Wendy is a registered nurse from New Zealand, who for the past few years has been working in paediatrics. The letters NZRN after her name stand for New Zealand Registered Nurse. The rest of the letters are related to her training in massage.

Therapeutic Massage
Wendy has undergone extensive massage training in New Zealand, and has attained the highest qualification available; the coveted 'New Zealand Association of Therapeutic Massage Practitioners Diploma in Therapeutic Massage'. (Now you see why it gets abbreviated!) The ‘M’ in front of NZATMP stands for ‘member’.

Wendy belongs to both NZATMP and MINZI, which is the Massage Institute of New Zealand Incorporated. Before completing her Diploma, Wendy completed certificates in massage with both of these organizations. Massage in New Zealand is governed by these two groups. Although now practising in England, Wendy remains a member of these two organisations and is governed by their codes of ethics.

Wendy is also a Certified Infant Massage Instructor with IAIM, the International Association of Infant Massage.

Aromatherapy
As a nurse Wendy is acutely aware of the medicinal properties of essential oils. Wendy has trained with ITHMA, the Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy in London, England and has been awarded a Diploma in Aromatherapy and Therapeutic Massage.

LaStone Therapy
Wendy has been trained by Jane Scrivner, from the British School of Complimentary Therapy, who was personally trained to teach LaStone Therapy by founder Mary Nelson-Hannigan. The technique that Wendy uses is known as the ‘Original Body’ LaStone Therapy. More about LaStone Therapy, and Mary Nelson-Hannigan's journey in discovery of this profoundly healing technique can be seen on the official LaStone website www.lastonetherapy.com.