8 m a s s a g e & b o d y w o r k j u l y / a u g u s t 2 0 1 6
Anita
Shannon
found
bodywork and
yoga to heal
a profound
injury in the
1980s and
still integrates
these
activities into
her life. She loves experiencing the
food, drink, and people while she
travels and teaches worldwide,
and she enjoys being home in
the North Carolina mountains.
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Greg Gorey
has been doing
massage for a
long time. Greg
likes helping
people. Greg is
smart—he knows
he can't fi x
everybody's pain,
but he keeps
trying to learn
and improve his skills. Be like Greg.
contributors
Laura Collins is
a single mother
of three children,
a natural health
and alternative
medicine
advocate, and
a massage
therapist who
loves what
she does. She
strives to change a life one client at
a time. When not with clients, she
enjoys being in nature with her kids.