Education & Training

Certification
1/04 - 6/04
Palmer Institute of Massage and Bodywork, Salem, Massachusetts
Completed 200-hour hands-on Reflexology certification course in Salem, Massachusetts.

3/01 - 7/04
Herbal Healer Academy, Mountain View, Arkansas
Completed 52-hour distance education course in Reflexology.

Board Certification
06/06
American Reflexology Certification Board, Arvada, Colorado
Completed practical, written and documentation portions of National Board Certification Exam (90 hours of practicum, 4 hours exam) in New York, New York.

Post-Graduate
05/10
Clinical Aromatherapy for Health Professionals: Module Two, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Completed two-day, 16 hour workshop towards certification

03/10
Clinical Aromatherapy for Health Professionals: Module One, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Completed two-day, 16 hour workshop towards certification

05/09
Partners in Perinatal Health Conference, Marlborough, MA
Completed two-day, 16 hour conference with sessions in: Vegetarian Pregnancy (Reed Mangels), Properly Prepared for Pregnancy: A Nutrition Primer (Lisa Brown); keynote speakers: Ina May Gaskin, Jeanne Watson Driscoll, Eugene Declercq, Kathy Kendall-Tacket and Ruth Watson Lubic

05/08
Reflexology Association of America, Portland, Maine
Completed 12-hour CEU "Oceans of Opportunity" Conference - 2008

05/08
Reflexology Association of America, Portland, Maine
Completed 5-hour CEU Leadership Training and Organizational Workshop - 2008

05/07
Academy of Universal Health and Healing, South Africa
Completed 16-hour CEU workshop in Chris Stormer's Language of the Feet Reflexology and Foot Reading in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

01/07
DONA International, Jasper, Indiana
Completed 23-hour Birth Doula training workshop in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

09/06
American Academy of Reflexology, Burbank, California
Completed 18-hour CEU workshop in Flocco Integrated Foot Hand Ear Reflexology taught by Ko Tan in Connecticut.

09/04
International Council of Reflexologists Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Attended 20-hour CEU Conference in research and education in the field of Reflexology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

11/04
Father Josef's Method Institute, Stamford, Connecticut
Completed 12-hour CEU workshop in Father Josef's Method of Reflexology in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Amy Kreydin, NBCRT - Curriculum Vitae

Amy Kreydin, NBCRT, BD
The Barefoot Dragonfly
489 Main Street,
Stoneham, MA 02180
617-794-4755

Appointments

12/04-Present - Website Committee - Massachusetts Association of Reflexology

07/06-06/09 - President - Massachusetts Association of Reflexology

10/05-06/06 - Interim President - Massachusetts Association of Reflexology

07/05-10/05 - Interim Vice President - Massachusetts Association of Reflexology

Professional Memberships

American Reflexology Certification Board
Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals
Massachusetts Association of Reflexology
Massachusetts Midwives Alliance
Reflexology Association of America
Stoneham Chamber of Commerce

Lectures

11/09 - Reflexology Autism, ADD/ADHD, Learning and Cognitive Disorders in Children - Natural Food Exchange, Reading, MA

11/09 - Reflexology for Children - Natural Food Exchange, Reading, MA

08/09 - First Aid Reflexology - Natural Food Exchange, Reading, MA

05/09 - Reflexology and Weight Management - Natural Food Exchange, Reading, MA

03/09 - Reflexology in the Childbearing Years - lecture as part of the Understanding Alternative & Complementary Medicine in the Childbearing Year - Boston Association for Childbirth Education, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA

03/09 - Reflexology for Healthy Digestion - Natural Food Exchange, Reading, MA

06/08 - Warm Weather Foot Care - Curves, Stoneham, MA and Local Access Cable

04/08 - Cobblestone Foot Path - Reflexology paths and self-help techniques for the elderly population - Woburn Senior Center, Woburn, MA

02/08 - Sacred Bedrooms - Conscious Conception Support Group, Stoneham, MA

11/07 - Reflexology for Children and Infants - Introduction to self-help Reflexology to parenting group - Crunchy Granola Baby, Salem, MA

11/06 - Reflexology for Children - Introduction to self-help Reflexology to parenting group - Early Intervention, Woburn, MA

11/05 - Reflexology for Children - Introduction to self-help Reflexology to parenting group - Early Intervention, Woburn, MA

06/05 - Reflexology Around the World - Education and Legislative presentation to Reflexology students - Palmer Institute, Salem, MA

06/05 - Introduction to Reflexology - Kappa Delta Pi Group, Melrose, MA

Workshops and Classes

05/10 - Finding Your Niche: Thriving in a Down Economy - 90 minute workshop - Massachusetts Association of Reflexology's Spring Membership Meeting, Marlborough, MA

3/10 - Ten Minute Foot Rub: An Introduction to Self-Help Reflexology - 4 hour class - Reading Adult & Community Education, Reading, MA

11/09 - Auricular Therapy: Pressure Point Techniques for the Ears - 5 CEU workshop - Cortiva Institute Boston, Watertown, MA

11/09 - Ten Minute Foot Rub: An Introduction to Self-Help Reflexology - 4 hour class - Reading Adult & Community Education, Reading, MA

10/09 - Client Documentation and Organization Webinar - 3 hour electronic class - Massachusetts Association of Reflexology

09/09 - Getting Started with Blogging - 4 hour class - Reading Adult & Community Education, Reading, MA

02/09 - Pressure Point Therapies in the Labor Room - 4 CEU hour class, DONA International CE Provider - Reading Adult & Community Education, Reading, MA

02/09 - Ten Minute Foot Rub: An Introduction to Self-Help Reflexology - 4 hour class - Reading Adult & Community Education, Reading, MA

10/08-11/08 - Reflexology for the Family - 10 hour class series on self-help Reflexology - Reading Adult & Community Education, Reading, MA

02/08 - Reflexology for the Childbearing Years - 8 CEU workshop co-taught with M Sabia - Palmer Institute of Massage and Bodywork, Salem, MA

Volunteer Work

03/09 - Stoneham Queen for a Day School Fundraiser, Stoneham, MA - Administered short Reflexology sessions to parents

07/08 - Holistic Moms Network, North Andover, MA - Administered short Reflexology sessions to pregnant and new moms

03/08 - Stoneham Queen for a Day School Fundraiser - Administered short Reflexology sessions to parents

05/05 - Walk for Hunger, Boston, MA - Administered short Reflexology sessions to charity walkers

Publications

09/08-Present - Feature Writer for Suite101.com

12/08 - Reflexology and Weight Management - Suite101.com and Reflexology World Magazine

Summer 2008 - Meridian Toe Hold, Hot Stone Reflexology, First International Reflexology and Cancer Symposium - Reflexology World Magazine

02/08 - What is the difference between Reflexology and Acupressure? - Body Sense Magazine

02/08-09/08 - Content Writer for Suite101.com

03/06 - See a Reflexology Treatment - video interview for About.com Health Video

01/06 - Auricular Therapy - Natural Bloom Newsletter

05/04 - term paper - Reflexology and Multiple Sclerosis

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