Karen Holmes, LMT 585.442.5410

Karen's professional career began at Billbard magazine in New York and London. With a BA in Music/Business, Karen worked in radio, music publishing, and book publishing. In the early 90s, Karen became increasingly drawn to natural healing and became a family practitioner herbalist, BioAcoustic Research Associate, and studied flower essences & aromatherapy.

Karen then earned her NY massage license and completed training in Kripalu-style reflexology, as a reiki master, as a doula, and also became a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist. Karen also worked at The Russian and Turkish Baths, where saunas, platzas, detoxifying muds, and dead sea scrubs are considered a daily health routine.

Always the foodie, Karen sought out a way to offer healthy eating techniques to her clients by becoming a Certified Living on Live Foods Chef and Instructor. Karen has attended raw food trainings with Alissa Cohen, Raw Chef Dan, and Gideon & Jackie Graff. Her top picks for raw restaurants can be found here. Karen is currently attending Monroe Community College for a certificate in Culinary Arts to better be able to serve (no pun!) her clients. Her goal is to one day offer a healing space where people can be nurtured through food as well as bodywork. Karen's favorite non-raw restaurants are Ko, Jean Georges, Le Bernardin, wd-50, & Les Maisons de Bricourt. Most beloved travel destinations are Saturnia, Cancale, Xcaret, Avebury, all of Ireland, & anywhere with a spa.

Karen currently lives in Upstate NY with her daughter Zoe, their two rescued kitties, Socrates and ShiShi, and their horse, Maverick. At home Karen enjoys practicing Vipassana, nature hikes, riding motorcycles, detoxing, juicing, & participating in traditional Native American ceremonies. Her passions include supporting women in their transitions, helping them to experience good health and make the most of their lives.

Rochester Integrative Therapy
585.442.5410

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