Integrative Medical Clinic of Santa Rosa - IMC Provider Profile: Valerie Luoto

Exercise & Movement

Chiropractic

Feldenkrais®-based Movement Therapy

Rosen Method Bodywork

Massage/Myofascial Release

Rosen Method

Valerie Luoto has over 30 years experience doing bodywork. She is a Rosen Practitioner and certified Rosen Workshop teacher. Personally trained by and a close colleague of Marion Rosen, Valerie has traveled and co-taught classes with Marion in the US and in Europe.

With gentle and compassionate touch, Valerie works with clients to become aware of unconscious holdings, to bring relief to chronic pain/tension, to find more ease in the body, and to discover new possibilities and new ways of being.

Valerie has had a private practice since 1979 and has worked at IMC for the last 4 years. We are very fortunate to have her in our team.

Educational Background

BA, Art and Special Education, San Francisco State University

Additional courses towards Master program in Art, San Francisco State University

Hospital Chaplaincy training and certification, Hospice in Santa Rosa

Bodywork Training

Hauschka Massage Training from 1977-81 with Frau Marback of Hauschka Massage School, Germany

Swedish/Esalen Massage Certificate (250 hrs), The New School of Massage, Sebastopol, CA

Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner Certification (650 hrs), Rosen Institute/The Berkeley Center, Berkeley, CA

Rosen Method Introductory Workshop Teacher Certification, Rosen Institute/The Berkeley Center, Berkeley, CA

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