About Jeffrey

Jeffrey Rich, LMT #656
phone: 256.337.1699
email: jeffrey.rich@gmail.com and jeffrey@oma-hsv.com
web site: jeffreyrich.blogspot.com
on-line appointment scheduling

Jeffrey received his B.S. in Computer Science from Duke University in 1984 and worked as a software developer from 1984 until 1999. Also a licensed Massage Therapy Instructor, he is currently in private massage therapy practice at the Clearview Cancer Institute in Huntsville.

A professional singer as well, Jeffrey performs Baroque vocal literature and 20th century classical and jazz choral works with the Zefiro Series, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational corporation he helped to form, which is located in Huntsville. He continues to perform and record with Apollo's Fire, the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra in Cleveland, Ohio.

Jeffrey has had extensive advanced training in the field of bodywork and massage. Alabama state law currently requires 16 hours of professional continuing education for each two year period prior to relicensure. Additionally, his professional society, AMTA, requires 48 hours of continuing education during any four year period.

Jeffrey specializes in orthopedic massage, deep tissue massage, Acupressure, and massage for people living with and recovering from injury and surgery.  He is nearing completion of requirements and logged experience to become a registered Jin Shin Do Acupressurist.

   
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Jeffrey's advanced massage therapy training currently includes


Jeffrey's advanced non-massage healing therapy training includes

  • Advanced Practitioner Certification in Shamanic Healing by the Church of Earth Healing (two-week Shamanic Healing Intensive in-residence workshop)
    • Shamanic Extraction Healing
    • Soul-Retrieval, Soul-Guiding
    • Shamanic Energy healing modalities
    • Psychopomp
  • Shamanic Divination
  • Shamanism for those in transition

If you would like to know more about my shamanic healing work, please do not hesitate to call or email me. Typically, shamanic sessions take place away from the massage office, either at your home, in nature, or in a conducive healing space. I am a primary facilitator for the Huntsville Shamanic Drumming Circle, co-organizing and facilitating a monthly healing shamanic drumming circle. Shamanism is an inclusive spiritual healing practice focusing on unity and balance and is not a religion. Its tenets are:
  • Everything is Alive
  • Everything is Aware and Conscious
  • Everything is Dynamic and Changing
  • Everything is Connected
  • Everything Responds
To learn more about what shamanism is and is not, and how its healing modalities can help you live, balance and heal, please visit one of these links:
  • The Foundation for Shamanic Studies Michael Harner's 501(c)(3) non-profit educational foundation and home to much information about shamanism and shamanic training

  • The Church of Earth Healing the church's main site, including information about shamanism and about shamanic training

  • Sandra Ingerman a site about Sandra, about Soul Retrieval and about Earth Healing

  • Shaman Tracks Dana Robinson's shamanism web site

  • David Lee Lang's article on Dream Weaving, describing a little bit about the nature of the five tenets of shamanism (above), and how they can be used in shamanic healing


A Personal Statement
I believe that we are all part of one human family, and that everything is connected. Nothing exists that is not in connection to the whole, to Source, Great Spirit, the Tao. Touching one thing touches all others; touching the body also touches one's spirit. I hope that my healing philosophy is one that indeed grows corn.

posted by OMA @ 10:18 PM