Betsy Lenke

Massage Therapist . Massage Artist . Beyond Ergonomics and Massage Educator

ergomassage@hotmail.com . http://bfaafb.weebly.com
Encouraging you to become more integrated in your body and more fluid in your forms of expression.
NYS Massage Therapy License renewed to Sept 2020. Heartsaver Adult / Pediatric 1st Aid/CPR/AED to Aug 2018.
Swedish Institute of Massage and Allied Sciences, West 71st Street, Graduate. Liability Insurance to April 2019.
NYS Society of Medical Massage Therapists, Member. Experienced, reliable, dedicated. Pacifist, nonsmoker.
B.S. in Biological Sciences, SUNY Old Westbury, Junior Thesis: Tardive Dyskinesia, Senior Thesis: Vaccinations.
November 2014 - Jan 2017 on staff of Dr. Ali Guy Physiatrist Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gramercy Park.
My Practice includes Hand and Arm Massage, Foot Massage / Reflexology, Athletes pre / post / event - passive and
active, Deep Tissue Massage, Swedish, Range of Motion / Range of Flexibility, Polarity, Perinatal, Medical,
Rehabilitation Massage, Conditioning sedentary folks, Four-handed massage. On-site clinical, dance, sports events,
photo shoots, theaters, weddings, health fairs, conferences, educational gatherings, fund raisers, volunteer events.
Workshops on Bodywork for Artists, Self-massage, Do-In, Beyond Ergonomics, Breathing, Listening to Your Body.
Postgraduate Massage Therapy Training includes:
Essentials of Performing Arts Medicine, Course by Performing Arts Medicine Association PAMA and American
College of Sports Medicine, at Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Breathe Certification Teacher Training Program Course with Belisa Vranich.
Hospital-Based Massage Therapy for Seriously Ill Patients Course Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine.
Barbells of the Nervous System Michael Gilbert. ~ Injuries of the Runner with Juliann Donnelly.
The Lower Back: Treating the Source, Not the Symptoms with Juliann Donnelly.
Advanced Deep Tissue Muscular Therapy Technique Workshop with Dr. Ben Benjamin.
Periodization of Sports Massage Course and Certification with Vincent Metzo.
Prevention & Treatment of Athletic Injuries Course with Louis DeNito AD, University of Massachusetts.
Hospital-Based Orthopedic Massage with Dr. Anthony Gencarelli. ~ AmMa assessment with Sidney Zerinsky.
Treating Rotational Problems, and Foot and Ankle, with Dr. George Russell.
Introduction to StretchZone with Jorden Gold. ~ Medical Massage Ribcage with Janine Strenta.
Bindegewebs (Connective Tissue Massage) all 4 sections with Theresa Roehre RN. ~ Acroyoga Massage.
Research methodologies & work with preemies with Dr. Tiffany Field's Touch Research Institute, Miami.
European Aromatherapy Course with Eve Taylor. ~ Natural Hygiene Colonics with Dr. Sidney Baum.
Dr. Randolph Stone’s Polarity Therapy Course with Dr. Pierre Pannetier. ~ Do-In with Michael Melia.
Bonnie Prudden's Pain Erasure Myotherapy Course, Arizona. ~ Dolores Krieger's Therapeutic Touch.
Passive and Active Impact Therapy with Dr. John B. Tracy, Pinhoe, Exeter, England.
Thalasso / Guided Relaxation / Herbal wraps / Fango mud / Salt glows Gurney's Inn Spa, Montauk.
Featured Massage Therapist in Articles Redbook magazine, Details magazine, New York Post Page Six.
Previous Staff Massage Therapist Positions Include Harlem Skin Clinic. Equinox Club. Eventi & Ink Hotels. Sam
Sun International. Betty Dean's. Glen Cove YMCA. Park Avenue Trauma. North Shore Health Club. Grossinger's
Resort. Dorit Baxter. Lexington Avenue YWCA. La Carezza 5th Avenue. La Pli Cambridge. Gurney's Inn Spa - Head
of Massage Department. Private Practices included 15th Street offices. Vertical Clubs Worldwide Plaza and 32nd
Street . Cofounded free clinic Massage Center for Immune Enhancement at Sidney Hillman Health Center.
Teaching and other community involvements include Current Volunteer in battered women and children shelters,
grant writing, volunteer projects, facilities upkeep, licensed Day Care Director. Former Substitute private and public
schools, all subjects, Somerville and Cambridge MA. Tutor adult literacy, biology. Produced, engineered, hosted
hundreds of healthcare radio shows. Author literature-review based research articles. Health panel speaker. Helped
found and staff 24-hour college and community-based crisis centers. Food not Bombs, Bikes not Bombs volunteer.
Managed women's bookstore. ACT UP NY meetings manager. United Electrical shop steward. Member Local 3036.
Community Certifications include Domestic Violence staffing. Community Emergency Response Team Homeland
Security CERT. Integrated Pest Management IPM. Fire Inspector. Lead-safe/OSHA Dust Sampling
Technician/Renovator. FCC Radio license. Infectious Control parts I & II. Women and Cardiovascular Disease.