Marilyn Draper studied massage from 1993-1997 while living on the island of Kauai. She became licensed by the state of Hawaii in 1994. Her specialty is Hawaiian Lomi Lomi.

Marilyn taught Lomi Lomi in Saratoga, California and in the bay area while developing her own private practice. In 1999 she began teaching at California Institute of Massage and Spa Services in Sonoma where she continues to teach twice a year. She is licensed by the state of California (with the Bureau of Vocational Education) to teach Lomi Lomi.

Barbara Kelly is a Licensed Massage Therapist. She graduated from the Hawaiian Islands School of Body Therapies 1,000 hour program in 1994. Her training and massage therapy repertoire include Myofascial Release, N.M.T. (neuromuscular therapy) or Trigger Point Therapy, Shiatsu, Aromatherapy, and Reflexology. She has worked alongside Chiropractors, Acupuncturist and Medical Doctors and has built a successful private practice since 1996. Barbara has been an instructor of massage at various schools since 1998. Currently she teaches classes to Japanese students at Dreamland Massage Training on the Big Island of Hawaii. Barbara's hope for the future is to continue giving the gift of massage instruction, and the touch of massage to people always.

Tyann Linden is a state certified instructor. Her experience in the healing arts began at age 14 and has never ended. She believes that it is a journey for life. She is a CMT with 12 years experience. She specializes in Swedish, Esalen, Deep Tissue, Myofacial, Cranial Sacral, Pregnancy Massage and Energy work. Tyann is a Reiki Master (teacher) with 16 years experience and is a facilitator at the Hearst Cancer Resource Center in SLO. She has studied herbology for over 25 years and is certified through Michael Tierra’s East West course in Herbology. Her passion for teaching and sharing her knowledge comes from the joy in awakening the healer in her students.

Joanne Mapalo is a state certified instructor of massage therapy. She has practiced massage therapy for over 9 years. She has been instructing for over 6 years and was an Associate Director for a massage school in Southern California. Some of her specialties in massage include: Sports Massage, Pregnancy & Infant massage, Shiatsu, Deep Tissue, and Reflexology. Joanne is excited about the opportunity to teach and share her knowledge with others.

Marian Martinho is a state certified instructor of massage therapy with over 16 years of experience in the healing arts profession. She taught massage therapy for over 8 years at California State University, Fresno. Also, she taught various massage therapy courses for over 8 years at BPPVE approved schools. Her massage therapy specialties include: Deep Tissue, Stretch & Release Therapy, Japanese Acupressure, Chair Massage, Quantum Touch to name a few. Ms. Martinho has worked as a sole proprietor in the massage profession, and has worked closely with physical therapists and chiropractors. She owned the California Massage & Wellness Center in Fresno for two years. The center has six massage therapists all who practiced various forms of massage and bodywork. She is very energetic and is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience with others.

Melanie Sachs The pioneer of integrating of Tibetan and Indian Ayurvedic wellness techniques into the spa and beauty industry, Melanie Sachs has worked steadily over the last twenty years to bring the deep benefits of this sacred healing art to her students and clients world-wide. Ayurveda is now listed as one of the ten spa trends. It is fully accepted and respected as a precious gem that is capable of transforming the spa experience into a journey toward beauty through balance. Through her writing and teachings Melanie explains that it is by eating a healthy diet, participating in suitable exercise and regular spiritual practices together with a natural skin care regiment that we all can reach our goal and discover our own personal happiness and lasting radiance; a quality in Ayurveda beyond inner and outer beauty known as our secret beauty.

Melanie works closely with her husband Robert Sachs. Founding Diamond Way Ayurveda in 1996 together they provide excellence in education and pure Ayurvedic products to complement their unique spa treatments. Melanie and Robert created Ayurvedic Beauty Care, Ayurvedic Spa (both books with Lotus Press), educational DVDÕs and numerous articles for magazines. Melanie teaches world-wide training individuals and spa teams in standard and signature Ayurvedic treatments using their organic essential oil blends, powdered herbs, and specialized Ayurvedic spa equipment they personally designed. She is the main trainer in Ayurveda for the Buddha Bar Spa chain, the first group to fully embrace the full flavor and all the traditional Tibetan protocols in the Diamond Way Ayurveda system.

The name "Diamond Way" comes directly from the Tibetan tradition and means that our path to the highest joy is through helping others. It is this core belief is the fuels the energy behind her work.

Karen Thomas has been a Certified Massage Practitioner since 1988, and began practicing Craniosacral Therapy in 1992. Her education has been thorough. She has been taught through the Milne Institute of Big Sur, California.
It is Karen's goal to provide a safe and supportive environment in which deep relaxation and healing can be achieved. Here's what she has to say about Craniosacral work:
"We all have a passion. It is that element in our lives that gives us drive, that essentially makes us happy. It is the infinite passion that enables our hearts to remain open and our energy abundant.
Craniosacral work has become my passion. The results that come from this work surpass what I have experienced with any other form of bodywork. Here we work with the causes, not the symptoms.
Craniosacral work is called, 'Mastery Of The Healing Arts' for a great reason."

Sue Torrey is a state certified instructor of massage therapy with over 600 hours of training in bodywork and massage therapy. She is a proud graduate of the very first massage class at California Holistic Institute (2004).

Sue has long had an interest in and enthusiasm for mind/body as an integral whole, and has experienced healing in her own life and in the lives of others. Although she is a registered nurse with over 20 years of experience in acute care nursing on the Central Coast, she is a believer in the use of alternative therapies and the exploration of the spiritual and energetic dimensions of our own life experience, and of our connections with each other and the world around us. She sees health as a question of balance in which all that we touch with our bodies, our minds and our spirit plays a part. She shares with her students her belief that we are always doing energy work when we are working with others.

She currently teaches the 200 hour massage practitioner program and the Anatomy, Physiology and Kinesiology in the 500 hour program. She loves teaching and sharing her knowledge, her enthusiasm for our amazing bodies, and her love of the many ways of connecting energetically with others.