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Integrative Healing Arts Studio Adds Online Workshops to Offerings

Aug 31, 2020 11:00AM ● By Kyle Hass
Christina Rossi, founder and owner of Integrative Healing Arts Studio, in West Reading, has added online holistic health and aromatherapy classes, as well as herbal workshops, to her course offerings. Current courses include Immunity Blend Aromatherapy workshop and Reiki Level II (an online and in-person hybrid course).

Rossi is a Pennsylvania-licensed and BCTMB–certified massage therapist, a National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA) Level II professional aromatherapist and a clinical herbalist. She is also approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) to provide continuing education credits to licensed massage therapists. Rossi has studied extensively and practices many different holistic health modalities. “I am passionate about sharing simple and affordable ways to maintain wellness, and I’m really looking forward to offering these workshops,” she enthuses.

Location: 546 Penn Ave., FL 2, West Reading. For more information, visit IntegrativeHealingArtsSchool.com.





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