Lisa Carlson's Radiant Health Therapies LLC

About Me

Owner of Lisa Carlson's Radiant Health Therapies LLC, has been practicing advanced therapeutic massage for 34 years.   

 

Lisa has advanced training in:

Neuromuscular Therapy (CNMT)

Compassionate Touch Practitioner (CTP)

Reiki Master Practitioner (RM)

Reiki Drum

Guided Imagery, Meditation Coach/Facilitator

Life Coach

Licensed Nurse Assistant (12+ years)

Hospice volunteer   

   

        Lisa has been a licensed Massage Therapist for 34 years. After graduating in 1990 from the NH Institute of Therapeutic Arts in Hudson, NH, Lisa launched her massage career.    

        Integrating different modality styles that she has acquired over the years, has enabled her to offer the highest quality, intuitively creative and therapeutic approach to her clients.  

        Lisa is a professional member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) and has a Bachelors of Science in Psychology.

        Continuing her education in Myofascial Massage and Certification in Neuromuscular Therapy (CNMT), has guided Lisa to put these at the core of her integrated techniques for postural assessment, relief of Myofascial patterns of dysfunction and pain which offers the maximum support for her clients well-being goals. Her training as a Reiki Master Practitioner and Meditation Coach has added depth to her approach for offering each client the care and support they request.

         Lisa's clientele consists of both, children and adults. Her focus is; rehabilitation from injury, surgery, stress management, elders, neurological and medical conditions where appropriate, and the medically frail.

Lisa believes, promotes, and applies to her own life that, "A Radiant Heart Touches Everyone!"

 

My inspiration;

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.”, Helen Keller {taught to her by her teacher, Anne Sullivan}

“If I could give you information of my life it would be to show how a woman of very ordinary ability has been led by God in strange and unaccustomed paths to do in His service what He has done in her. And if I could tell you all, you would see how God has done all, and I nothing. I have worked hard, very hard, that is all; and I have never refused God anything.”
Florence Nightingale   {Nursing}
 
 

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Clinical Aromatherapy

         In 2001, Lisa attended a yearlong intensive program in Clinical Aromatherapy designed for nurses and other medical professionals by Dr. Jane buckle.  The focus was to learn appropriate and therapeutic approaches to apply essential oils for stimulating the body's own healing potential, reduce pain and discomfort.  Even though the focus was for hospital setting applications for the sick and frail, this approach has been useful for all of Lisa's choices on essential oil and aromatherapy for her clients needs.

         Dr Buckle personally acknowledged and complimented Lisa on her highly skilled and intuitive approach in applying the program's information and manual techniques.  During this similar time frame, Lisa became a part of the Young Living Essential oil company. Traveling to Utah and personally meeting Dr Young and his wife, offered Lisa inspiration and personal validation of the importance of alternative health and all of its diversity.

Medical Training

         After entering into the medical community in 2008 as a Licensed Nursing Assistant, and working with many populations including but not limited to; rehabilitative, Hospice, very frail, dementia, brain injury, children and adults, Lisa became certified as a Compassionate Touch Practitioner (CTP) with Ann Catlin, OT, LMT. 

         Her internship took place in a Rehabilitation and Long Term Care Nursing Home in RI where she worked directly with dementia patients.  The Compassionate Touch is a focused attention approach applying both touch and energetic techniques for end of life and the very frail but also extends its healing to those who can no longer verbally communicate or physically move. 

         This training has brought Lisa's compassion and empathy to a therapeutic level where the art of listening is authentic, accepting, validating and understanding. This is important for being a team with her clients and their well-being goals. Somatic expression of pain, discomfort from musculoskeletal patterns of dysfunction and/or trauma can be helped through appropriate massage therapy modalities.  Lisa is a sacred space holder for all of her clients.

Hospice Experience

          During this time in 2009, Lisa also went through a 30 hour Hospice volunteer training program.  This was a very critical time in her life with caring for a loved one who had COPD. 

          Working with those that are dying and their families, both as a volunteer and as a LNA, has brought a very deep personal exploration about the concepts of mind and body, health, pain perspective and experience, and what 'quality of life' may mean for each individual. 

Healing Approach

          These experiences have shaped Lisa's current approach to her Therapeutic Massage. Healing is a physiological, mental and emotional journey.  It is unique for each person who holds their own definitions and concepts about their well-being and the many facets that influence it as a whole.

          Lisa was inspired to complete her Bachelors of Science in Psychology graduating in her class with magna cum laude.  A long time goal and dream of Lisa's has been to focus in the area of Somatic Psychology and Mind/Body medicine. 

Energy Healing

          Starting at 19, Lisa was given her healer name and confirmed by three medicine healers/shaman. Having had a near death experience as a child and visions all her life, she has felt guided to be a protector of those that are in need of healing.  Lisa continues to reflect on her own life's lessons to grow as a person so that she can recognize the foot steps of those that are suffering.  Each person's journey through the human condition is sacred and deserves to be validated and heard.

         As part of this healing approach, Lisa received Reiki II training and was certified by her colleague, Karen Cerato, Reiki Master Teacher in 2010. Lisa has also been certified as a Master Reiki Practitioner by Melissa Crowhurst and Lisa Powers, Usui Reiki Master Teachers. As a facilitator of Meditation and Guided Imagery, she has been invited to different workshops, facilitating with others; including musicians, applying drumming, creating a healing experience for others.  

Community Contributions

         Lisa was on the advisory board and compliance officer for The Holistic Self Care Center in Nashua, NH for several years until 2015. She was a founding business participant for both; NH Health & Wellness Center of Nashua, NH in 2016 and Holistic NH in 2020.

Professional NH massage license #0492M