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Live Life in Balance

At VILLAGE WELLNESS our goal is to provide opportunities that will help you integrate natural healing and healthy living practices into your daily life so you can begin to Live your Life in Balance.

Our practitioners are dedicated to helping you along your path to living life in balance, achieving personal peace and creating better health.

At VILLAGE WELLNESS we bring together highly trained professionals in a caring, safe and comfortable environment where it's easy to relax your body, free your mind and nourish your spirit.
Let us help you re-train your body in one of our Pilates or Tai Chi classes. Or relax your mind in a meditation session. Then you can enjoy a soothing stone massage ritual or therapeutic massage.

Our village wellness studio is clean and bright and the only place in town where you can experience Rolfing or the benefits of personal Pilates equipment training. We take pride in giving each client individual attention. By offering personalized sessions, private training and limiting our class sizes we can do just that.
village wellness promotes healthy living in our community by offering our services in conjunction with The Wild Herb Market, including chair massage and the Healthy Choice Lunch Series. We also provide workshops and classes at the beautiful High Mesa Healing Center, in Alto. So, let us be your partners in wellness and we will customize programs specifically for your business or organization.

Our annual Tai Chi / Qigong Day. A healing event held worldwide.
ABOUT OUR SERVICES
ROLFING works. The human body is so pliable that it can be brought back into alignment and harmony at any time in life. Rolfing replaces old, painful movement patterns with new, more fluid ones. It is a systematic approach to body work that helps realign your posture by manipulating the connective tissue; your body's own natural support system.
PILATES is the oldest, new exercise around. Originating in the dance and rehab fields over 90 years ago, it has now become extremely popular with those looking for a gentle workout that is still highly effective. Pilates strengthens and tones the body's core, improves posture and creates a streamlined appearance.
THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE increases circulation, boosts the immune system and improves muscle tone as it helps you relax and rejuvenate your mind and body.
THERAPEUTIC STONE MASSAGE has been used as a treatment in health and healing for centuries. Originating over 5000 years ago in ancient Chinese medicine, stone massage treatments are still a common practice used by Native American Tribes today. In a Stone Massage Ritual, heated Basalt stones are carefully placed about the body in common stress zones and meridian sites, while warm oil is massaged into the muscles. The warmth of the stones will cocoon the body releasing musclular tension, relaxing the mind and melting away stress and fatigue.
ABOUT OUR village wellness PRACTITIONERS
VANESSA ARMSTRONG, MA, LMT - has a Master's Degree in exercise physiology and is a nationally certified, licensed massage therapist with over 20 years of experience teaching fitness and training clients to enhance their physical well-being. Vanessa has trained in both the classical and contemporary methods of Pilates and holds a Foundation Certification from the All-American Pilates Institute at the PGA National Resort in West Palm Beach, Florida. She has also trained and taught fitness at Rancho La Puerta Resort and Spa in Tecate, Mexico. She currently provides personal Pilates Equipment Training at the Village Wellness studio and teaches Pilates Mat and Ball classes at High Mesa Healing Center in Alto. She also offers Personal Training services at Alto Lakes Golf & Country Club along with a unique "POOLates" Water Fitness Class during the summer months. Vanessa utilizes her varied background and deep knowledge of body awareness to provide a safe, fun and challenging workout for individuals based on their needs, interest and level of fitness. wellnesspartner@yahoo.com
JIM BLACKBURN, CR is a Certified Rolfer® and Rolf Movement Instructor graduating from the Rolf Institute in Boulder, Colorado. He has been mentoring and teaching the arts of Tai Chi, Qigong and meditation for over 10 years and has studied with several Grand Masters including W.C.C. Chen, Ken Cohen and Sifu Carol Mancuso. He applies his varied athletic experience and strong knowledge of anatomy to deepen his instruction concerning breathwork, body awareness and structural alignment during each class, personal session and workshop. Jim holds Tai Chi classes and a monthly Silent Meditation meeting at High Mesa Healing Center.
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Our VILLAGE WELLNESS practitioners have over 30 years' experience with many enthusiastic testimonials, but the proof is in
YOUR RESULTS!
For inquiries or to schedule an appointment call:
505.258.2258

village wellness gift certificates are available
for all of our services.

Services are by appointment only.
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