Denver Massage School

Colleen Amsbury, LMT, RTT, RYT

Instructor for: Asian Energy Bodywork, Stretching/PNF/AIS, Client Self-Care Exercises & Stretches, Aromatherapy & Analgesics, Prenatal Massage

Colleen, founder of YogaSatya, is a Registered Massage Therapist in the state of Colorado. She is also a Certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Practitioner and a Certified Advanced Yoga Instructor with over 13 years of experience teaching and serving through a heart-centered approach to vitality of the whole person.

Colleen has trained with leading teachers in the United States and India and integrated a variety of Eastern and Western teachings in both her personal practices and her work. Colleen has taught in different cultures around the globe to students of various levels of experience and walks of life. Her elegant guidance enables deeper and easier access to the body-mind and it's inherent healing potential. Her warm nature puts students at ease for a fruitful experience on their unique path of continual learning.

Kristina Dusevic, LMT, RYT

Instructor for:  Anatomy & Physiology, Kinesiology & Pathology, Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Assessment, Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Application, Asian Energy Bodywork, & Clinic/Practicum

Kristina graduated from the National College of Naprapathic Medicine in 2004 and has been a practicing massage therapist since. For the first year she worked at an extremely busy pain management clinic acquiring invaluable experience through the hundreds of patients she came into contact with.  Soon after, she relocated to Colorado and began studying the hard sciences and doing research at CSU-P.  Knowing she wanted more knowledge, both to expand her practice and get out of her wrists, Kristina began researching various modalities and found Thai yoga massage in 2008.  She was initially trained in the Northern style and most recently in Nerve Touch. Her teachers include D’Vorah Swartzman, Janice Vitavec, Lek Chaiya, and Homprang.  Kristina is a certified yoga instructor and loves the fluidity between yoga and Thai yoga massage.  Her practice includes clients ranging from chronic pain cases to professional athletes, and she enjoys tailoring each session to their specific needs.

Hillary Olsen Hilliard, LMT, RTT, RYT

Program Supervisor, Director, & Instructor for: Asian Energy Bodywork, Stretching/PNF/AIS, Client Self-Care Exercises & Stretches, Prenatal, Aromatherapy & Analgesics, & Business & Ethics.

Hillary is one of the first practitioners in the Denver area to practice and promote the amazing healing arts of Thai Yoga Massage and Thai Herbal Compresses. Hillary has had extensive training in Thailand, and her practice and teaching draws mainly from the Northern (Chiang Mai) style. She founded Textured Motion seven years ago. She is a Registered Massage Therapist in Colorado, a Registered Thai Therapist and a Registered Yoga Therapist. Her studies have been unique because she has chosen to study with many, different schools in Thailand. She has created the "Textured Motion" style of Thai Massage, by gathering all of her training and knowledge into one style that really speaks to our generation and to the society with which we live. Hillary began to teach four years ago because she wanted to share her knowledge and experience with others. Hillary has taken her knowledge of Thai massage and the Thai culture and made it more accessible and available for the American student, i.e. bringing in anatomy awareness, medical terminology, and answering the "Whys".

Hillary is the Founder of Denver Integrative Massage School-she saw a need for students to study massage and anatomy/physiology basics along with focusing their studies around Thai Yoga Massage. Hillary is so grateful for the amazing instructors that form the school's foundation.

Sylvia Salcedo Rojas, MS, MSOM, LAc

Instructor for: Asian Energy Theory & Techniques

Sylvia Salcedo Rojas, MS, MSOM, LAc, founder of the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Center, and a nationally certified Acupuncturist in the state of Colorado. She is specializes in Japanese Acupuncturist and has extensive training in Asian healing therapies which include Oriental Medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, and Tibetan Medicine. She is one of the first therapists to integrate sound therapy in her practice has created a series of specialty acupuncture treatments by weaving together her various studies. She practices functional medicine and places a large emphasis on nutritional healing and has developed a unique detoxification program. Sylvia has taught at the Colorado School of Traditional School of Chinese Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver and is an associate professor at Metropolitan State College of Denver.

Tanya L. Sheppard, DPT

Instructor for: Anatomy & Physiology, Kinesiology & Pathology, Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Assessment, Stretching/PNF/AIS, Client Self-Care Exercises & Stretches

Tanya is a Physical Therapist with 18 years of experience in physical therapy. She began volunteering and working as an aide, and went on to graduate from Chatham College in 2000 with her MPT. She returned to Chatham and graduated with her DPT in 2001. She has worked in many environments, and works to incorporate therapy into your life and make it work for you. Her continuing education includes advanced manual therapy and balance training.