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OUR TEAM
(in alphabetical order)

 

Melissa Epple - 1 star practitioner



 
Herwig Schoen

Melissa Epple was born in Lafayette, Indiana, and graduated from the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Fine Arts, and M.A. in Education/Art Therapy in 1979. She has been a Natural Therapeutics Specialist for 25 years, is a Licensed Massage Therapist, trained in Craniosacral Therapy, and Bodywork for the Childbearing Years.

Melissa became a Reconnective Therapy Certified Practitioner in 2004 and assists in teaching and supervising some of the Applied Principles of Energy Work classes. She also offers conscious work that is designed to serve as a reminder of who we really are. She recently completed the "Foundations of Wisdom Teachings" with Humanity in Unity and leads chanting, meditation. Melissa loves to dance. She resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband of 20 years, their teenage daughter, and 2 cats.

Alice Griffin - 3 star practitioner



 
Herwig Schoen

Alice Griffin was born and raised in the San Francisco bay area of California. There she raised two children and worked as a comercial artist until relocating to New Mexico in 2001 to pursue the healing arts.

Alice has been a practitioner of Reconnective Therapy since 2003 and more recently has added animal communication, speciallizing in horses, to her practice. She currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has a wide scope of interests but if you don't find her at home she just might be out riding a horse.

 

 

Helena Hodl - 2 star practitioner



 
Herwig Schoen

Helena was born 1962 in Komotau in todays Czech Republic. 1982 she started training as a nurse with emphasis on inner medicine and oncology. Later on she took training to become a sound bowls therapist, relase therapist and received training in lightwork.

For many years Helena worked at a hospital that worked with a synthesis of inner medicine, chinese medicine and natural healing modalities.

Since 2006 Helena is a Reconnective Therapy practitioner.
 

 

Claudia Jakobs-Neumeier - practitioner



 
Herwig Schoen

Claudia Jakobs-Neumeier is born in 1967 and lives in Cologne, Germany. She is married and is the mother of two children.

After she graduated from college in 1993, with a degree in sports science and a major in dance and psychology, she took on several engagements in theatres and in dance performances.

Since 2000 Claudia is a Reconnective Therapy practitioner.

 

 

 

 

 

Shannon Nixon - office manager



 
Herwig Schoen

Shannon Nixon has an educational background in the fine arts and has studied a variety of natural healing modalities. She is currently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and her interests include photography and Buddhism. She is in the process of being trained as a Reconnective Therapy practitioner.

 

 

 

Herwig Schoen - founder, teacher, therapist



 
Herwig Schoen

Herwig Schoen was born and raised in Germany. He is a licensed healing practitioner and has practiced classical Homeopathy since 1989. From 1995 - 1998 he studied cranio-sacral therapy at the Upledger Institute in Germany and integrative manual therapy at DCR (Dialogs in Contemporary Rehabilitation) in the United States and Germany.

Herwig has developed Reconnective Therapy. He offers this new healing modality in treatments and trains practitioners in Europe and the United States. He is now based in Langley, WA, USA.

 

 

Kerstin Schoen - 2 star practitioner



 
Herwig Schoen

Kerstin Schoen was born and raised in Austria. She studied various energy medicine modalities since 1997. Kerstin received her Master's degree in Counseling from the University of New Mexico, USA, in 2008. She worked as a Child Life Specialist in the Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, NM, during her studies and is experienced in brief counseling, spiritual counseling, crisis intervention, specially with children, adolescents and family units, and is trained in mediation.

Kerstin started studying Reconnective Therapy in 2004 and is a Reconnective Therapy practitioner since 2008. She is now based in Langley, WA, USA.