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Dawn began studying yoga, herbal medicine, and nutrition in 1995.

Since receiving her massage therapy training at Lexington Healing Arts Academy (LHAA) in 2000, Dawn’s interest in folk medicine has led her to study Thai, Mayan and Chinese traditional forms of massage, abdominal massage and Appalachian herbal medicine.

From 2006 through 2008 Dawn served on the faculty at LHAA, teaching Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology. During that time she also provided injury specific and preventative treatments for UK’s athletics department. From 2008 to 2010, Dawn was the Assistant Director for Amanda McMaine’s yoga teacher training program at LHAA. 

Welcome to Touch Therapy with Jessica Goodin! Jessica believes the body is a living record of all of our experiences. During touch therapy sessions, she connects to the body’s intelligence and follows its wisdom to support your unique healing process.

She believes that we all have the ability to heal ourselves if given the space and support to do it. With love, acceptance, care, focus, and dedication, each of us can make small, consistent changes to better our health & wellbeing.

Jessica has been passionate about learning alternative healing and anatomy since childhood — traveling the globe to study different modalities and further her understanding of navigating life in a physical body. Beginning her education path with a fine arts degree in graphic design from Eastern Kentucky University, she’s a licensed massage therapist, 500-hour certified yoga teacher, and spiritual, health & wellness “support human” with additional training in Upledger Craniosacral, Reiki, Clarity Breathwork, channeling, trauma-informed care, and the Noya Rao lineage of Shipibo curanderismo (sacred, plant-medicine healing indigenous to Peru).

In addition to offering healing sessions & intuitive readings, she currently teaches breathwork in The Essence of Yoga Center's advanced yoga teacher training program.

Throughout her healing journey, she’s realized that health is a continuum that is constantly changing. Your “whole person” is determined by physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual, & environmental factors, plus your energetic matrix — the living matrix that influences how our bodies heal & grow.

Therefore, it would make sense that you as a unique individual would require a customized approach to regain and/or maintain optimal health. Wherever you are on your healing journey, she’s excited to connect with and support you.

Christina Lynch is an artist, Yoga teacher, and herbalist. She has been with Centered for years, working as a class instructor to part of our beloved front desk team.

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 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 and utiize our own gifts the more we’re able to inspire and lift each other up."
-Lauren

TRAININGS

Relationship and Intimacy Coach
Licensed Massage Therapist
Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher
Birth Doula
Infant Massage Instructor
Dancing for Birth instructor
Advanced Prenatal and Postpartum Therapist
Body Recall Instructor 
Pediatric Craniosacral Therapy
Mental Health First Aid

Who she sees: adult females, couples, those working with trauma resiliancy, prenatal & postpartum, baby/pediatric

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

Cost:

Bodywork:

30 min (baby/pediatric only)- $45
60 min- $85
90 min- $120

Coaching:

75 min (individuals & couples) - $135.00

Ray “Charuto” Jordan Jr. started his study of martial arts in 1994 at Kentucky State University under the tutelage of John “Shihan” Mason Jr. in the art of Che Lu. In 1996, Ray moved to Chicago, IL. and began training several martial arts disciplines including: Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Miyama Ryu Jujutsu and his current art, capoeira under the instruction of, Mestra Marisa Cordeiro with the group Gingarte Capoeira. In 1999 Ray returned to Kentucky State University with his knowledge of capoeira and other martial arts and was a founding member of the Chi’Hoon All Powers Martial Arts Group on the campus while continuing his training with Gingarte. In 2003 Ray joined Cordão De Ouro under the instruction of Instructor Antonio “Baiano” Lipscomb of Cordão De Ouro Champaign, Il. and earned both his capoeira apelido (nickname) of “Charuto”, and first cordão in capoeira through Mestre Denis of Cordão De Ouro in Champaign. Il.

Upon graduating Kentucky State University in 2004, Ray moved to Nashville, TN. where he earned both the rank of 1st degree Black Belt and instructor in Wado Ryu Karate through David Deaton Karate Studios, the fifth largest martial arts school in the United States, in under one year. Within that year Ray also earned Teacher of the Year honors. The following year, Ray earned his second-degree black belt in Karate.

After returning to KY in 2006, Ray specifically trained and taught Cordão De Ouro capoeira in the Lexington area while climbing to the ranks of Instructor under the tutelage of Mestre Muriel Ribeiro of Atlanta, GA. “Charuto” has taught capoeira at several universities including Kentucky State University, Midway University and the University of Kentucky. He has also held classes at Four Seasons Martial Arts in Lexington, KY. Currently, “Charuto” practices and teaches the art of capoeira at the Urban Ninja Project of Lexington, KY where he continues to learn and disseminate the art of capoeira.

Jennifer teaches in a way that is patient, subtle, and grounded in functional movement. She applies her understanding of human anatomy, breathwork, neuroscience, mindfulness, somatics, and Yogic philosophy to create practices of nuanced self-discovery. She is a certified 500 hour yoga teacher and trauma-informed instructor and uses these trainings and experience-based knowledge to create healing and empowering spaces for all in her classroom.

Brooke has studied Sogetsu Ikebana for 25 years with Sensei Noriko Fields. Over the years, she has offered workshops, classes, and demonstrations throughout North America and is currently the Deputy Director of the Cincinnati Sogetsu Branch. Brooke has created arrangements for the Lexington Symphony, various restaurants, and other public venues. Visit her at https://www.facebook.com/lotusinthepalm/ to view more of her work and order custom innovative arrangements for your special place or occasion.

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

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.

Paikea is a licensed acupuncturist and computer engineer based in Florida and Central Kentucky. She loves to give people self-healing tools, combining the rigor of science with the heart of a listener. Cheng holds several engineering degrees, but is the happiest when teaching modernized holistic medicine, foraging, and basket weaving. www.LogicGirl.com @logicGirl FB/IG

Dawn-Michelle graduated from The Louisville School of Massage in 2013. Sports Massage, Prenatal Massage, and Swedish Massage are some of the tools in her arsenal. She has a Bachelors in Psychology and believes that all people can benefit both physically, mentally, and spiritually from manual therapy. She is a volunteer for the AMTA Kentucky Sports Massage Therapy Team. Using empathy and compassion as compliments to her over 7 years of service, Dawn-Michelle insures an experience that is both unique and tailored to your needs.

See Dawn-Michelle's appointments on our booking page and get scheduled with her today!

A yoga practitioner for more than 25 years, Dindy Yokel deepened her practice by studying at the Azul Yoga Institute of Boca Raton – 200-hour RYT training, graduating in May 2016 and at Yoga Journey, completing 500 hours in September 2019. She specializes in Yin, Hatha, Vinyasa, Gentle and Restorative styles incorporating mindful meditation, Reiki, chakra balancing and yoga philosophy into her teaching. Ms. Yokel has received trauma-sensitive yoga and mindfulness certification from Connected Warriors and is certified in Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness by David Treleaven. She recently received her CMT-100 in meditation from the Meditation Alliance International. She is a certified 500-RYT by Yoga Alliance and the World Yoga Federation.

If you have questions, feel free to book a no-cost 15-minute consultation. You can book In-Studio Sessions Online, and complete client forms before your first session by clicking this Client Forms Link.

About Timothy:

Timothy first began practicing meditation and studying energy healing in the mid-1990s, this is when he was first exposed to Reiki.

In 1998, he joined the U.S. Army as an infantryman with the 101st Airborne Division and the 1st Infantry Division. During his seven years of honorable service, he attained the rank of Sergeant, deployed three times during Operation Joint Guardian, and combat Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2004 to 2005.

When the uniform is hung up, service does not end. In 2007, Mr. Grossman became an accredited advocate fo DAV, a 501(c)(4) veterans organization representing 1.2 million veterans nationally. He later went to work for Wounded Warrior Project® in Washington, D.C. the nation's premier voice for Post 9/11 wounded, ill and injured, whose programs encompass mind, body, and engagement.

It was within these later years he collaborated and most importantly witnessed the growth that holistic programming had on the minds, bodies, and spirits of traumatized persons and their family units.

From 2016 to 2020, Mr. Grossman embraced his personal recovery through reengaging with various meditation techniques, retreats, holistic programming, with the support of a team of caring medical professionals. Through this process, he was internally guided to study and practice Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki alongside renewing and refining his studies to teach mindfulness and meditation as a co-modality.

With nearly 20 years experience as both a leader and mentoring, training, and presentation experience at the individual, group, and organizational level, Mr. Grossman is well qualified as a facilitator and instructor. With a lifetime of engagement and interest in the healing arts, Mr. Grossman's desire is to help all who seek it, especially those who have experienced trauma or illness in all its forms, to experience the benefits of Reiki and mindful awareness.

Likewise, to teach others to develop a personal practice as a means to enhance their healing of mind, body, and spirit so as to begin their own unfolding in a manner that makes sense to each person.

Mr. Grossman earned a Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies and Communications, magna cum laude, from Indiana Wesleyan University. He is a Registered Usui/Holy Fire® III & Karuna Reiki Master Teacher, a Professional Member of Reiki Membership Association (RMA) through the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT).

He is also a Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher accredited by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA) and holds a Certificate in Consciousness Studies and Self-Awareness from the Academy of Research for Cultivation of Indian Sciences-ARCIS (Kolkata, West Bengal, India).

He has mentored and studied under several accomplished Usui Reiki Master Teachers including Joan Ruggiero, Tracey Sullivan, William Lee Rand, Suzanne Smith, and Bryce Goebel. He currently studies under Frans Steine approaching his fourth Usui Reiki Master (Shinpiden) level class.