed bone spurs in both my heels. I chose to get casts of my feet and have...

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Member in the Spotlight: Elisabeth Wolfe

I first became interested in reflexology in 1998. I had been an RN since 1975 (23 years then- yikes!) after having graduated from...

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Member in the Spotlight: Linda R. Nickerson

As a young adult I was drawn to experience alternative and complementary healing modalities. Initially, I was introduced to chiropractic...