centered

Massage Therapist, Trauma Informed Yoga instructor,
Birth Doula
 
Lauren is the owner, director and co-creator of Centered.
She’s been practicing and teaching yoga and massage therapy for
over 18 years and has offered talks on health and wellness for
focus groups, the VA, Hospice, women in recovery, local hospitals
and universities. Prior to opening Centered, she was on faculty in
the massage and yoga programs at Lexington Healing Arts Academy and
currently teaches in The Essence of Yoga advanced teacher training
program and leads international yoga retreats. Her private practice
focuses on massage, yoga and a variety of other bodywork
modalities, including craniosacral, Thai massage, and movement
re-education. Lauren’s ongoing passions and practices include art,
yoga, meditation, breathwork, martial arts, mental health awareness
and advocacy. She particularly loves working with women and
families moving through life transitions, trauma and recovery as
well as children and infants with sensory, digestive and
neurological issues.
Lauren’s mission is to help spread the power and potential of
holistic care. Her belief and practice in promoting oxytocin as a
mechanism for healing is a defining characteristic of her work,
life and daily self care practices. She feels that self care is our
personally prescribed “medicine” and in today’s world, taking this
time each day is not selfish but rather necessary for our overall
health and well-being.
One-on-One Sessions: Craniosacral, Thai, Shiatsu, Movement
Re-Education, Therapeutic massage, Holistic Health Consultations,
Private Yoga, Meditation, Breathwork
Yoga Classes: Kundalini, Gentle Community Yoga.
“There’s a culture at Centered of kindness, acceptance, and
celebration of our unique self. The more we’re able to celebrate
our own gifts the more we’re able to inspire others to allow their
gifts to be seen. As we lift ourselves up, we are lifting each
other up. We are all a work in progress: when we know better, we do
better.”
-Lauren
CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Massage Therapist
Certified Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher
Birth Doula
Certified Infant Massage Instructor
Dancing for Birth instructor
Advanced Prenatal and Postpartum Therapist
Certified Body Recall Instructor 
Trained in Pediatric Craniosacral Therapy
Certified in Mental Health First Aid

Who she sees: adult females, trauma recovery,
prenatal & postpartum, baby/pediatric, couples
Modalities: Craniosacral, Thai Massage,
Shiatsu, Abdominal Massage, Relaxation Massage, Movement
re-education, one-on-one yoga and meditation, birthing preparation
and support.
Cost:
30 min (baby/pediatric only)- $45
60 min- $80
90 min- $110

Lauren’s mission is to help spread the power and potential of holistic care. Her belief and practice in promoting oxytocin as a mechanism for healing is a defining characteristic of her work, life and daily self care practices. She feels that self care is our personally prescribed “medicine” and in today’s world, taking this time each day is not selfish but rather necessary for our overall health and well-being.

One-on-One Sessions: Craniosacral, Thai, Shiatsu, Movement Re-Education, Therapeutic massage, Holistic Health Consultations, Private Yoga, Meditation, Breathwork
Yoga Classes: Kundalini, Gentle Community Yoga.

“There’s a culture at Centered of kindness, acceptance, and celebration of our unique self. The more we’re able to celebrate our own gifts the more we’re able to inspire others to allow their gifts to be seen. As we lift ourselves up, we are lifting each other up. We are all a work in progress: when we know better, we do better.”
-Lauren

CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Massage Therapist
Certified Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher
Birth Doula
Certified Infant Massage Instructor
Dancing for Birth instructor
Advanced Prenatal and Postpartum Therapist
Certified Body Recall Instructor 
Trained in Pediatric Craniosacral Therapy
Certified in Mental Health First Aid

Who she sees: adult females, trauma recovery, prenatal & postpartum, baby/pediatric, couples

Modalities: Craniosacral, Thai Massage, Shiatsu, Abdominal Massage, Relaxation Massage, Movement re-education, one-on-one yoga and meditation, birthing preparation and support.

Cost:
30 min (baby/pediatric only)- $45
60 min- $80
90 min- $110

Massage Therapist
 
Alexa is passionate about finding and maintaining balance
throughout our bodies through the use of a variety of massage
techniques geared toward relieving sports related injuries, limited
range of motion, and posture-related issues. She emphasizes the
importance of bodywork as a fundamental component in performing at
our fullest potential, whether you are training for a sporting
event or preparing for a week at the office. Above all, Alexa is
passionate about creating positive changes in the body and
educating her clients on ways they can live their best physical
lives. Her practice focuses on deep tissue, sports, myofascial, and
Traditional Thai Massage.
Alexa is a 2015 graduate of the Lexington Healing Arts Academy
and has over 4,000 hours of hands-on experience as a Massage
Therapist. She has previously worked as a part of the KY Chapter
AMTA Sports Massage Team and continues to offer massage at various
sporting events including the annual Iron Man triathlon. More
recently, Alexa dedicated 60 hrs. to studying the benefits of
Traditional Thai Massage out of Chiang Mai, Thailand, returning in
early 2018.
In her spare time, Alexa rock climbs and spends time with her
amazing dog.
Who she sees: adult females, adult males,
athletes, chronic pain, prenatal
Modalities: therapeutic, deep tissue, swedish
relaxation, prenatal
Cost:
60 mins- $80
90 mins- $110
120 mins- $150

My approach to mindfulness is a little more colorful than
most. Modern contemplative practice is a powerful fusion of art and
science. Much of the emerging research suggests that mindfulness
can make lasting positive changes in our minds and brains. It helps
if we can balance that pragmatism with some poetry; to trust our
own intuition just as much as the laboratory experiments.
This isn’t a dry, stoic undertaking where we become all detached
and robotic. Likewise, we’re not trying to rocket our consciousness
up to some misty higher plane where worldly affairs bore our pants
off.
So what are we doing? Some clients are looking for relief from
things like stress, ADHD, chronic pain, and anxiety. Others are
trying to shed negative habits and cultivate healthy ones. Quite a
few are pursuing the deepest levels of self-knowledge and personal
awakening.
No matter what your goals are, mindfulness is all about
minimizing suffering and maximizing happiness. This contemporary,
universal path allows us to be more authentic, fully human beings
living our best lives.
It takes a deep curiosity about yourself and the world to do
this stuff, not to mention a playful sense of humor and some
good-natured skepticism. Finish it off with a good stiff shot of
irreverence and now we’re getting somewhere.
For more information, visit BrentPurpleOliver.com

The mystical side of and the philosophy behind Buddhism has
fascinated Kinga since an early age and brought her to meditation
and Yoga. Being very fortunate in having parents that opened the
door to this world, Kinga started with a regular practice as a
teenager and found her way to Ashtanga during her Master studies in
sociology and philosophy, not knowing where her path would lead
her. She moved in 2011 to South Africa and joined a teacher
training under the supervision of Bruce Master in the Sivananda
tradition. She has been trying to find a way to join the different
styles since then. Kinga has been teaching in yoga studios since
2012, in addition to time spent teaching in the South African
prison system. Since moving to the USA in 2016 she has continued to
explore the path of Yoga, diving deeper into the practice of
Ashtanga, Bhakti & Nidra Yoga. Kinga has a PhD in Social
Psychology and has been studying Ayurveda since 2017. She enjoys
combining ancient knowledge with modern research and is always on
the lookout for links between the different theories. Her biggest
joy is to learn and share her experience.

Massage Therapist, Yoga Instructor
 
Joshua began his journey of holistic healing in 1995 at the
Reilly School of Massotherapy in Virginia Beach. He is a graduate
of Amanda McMaine’s 200 hour Essence of Yoga Teacher Training
program as well as Matthew Higdon’s 200 hour Subtle Power Yoga
Teacher Training program.
Joshua has facilitated a variety of self awareness and body mind
integration exercises including; 10 years as group leader with
Meditation for Stress Management for the Fayette County Drug Court
Program; 8 years as instructor in Anatomy, Kinesiology, structural
tissue integrative techniques, and range of motion bodywork with
local massage therapy schools; 22 years sharing a variety of yoga
classes as well as a variety of wellness workshops. He has worked
with professional athletes and teams including our University of
Kentucky SEC and NCAA aquatic athletes.
Joshua leads weekly Slow Flow and Special Needs yoga classes at
Centered and special needs classes with the Latitude Artist
Community and Employment Solutions. He is passionate about
assisting others in their journey to mental, physical, and
spiritual health and has worked one on one with clients of Hospice,
the VA and a variety. He works well with others.
Joshua is experienced in facilitating the movement of the
accumulation of stress stored in the body. His bodywork focus is on
the rehabilitation and treatment of injury, utilizing range of
motion and structural tissue work.
Bodywork: Thai, Therapeutic, Deep Tissue, Movement Re-Education,
chair. Full body range of motion.
Yoga: one-on-one, weekly classes: Slow Flow, Special Needs.
Meditation: private sessions.
Specializes in adults, people with special needs. Also sees people
in transition, clients with PTSD, athletes, injury/surgery
recovery.
Who he sees: adult females, adult males, people
in transition, PTSD, pregnancy, post-partum, athletes, digestive
issues, headaches, chronic pain, injury/surgery recovery
Modalities: therapeutic massage, deep tissue
massage, thai massage, one-on-one yoga, lomi lomi
Cost:
60 min- $80 (or $50 for yoga/meditation)
90 mins- $110
120 mins- $150 (deep tissue, full body range of motion)
180 mins- $220

Joshua has facilitated a variety of self awareness and body mind integration exercises including; 10 years as group leader with Meditation for Stress Management for the Fayette County Drug Court Program; 8 years as instructor in Anatomy, Kinesiology, structural tissue integrative techniques, and range of motion bodywork with local massage therapy schools; 22 years sharing a variety of yoga classes as well as a variety of wellness workshops. He has worked with professional athletes and teams including our University of Kentucky SEC and NCAA aquatic athletes.

Joshua leads weekly Slow Flow and Special Needs yoga classes at Centered and special needs classes with the Latitude Artist Community and Employment Solutions. He is passionate about assisting others in their journey to mental, physical, and spiritual health and has worked one on one with clients of Hospice, the VA and a variety. He works well with others.

Joshua is experienced in facilitating the movement of the accumulation of stress stored in the body. His bodywork focus is on the rehabilitation and treatment of injury, utilizing range of motion and structural tissue work.

Bodywork: Thai, Therapeutic, Deep Tissue, Movement Re-Education, chair. Full body range of motion.
Yoga: one-on-one, weekly classes: Slow Flow, Special Needs.
Meditation: private sessions.
Specializes in adults, people with special needs. Also sees people in transition, clients with PTSD, athletes, injury/surgery recovery.

Who he sees: adult females, adult males, people in transition, PTSD, pregnancy, post-partum, athletes, digestive issues, headaches, chronic pain, injury/surgery recovery

Modalities: therapeutic massage, deep tissue massage, thai massage, one-on-one yoga, lomi lomi

Cost:
60 min- $80 (or $50 for yoga/meditation)
90 mins- $110
120 mins- $150 (deep tissue, full body range of motion)
180 mins- $220

Transformational Life Coach & Therapist,
LCSW
 
After a long career in mental health as a therapist and
Executive Corporate Director, Connie became discouraged by what was
happening in the field. She began seeking change. She wanted her
inner and outer life to be a more authentic reflection of her
values and beliefs, and she wanted her professional and personal
life to be more soul satisfying. This launched years of study and
exploration of new treatment modalities along with personal and
spiritual soul searching. Her interest in the metaphysical realm
has led her down a personal path of exploration that has resulted
in huge shifts in her clinical orientation and wonderful joy in her
personal life. Connie’s decision to become a Transformational Life
Coach was very intentional. She wanted to expand and refocus her
clinical expertise with the positive, potential-based tools of
Transformational Life Coaching. This is a dynamic, life-affirming
change process, different from counseling, which starts with a
focus on negative symptoms and diagnostics. Transformational Life
Coaching relies on the Hermetic Principles and encourages you to
find and utilize your strengths and achieve your greatest good. It
is designed to create personal internal change that generates
positive external manifestation. She has been honored for her work
with many awards, written numerous articles and provided extensive
state and national training and consultation. On a recent trip to
Africa Connie discovered her own spiritual lineage and she is
currently learning more.
As a Transformational Life Coach, she currently puts her years
of study and experience to use by offering workshops, classes and
coaching for individuals, groups and couples. Connie offers free
phone (or Skype) consultations to all new clients. You don’t have
to be local to Central Kentucky to work with her, and she offers a
sliding scale to fit any budget. Contact Connie to schedule a
session OR to discuss whether this is the right step for you.
www.spectrumtransformation.com
Who she sees: adult females, adult males, life
transition issues, PTSD, confusion/dissatisfaction, career and
relationship
Modalities: mindfulness based CBT,
mind/body/soul focus, trauma informed therapy, potential based
transformation coaching
Cost:
60 mins- $80-$125 based on needs. Packages available.

As a Transformational Life Coach, she currently puts her years of study and experience to use by offering workshops, classes and coaching for individuals, groups and couples. Connie offers free phone (or Skype) consultations to all new clients. You don’t have to be local to Central Kentucky to work with her, and she offers a sliding scale to fit any budget. Contact Connie to schedule a session OR to discuss whether this is the right step for you.

www.spectrumtransformation.com

Who she sees: adult females, adult males, life transition issues, PTSD, confusion/dissatisfaction, career and relationship

Modalities: mindfulness based CBT, mind/body/soul focus, trauma informed therapy, potential based transformation coaching

Cost:
60 mins- $80-$125 based on needs. Packages available.

Holy Fire Reiki Practitioner, Sound Healing
Bath
 
After graduating with a BA in psychology, Norah became aware
of the limitations of standard counseling and started to peruse a
holistic approach to mental health and well-being. Unable to find a
graduate program that was based fully on holistic principles, she
spent the next year traveling through Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal
and India exploring different healing modalities. She studied yoga,
Ayurveda, sound therapy, body work, Reiki and Meditation from the
Buddhist, Hindu, Yogic, eastern and western traditions. She was
amazed by the power of conscious breathing techniques, intuitive
healing and the transformative power of meditation. Her practice is
based on the concept that balance is the key to health and she
facilitates a space for individuals to find that balance within
themselves. Her global training informs her practice through an
ability to connect with people from different backgrounds and walks
of life by providing an inclusive and safe space for all. She
assists people in the process of removing emotional blocks,
expanding their consciousness and connect more deeply to their
intuition allowing natural healing to take place.
Certifications:
•RYT 500 Registered Yoga Teacher
Private sessions, pre/post natal, children and teen, hatha, and
vinyasa flow
Certified in Bali, Indonesia
•Reiki Practitioner
Holy Fire Reiki Master
Certified in Washington, USA
•Sound Healing
Sound-bath healing technique using Tibetan singing bowls
Certified in Chiang Mai, Thailand
•Ayurvedic Therapist
Physical therapies, Marma, and Dosha balancing
Certified in Rishikesh, India
•Meditation Guide
Specializing in static and dynamic mediation techniques founded in
Buddhist, Hindu, Tantra and Yogic traditions
Certified in Pokhara, Nepal
•B.A. Psychology
minors: anthropology and sociology
Eastern Washington University
Who she sees: Everyone
Cost:
60 mins- $75
90 mins- $105

Certifications:
•RYT 500 Registered Yoga Teacher
Private sessions, pre/post natal, children and teen, hatha, and vinyasa flow
Certified in Bali, Indonesia

•Reiki Practitioner
Holy Fire Reiki Master
Certified in Washington, USA

•Sound Healing
Sound-bath healing technique using Tibetan singing bowls
Certified in Chiang Mai, Thailand

•Ayurvedic Therapist
Physical therapies, Marma, and Dosha balancing
Certified in Rishikesh, India

•Meditation Guide
Specializing in static and dynamic mediation techniques founded in Buddhist, Hindu, Tantra and Yogic traditions
Certified in Pokhara, Nepal

•B.A. Psychology
minors: anthropology and sociology
Eastern Washington University

Who she sees: Everyone

Cost:
60 mins- $75
90 mins- $105

Massage Therapist, Yoga Instructor
 
Matthew’s registered yoga school is called Subtle Power Yoga.
He’s a licensed massage therapist and co-creator of Centered. With
over 10 years of training and experiencing in diverse yoga
lineages, functional movement, manual therapy, neuroscience and
Eastern medicine, Matthew seeks to share an integrative approach to
health and wisdom. Through the lenses of movement, clinical
bodywork, and contemplative practices he has built trainings and
community centered around awakening and embodiment.
Matthew became a YogaSlackers teacher in 2015 and added
conditioning, slacking and acro to his repertoire. Exploring human
potential through reaching for extra sensory perception, unique
balance, core connection, intuition training, trust games and
nonverbal communication is possible through skillfully embodied
movement. Whether you wish to simply have fun and explore new
strength or wish to train to performance level, Matthew can help
you safely and sensitively progress.
Matthew also collaborated clinically for several years with
advanced registered nurse practitioners specializing in behavioral
health and used structural yoga, breath, and bodywork interventions
to address anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other emotional,
behavioral and physical challenges. As an initiator of mind/body
healing and personal transformation, he has assisted diverse people
in finding greater quality of life.
From the therapeutic bodywork and structural yoga setting to
slacklining and AcroYoga, he seeks to help others develop a deeper
sense of self awareness, balance, faith, coordination, trust,
attention and compassion. Like repeating the flex of a muscle, all
grow when we practice skillfully and mindfully yoking psyche and
soma. His vision is to share skills, collaborate and dialogue with
those interested in exploring the concept of awakening through
embodiment as a structured, meaningful and inspired daily
inquiry.
For Massage and One-On-One Appointments, please call:
859-948-5880
Massage: Craniosacral, Thai, Movement Re-Education, Therapeutic,
Lymphatic Drainage, Visceral Manipulation.
Yoga: one-on-one, weekly classes: Subtle Power Yoga, Maha Yoga
Practice
Also sees clients with PTSD, digestive issues, headaches, chronic
pain.

Who he sees: adult females, adult males, PTSD,
athletes, digestive issues, headaches, chronic pain
Modalities: therapeutic massage, craniosacral,
thai massage, lomi lomi, movement re-education, one-on-one yoga,
lymphatic drainage, viscera manipulation (yoga therapy)
Cost:
60 mins- $80
90 mins- $108
120 mins- $140

Massage Therapist, Tai Chi and Qi Gong
instructor
 
Matt Branstetter has an extensive background in the healing
and martial arts and in the practice of meditation. He began his
study of Chinese martial arts, Qigong, Yoga and meditation in the
mid-nineties and graduated from Lexington Healing Arts in 1999. He
has practiced massage therapy for 18 years and teaches massage
fundamentals @ LHAA. He has done advanced studies in many massage
modalities over the years including Swedish, myofascial,
craniosacral, shiatsu, visceral massage, Thai massage and Lomi
Lomi. He is a certified Yoga instructor and teaches in Yoga Teacher
Training programs @ LHAA and in Amanda McMain’s Essence of Yoga
programs. He is a certified Qigong instructor through Rising Lotus
Qigong and teaches weekly classes and workshops in Qigong @
Centered. He is also available for private Qigong sessions. Matt’s
practice has been informed by his travel and academic study. For
the last decade he has taught college classes in Spirituality and
World Religions and is currently a professor of religion at Midway
University.
Massage: Thai, Shiatsu, Lomi Lomi, Therapeutic, Deep Tissue,
post-partum
Meditation: private sessions
Tai Chi: private sessions
Qi Gong: private sessions, weekly class
Also sees clients with PTSD.
Who he sees: adult females, adult males, PTSD,
postpartum, people in transition, athletes, digestive issues,
headaches, chronic paid
Modalities: therapeutic massage, deep tissue
massage, thai massage, shiatsu, lomi lomi, movement re-integration,
one-on-one yoga, tai chi, qi gong
Cost:
30 mins (one-on-one Qi Gong)- $25
60 mins- $80
90 mins- $110
Sliding Scale available, please ask!

Terry Fister is a Master Trainer/Certified Yoga Teacher. After
graduating from college with a degree in Physical Education &
Dance, Terry pursued his professional dance career until his said
STOP! He then segued to the fitness industry, where, 30+ years
later, he continues to move himself (and those willing) in pursuit
of integrating one’s body, mind, and soul. Terry holds nationally
recognized personal training and group fitness certifications from
Marymount College, AFAA, ACE, NASM, and is a graduate of Shakti
Yoga Teacher Training Certification program in Woodstock, NY. He
also holds specialty certifications, focusing on special
populations such as the older populations, pre/post partum
exercise, post-rehabilitation exercise and sports conditioning.
Terry has also focused on fitness management, where he has acted
as group exercise manager, personal training manager, and program
director for high-end health and wellness companies. He was the
co-founder of CLAY Health Club & Spa, in New York, NY.
His favorite quote is, “Gracefulness is to the body what
thoughtfulness is to the mind.”