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Meet Our Staff - Wellness Group |
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Wellness programs enrich the experience at Ann’s Place for cancer patients and helps re-direct towards a healthier lifestyle and lowered stress levels. Whether you are coming to lighten your load so you can focus better at work or in your family life as you fight cancer, we invite you to take the opportunity to participate in one of these life-affirming services. There is no charge for these services, but donations are always appreciated to help operating expenses.
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Deidre Americo, RYT (Vinyasa Yoga)
Deidre is a registered yoga teacher, having completed her 200 hour teaching training with yogaFit. Believing that yoga can be practiced by everyone, she works with a wide array of students, ranging from athletes to long-term nursing home residents. Her teachings focus on the physical benefits of poses and the healing aspects of breathing techniques and meditation. After personally experiencing positive changes through her own practice, she loves introducing yoga to new students! Deidre leads a yoga class at Ann's Place every Monday from 1:30 to 2:30 pm (effective December 12, 2011). She completed yogaFit training levels 1, 2 & 3 and has been volunteering her time at Ann's Place since January 2011.
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Alison DiPinto, MA, LPC
(Healthy Steps Movement & Dance)
A psychotherapist, Alison came to us in 2006 and created new excitement with the simple joy of moving. Call our office for a current schedule.
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Joseph “Joe” Gillotti (Hatha Yoga)
Joe joined us in 1998 to create our first yoga experiences and has been a faithful weekly instructor ever since. He has been active in the field of yoga for more than two decades.
Call our office to inquire about openings in Joe’s sought-after classes.
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Marc Howard, RYT (Kirpalu Yoga)
Marc began Tuesday daytime classes for us in 2006 and is the owner of There’s No Place Like Om on Padanaram Road in Danbury.
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Richard Knowles (Usui Reiki)
Rick is a certified Usui Reiki Master Practitioner offering Reiki sessions as a complimentary therapy to wellness or healing programs. He provides Reiki sessions for two hours every Friday at Ann's Place. Reiki is a gentle hands on technique used to balance energy in the body.
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Paula LeFebvre, MS, LMHC (Reiki)
Paula came to Ann’s Place as an Intern while working on her Master’s degree in Counseling.
She joined our staff after her graduation in 2000. Paula is a certified Reiki Master and schedules Reiki sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays. She does individual counseling and co-facilitates the Caring Group for family members, as well as facilitating other groups as the need arises.
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Rochelle A. Schwartz (Kirpalu Yoga)
Rochelle is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher volunteering yoga from her studio "Yoga for Health" since 2003. Her gentle style classes encourage each student to work at their own pace in a non-judgemental atmosphere. What she loves most about yoga is that anyone at any age can practice. Yoga is available to all, no matter what the experience and physical ability. Everyone can benefit from the practice of yoga. She enjoys spending time with her family and being outside as much as possible. She is presently studying to become a Reiki Master.
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Liz Sortino (Reiki)
Liz began as a Reiki provider volunteer at Ann's Place in 2009. Liz is a Usui Reiki Master and has her own practice, Be Still Reiki. Prior to becoming a Reiki Master, Liz was a Licensed Practical Nurse for thirteen years specializing in cardiology and general surgery.
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Nancy J. Ryan (Tai Chi)
Tai Chi Chuan is a Chinese movement art that can provide great health benefits to the body, mind and spirit. Nancy Ryan has been practicing Tai Chi Chuan for more than 13 years. She shares her love of Tai Chi and its benefits with the clients of Ann's Place in her weekly class.
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