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Who We Are |
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Our experienced staff is
committed to nothing short of excellence. Our Internal
Spa Therapist Certification Program assures that staff
conforms to Natural Elements Spa procedures, protocols,
and standards. Insuring you the spa experience you
deserve! |
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Our staff
is comprised of licensed professionals of the health,
wellness and beauty industries...continually looking for
ways to help you improve your quality of life and
wellbeing. In addition to being highly educated in their
respective fields, each staff member is required to
pursue continuing education that will enhance their
skills and update their knowledge base. |
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Many staff
members have willingly given up other successful careers
in order to practice the art of natural health. Their
dedication is evident in their attention to detail and
willingness to give so fully of them selves for your
care. When you visit us, our friendly, helpful staff
will answer your questions and make suggestions on how
to best serve you. |
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Audrey Ray Brown
Owner, CMT |
Audrey is a
graduate of the Cayce/Reilly School of Massotherapy. She has an A.S. from the
University of Phoenix and is currently
studying Holistic Nutrition from Clayton
College of Natural Health. Most important
to Audrey is her desire to be a student of
life and a positive example of possibility.
Living, learning and growing with intention
from every life experience. Audrey created
the original Lotus Touch Center for
Alternative Therapies, in 2001. What began
as Massage, Yoga and Meditation classes
evolved into the exceptional center for
healing that is now the Natural Elements Spa
& Academy. |
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Her path has
been an amazing evolution with unique and
fascinating experiences along the way. As a
Navy veteran she was given the opportunity
to travel extensively. Experiencing the
beauty of other cultures, religions and
healing practices resonated deeply within
her soul. She later drew on these
experiences for her own healing. Following
Desert Storm she became plagued with illness
that medical doctors had no answer for.
This began a personnel quest for knowledge
and healing that have grown into her life’s
work. |
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Audrey was
joined in 2003 by her current business
partner and cherished friend Suzanne Garcia.
Together they expanded their menu and staff
to include an exceptional list of classes
and complementary therapies. Audrey has been
blessed to have a like-minded partner who is
committed to learning and sharing knowledge
with others. Together they have a shared
passion of enhancing the lives of others
through knowledge, inspiration and wellness
services. They have created Natural Elements
because they believe that “every person is a
unique and special spirit that deserves the
joy of a healthy mind and body”.
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What an
amazing journey to get to the place of
owning a Wellness Spa,
how does it happen? In this case by the
grace of God. My formal education comes from
George Mason University with a B.A. in
Psychology. My husband's job brought us to
Chesapeake from our origins in Northern
Virginia. I would have to say I started on a
path of self healing with holistic therapies
and wellness after little help from the
traditional medical community and years of
pain and illness. They could offer only
experimental drugs and very little
understanding of my conditions which forced
me to move in a new direction. |
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I began to
look within and seek a deeper understanding
of how the body is all connected. Taking
responsibility for my own health empowered
me, and through dietary changes,
supplementation, and holistic therapies I
felt a shift in my overall health and life.
In the midst of this healing journey, I
found Audrey Brown at what was then called
Lotus Touch Center. Working with Audrey I
saw the dramatic difference regular massage
was making. Feeling better and having more
energy, I began other therapies like yoga
and acupuncture. |
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Audrey and I
felt a connection upon our first meeting but
had no way of knowing what the divine had
planned for us & Less than a year later, we
became business partners. Much has change
from that time, our name we have grown and
are taking on this new journey in a new
space… But, some things remain the same. My
Journey continues and what I believe is my
life’s work does as well; I know Audrey
would say the same. If Audrey had not
started this business and guided me I would
not have the same health results and
therefore would not have two amazing
children. |
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With that
said, having the drive to keep the doors of
Natural Elements open and offering those
same great benefits and empowerment to
others is imperative. That is the story of
how I arrived in this amazing business. I
give thanks for waking up daily and knowing
that it is one more day that someone will be
touched by the healing powers of Natural
Elements, and so the cycle continues. |
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Jen
Martinez-Bentle
Naturopathic
Doctor,
Instructor |
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Jen
has been helping individuals with chronic
diseases such as Heart disease, Diabetes, PMS,
Menopause, Allergies, Low Immunity, Fibromyalgia
and Candida. |
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She is a
registered Naturopath in the District of
Columbia. She is also certified in Usui Reiki
(Master Level), Reflexology, Mind-Body Medicine,
Magnet Therapy, Acupressure, Aromatherapy and
Life Style Counseling. |
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She regularly
conducts workshops on Reflexology, Reiki,
Holistic Health, Mind-Body Medicine, Homeopathy,
Raindrop Therapy, Herbal Medicine and
Acupressure. She is currently in the Homeopathic
Doctorate Program of the Naturopathy Institute
of First National University. |
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Susan
Zummo
Perceptive Awareness
Facilitator
Reiki Master
Intuitive Counseling
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Sue Zummo is a highly
motivated and qualified teacher of higher
awareness. She is a certified Perceptive
Awareness Technique, Inc. (P.A.T.) facilitator,
Integrated Awareness graduate, Soma Pi™ healing
practitioner, Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master, and
Interfaith Minister. With over 20 years of
experience, Susan has been helping clients
connect with their Higher Mind through Intuitive
Counseling sessions, P.A.T. seminars and healing
workshops. |
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Susan became a
P.A.T. facilitator 7 years ago and has helped
many students gain access to their intuition via
soul contact. Her teachings have helped her
workshop attendees to reinforce their belief in
self and their connection to a higher source.
Her workshop participants regard her as one of
the most committed and positive spiritual
teachers they have had the fortune to meet.
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Susan’s
professionalism and compassion are her
trademarks. Most of her students come to her
through the glowing recommendations of former
students. |
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For more
information on classes and private sessions
contact Susan by email: susanzummo@verizon.net;
or on line at: www.businessintuitions.com and
www.perceptiveawareness.com |
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Robyn
Frazier
Licensed Esthetician |
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Robyn is a native of Hampton Roads and a
graduate of the American Spirit Institute’s
School of Natural Aesthetics. She has been a
member of our team since 2005. Robyn has a
passion for helping others which began with a
degree in Social Work and a minor in Sociology.
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It was in her
social work, counseling and teaching where her
love of helping people and being a bridge for
change& began to grow. As time moved on, visions
and a desire for a more healing environment
began to surface. Realizing that people
outwardly reflect what is inside, she decided to
step out on faith and enter the field of Health
and Fitness, where the need of healing the
outside and inside come together. |
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Empowered by
divine spiritual guidance and the support of her
husband Mel, Robyn enrolled in the American
Spirit Institute School of Natural Aesthetics in
2001 where she found her passion. As a licensed
esthetician she has taken post-graduate courses
at the Conservatory of Esthetics in Richmond,
Va. and the International Dermal Institute in
Washington, D.C . |
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She is a member of
the A.A.E.E (American Association for Esthetics
Education) and the I.E.A (International
Esthetics Association). She has worked in
prominent spas and salons in the Hampton Roads
area and has been a Bridal Make-up Artist and
co-owner of a skin care center in Va. Beach.
Robyn has committed her practice to restoring
skin to a natural healthy condition, using
treatments that nurture and heal. |
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Available by
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Susan Hoag
Massage /Spa Professional |
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Susan
is a certified massage therapist and a 2003
graduate of the acclaimed Cayce Reilly School of
Massage. She has been a proud member of our
staff since 2004 and has completed The Natural
Elements Spa Certification Program. |
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Susan is one of
the two therapists that are responsible for the
creation and training of our very own Spirit
Stone Treatment, an amazing accumulation and
unique combination of hot stone massage and
Swedish massage techniques. Susan is certified
in various modalities, including hot stone
massage, relaxation massage, Reiki level one, as
well as all spa treatments offered at Natural
Elements. |
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Her passion and
the focus of her body work is specializing in
massage for women. |
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She is certified
in pre- and post-natal massage and strongly
believes in the power of bodywork for an optimal
pregnancy and delivery. With a strong yet gentle
spirit and a true desire to work with her
clients. |
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Susan is drawn to
helping others feel more relaxed and balanced
through massage therapy. Allowing her clients a
safe environment in which to escape and heal
from the mental and physical stresses of life is
the opportunity that Susan enjoys the most.
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Available by
Appointment
Sunday through Saturday |
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Rita Gilbert
Massage Therapist
Yoga Instructor |
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Rita is a 2003 graduate of the Cayce/Reilly
School of Massotherapy. With intensive
continuing education, Rita has become a focused
massage therapist and is passionate about the
therapeutic value she brings to her clients. She
has trained with The Upledger Institute
specifically in Cranio-Sacral Therapy with
additional studies in Soft Tissue Release,
Myofascial Release, Reiki, and Intuitive
Studies. Rita has been a member of our team
since 2006 and will be teaching continuing
education classes through Natural Elements
Academy in 2008. |
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As a massage
therapist, being an example of wellness is
important to Rita. She believes that we are all
“Co-Creators” of our own lives and therefore
have universal powers as well as personal
responsibility in maintaining our physical ,
mental & spiritual balance. Rita credits her
yoga practice as a means of balance and wellness
in her own life. |
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After 15 years of
enjoying the benefits for herself she is in the
process of completing her yoga certification in
order to share powerful benefits of Yoga with
others. Rita is in the process of completing her
YogaFit training . She will continue her
advanced teacher training through Yoga Ville in
Charlottesville Va. Rita’s enthusiasm and
positive attitude are inspiring and contagious!
She is also fluent in Sign Language and welcomes
Deaf community members in the
Chesapeake/Virginia Beach/Norfolk. |
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Melissa York
Massage /Spa
Professional
Hand & Foot Rituals |
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Melissa is a graduate of Virginia Career
Institutes School of Massage. Her introduction
to a variety of modalities has led her to find
particular interest in reflexology, prenatal
massage, and lymphatic drainage, all of which
she pursues further in education, enabling her
to specialize in these areas. |
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She has also
successfully completed the Natural Elements Spa
Certification Program. |
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Melissa’s passion
and pure intention is obvious through her
bodywork, as she truly strives to help others.
Her desire is to gently assist clients as they
learn and heal through self-acknowledgement and
growth. Being part of your wellness team brings
true meaning and balance in her career. |
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She looks forward
to touching her client’s lives in a positive
manner while finding the deeper meaning of the
body, mind and spirit connection. |
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Appointments
Available
Friday through Sunday |
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Patricia Richardson
Pilates Instructor
Salsa/Latin Dance |
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Born in Mexico
City, Mexico, Patricia
has been a student of dance since the age of
six. With a 10-year tenancy with the prestige
Ballet Company of Mexico City, Patricia was
introduced to Pilates as a means to help soothe
the sore muscles that are common to the
performing arts, as well as recover from an
accident of her own. |
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Certified by S.C.
Pilates of Mexico, Patricia has been instructing
Pilates for nearly a decade, working to aid in
others' rehabilitation for all types of injuries
and specialized fitness and shaping of any or
all body parts. Patricia has been choreographer
and dancer in many Musicals and TV shows
spanning a 25- year long career. |
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She has learned a
vast respect and knowledge of the human body
during her 30-years of experience teaching
Ballet, Jazz, Latin rhythms and Pilates. At the
age of 53, Patricia underwent hip replacement.
The power of Pilates was evident when she was
able to walkout of the hospital just 2 days
after her surgery, and was back on the dance
floors after just 2 months. |
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This was an
accomplishment that astonished many Doctors,
Surgeons and Therapists, who, until Patricia,
had thought was nearly impossible. Patricia is a
powerhouse of strength and knowledge, and she
can help you transform your body and your life
with a balanced regiment. |
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Marilyn Ann Coffie
Massage /Spa
Professional
Hand & Foot Rituals
Spa Instructor |
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Marilyn has been an esteemed part of the
Natural Elements Team since 2005. Her education
began at Virginia School of Technology’s School
of Massage where she graduated with high honors.
She has since taken continuing education courses
in varied fields that have only added to her
quality of massage and Spa techniques. Marilyn
has completed the in-house Spa Certification
Program and is one of the two therapists that
are responsible for the creation and training of
our very own Spirit Stone Treatment. This
massage modality is an amazing accumulation and
unique combination of hot stone and Swedish
massage techniques. |
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Marilyn also holds
an A.S. degree from State University of New York
in Health Science. Like most, Marilyn is not a
native of the area; she grew up on the coast of
Maine and comes here by way of northern New
York. She has called Hampton Roads home since
1998, and in 2001 her son became a native of
Virginia. Marilyn finds great satisfaction in
restoring balance and wellness to the lives of
others while on her own wellness journey. |
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She has a
fun-loving and nurturing character, which fuels
her compassion and dedication to her “Hands-On”
career and to her family. |
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Appointments
Available:
Monday through Saturday |
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Alicia C. Fuhrmann
Massage /Spa
Professional
Hand & Foot Rituals |
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Alicia
graduate from the Virginia Career Institutes
School of Massage in 2006 with great enthusiasm
for her new career. She joined our team in
February 2007 and completed our Natural Elements
Spa Certification Program. She began working as
a dental assistant after graduating high school
and within a year she realized that the dental
field was not her calling. |
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In March 2006 she
decided to become a massage therapist. Although
she is new to the spa industry, she has
developed a true joy in providing body work.
Alicia has found a great sense of satisfaction
seeing the benefits that her work brings to
clients and is excited about learning and
growing as a Natural Elements Spa Therapist!
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It is Alicia's
desire to expand her body work techniques
through continuing her education and gaining
experience in the wellness industry. She has a
grounding energy and a true gift for bodywork!
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Appointments
available:
Monday and Wednesday through Saturday |
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Hilary Huddleston
Licensed Esthetician
Spa Professional
Hand & Foot Rituals |
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Hilary is a
graduate of the Virginia Institute of Esthetics
and a licensed esthetician and wax technician.
Attending the Institute of Esthetics gave Hilary
the opportunity to develop and perfect a wide
range of skills relating to the esthetics field.
Hilary has always had a deep desire to help
others look and feel their best. Her passion is
esthetics, with facials being her specialty.
Hilary has been extensively trained in both
relaxing and corrective facials and is the lead
esthetician at Natural Elements. |
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Hilary grew up in a farming community in
southeastern Illinois. Upon graduating from high
school, she enrolled in a local college where
she graduated valedictorian of her class with an
Associate in Science and Art degree with a
concentration in Biology in Chemistry. Hilary
married her high school sweetheart and best
friend, a Nuclear Engineer in the U.S. Navy. It
was the Navy that brought the couple to
Virginia. |
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With support from
her loving husband and family, Hilary entered
esthetics training and has enjoyed every minute
of it. She credits her sisters for always
humoring her in her life long quest for the
perfect beauty treatment, whether it be a new
product, technique, or beauty ritual. Hilary is
committed to continuing her education and
staying current with the latest products and
procedures. She has completed the Natural
Elements Spa Certification Program and is firmly
devoted to providing her clients with the best
possible care and service. |
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Mon – Sat
Appointments available. |
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Melissa Bolinto
Massage /Spa
Professional
Hand & Foot Rituals
Spa Instructor |
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Melissa is a Certified
Massage Therapist and a graduate of the Cayce
Reilly School of Massotherapy. She also has an
associate’s degree in liberal arts from
Tidewater Community College and is a classically
trained dancer. Melissa has been a valued part
of the Natural Elements Team since 2003. Her
gift for teaching coupled with her desire to
help her fellow employees on their personal
wellness journey has made her the perfect fit as
the trainer for our Spa Certification Program. |
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Melissa’s passion
for natural health and wellness has become her
life’s work. Her goal in working with her
clients is to help them find a balance that is
conducive to healing and rejuvenation. Prior to
becoming a massage therapist, Melissa was a
classically-trained professional dancer, and her
former career afforded her a true understanding
of the body/mind connection that is so important
in the healing process. Melissa has a
deep-rooted understanding and respect for
stretching and hydrating the muscular system of
the human body. She aims to do just that in her
massage by combining relaxation techniques with
deep tissue techniques. |
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It is Melissa’s
belief that one must be personally responsible
by being pro-active as well as preventive in the
journey toward health and wellness. She is very
enthusiastic and deeply compassionate about
accompanying her clients on that journey. |
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Cameo
White
Receptionist
Academy Admin. |
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After working in
high stress office environments for a decade as
an administrative assistant, Cameo had a desire
for a more balanced and holistic life. When the
opportunity to move from the Washington, DC area
presented itself, she moved to Virginia Beach . |
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Cameo moved her
energy towards a career change that would allow
her to be in a holistic and wellness-inspired
environment. Fate stepped in, bringing her to
The Natural Elements Spa. She enjoys learning
from the fabulous therapists she works with and
hopes to someday evolve into working with energy
and helping others bring balance into their
lives. |
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She is an
instrumental force in the coordinative and
administrative functions of The Natural Elements
Academy. Cameo finds great satisfaction in
helping others continue their education and grow
in the health and wellness industry. |
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