Renee' Garcia Fulkerson

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Renee Fulkerson is a reliable client-focused Bodyworker and student-focused Yoga instructor with commitment and passion Renee offers massage therapy and YogAlign as complementary practices to her clients and students YogAlign is simply the art of being in your body and breath Inspired by the results from massage she knew combining yoga would create a more sustainable body That practice has resulted in her clients living pain-free with a full range of motion She enjoys supporting others to slow down and feel the positive effects of these two complementary practices Renee is optimistic & friendly with a spirit for building community  Renee has completed hours of massage therapy training and hours of yoga teacher training Her first massage therapy certification came from the California School of The Physical Arts in Huntington Beach California She completed hours of instruction in massage education sports massage and techniques She received her massage license in Big Bear Lake California Renee spent the next ten years offering out-call massage services to the resort hotels and providing sports massage for athletes competing in NORBA mountain bike races She worked with boxers training in high altitude adventure racers and runners She is grateful to have played a part in supporting her clients in reaching their athletic goals Renees passion for supporting athletes in alignment and performance did not stop there She completed a -hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training with Scott Miller of Western Yoga College Learning yoga techniques methodology philosophy and anatomy qualified her to be an instructor of Hatha Yoga Renee opened a yoga studio and combined massage therapy and yoga as a complimentary practice with her clients Inspired by the results from massage she knew combining yoga would create a more sustainable body That practice resulted in her clients living pain-free with a full range of motion And the yoga studio allowed her to give back to her community with monthly food & money donations to her local food bank & animal shelter Renee delved deeper into the yoga community with friends and began a three-year commitment as an event coordinator for the new and upcoming yoga gathering Big Bear Yoga Festival And a retreat facilitator at Big Bear Yoga Retreats Creating a dynamic three-day event full of yoga teachers musicians and vendors was incredible After several successful years Renee and her family relocated to Kauai Hawaii On Kauai Renee completed a -hour YogAlign Posture Educator Teacher Training at Kauai Yoga School with Michaelle Edwards creator of The YogAlign Method The Yogalign Method is simply the art of being in your body and breath Learning body posture assessment breathing evaluation and instruction functional movement and self-massage For six years Renee offered several well-attended weekly YogAlign Posture Education classes She worked with osteoporosis arthritis injury recovery hypermobility and forward head carriage Renee supported and witnessed her students trusting their bodies and living sustainable lifestyles Some of her highlights have been working with seniors and their mobility challenges And teenagers helping them feel more comfortable in their growing bodies Renee received her Hawaii state massage license after attending Maui Academy of The Healing Arts in Paia on Maui Hawaii She completed hours in the instruction of therapeutic massage and bodywork She wanted to take it to the next level and passed the Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination MBLEx administered by the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards Renee is working on adding Watsu to her toolbox Watsu is aquatic hydrotherapy for rehabilitation combing elements of shiatsu massage and water for physical and emotional healing She has completed basic Watsu certification with practitioner and instructor Paul Rich LMT PhD through WABA Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association.