Zoe Zuniga , CMT, Other Sites by Zoe Radical-Freedom.org Zoezuniga.com
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About Zoe Zuniga, CMTZoe has been a Certified Massage Therapist since 1996. She discovered Thai Yoga Massage in 2005 and began to study this modality because she found it to be more effective for her own injuries than swedish, deep tissue or sports massage by themselves. Zoe became a massage therapist out of a passion for movement which led her to study dance, yoga and pilates. Over her 20 year career as a dance and fitness instructor, Pilates trainer and sports massage therapist Zoe has gained extensive intuitive knowledge of the body and functional of anatomy. Zoe began her movement journey at the age of 13 with free karate classes for kids at the local police academy in Albuquerque NM. At 14 she discovered a dusty Hatha yoga book on her mother’s bookshelf and never looked back. At the age of 18 Zoe decided to become a dancer and struggled stubbornly through 4 years of classical ballet classes and the austerity of modern dance classes and performance groups before discovering the lively rhythms of African dance and Flamenco. She came home to Salsa dance in 1994 and performed with groups and taught in salsa dance clubs, and studios in San Francisco and Southern CA. Meanwhile…to pay for dance classes and art supplies Zoe taught aerobic fitness and stretch/yoga classes before becoming a massage therapist. In the interest of healing her own injuries as well as those of her students Zoe became a sports massage therapist in 1998.Zoe added Pilates certifications in 200 and 2001 and began to study Thai massage in 2007 as the ultimate natural progression. Zoe is renaissance woman having completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Boston Ma, Zoe has worked as visual artist featuring her work in Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles since 1986. Zoe is presently studying computer graphics at Berkeley City College and Permaculture Design in the San Francisco Bay Area. ResumeCMT TRAININGHot Stone Workshop, Vara Healing Center, Albany, CA, 2010 The Art of Thai Massage, Santa Monica School of Massage, Valley Glen, CA, 2008 Shiatsu Workshop, Body Therapy Center, Palo Alto, CA, 1999 Sports Massage, 150 hours, Body Therapy Center, Palo Alto, CA, 1999 Swedish Massage, 150 hours, Body Therapy Center, Palo Alto, CA, 1998 CMT WORK EXPERIENCEEloquent Movement private practice, 2002-present Mill Valley Massage, Mill Valley and San Rafael, CA, 2010-Present Vara Healing Center, Albany CA, 2010 On the Spot Massage, Berkeley, CA. 2009 Menlo Park Chiropractic, Menlo Park, CA. 2001 Watercourse Way Spa, Palo Alto, CA. 1999-2002 Body Therapy Center, Palo Alto, CA. 1998-2001 MOVEMENT TRAININGStott Pilates Advanced Teacher Training, John Garey Pilates, Long Beach, CA 2006, 2007 Spin Certification, John Garey Pilates, Long Beach, CA, 2006 Stott Pilates Teacher Training and Certification, Los Altos Fitness Center, Los Altos CA, 2001 Pilates Method Teacher Training, Mountain View CA, 2000 Aerobic Teacher Training, 24 Hour Fitness, San Rafael, CA 1994 MOVEMENT WORK RELATED EXPERIENCEOptimal Pilates, Oakland, CA: Pilates groups and private classes, 2010 Core Cat Pilates, Oakland, CA: Pilates group and private classes, 2010 Planet Pilates, Laguna Niguel, CA: Pilates Trainer group and private classes, 2009 Pure Pilates, Laguna Niguel, CA: Pilates Trainer subbing, 2008-2009 John Garey Pilates, Long Beach CA: Pilates instructor 2005-2007 DanceSport CA, Garden Grove, CA: Latin Dance, Pilates and Yoga instructor 2006-2007 Eloquent Movement Pilates Studio, Menlo Park, CA: Pilates trainer 2001-2005 Menlo Park Pilates, Menlo Park, CA: Pilates Trainer 2000-2001 Los Altos Fitness Center, Los Altos, CA:Pilates and yoga Trainer 1999-2000 Rhythm and Motion Dance Studio, San Jose CA: Dance instructor 1997-1999 Elan Fitness Center, San Anselmo, CA: Exercise Instructor 1995-1996 Gold's Gym, Greenbrae, CA: Exercise Instructor 1994 |
