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Metta Center of St. Petersburg
4554 Central Ave. Unit F
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
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Wellness Rooms - Unit E1 and E2

Nicole Houston (Lola Banae)

1/26/2018

 
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massage | coaching | Tarot | meditation

Nicole Houston (Spiritual name: Lola Banae) has been practicing holistic wellness for over 10 years. She practices Zazen meditation as well as kundalini and Kemetic yoga since 2006 also teaching occasional amateur yoga classes. Her educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Allied Health Sciences from FAMU and graduate studies in Nutritional Sciences. She attended Core Institute For Massage Therapy in Tallahassee, FL where she also learned various forms of metaphysical energy work and African traditions from multiple renowned mentors. Nicole is also a trained and initiated medium and Egun (ancestor) priestess in the African Yoruba tradition, Oyotunji, SC. In 2017, she received her Holistic Health Coach Certificate from ISFTA. She continues to this day to learn, grow and develop new skills within holistic health and traditional spirituality to better serve her lineage and community.

Nicole specializes in various forms of Massage therapy, ranging from Swedish (relaxation) Massage, to Deep tissue massage, hot stone massage, and Rehabilitation massage to Reflexology. She also provides energetic services such as guided meditation, crystal work, aura cleansing and spiritual readings (tarot readings). Nicole is available for mobile or site based sessions as well. Nicole also provides health coaching: meal prep assistance, exercise reminders and wellness assistance.

Florida Licensed Massage Therapist MA82763

Interested in booking a massage with Nicole? 
​Please email lola.banae@gmail.com or call 727-452-4512.

John-Allen Gibel

1/26/2018

 
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massage | Yoga 

John Allen's integrally-informed wellness practice combines treatment protocols from Thai yoga massage, neuromuscular and myofascial therapies, Amazonian herbalism, and ayurveda. He specializes in the shamanic applications of bodywork and manual therapies as tools for the release of trauma, conditioning, and the transformation of emotional and behavioral patterns.

John-Allen grew up in rural Pennsylvania where began his study of yoga and mysticism at the age of 11. He was initially inspired after observing his neighbor and childhood friend’s elderly Indian grandfather practicing hathayoga exercise every morning. The same neighbor introduced him to the rich folklore and mythology of South Asia through illustrated english-language children’s editions of the Ramayana and Mahabharata. At age 18 John-Allen moved to Pittsburgh were he began his study of filmmaking, as well as the formal study of Ashtanga yoga. In Pittsburgh he met his first mentor, Ani Drubgyudma, a forest-hermit yogini in the Tibetan tradition, and formed a lifelong bond. Under her tutelage he first engendered an appreciation for a life of contemplation and the value of periods of solitude in the wilderness. Through Ani, he was also introduced to his root teacher Lamchen Gyalpo Rinpoche, who is a renowned Tibetan scholar and yogi in the Drikung Kagyu lineage.

​After pursuing a lively career in the fine arts, John-Allen returned to his primary interests and dedicated himself to teaching yoga, while pursuing his studies under the guidance of his teachers. At this time he became a licensed bodyworker and also began organizing pilgrimages and trekking expeditions to Nepal. Realizing that he had an intellectual grasp of the traditions, but still had little experiential understanding, he sought to deepen his study and practice through encountering new teachers and techniques that could penetrate to the core of spiritual meaning. He is currently an apprentice and assistant to Dionisio Santos and Aubrey Bamdad, the founders of Yacumaman Sanctuary for Integral Shamanism in Tarapoto, Peru. John-Allen believes that yoga is a evolutionary technology for cultivating greater authenticity through a deeper understanding our own humanity. It is his mission to share the practices of yoga, shamanism, and bodywork as an integral path to open our hearts to our highest potential as compassionate wisdom-beings in the world. John Allen has recently returned from a two year shamanic apprenticeship in Tarapoto, Peru and is integrating his studies of yoga and bodywork with the practices and techniques of Integral Shamanism, Amazonian vegetalismo, and Ayurveda under the tutelage of Dionisio Santos and Aubrey Bamdad.

MA#337395

Interested in booking a massage with John-Allen? 
​Please email dorjedrakpa@gmail.com or call 724-208-5060.

Wendy Nakamoto

1/10/2018

 
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massage therapist


Through the years Wendy has always been fascinated with healing. She studied Quantum Touch, Reiki (Certified Reiki Master), and other Hands on Healing modalities; yet, she never felt that she could really sense and address a person's specific problems and needs via 'energy only' methods. Then, one day years later, her husband told her of a Thai Massage retreat coming up. She attended and fell in love with it.

Wendy traveled to Thailand and studied Thai massage with several local master teachers When she returned to the USA, she decided that massage is what she wanted to do. She then studied at the Tennessee School of Therapeutic Massage and since then has not stopped studying and learning.

Wendy customizes the massage experience to the needs of the clients. Wendy uses a fusion of Myofascial, Deep Tissue, Thai Massage, Stretching, Cupping, Tok Sen, Dolphin Neuroestim, Auricular, and more.

Wendy's mission is to help you stay healthy, be the BEST; as in Balance, Energize, Stimulate and Transform.

​Florida Licensed Massage Therapist MA82995


Interested in booking a massage with Wendy? 
Please email wn1501@gmail.com or call (813) 403-9603.

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    ALINA HALL
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