About Us
Hal Rudnianin has extraordinary commitment and talent, with over 32 years experience as a therapist. Hal offers a wealth of practical and meaningful massage modalities which he enthusiastically shares with his students. He has been employed as a full-time massage therapist since 1978, working both privately and in clinical practice for several multinational corporations. As a massage therapies teacher for 14 years, he is intellectually alive, imaginative and exceptionally talented at making this class fun!
Hal is an active member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals, and a Rolf Institute member. The Institute of Natural Therapies (INT) is licensed in the states of Wisconsin and Michigan. His current style of body work is an eclectic mix of acupuncture, Thai massage and Rolfing. After his 26th year and an estimated 24,000 therapy sessions, Hal converted his practice to doing mostly volunteer work for senior citizens and those who do not have easy access to massage therapies.
DIPLOMAS
- Acupuncture and Moxibustion Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in co-operation with the World Health Organization, Nanjing, China, 1991
- Bachelor of Science Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan 1982
- Massage Therapist Detroit School of Swedish Massage 1978 (500 in-class hours)
CERTIFICATIONS
- Manual Lymph Drainage Massage Upledger 2009
- Myofascial Release I, John Barnes Seminars 2009
- Thai Massage Teacher Training Thai Massage School of Chaing Mai, Thailand, 2005 and 2004. (1000 in-class hours)
- National Certification - maintained certification since 1995
- Neuromuscuar Therapist Precision NMT of Chicago, IL, Spinal and Thoracic Injuries 2003, St. John's Seminars/Pinellas, FL Cervical Injuries 1994, Temporal/Mandibular 1994, Shoulder and Spinal Injuries 1994
- Cranial Sacral Therapist Level I Upledger Institute of Palm Beach Gardens, FL 1994
- Certified Rolfer, Rolf Institute, Boulder, CO 1992 (500 in-class hours)
- Clinical Acupuncture (Xauna Hospital) Nanjing, China, 1991
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Massage Therapy Association Active Member
- American Massage Therapy Association Council of Schools
- Rolf Institute Limited Member
- AMBP Supportive Member