Our Specialists

Specialties: Ayurvedic Body Treatments, Reflexology, Sacred Stone, Swedish Massage

The Mission of BlissBlissBliss is to assist clients in being their most authentic self. I know from first-hand experience that a relaxed and in-tune body can connect to the stresses of daily living with more ease and mindfulness. BlissBlissBliss continues to be created as a place where practitioners of the healing arts can come and share their beautiful talents with our Bliss Family (our clients). My personal goal is to learn more about Ayurveda (The Science of Life), a form of medicine endorsed by The World Health Organization. In Ayurveda food is medicine so learning how food affects our bodies is a keen source of inspiration for me. I look forward to combining Ayurveda with a yogic lifestyle one that combines healthy lifestyle choices like yoga, meditation, bodywork and satisfying eating habits. As the founder of BlissBlissBliss, my business goal is to continue to bring to Morgantown and the surrounding area, a space where our community of clients and practitioners can thrive.

Certifications: West Virginia Licensed Massage Therapist, Nationally Certified in Massage Therapy and Bodywork, Ayurvedic Lifestyle Counselor Training (in progress), Yoga Teacher Training (in progress)

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office), 304-249-8733 (cell)
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//htebazile

Specialties: Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Massage for TMJ

My passions in life are family, Massage, Music, Animals, Yoga, being on the river and the outdoors. My focus as a licensed massage therapist is to assist people in finding relief from their chronic pain. I have personally found such success using both yoga and massage with my own injuries that being an advocate for these modalities come easily. I am inspired by my clients and love working with them to find solutions towards a happy, healthy and pain free life. Currently I am studying to become a yoga instructor with the hopes that I can further help my clients abilities to heal with the knowledge of different yoga poses to stretch and strengthen their bodies. I plan to continue to study the different ways to heal chronic pain so I can continue to help people alleviate stress and pain from their bodies and their lives.

Certifications: West Virginia Licensed Massage Therapist, Nationally Certified in Massage Therapy and Bodywork, Yoga Teacher Training (in progress)

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office)
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//yesdnil

Specialties: Hatha Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Pre/Postnatal Yoga, Yoga for Labor & Childbirth, Partner Yoga

Since 1994, my yoga journey has yielded the most amazing experiences through an eclectic personal practice, self-discovery, studying with master teachers and mostly by celebrating in my students’ yoga epiphanies. I completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2009 with Joanne Vanden Hengel of 3rd Street Yoga, and in the spring of 2011, completed the Pre/Postnatal Yoga Teacher Certification through Yoga Matrika with Sharon Rudyk.

I have been honored to be teaching at BlissBlissBliss since January 2009 and to help develop the yoga program with Mary Jo Schick. In my classes, I enjoy blending the metaphysical aspects of yoga with my love for movement, playful expression, and awakened breathing. I seek to create a positive space where every student can feel safe and empowered to open the door to emotional and physical well-being. I am most passionate about women-centered issues, especially the motherhood years, which inspired me to start the BlissMama Pre/Postnatal Yoga Program at BlissBlissBliss in January 2011.

I take my yoga off the mat and into my world as a mother to three wonderful daughters, whom remind me daily that a joyful life exists in the NOW. Together with my husband, we seek and enjoy the simple pleasures of family-time, the great outdoors, and taking time to breathe.

Certifications: Registered Yoga Teacher (Yoga Alliance), Registered Pre/Postnatal Yoga Teacher (Yoga Alliance)

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office), 304-680-6140 (cell)
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//idieh

Specialties: Thai Yoga Bodywork, Ashtanga Yoga, Yoga Assists & Adjusts, Partner Yoga, Hatha Yoga

I have been practicing Thai Yoga Bodywork and teaching yoga at BlissBlissBliss since January 2009.  I completed my 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training at Yandara Yoga Institute (Todos Santos, MX) in March 2008; and I am a Registered Teacher with Yoga Alliance.  In October 2011 I also completed David Swenon’s Primary Series Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training.  I hold my “Intermediate Level” Certification in Thai Yoga Bodywork from Lotus Palm School (Montreal), and hope to complete my Advanced Certification in the near future. I offer Thai Yoga Bodywork, and teach multiple yoga classes at Bliss.   I teach Hatha, a host of Ashtanga Yoga classes, and plan to offer Partner Yoga classes. When I began my journey of yoga, I studied under local teachers Nicole Gauthier Schatz and Siegfried Bleher. I have also studied with nationally known teachers John Schumacher, Judith Hanson Lasater, Dharma Mitra, Barbara Benagh, Dean Lerner, Rebecca Lerner, Doug Swenson, Lois Steinberg, Paulie Zink and Donna Farhi – but I find that my students are my greatest teachers.  In addition to yoga, I love music, sports and gardening.  I reside outside Morgantown, WV on 46 acres with husband Tom Batchelor, dog MaxPower and cat HemiKits.

Certification: 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training at Yandara Yoga Institute (Todos Santos, MX) (March 2008), Registered Teacher with Yoga Alliance. Intermediate Certification in Thai Yoga Bodywork from Lotus Palm School (Montreal)

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office), 304-276-2616 (cell)
Website: www.kulathaiyoga.com
Facebook: Kula Thai Yoga
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//ojyram

Specialties: CranioSacral Therapist, Soul Coach, an Ascension and Meditation Teacher, Intuitive Guide, Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master, Yoga Teacher, and Occupational Therapist

I am a CranioSacral Therapist, Soul Coach, an Ascension and Meditation Teacher, Intuitive Guide, Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master, Yoga Teacher, and Occupational Therapist. I have been assisting others with creating a life of ease, and awakening to their spiritual path for over decade. I welcome you to explore a Distance Soul Session to deepen your sense of self and manifest your highest potentials.

Certifications: Licensed Occupational Therapist, Reiki Master

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office)
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//asale

Specialties: Intuitive Massage, Cranio-Sacral Therapy, Ayurvedic Yoga, Hatha Yoga

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office)
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//nerual

Specialties: Ayurvedic Bodywork, Raindrops & Stone Therapy, Intuitive Bodywork, Core Strength Vinyasa, Hot Vinyasa, Power Yoga, Yin Yoga

I’m a motorcycle riding yogini that has been dabbling in yoga before I realized it was called “yoga.” I began my first yoga teacher training in 2009 to be able to share the transformation that was happening within me with others. Since then I’ve been blessed to practice and study with incredible teachers (both renowned and some less recognized). I have learned that our greatest teacher is within but in order to hear the teacher within us, we have to learn how to be still and listen. I recognize yoga (and it’s sister science, Ayurveda) as a lifestyle that we must commit to living on a daily basis. In my classes you can expect to be challenged and nurtured, sweat and take rest, and learn to find your inner voice and strength. I teach from the heart because that is where yoga resides.

While I always knew I would share my love of yoga with others it was a different struggle coming into the bodywork side of things. I’ve always had a dream of wanting to help others but didn’t know how best to accomplish that dream. After leaving the accounting world in 2009 I went to massage therapy school. It was only the beginning of a new found love for me.  I am passionate about what I do and am constantly seeking ways to help guide my clients to self-realization, self-healing and empowerment.

One of my favorite mantras is one that I try to live everyday. Lokah Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu: May all beings everywhere be happy and free and may the thoughts, words and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all.

Certifications: West Virginia Licensed Massage Therapist, Nationally Certified in Massage Therapy and Bodywork, Registered Yoga Teacher (Yoga Alliance)

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office), 304-288-0996 (cell)
Website:  www.zenfromwithin.com
Facebook:  Zen From Within, Melita Mollohan
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//atilem

Specialties: Tai chi

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office)
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//eoj

Specialties: Intuitive Massage, EFT Energy Tapping, Cranio-Sacral Therapy, Pregnancy Massage, Infant Massage

My focus as a licensed massage therapist and emotional freedom coach is to help people release the negative emotions and old traumas stored in their body. I’ve worked with over 3000 clients to help them reverse a declining trend in their health and vitality through a combination of energy and bodywork approaches tailored to unwinding blocks in a practical way that connects each person to their own authentic strengths and wisdom. The result is a new level of physical and emotional freedom and resiliency.

Certifications: West Virginia Licensed Massage Therapist, Nationally Certified in Massage Therapy and Bodywork, expert practitioner in Energy Tapping (EFT)

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office), 304-284-0711 (cell)
Website: www.thrivingnow.com
Facebook: Thriving Now, Rick Wilkes
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//kcir

Specialties: Massage: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Prenatal, Postnatal, Infant, Hot Stone, Ayurvedic Salt & Oil Scrub w/t massage, Yoga: Raja, Hatha, Vinyasa, Prenatal, Energy: Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki II

Hi Everyone! Just want to share a little bit about myself. I have been practicing Yoga and Massage going on 10 years. This career path has brought about great joy, knowledge, friendships & passion. All great rewards that are much appreciated. I’ve been blessed!

Some of my interests & hobbies include: Massage, Yoga, Meditation, Travel, Music, Learning new things, Shopping, Martial Arts, Relaxing, Hanging with friends & family, Swimming, Free Diving, Nature, Great Foods, Slight indulgences (teas, wines, Chocolates). Enjoying life!

Certifications: West Virginia Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Pre & Peri-Natal Massage Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher/Therapist, Certified Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki II Practitioner, Registered Pre & Peri-Natal Yoga Teacher/Therapist (in training)

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office), 724-288-3639 (cell)
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//einahpets

Specialties: Gentle Yoga, Yoga for Seniors, Anusara Influenced, Hatha

I began taking Hatha Yoga classes in 1974 in the D.C. area with Kathy Thomas-Paddack and dignitaries Lilias Folan and Sita Frenkel and began Hatha teacher training in 1976.  My journey took a few detours as I returned to graduate school, ran 3 Marathons, married, started a family, and moved cross-country and back again, finally landing in WV in 1989.  I studied in the Iyengar method under local teachers Colleen Harshbarger and Siegfried Bleher and other nationally known teachers as John Schumacher, Dean and Rebecca Lerner, and Lois Steinberg.

After suffering a grave illness in the late 90’s, I returned more seriously to Yoga and began substitute teaching at NIOSH in 2005.  In 2006, a workshop with Desiree Rumbaugh introduced me to Anusara Yoga, a heart-themed yoga founded by John Friend. Anusara is a life-affirming, and freedom-enhancing yoga. Through this yoga, I try to connect the students’  hearts and minds, and allow them to find their individual light, beauty, love, and goodness that they may extend to others.  I continue my journey and hopefully try to shine on this path.

I am currently working toward my Anusara-inspired status.  At Bliss, I teach Anusara-influenced Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Gentle Yoga, and Yoga for Seniors. I love doing, sharing, and teaching Yoga, in general, and in small class environments. I love to honor and serve my students as well as learn from them. I believe that taking the time to teach the Universal Principles of Alignment of Anusara Yoga will providing my students with a solid base to increase their awareness and to better serve themselves and others. I hope to help students connect their mind and their body with their own inner heartfelt wisdom so as to live life more fully every day. I believe that teaching is a way that I can serve others and help my students to grow and aspire to be their own special person.

Because of my age, flexible body and nature, as well as experiences, I offer much to the over-50 age group.  I try to make my classes upbeat and fun, as well as informative, supportive and authentic. I enjoy deepening the learning process in hopes that when students leave my class, they are inspired to be good to themselves and  kinder to others. I am deeply honored to serve my students with the intention that while they connect to their breath, they might feel each pose with an open heart and a quiet mind. Yoga then will be a way my students to explore themselves more deeply and to better face life’s challenges. I gratefully acknowledge my students and my teachers-John Friend, Sianna Sherman, Todd Norian, Betsey Downing, Deb Neubauer, and Christy Nones, Randy Boyd, and Colleen Harshbarger, who also teaches at Bliss.

Certifications: 200-hour Anusara Yoga Immersion and Teacher Training,  Anusara-Inspired Yoga Therapy Workshop

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office)
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//arual

Specialties: Anusara-Inspired Yoga, Yoga Private, Wellness Coaching

I first discovered the healing power of yoga in 1989 as a competitive cyclist recovering from a back injury and have been teaching since 1994. For about a ten year period, I studied extensively in the Iyengar method and after much exploration and study with some of this country’s amazing teachers including Judith Lasater, Patricia Walden, Paul Grilley and Seanne Corne, I found my way to Anusara Yoga. Anusara Yoga is grounded in a Tantric philosophy of intrinsic goodness. This philosophy teaches non-duality, everything in the world is part of the same Supreme Consciousness – and it’s all good! I owe much much gratitude to my current teachers Sianna Sherman and John Friend (founder of Anusara Yoga) who continue to open my mind and heart in ways that are beyond words. As an Anusara- Inspired teacher on the path to full certification, I find great delight in encouraging play and discovery to help others see and express their innate beauty.

My background is also informed by my choice of professional occupation. I am a wellness professional with a M.S. degree in exercise science, biomechanics. I established employee wellness programs at Reebok International and NIOSH before establishing my own yoga studio for eight years and then working in my current job as Director of the WELLWVU Office of Wellness and Health Promotion where I serve students at West Virginia University.

I have worked therapeutically with a diverse array of clientele from athletes with performance related goals to persons recovering from stroke, living with M.S. and surviving cancer.

In addition to yoga, I find renewal in nature, family time, cycling, cross country skiing and kayaking.

Certifications: Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher 500+ (E-RYT 500) Yoga Alliance; Anusara-Inspired – I have studied and taught Anusara yoga for at least two years and have over 200 hours of Anusara yoga beyond my E-RYT. M.S. Exercise Science

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office), 304-554-9051 (business)
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//neelloc

Specialties: Breath Integration & Rebirthing

My life’s journey continues to provide amazing opportunities filled with hope, peace, joy and love. I have been afforded the opportunity to comfortably combine the lessons and skills set that I developed as a re-birthing specialist with the more secular world of family therapy and thus feel that I have helped others come to a better understanding of their true core being.

My involvement with re-birthing spans over 20+ years and has provided the opportunity to work with some of the most supportive practioners in New Mexico, Colorado and Vermont. This journey has allowed me to develop a deep seated belief that we all have the ability to nurture and heal areas of our life that may be preventing us from reaching our full, spirit-filled, potential.

Re-birthing not only helps us identify those areas, but allows us to work in a safe and supportive environment in order to develop our maximum spiritual, emotional and physical potential.

Certifications: Masters in Counseling, Licensed Professional Counselor

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office)
Website: http://www.apocounseling.com/laurel-faulkenberry
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//lerual

Specialties: Yoga Instructor, Kids Yoga

Adrian’s yoga journey began in 1991 as a Division I collegiate athlete. Yoga provided the mental focus and muscle elongation that was a perfect complement to competitive volleyball. In addition, she was drawn to the study of the mind, body and spiritual connection to fitness and well-being. Since that time she has enjoyed various styles of yoga in many different cities such as Portland, OR, New York, NY, and Boulder, CO. Vinyasa yoga became a passion, and in 2003 Adrian became a certified Vinyasa Yoga Instructor through the Asheville Yoga Center in Asheville, NC, under the direction of Stephanie Keach. She has also studied with various other instructors including Seane Corn, Dean Lerner, and Marlene Mawhinney. In 2007, two years after having her first child, Adrian went back to Asheville Yoga Center to get certified to teach Children’s Yoga. She is now the mother of two sons, ages 4 and 6.

Certifications: Yoga Certifications, certified Group Fitness Instructor through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and holds both adult and child CPR and First Aid certifications.

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office)

Facebook: Yoga for Wellness
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//nairda

Specialties: Yoga instruction; yoga therapy; meditation and pranayama intensives

I began my yoga practice in college where it changed my life, emotionally and physically. After college i started my training in transcendental meditation and Hatha yoga in Colorado. From there I trained in Asheville, NC under Stephanie Keach with a certification in vinyasa flow/power yoga. I have trained with David Swenson (ashtanga) and Doug Keller (therapeutic), and lots of wonderful teachers in lots of wonderful workshops.

Certifications: Registered Yoga Teacher Certifications in Vinyasa Flow and Yoga Alliance certifications in Therapeutic Yoga.

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office)
Email: moc/ssilbssilbssilbeht//nosilla

Specialties: Hawaiian Lomi Lomi, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Sports Massage, Hot Stone Massage, and Body Scrubs.

Eight years ago I was recovering from my second separated shoulder from snowboarding. This injury, along with many others (from five years of intensive snowboarding and racing mountain bikes), made me take a break. I was fortunate enough to be able to spend my recovery time on the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. Part of that recovery included the work of a really good massage therapist. This made me very interested in massage and motivated me to go to school on the island of Kauai. I spent five years doing massage therapy and surfing daily, before it was time to return to my home town Morgantown with my new career and passion.

Along the way, I have also had the opportunity to perfect my skill in medical massage which includes the reduction and elimination of sciatic, lower back, shoulder, neck, ankle, wrist pain and numbness, in addition to reducing headaches, while increasing range of motion. I have had the opportunity to work on professional, college, and high-school athletes, which I find very enjoyable and rewarding.

Certifications: West Virginia Licensed Massage Therapist, Nationally Certified, and AMTA member since 2004

Phone: 304-413-0270 (Bliss office)
Email: jamison@theblissblissbliss.com