About Us
What is “anima”?
“Anima” (pronounced AH-nee-mah) is the Italian word for soul.
Your anima is first and foremost the immortal part of your person, the part that remains long after you die. Your anima is God-given. But your anima is also your emotional energy; it is the spirit and passion you bring to your relationships, your artistic endeavors, your work, your life.
“Wellness” is more that just the absence of disease.
Wellness goes beyond one’s physical condition. Wellness is a healthy balance of mind, body, and spirit that results in an overall feeling of well-being. Our physical health, therefore, is inextricably linked to our mental, emotional, and spiritual health or “soul health.”
In today’s fast-paced, stressful world, wellness can be difficult to achieve. Touch therapy, such as reflexology and massage, facilitates profound relaxation in our minds, bodies, and spirits and supports our bodies’ own intuitive healing processes.
My goal is for Anima Wellness to create for you a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual sanctuary where your body's own natural inclination towards healing and wellness will be nourished.
I look forward to supporting you in your wellness efforts.
Nancy Nino, MAT 10975, MAE 2405
Owner, Anima Wellness
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About Nancy
I was raised in northern California in the San Jose area, about 50 minutes south of San Francisco. Throughout my childhood, I was blessed with loving parents and siblings from whom I learned the incredible value of safe, nurturing touch. I have vivid childhood memories of my dad often saying to me, "Draw a picture on my back...I'll try to guess what it is." That was his way of cajoling me into scratching his back. He loved it and I loved doing it for him (although he never really tried to guess what the picture was!).
When I was older and my mom was sick with cancer, she had edema (swelling) in her upper arm as the result of the removal of lymph nodes. That image of her swollen arm stays with me to this day and has prompted my current study of lymph drainage therapy, a massage technique which encourages the natural circulation of lymph throughout the body.
These educational experiences and the people I've met as a result of them have enriched my life ten-fold. God, the Divine Healer, continues to bless me and to Him, I am most grateful.
"For I will restore you to health; of your wounds I will heal you, says the LORD." Jeremiah 30: 17
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Approach to Bodywork
As a bodyworker, my primary goal during a session is the client's relaxation. In my opinion, that is when clients receive the greatest healing. My job is to facilitate relaxation which encourages your body's natural intuition and inclination toward healing. Every single day, every single hour, every single minute, our bodies are working on our behalf, doing everything in their power and capacity to help us achieve health and wellness. When we receive bodywork and we take the time to allow our bodies (and minds and spirits) to rest, breathe, sigh, relax, we honor our bodies and we, quite simply, help them to work and feel better.
In I Corinthians 6: 19-20, St. Paul reminds us: "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body."
I truly believe that our bodies our temples of the Holy Spirit and I am honored to have the opportunity to walk with you along your road to wellness.
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Education & Professional Development
Heart Centered Therapy I (24 hours)
Upledger Institute, Makawao, HI, 2008
Lymph Drainage Therapy I (24 hours)
Upledger Institute, Waikaloa, HI, 2008
Advanced Internship (65 hours)
Massage Professionals, Kailua, HI, 2008
Professional Certificate, Massage Therapy (600 hours)
Hawaii Healing Arts College, 2008
Certificate of Completion, Lomi Lomi Level I (16 hours)
Hawaii Healing Arts College, 2008
Professional Certificate, Reflexology (150 hours)
American Academy of Reflexology, 2007-2008
Certificate of Completion, School of Healing Prayer Level I (40 hours)
Christian Healing Ministries, Jacksonville, FL, 2007
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
San Jose State University, 2004
Bachelor of Arts, English
Santa Clara University, 1996
Professsional Memberships
Reflexology Association of Hawaii
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
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808-347-4747
NEW LOCATION AS OF JULY 2010
3221 Waialae Ave, Ste 330, Honolulu, HI 96816
